49ers at Miami Dolphins

Jay Ajayi ran for 114 yards and a touchdown and the Miami Dolphins beat the 49ers 31-24 at Hard Rock Stadium. Ryan Tannehill threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns. Colin Kaepernick threw for 296 with two touchdowns and ran for 113. Carlos Hyde ran for 51. The Dolphins' five-game winning streak extends to six. The 49ers fell to 1-10.[1][2][3]

Jay Ajayi ran for 114 yards Sunday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium. Ryan Tannehill threw for 285. The Miami Dolphins beat the 49ers 31-24 in the kind of Sunday-afternoon road loss where the rebuilding 49ers' offense produced its best statistical output of the year and still lost.

Colin Kaepernick threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 113. The kind of dual-threat performance the 49ers had been planning for since the QB1 change to Kaepernick. Carlos Hyde ran for 51. Quinton Patton caught a touchdown.

Tannehill threw three touchdowns. Damien Williams caught one. Jarvis Landry caught another. Kenny Stills caught a third. The Dolphins' offense produced 31 and the defense generated four sacks of Kaepernick. The kind of Sunday-afternoon road loss where the rebuilding 49ers' competitive identity, despite the QB1 change and the explosive Kaepernick outputs, did not produce the kind of win the rebuild needed. 1-10 with the Bears on the road next week.

Dolphins 31, 49ers 24. Margin: -7. Eleven-game record: 1-10, -116 differential.

• Jay Ajayi: 25 carries for 114, 1 TD.
• Ryan Tannehill: 27-of-40 for 285, 3 TDs.
• Damien Williams: 1 TD.
• Jarvis Landry: 1 TD.
• Kenny Stills: 1 TD.
• Colin Kaepernick: 24-of-37 for 296, 2 TDs + 10 carries for 113.
• Carlos Hyde: 13 carries for 51.
• Quinton Patton: 1 TD.
• Vance McDonald: 1 TD.
• Dolphins' 6-game winning streak.
• 49ers 1-10; Dolphins 7-4.

A 31-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium. The 49ers fall to 1-10 with their fifth-straight loss.

How it unfolded

Kaepernick led an opening drive ending in a Vance McDonald touchdown. Tannehill answered with a touchdown to Damien Williams. Both teams traded scores into the second quarter. The Dolphins led 17-14 at halftime. The third quarter was an Ajayi rushing touchdown and a Quinton Patton touchdown reception. The fourth quarter was a Tannehill touchdown to Jarvis Landry and a Kenny Stills touchdown that closed it 31-24. Kaepernick's final drive ended on a sack.

The turning point

Tannehill's fourth-quarter touchdown to Landry. With the score tied at 24-24 and the rebuilding 49ers' offense producing the kind of stat line that should have led to a comeback, the answering Miami touchdown pushed the Dolphins back ahead and the 49ers' final possession could not respond.

By the numbers

Kaepernick 24-of-37 for 296 with two TDs plus 113 rushing (his career-high yardage as a 49er post-2015). Hyde 13 carries for 51. McDonald 4 catches for 36 with a TD. Patton 4 catches for 32 with a TD. Tannehill 27-of-40 for 285 with three TDs. Ajayi 25 carries for 114 with a TD.

Personnel watch

Kaepernick's career-best dual-threat output as a 49er in the post-2015 era. The defense gave up 31 points and produced one sack. The kind of Sunday-afternoon road performance where the rebuilding 49ers' QB1 produced the kind of stat line the team's pre-2015 era had been built around.

What it means

1-10 with the Bears on the road next week. The Sunday-afternoon road loss is the kind of result that, despite Kaepernick's strong output, continues the rebuilding 49ers' losing trajectory.