Neil Reynolds' Pick Six focuses on Sunday's Wembley showdown with an easy Dolphins victory

My ears are still ringing and my voice is a little hoarse on this Monday morning, but I’m smiling.

The NFL came to town on Sunday night as the Miami Dolphins recorded an emphatic 38-14 win over the Oakland Raiders and it was another enjoyable evening for British NFL fans.

And for the first time ever, Sky Sports covered the whole game from the touchline at Wembley Stadium. While it was thrilling for myself and Shaun Gayle to be so close to the action, I can confirm that it was pretty noisy down there and positively deafening at times.

But we got through it – even though we couldn’t hear each other speak at times before the kick-off – and hopefully the viewers felt more atmosphere with us broadcasting from the side of the pitch. Personally, I loved it and hope we repeat the format for the next two regular season games at Wembley.

With a nod to the fact that I was primarily focused on the Wembley game last night, here are six things that caught my eye in NFL Week 4...

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Tannehill showed true character to shine on Sunday night knowing he was an errant throw or two away from being sat down on the bench

Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill headed into Sunday’s game off the back of the most challenging week of his career. His words, not mine. Tannehill had been out of sorts for much of the 2014 campaign and knew there was very little room for error in his play.

To make matters worse, Miami’s honorary captains for the day were none other than Hall of Fame quarterbacks Dan Marino and Bob Griese. Talk about heaping the pressure on your young signal-caller.

To his credit, Tannehill responded and completed 23 of 31 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns. For me, the most impressive statistic was the fact that Tannehill hit nine different receivers in the game, proving he was comfortable throwing the football to many different areas of the field.

This was just one game and Tannehill has to find more consistency, but he showed true character to shine on Sunday night knowing he was an errant throw or two away from being sat down on the bench.

Allen on the hot seat

The Oakland Raiders head back to the United States wondering just how they are going to recapture the former glories of what was once a storied franchise. And head coach Dennis Allen jets home most definitely wondering if he is still going to be in employment when the Raiders next take to the field in Week 6.

Allen’s Raiders have now lost 10 games in a row dating back to last season. Here we are at the end of September and this group last tasted a win in November 2013. The Raiders have never been the most patient of franchises and I don't see how Allen survives now. I think whatever message he is trying to deliver to this team is clearly not getting through to the players.

What is most alarming is that Allen’s background before he became a head coach was on the defensive side of the ball. Yet the Raiders have been mostly terrible on defence in recent years and allowed Miami to gain 435 yards on Sunday night. We’re looking at a dead man walking here, folks.

Miller takes his chance

I continue to like what I see out of Miami Dolphins running back Lamar Miller. He rushed for over 100 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3 and had a good night in London, gaining 64 yards on 12 carries against the Raiders.

Miller scored on a couple of runs and would have had a third touchdown on a well-designed screen play had it not been for a holding penalty downfield. He has certainly taken full advantage of his moment to shine with Knowshon Moreno sidelined through injury.

When Moreno returns – which should be after Miami’s bye week following this Wembley game – the Dolphins will have a genuine one-two punch in the backfield with Miller proving he is capable of carrying the load when called upon to do so.

Carr can be driving force in Oakland

I got to meet Oakland Raiders rookie quarterback Derek Carr a couple of times this week and then saw him up close in action while on the sidelines last night. I like what I see and do think the future of this young quarterback is bright.

Off the field, Carr is a likeable, mature and humble young man who is growing into a leadership role in Oakland. I do feel that no matter how successful he gets or however many individual plaudits get thrown his way, Carr will remain down-to-earth and a player who always puts the team first.

On the field, I liked what I saw early in Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins. Carr can move around when under pressure, has the ability to read the whole field and the tools to deliver strong-armed and accurate throws.

I was sorry to see Carr exit the game with a high ankle sprain in the third quarter but even then he exhibited impressive toughness, staying in for one more play and throwing a completion downfield to Brice Butler. I am looking forward to seeing Carr return to full health soon so we can monitor what should be more growth in the coming years.

J.J. did Watt?

I did a bit of a double-take this morning when I checked out the highlights from around the league and saw that Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt had scored on an 80-yard interception return in his team’s 23-17 defeat of the Buffalo Bills.

I shouldn’t have been surprised. Watt is a one-man wrecking crew who has already scored on a touchdown catch this season, recorded sacks, forced fumbles and blocked an extra point. There is no such thing as a one-man team in American football but Watt does make you wonder.

What was most impressive about Watt’s pick of E.J. Manuel and 80-yard sprint to the end zone is that it was exactly that – he was not lumbering and struggling to go the length of the field. The six-foot-five, 20-stone man-mountain was running away from offensive players and actually looked more like an athletic tight end than a defensive lineman.

Another weekend of surprises

The NFL never fails to deliver when it comes to twists, turns and surprising results does it?

I still have to get across everything that took place around the league on Sunday but some of the results really made me sit up and take notice. Take the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for example. They were terrible in opening the year 0-3 then go on the road and record a 27-24 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

That was not the only result I didn’t see coming this weekend. Dallas were big 38-17 winners over New Orleans and Minnesota were victorious to the tune of a 41-28 scoreline over Atlanta. All those results were just further proof that it really is hard to pick winners in the NFL each and every Sunday.