He couldn't hear anyone. Not the crowd. Not his teammates. Not his coaches. Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington could only see their mouths moving.

Under a new coach and a new general manager, the Dolphins are distancing themselves from last year's dismal 1- 15 season.

Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown's affable nature on and off field is often mischaracterized as him being indifferent to the game. 

Rookie fullback Peyton Hillis, who caught seven passes for 116 yards, made it 19-17 with a 1-yard TD catch from Cutler, but the Dolphins sealed it on Ronnie Brown's 2-yard touchdown run in the waning minutes.