Montpellier succumbed to a second successive top 14 defeat vs.?Clermont on Sunday, losing 22-26 in a closely fought battle.It was Clermont who got off to an absolute flyer with Camille Lopez landing two penalties after just 7 minutes.However, the visitors had to withstand a nightmare last 10 when Montpellier threw the kitchen sink.Bismarck Du Plessis scored a try on 72 for the hosts, before?Ben Boticas boot kicked a conversion and a penalty.But it wasnt enough for Montpellier, as?Clermont held on for the win.On Saturday, Toulon responded to their shock opening day defeat with a hard-fought 22-18 victory at Pau.Seventeen points from the boot of fly-half Leigh Halfpenny proved vital as the visitors secured their first win of the new Top 14 campaign.Watisoni Votu went over for the home side in the 17th minute, but Toulon hit back through Charles Ollivon midway through the second half.A late Quentin Lespiaucq try threatened a Pau comeback in the dying stages, but former champions Toulon held firm to get their season up and running.It was a different story for Stade Francais Paris who fell to a 28-20 defeat at the hands of?Brive.An entertaining first half saw Brive go 16-13 up with Germain scoring all points -- a try, conversion and three penalties.Stade Francais Paris fought back through a Sergio Parisse try while Jules Plisson landed the extra two points and two penalties.But after the break it was all Brive with Germain hitting three more penalties as the home team held on for a win at the Stade Amedee Domenech.Racing 92 kick-started their season with a comfortable 29-16 victory over Lyon.However, it was Lyon who led first for 14 minutes through?Frederic Michalaks boot.Daniel Carter then stole the show for the hosts, kicking three conversions and a penalty.Juan Imhoff, Luc Ducalcon, and Henry Chavancy then combined to score four tries to secure Racing a convincing win.Meanwhile Bayonne and Castres played out an intense 12-12 draw in which was a battle of penalty kicks.Benjamin Urdapilleta?was the star man for Castres, with his boot registering five.However, that feat was matched by Bayonnes Willie du Plessis, with his last two penalties coming in the last 10 minutes to complete a dramatic comeback.Finally, La Rochelle came from behind against Grenoble to win 22-19 at the Stade des Alpes.Hosts Grenoble were leading at the break thanks to Gio Aplons boot and two penalties landed from Jonathan Wisniewski.However, it was La Rochelle who stole the match in the closing 40 with new signing Brock James kicking a second half penalty and conversion to secure the win. 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DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins now have something in common with their 1984 Super Bowl team, and its not good.Miami has allowed 971 yards the past two weeks, the highest total in consecutive games for the franchise in 32 years. The 1984 team gave up 455 yards in the AFC championship game and 537 in the Super Bowl, a collapse even Dan Marino couldnt overcome as Miami lost the title game.The Dolphins defense hasnt retreated so furiously since -- until now. Coordinator Vance Josephs unit has allowed season-high yardage totals (475 and 496) each of the past two games, the latter a 38-6 loss at Baltimore.The last two weeks we havent played well, Joseph said Thursday. Its Week 13. What weve done well for the last month and a half is on tape. Everyone is making adjustments, so we have to make an adjustment now and help our guys more.A dramatic turnaround will be necessary Sunday if Miami (7-5) is to beat the explosive Arizona Cardinals (5-6-1).The defense appeared upgraded during a six-game winning streak in October and November, but the Dolphins rankings have been in freefall the past two weeks. Theyre now 25th in yards allowed and 30th against the run.Pass defense has been the biggest problem lately. San Franciscos Colin Kaepernick threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns against Miami in Week 12, and Joe Flacco threw for 381 yards and four scores last week.Flacco and the Ravens did most of their damage in the middle of the field, exposing weaknesses in pass coverage by an injury-depleted linebacker corps.We were trying to play tight coverage, and it wasnt happening, Joseph said. We were soft across the middle. Joe got hot, and we couldnt stop it. We couldnt cover them. We couldnt chase them. We played zone; it was too soft. We played man; we couldnt chase them. It wasnt good.Carson Palmer is sure to test the Dolphins the same way with throws too Larry Fitzgerald and David Johnson, who leads all running backs in receptions (64) and receiving yards (704), and leads the NFL in scrimmage yards.dddddddddddd.Our defense has to make sure we dont let Johnson take complete control of this game, Miami coach Adam Gase said. If we let him get going, thats a recipe for disaster for us.Another worry is the 6-foot-3, 218-pound Fitzgerald in the slot. Cameron Wake, the Dolphins 263-pound defensive end, happened to walk past as Joseph was discussing the challenge of covering Fitzgerald over the middle.I can play nickel, Wake said.Hes your size, so maybe, Joseph responded.With Kiko Alonso nursing hamstring and thumb injuries, the Dolphins might be forced to start backups at all three linebacker spots. Theyve also been without two starters in the secondary, making the season -- especially the Ravens game -- an education for young replacements.We can learn a lot from that, and I think we will, veteran cornerback Byron Maxwell said. Weve got a lot of smart guys on this team, and they want to get better. Its going to be better next time.Joseph has been known to shake up the lineup, but said hes not planning any changes this week. Effort hasnt been an issue, he said, and his main complaint has involved self-inflicted damage.As one example, he noted a third-and-15 play where the Ravens took advantage of a mental mistake.Lets be more detailed, he said. Lets get back to doing it right, and then we can see how we fare. But the last two weeks, it has been too much error.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL.---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '