"This time, Chad Henne and the Dolphins gave the fans at Sun Life Stadium several reasons to cheer.

The offense looked crisp, Reggie Bush was even more exciting than advertised and the defense was dominant in the Dolphins' 20-10 pre-season win over the Carolina Panthers on Friday night.

"It felt good, man. We were on a roll out there," right tackle Lydon Murtha said.

The Dolphins have been on the receiving end of many boos here in the past year - several times during the team's 1-7 home campaign in 2010 and again three weeks ago at the team's open practice in front of 10,000 fans.

And they didn't inspire much confidence in last week's pre-season opener at Atlanta, when Henne threw two early interceptions and the starters left the game trailing 17-0 before reserves rallied Miami to a victory.

But Friday night, the Dolphins' starters elicited only cheers from the home crowd. They played the entire first half and dominated Carolina on both sides of the ball, leaving with a 17-0 lead going into halftime.

The Panthers sat several top starters - including receiver Steve Smith, running back Jonathan Stewart and linebacker Jon Beason - but the Dolphins still outgained the Panthers 301 yards to 90 in the first half and crushed them in first downs (17 to three). "