Fins Stay Alive In AFC Wildcard Race
The Miami Dolphins salvaged hopes of winning the final wild card spot in the playoffs Sunday with a 23-3 demolition of a New York Jets team with a completely inept offense.
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The Miami Dolphins salvaged hopes of winning the final wild card spot in the playoffs Sunday with a 23-3 demolition of a New York Jets team with a completely inept offense.
Ryan Tannehill threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns, leading Miami to a 23-3 victory over the listless New York Jets on Sunday that kept the Dolphins' playoff hopes alive.
While the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins are in the thick of the AFC wild-card hunt, neither team has been able to get it together. The Jets and Dolphins both try to get on track Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.
With so much on the line, "Bitten by the injury bug" would best describe the combined 25 players detailed in the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets NFL Week 13 injury reports leading up to their Sunday afternoon showdown at MetLife Stadium.
The NFL has announced the dates of its three regular-season games in London next year, which kicks off on Sept. 28th, 2014 when the Miami Dolphins play the Oakland Raiders.
When Arian Foster made his NFL breakthrough in 2010, Marcus Thigpen took note, confident he could make a big splash himself if given an opportunity.
Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin has been around two of the best quarterbacks in the last 20 years, namely Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. But Coach Philbin doesn't believe even the best quarterback can "take over a game."
The good news for the Miami Dolphins this weekend is the New York Jets will start turnover prone quarterback Geno Smith on Sunday. The bad news is that Miami, who has trouble running the football across the street, will be facing one of the toughest front seven's in the entire NFL.
Longtime AFC East foes collide for the first time in the 2013 NFL season, as the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets renew their bitter rivalry in a Week 13 game with huge implications in the AFC playoff picture.
At this point in the season, the joke of why shouldn't you give the Miami Dolphins players a dollar…because they will only give you three quarters back seem apropos. The Dolphins' latest games are a microcosm of the entire season.
The hits to the Miami Dolphins running game kept coming Monday when the team announced that running back Daniel Thomas is likely out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.
Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin was brought in to resurrect a dormant offense that hasn't been dominating since Dan Marino was under center. With five games left in the current season, Philbin has yet to do anything to inspire confidence among fans.
The Miami Dolphins are theoretically still in the playoff hunt in the AFC, but after Saturday's loss to the Carolina Panthers dropped the Fins to 5-6; the margin for error for Miami is nearly zero.
Cam Newton converted a fourth-and-10 situation at his own 20 with a completion to keep alive the Carolina Panthers' final possession, and they went on to score a touchdown with 43 seconds left and beat the Miami Dolphins 20-16 Sunday.
While their latest win came with some controversy, the Carolina Panthers continue to pile up victories. Cam Newton's play is a big reason why.
