It got a little tight in that fourth quarter, but the Dolphins made a couple of big plays and they are now back at .500 following a 24-17 win.

I'm writing up my full recap (might not be as long as usual due to the time) as we speak. Use this thread to discuss your thoughts on the game in the meantime.

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I REALLY hope Ronnie Brown's injury isn't serious.

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This was a game that shouldn't have been that close. But a win is a win - as the Dolphins led, then blew the lead, then came from behind with under 2 minutes to knock off the Bucs 25-23 at Land Shark Stadium.

I suppose Chad Henne's performance on their final game-winning drive makes up for his terrible decision on the previous drive that resulted in that interception.

Shout out to Dan Carpenter - because he has earned that DC$ nickname.

Hopefully Ronnie Brown's ankle injury isn't that serious. Brown missing any time would obviously suck.

Use this thread to discuss today's game. For the sake of keeping the FanPost section organized, please don't make any FanPosts that are about just this game - keep those comments here. That's what this thread is for.

Usual game recap to come late tonight. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, everyone.

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Miami Dolphins' Ted Ginn Jr. (19) runs a kick-return for a touchdown during the third quarter.

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It's never easy with these Dolphins, is it?  But a win is a win.  And the Dolphins traveled up to the Meadowlands and played their final game in this current Giants Stadium, and head home tonight with a 30-25 win.

It might have been ugly, but the Dolphins are 3-0 in the division.  Now maybe the Jets will shut the hell up.  Or are Bart Scott, Calvin Pace, and Kerry Rhodes going to run their mouths again even after getting swept by the Dolphins.

Ted Ginn - on this day, we all love you.  We really do...for now.

Celebrate and enjoy the win.  Then it's time for New England next week.

Usual full recap post to come tonight/tomorrow morning.  And please, rather than starting a million new fanposts about this game, keep most of the talk in this thread.  Thanks.

Enjoy the rest of your football Sunday.

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It would have been easier to lose this game in a blowout loss.  But blowing a 24-3 lead at home is tough to swallow.

There are a lot of reasons we can come up with for the loss.  We'll get into those later tonight/tomorrow.

Keep this thread clean.  Recap post to follow later.  And please note, instead of posting a fanpost that is short and is nothing more than venting, post them as comments here.  I don't need a million fanposts about the same things.

The Dolphins and Saints kick off at 4:15 ET today.  Our official game thread will be posted about a half hour prior to kick off.

So you can use this thread to discuss anything you'd like to talk about during today's early games.

Dolphins inactives are RB Kory Sheets, QB Tyler Thigpen, OT Andrew Gardner, DE Lionel Dotson, WR Pat Turner, TE John Nalbone, LB Quentin Moses, and OT Lydon Murtha.

Look for Ted Ginn to be the kickoff return man with Sheets inactive.

Even though it has no "official" bearing on the NFL's Hall of Fame voting, the NFL has teamed up with Van Heusen and JC Penny to put together a Hall of Fame fan vote.  And it marks the first time in which the NFL has at least recognized fan voting in regards to the Pro Football Hall of Fame - even if it has no real impact on the actual Hall of Fame voting.

Regardless, it's still a pretty cool idea and gives us all a chance to cast our "Hall of Fame votes" and let our voices be heard.  Currently, the top five in the voting are Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Cris Carter, Shannon Sharpe, and Ray Guy.  But there are two Dolphins who, if you want to complete complete homers, you can vote for.  And no - Cris Carter's five games as a Dolphin don't count.

Reggie Roby is currently in 86th place in the voting and could use our help.  Sure, Ray Guy is probably more deserving.  But Roby is one of the all-time greatest punters and deserves our vote.

Irving Fryar is another, currently in 62nd place.  He may have only been a Dolphin for three seasons - but he did make the Pro Bowl in two of those three.  More importantly, he was a key player in that classic 1994 season opener between the Dolphins and Patriots in which Dan Marino made his triumphant return from injury to throw for five touchdowns in a shoot-out win.  In that game, Fryar was Marino's favorite target - catching 5 passes for 211 yards and 3 touchdowns.  That's a good enough reason for me to vote for him.

To cast your vote, just click here.  And though your vote doesn't "officially" count, the results of the vote will be announced on NFL Network just hours before the official results are announced.

WEEK 6

Just because week six is the Dolphins' bye week doesn't mean there isn't some football worth watching.  There are a number of good games to watch today.  Some of the ones I'll be paying close attention to include Vikings/Ravens, Saints/Giants, and Bengals/Texans.  And yes, that's right - I said the Bengals/Texans game.  I'm interested in seeing how Cincy's defense fares against the AFC's 3rd highest scoring offense.  Are the Bengals for real this year?

I'll probably be in and week of this thread throughout the day.  Feel free to use this thread to discuss anyting from today's action.

Enjoy for football Sunday, everybody!

I saw Calvin at a bar last night and I asked him what he thought would happen tomorrow night when the Dolphins and Jets battle on Monday Night Football.  Above was his response.

Anyways, this is your open thread for all of Sunday's action.  Feel free to discuss whatever you'd like.

I'll be paying special attention to the Broncos/Patriots game at 4:15 ET today.  If the Broncos can pull off the win and the Dolphins can take care of their own business tomorrow night, Miami would be just one game behind both the Jets and Pats heading into their bye.  Not bad after a disappointing 0-3 start.  Needless to say, tomorrow's game is a big one for our Fins!

Enjoy your football Sunday, everybody!  And be sure to come back later tonight/tomorrow morning for my "keys to victory" post.