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Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets: Game Capsule

MIAMI DOLPHINS (6-6) AT NEW YORK JETS (9-3)

SERIES


DOLPHINS

JETS

SERIES LEADER

47-41-1

STREAKS

3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.

Sparano: 3-2

Ryan: 1-2

LAST WEEK

L 13-10 vs. Browns

L 45-3 at Patriots

LAST GAME

9/26/10: Jets 31 at Dolphins 23.  New York QB Mark Sanchez passes for 256 yards & 3 TDs, including 2 to TE Dustin Keller (24, 12), as Jets improve to 2-1.

LAST GAME AT SITE

11/1/09: Dolphins 30, Jets 25.  Miami WR-KR Ted Ginn, Jr. has 2 KR-TDs (100, 101) in 3rd quarter to spark Dolphins to score 27 of 30 points in 2nd half.

BROADCAST

CBS (4:15 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts.  SIRIUS: 129 (Mia.), 125 (NYJ).  XM: 102 (NYJ).

STATS

PASSING

Henne: 228-367-2,621-12-15-77.5

Sanchez: 218-397-2,636-16-11-77.4

RUSHING

R. Brown: 156-589-3.8-3

Tomlinson: 176-788-4.5-5

RECEIVING

Bess: 61-667-10.9-3

Tomlinson (RB): 47-343-7.3-0

OFFENSE

336.5

356.6

TAKE/GIVE

-6

+4

DEFENSE

300.8 (2C)

305.9

SACKS

Wake: 12 (1L)

J. Taylor: 4

INTs

6 tied: 1

Cromartie: 3

PUNTING

Fields: 44.3

Weatherford: 43.8

KICKING

D. Carpenter: 99 (2C) (18/18 PAT; 27/33 FG)

Folk: 95 (3C) (26/26 PAT; 23/32 FG)

NOTES

DOLPHINS:  Club aims for 3rd straight win at NYJ...For career against Jets, QB CHAD HENNE is 2-1 & has completed 58 of 91 passes (63.7 pct.) for 716 yards w/ 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 101.7 passer rating.  Henne had career-high 363 passing yards in last game vs. NYJ...RB RONNIE BROWN (15) needs 1 100-yard rush game to surpass Pro Football HOFer LARRY CSONKA (15) for 2nd-most such games in Dolphins history (RICKY WILLIAMS, 24).  RB Williams is averaging 94 rush yards per game in past 2 on road in Dec. (47 att., 188 yards)...WR BRANDON MARSHALL had 10 catches for 166 rec. yards w/ 1 TD in last game vs. NYJ.  WR DAVONE BESS (667) needs 92 rec. yards to surpass career-high of 758 in '09.  Bess leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 26 rec. on 3rd down (RODDY WHITE, 27)...New Jersey native TE ANTHONY FASANO has 4 TD receptions vs. Jets, most vs. any opponent...DE CAMERON WAKE aims for 4th straight game w/ sack & has NFL-best 12 sacks this season...LB KARLOS DANSBY leads team w/ 83 tackles.

JETS:  QB MARK SANCHEZ has 100+ passer rating in 3 of 4 career games at home vs. AFC East.  In 3 career games vs. Dolphins, Sanchez has passed for 693 yards w/ 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 103.3 passer rating...Last week, RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (13,278) passed Pro Football HOFer ERIC DICKERSON (13,259) for 6th-most rush yards in NFL history.  RB SHONN GREENE averages 5.4 rush yards per carry in December (54 att., 289 yards)...WR BRAYLON EDWARDS has 6 career TD receptions against Mia., most vs. any opponent, & aims for 5th consecutive game w/ TD catch vs. Dolphins.  In past 5, WR SANTONIO HOLMES is averaging 86.4 receiving yards per game (432 total) & has 4 TD rec...TE DUSTIN KELLER is averaging 87.0 receiving yards per game in past 2 vs. Mia. (174 total).  Keller aims for 3rd straight game w/ TD vs. Mia...DE JASON TAYLOR had sack in last meeting vs. former team Mia...LB DAVID HARRIS seeks 3rd consecutive game w/ sack...KR-WR BRAD SMITH leads AFC & ranks 3rd in NFL w/ 27.6 KR avg. in '10.