Regular Season Closes with the New York Jets (8-7) Battling the Miami Dolphins (5-10)

Filed under Game Preview on December 29th, 2011

Sun, Jan 01 2012, 1:00 PM Sun Life Stadium
New-york-jets 17 Miami-dolphins 19
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Dolphins 3 3 0 13 19
Jets 7 3 0 7 17

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The New York Jets take on the division rival Miami Dolphins on the road to wrap up the regular season. The game starts at 1:00 PM ET and can be seen on CBS. New York is 8-7 overall and 3-2 in the division. Miami has a 5-10 overall record and is 2-3 in the division.

In the first meeting for these two teams in week six, the Dolphins suffered a defeat, 24-6. Darrelle Revis had a phenomenal performance with two interceptions, three tackles and scoring one touchdown.

The Jets are coming off a 29-14 defeat against the Giants. Mark Sanchez had 258 yards passing, completing 30 of 59 attempts with two total touchdowns and two interceptions. The Dolphins are coming off a narrow 27-24 loss versus the Patriots. Matt Moore scored three times on top of going 17 for 33 for 294 yards and one pick. Another strong showing came from Brandon Marshall, who put up 156 yards on seven catches and one touchdown.

Jets Passing Leaders
GradeNameCompAttYdsTDsInt
B-81.0M. Sanchez2875113,2672415
Dolphins Passing Leaders
GradeNameCompAttYdsTDsInt
C76.9M. Moore1893162,375157
B+88.5C. Henne6411286844
Jets Rushing Leaders
GradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDs
B85.1S. GreeneRB2399994.26
C76.2L. TomlinsonRB642243.51
D+68.2J. McKnightRB431343.10
Dolphins Rushing Leaders
GradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDs
B+87.6R. BushRB2161,0865.06
C-71.1D. ThomasRB1535533.60
B+88.5C. HenneQB151127.51
Jets Receiving Leaders
GradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDs
B+87.3D. KellerTE5877013.34
B-81.7S. HolmesWR5165412.88
B-81.4P. BurressWR4155513.58
Dolphins Receiving Leaders
GradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDs
A92.6B. MarshallWR771,17715.36
C+77.1B. HartlineWR3353316.21
C75.3D. BessWR4549210.93

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