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

Filed under Game Preview on December 29th, 2011

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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
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
B-	81.0	M. Sanchez	287	511	3,267	24	15

Dolphins Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
C	76.9	M. Moore	189	316	2,375	15	7
B+	88.5	C. Henne	64	112	868	4	4

Jets Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B	85.1	S. Greene	RB	239	999	4.2	6
C	76.2	L. Tomlinson	RB	64	224	3.5	1
D+	68.2	J. McKnight	RB	43	134	3.1	0

Dolphins Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B+	87.6	R. Bush	RB	216	1,086	5.0	6
C-	71.1	D. Thomas	RB	153	553	3.6	0
B+	88.5	C. Henne	QB	15	112	7.5	1

Jets Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B+	87.3	D. Keller	TE	58	770	13.3	4
B-	81.7	S. Holmes	WR	51	654	12.8	8
B-	81.4	P. Burress	WR	41	555	13.5	8

Dolphins Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
A	92.6	B. Marshall	WR	77	1,177	15.3	6
C+	77.1	B. Hartline	WR	33	533	16.2	1
C	75.3	D. Bess	WR	45	492	10.9	3