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2014 MIAMI DOLPHINS SCHEDULEPRESEASON

AUG. 8 7:00PM at FALCONS L, 10-16

AUG. 16 7:30PM at BUCCANEERS W, 20-14

AUG. 23 7:00PM COWBOYS W, 25-20

AUG. 28 7:00PM RAMS W, 14-13

REGULAR SEASON

SEPT. 7 1:00PM PATRIOTS W, 33-20

SEPT. 14 1:00PM at BILLS L, 10-29

SEPT. 21 4:25PM CHIEFS L, 15-34

SEPT. 28 1:00PM at RAIDERS (LONDON, ENG.) W, 38-14

OCT. 5 BYE WEEK

OCT. 12 1:00PM PACKERS L, 24-27

OCT. 19 1:00PM at BEARS W, 27-14

OCT. 26 1:00PM at JAGUARS W, 27-13

NOV. 2 1:00PM CHARGERS W, 37-0

NOV. 9 1:00PM at LIONS L, 16-20

NOV. 13 8:25PM BILLS W, 22-9

NOV. 23 4:25PM at BRONCOS L, 39-36

DEC. 1 8:30PM at JETS W, 16-13

DEC. 7 1:00PM RAVENS L, 13-28

DEC. 14 1:00PM at PATRIOTS L, 13-41

DEC. 21 1:00PM VIKINGS W, 37-35

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Game Plan

Game Facts ..........................................9

Landry’s Remarkable Rookie Season..11

Today’s Groups ..................................18

Quick Hitters ......................................21

Connections ......................................22

Today’s Matchup ................................25

The Last Time ....................................27

Pictorial: Thank You pDolfans ............28

Game Day

Head Coach’s Corner ........................31

Dolphins Ownership ..........................34

Dolphins Management ......................35

Dolphins Coaching Staff ....................36

Dolphins Head Shots ........................40

Dolphins Roster..................................49

Depth Charts......................................50

Jets Roster ........................................55

Jets Head Shots ................................56

Jets Players to Watch ........................60

In the Community....................................65

Finsiders Focus........................................68

10 Questions with Dion Sims ..................70Pop Dolphins ..........................................76

Cheerleader of the Game ......................80

Dolphins Top 10 ......................................83

History: The Fake Spike Game................89

My Generation ........................................94

The Last Word ........................................98

INSIDE VOLUME 49 • NUMBER 10





DOLPHINS VS. JETS | 9

GAME PLAN

GAME FACTS STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Date: Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 | Time: 1 p.m. | Site: Sun Life Stadium | Television: CBS

Radio: WBGG (105.9 FM), WINZ (940 AM)

Jimmy Cefalo, play-by-play; Bob Griese, Joe Rose, analysis; Keith Sims, sidelines

WQBA (1140 AM, Spanish language) — Raul Striker Jr., Roly Martin

Series record: Jets lead 50-47-1

(including playoffs)

Last meeting: 2014 at New York; Dolphins 16, Jets 13

Dolphins’ largest margin of victory:

43 — 1975 at New York; Dolphins 43, Jets 0

Jets’ largest margin of victory: 27 — 2004 at

New York, Jets 41, Dolphins 14; 2007 at Miami,

Jets 40, Dolphins 13

Current series streak: Dolphins won the last

meeting

Dolphins’ longest win streak: 7 (1982-84)

Jets’ longest win streak: 8 (1996-69, 1998-2001)

Sponsor of the Game: Publix

National Anthem: Karina Iglesias

Field: Full-field flag held by Season Ticket Members

Colors Presented By: Patrick Air Force Base

Honor Guard

Alumni Captains: Dolphins Honor Roll members

Dick Anderson, Nat Moore, John Offerdahl

Game officials

Referee Craig Wrolstad (4); Umpire Roy Ellison

(81); Head Linesman Mark Hittner (28);

Line Judge Tim Podraza (47); Field Judge Steve

Zimmer (33); Side Judge Jeff Lamberth (21); Back

Judge Lee Dyer (27); Replay Official Al Hynes;

Replay Assistant Don Langeloh; Supervisor Neely

Dunn

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School

Shane King

South Broward High School

Madeline Trost

Tamarac Elementary School

Jerry Pierre

J.P. Taravella High School

Evan Mullen, Colin Mullen

Florida City Elementary School

Leonard Baker

Gratigny Elementary School

Mariah Pierre

Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary School

Noah Ortiz

North Dade Middle School

Kenneth Walker

Palm Springs North Elementary School

Diesel McKenna

Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center

Isaiah Velez

Miami Springs Senior High School

Shahbaz Siddiqui

Jose de Diego Middle School

Tuanise White





By ANDY COHEN





After his eight receptions against the

Minnesota Vikings last Sunday, Jarvis Landry

now has caught more passes than any rookie

in Dolphins history. I knew he’d be good when

I first saw him in training camp, contorting his

body all in sorts of ways to make the most dif-

ficult catches look routine.

But this good? This quickly? The best rook-

ie receiver in team history? I’m not sure any-

one expected that. Maybe anyone other than

Jarvis Landry.

“I’m going to make a name for myself in this

league,” Landry told me early in training camp.

“And I’m going to try to do it this season.”

Flash forward to the game at New

England. There was Landry lined up in the slot

and there was arguably the best cornerback in

the league, Darrelle Revis, following his every

move. Can there be a bigger compliment

than that?

“We kind of expected it,” said offensive

coordinator Bill Lazor.Over the past three months, Landry has

matured at a rapid pace. He earned his first

start in Week 6 against Green Bay and, with

his eight catches against the Vikings, he has

now put together eight straight games with at

least five receptions, the first Dolphins receiv-

er to do that since O.J. McDuffie 16 years ago.

“He is rare,” said Lazor.

How rare? Consider this story from assis-

tant wide receivers coach Phil McGeoghan. It

was before training camp and the Dolphins

were installing many of their new plays.

McGeoghan had Landry stand up in front of a

group of veterans and break down one of

those new plays.

“He did it perfectly,” McGeoghan said. “I

mean he broke down everyone’s assignment.

The formation. The protection. Every single

part of the play.”

Were the veterans impressed? “They all

applauded,” McGeoghan said. “First time

I’ve ever seen that happen.”

A few offices down sits wide receivers

coach Ken O’Keefe. I asked O’Keefe if one

play from Landry’s first season stands out

above all others.“It was against the Patriots in the season

opener,” O’Keefe recalled. “We were at the


Rk Player Year Tm G GS Rec Yds TD1 Anquan Boldin 2003 Arizona 16 16 101 1377 8

2 Eddie Royal 2008 Denver 15 15 91 980 5

3 Terry Glenn 1996 NewEngland 15 15 90 1132 6

4 Reggie Bush 2006 New Orleans 16 8 88 742 2

5 Earl Cooper 1980 San Francisco 16 16 83 567 4

6 Keith Jackson 1988 Philadelphia 16 15 81 869 6

7 Michael Clayton 2004 Tampa Bay 16 13 80 1193 7

8 Jarvis Landry 2014 Miami 15 10 79 703 5

Odell Beckham 2014 N.Y. Giants 11 10 79 1120 11

10 Terry Kirby 1993 Miami 16 8 75 874 3

11 Jeremy Shockey 2002 N.Y. Giants 15 14 74 894 2

12 Bill Groman 1960 Houston 14 0 72 1473 12

Kelvin Benjamin 2014 Carolina 15 14 72 999 9

See LANDRY, page 14

THE NFL’S TOP ROOKIE RECEIVING SEASONS



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goal line and we needed a block from Jarvis.

He responded with as physical a block as

you’re going to see. In so many ways, that

play defined what he is all about.”Indeed, Landry is far more than simply a

player with exceptional receiving skills. He is

so passionate about everything he does, the

energy is turned up so high, that you can’t

help but notice his presence.

“His passion,” said O’Keefe, “is what

makes him special.”

And, of course, those hands. Many of histeammates tell me they can never remember

a player with better hands than Landry. I’ve

seen him make some one-handed catches in

practice that bordered on unreal. When he

was drafted out of LSU, a former opponent

told me that Landry makes the one-handed

catch better than the two-handed version.

“Shhh,” he said to me when I asked him

about it, “let that be our secret.”

But the secret is out on Jarvis Landry. For a

franchise that has had its share of second-

round disappointments over the years, this

one looks like a steal. While the NFL record

for most catches by a rookie is 101 set by

Anquan Boldin back in 2003, clearly not

attainable for Landry, he can easily crack thetop five if he continues the pace he is on.

Landry comes into the game against the

Jets today with 79 catches, which is tied for

eighth on the NFL’s all-time rookie receptions

list. Landry stands only four catches behind

fifth-place Earl Cooper, who had 83 catches

for the 49ers in 1980.

And I haven’t even mentioned yet theimpact he has had on both punt and kickoff

returns.

“He has so many of the qualities — the

toughness, the hands, the instincts —- that

some of the great receivers have,”

McGeoghan said. “But at the same time, he’s

still very unique.”

It makes you wonder, after everything

Landry has accomplished this season, what

can he could possibly for an encore in his sec-

ond season? One thing’s for sure: It’s going to

be fun to find out.

LANDRY, from page 13




“He has so many of thequalities — the

toughness, the hands,

the instincts —

that some of the great

receivers have. But at

the same time, he’s still

very unique.”

— ASSISTANT WR COACH PHIL McGEOGHAN








GAME PLAN TODAY’S GROUPS | QUICK HITTERS | CONNECTIONS | TODAY’S M

AARP

Andrusier, Eli

Cameron, Brandon

Champions Sports Bar

Cricket Wireless

DeBonis, Victoria

Greater Kendall Business Association

Heartbeat of Miami

Herrera, Miguel

Johnson, Larry

Joseph, Cherylann

McWhorter, ShiryonNaples Community Hospital

Ortiz, Jose

Polland, Mike

Rickey’s Restaurant & Lounge

Tianga, Emma

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Whitehead, Albert

Ambrosino, MarieRodriguez, Ricardo

Dermone, Dana

Harrison, James

Allen, Candy

Branches Inc.

Buruchian, Robert

Mauney, Kent

Palm Beach County Fraternal Order of Leatherhead SocietySchwartz, Saul

Martin Memorial Medical Center

Plantation Stars U13

Johnson, Stewart

District Realty Corporation

Best Apartments NYC

Beuchler, Chris

Motor Coach TravelAbriendo Puertas

Grotto, Kevin

Vulcan Pest Control

Faglino, Mike

Domestic Abuse Shelter of the Florida Keys - Gay and

Lesbian Assistance Program

Handling Risky Business

Conran, Meghan

Homestead Police Department - Safe Families PartnershipNetwork

Parthemer, AaronRosen, StevenPenton, DennisSt. Jude Catholic ChurchGannon, SeasnRoyal Palm Beach High SchoolJW Policy ServicesMaricle, SteveAzure College

Community Orgamizations, Inc.Gold Coast BeveragesHealth First, IncHealthy Start Coalition of Miami-DadeJanof, Steve

Kelly, ChristinaLee Memorial Health SystemParent to Parent - Community Parent Resource Center

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GAME PLAN QUICK HITTERS |CONNECTIONS | TODAY’S MATCHUP | LAST TIMJETS EDITION

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The Dolphins have faced the Jets

in their season finale 11 previous

times, with the Jets holding a 6-5

lead in those games. Miami has

won four of the last five season

finales between the teams.

The Dolphins will be going fortheir 16th season sweep of the Jets

and their third in the past 12 years.

Miami swept the Jets in 2003 and

2009.

Former running back — and Finsider

— Troy Stradford holds the

Dolphins record for most rushing

touchdowns in a game against the

Jets with three on Dec. 7, 1987.

The Dolphins have held the Jets to

17 points or less in the teams’ last

eight meetings, including the

16-13 victory at MetLife Stadium

on Dec. 1.

Dolphins punter Brandon Fields

has averaged 51 yards or better in

six of his 15 career games against

the Jets, including his 54-yard

average on Dec. 1.




GAME PLAN CONNECTIONS | TODAY’S MATCHUP | LAST TIME

• Dolphins LB Jason Trusnik played for the

Jets from 2007-09.

• Dolphins G Nate Garner was drafted by

the Jets in the seventh round in 2008 and

began his rookie season with the Jets

before being released and claimed off

waivers by the Dolphins.

• Dolphins assistant WR coach Phil

McGeoghan spent the 2003 offseason on

the Jets roster as a player.

• Jets assistant offensive line coachRon Heller

played for the Dolphins from 1993-95.

• Jets quarterbacks coach David Lee han-

dled the same role with the Dolphins from

2008-10.

• Jets offensive assistant Tony Sparano Jr.

was on the Dolphins coaching staff in

2011.








GAME PLAN TODAY’S MATCHUP | LAST TIME

By ALAIN POUPART

@apoupartFins

For the second consecutive year, the

Dolphins are closing out the regular

season with a game against the New

York Jets at Sun Life Stadium.

And for the second consecutive year,

the finale comes four weeks after thefirst meeting of the season between the

teams.

And for the second consecutive year,

the Dolphins beat the Jets at MetLife

Stadium.

But the Dolphins are hoping the sim-

ilarities end there and they can com-

plete their first season sweep of the Jetssince 2009 when they won 30-25 at East

Rutherford, New Jersey, and 31-27 in a

Monday night game at Sun Life

Stadium.

The Dolphins used a strong fourth

quarter to beat the Jets in the Monday

night game four weeks ago, putting up

10 unanswered points to rally from a 13-6 deficit.

The Jets come to Sun Life Stadium

today to wrap up what has been a disappoint-

ing season that began with a home victory

against the Oakland Raiders but was followed

by eight consecutive losses before the Jets

stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 10.

Despite their record, the Jets arrived inMiami as one of the top teams in the league

in the running game, both on offense and

defense.

Leading the way on defense is a strong

front seven, a group led by linemen Sheldon

Richardson, the 2013 NFL Defensive Rookie

of the Year, and Muhammad Wilkerson.

Wilkerson, who like Richardson was a first-

round pick, has been dealing with a foot

injury in the latter stages of the season.

The linebacking corps is led by veterans

David Harris and Calvin Pace, and also

includes yet another former first-round pick

Quinton Coples, a former defensive end at

the University of North Carolina.On offense, the Jets entered Week 16

ranked second in the NFL in both rushing

yards per game and per attempt.

The Jets gave the Dolphins problems with

their ground game on Dec. 1, with former

Tennessee Titans star Chris Johnson record-

ing his first 100-yard outing in a New York uni-

form.

Dolphins going for Jets sweep

Running back Chris Johnson joined the Jets this sea-

son after spending several seasons as a member of

the Tennessee Titans.






GAME PLAN LAST TIME

• The Dolphins scored 10 unanswered points

in the fourth quarter, winning on a 26-yard

field goal by Caleb Sturgis with 1:57 left.

• Safety Reshad Jones clinched the victory

when he intercepted a Geno Smith pass

that was deflected by linebacker Jelani

Jenkins.

• Jenkins finished the game with 16 tackles,

the highest total for a Dolphins player since

the 2006 season when linebacker Zach

Thomas had 21 against the Buffalo Bills.

• Getting extended playing time with starter

Charles Clay sitting out with an injury, sec-

ond-year tight end Dion Sims had four

catches, including two for 35 yards on thegame-winning drive.

DEC. 1, 2014 | METLIFE STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | DOLPHINS 16, JETS 13

STORY LINES

Rushing

Dolphins — Lamar Miller 13-56, TD

Jets — Chris Johnson 17-105

Passing

Dolphins — Ryan Tannehill 25-35-1, 235 yards

Jets — Geno Smith 7-13-1, 65 yards

ReceivingDolphins — Jarvis Landry 8-68

Jets — Bilal Powell 2-19

Interceptions

Dolphins — Reshad Jones 1-minus 4

Jets — Darrin Walls 1-25

Opponent fumble recoveries

Dolphins — NoneJets — None

Sacks

Dolphins — Koa Misi, Cameron Wake

Jets — David Harris, Kenrick Ellis

Field goals

Dolphins — Caleb Sturgis 3-4

Jets — Nick Folk 2-4

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GAME DAY HEAD COACH’S CORNER

Q. How much has Lamar Miller

improved since he entered the

NFL?

I think he’s a little more decisive

when he has the ball in his hands. He’s

gotten a lot of reps. We’ve been doing

this since last April. The schemes, the

aiming points haven’t changed an

awful lot. I think he’s used his reps, that

experience in the system, in the

scheme, to his benefit. I just think he’s

made better decisions running with the

ball. It’s not always perfect, like the

quarterback is not ever perfect every

single time in decision-making, but(Miller) does a good job and I think he’s

done a better job (with) less shuffling,

less dancing, more running.

Q. How far has guard Billy Turner

come since starting the season?

He’s really progressed well. He’s

done a good job. He’s worked

extremely hard. He’s done an excellent

job in the weight room from a strength

and conditioning aspect. He’s in the

building a lot putting in extra time, and it’s

paid off. He’s getting better. I was just down

there today watching the one-on-ones, and

he’s improving without a doubt.

Q. Have you seen progress from Caleb

Sturgis?

I think there has been progress.

Obviously, you want to make every single

kick. When you are the coach and you send

the kicker out in the game, you want the ball

to go through the uprights every single time.

I think we’ve definitely seen some progress.

Q. What goes into the decision on how

many deep balls are thrown in a

game?

Each week on our game plan we have a

category called shots where potentially,

depending on what happens after the snap

of the football, there is a chance the ball

could go vertically down the field. I can’t pre-

dict that we are going to do it six times or we

are going to do it once. We may call five and

it only happens twice. It’s hard to say.

Head CoachJoe Philbin

See PHILBIN, page 33

Lamar Miller has become a more decisive runnersince the time he first joined the Dolphins.





Q. What went into the decision to acti-

vate tight end Gerell Robinson from

the practice squad?

We are always looking to improve ourfootball team in any way possible. We felt

like that’s the best decision for the best 53

guys at this point in time. He’s a quick learn-

er. He’s a real hard worker. He’s athletic. He

runs well. He’s competitive. He’s been com-

petitive in everything he’s done out here.

Q. How would you view Ryan Tannehill’sprogress this season?

I think his accuracy has improved. I think

his decision-making has improved. A lot of

the measurements of quarterbacks, his

quarterback rating is higher than it’s ever

been, so I think he’s making good progress.

I think the decision-making helps every-

thing else and it starts there. If you makegood decisions and make them in the

proper time, you can get the ball out faster,

you get better accuracy and so forth. I think

the decision-making has been the best

thing.

Q. What stands out about Jarvis Landry

during his rookie season?

He’s a good football player. He’s an

instinctive guy, a competitive guy. He’s gotgood hands. He’ll catch the ball going across

the middle, whether it’s down the middle, a

drag or crossing route, he’s got good change

of direction, his play speed is good. He’s

made a really good contribution so far.

Q. Why do you think this year’s rookie class

of wide receivers has been so successful?I remember from the draft process that

there just seemed to be a lot of good players

out there, and guys that are different body

types. Some guys are big targets that weren’t

maybe as fast as others, some guys were

smaller, quicker guys, some were fast guys. It

was a good crop of guys. I think the offensive

teams that drafted these players have utilizedthem well. I sure think that throwing the ball

more in college (helps). Again, I’ve been out

of college football for 12 years, but I think the

passing game is more advanced and I think

guys are probably better prepared.

PHILBIN, from page 31


Kicker Caleb Sturgis has shown

progress in his second season in

the NFL.



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Partner

Emilio Estefan

Partner

Serena Williams

Partner

Venus Williams

Partner

Marc Anthony

Partner

Fergie

Partner

PARTNERS

Jorge Perez

Vice ChairmanDon Shula

Vice Chairman

Matt Higgins

Vice Chairman

DIRECTORS

STEPHEN M. ROSSChairman of the Board/

Managing General Partner

GAME DAY OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | COACHING STAFF



Tom Garfinkel

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Dennis Hickey

General Manager

Dawn Aponte

Executive Vice

President of Football

Administration

Todd Boyan

Senior Vice President

of Operations-Sun Life

Stadium

Dan Caspersen

Senior Vice Presidentof Human Resources

Chris Clements

Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer

Bill Galante

Senior Vice Presidentof Operations-Davie

Tery Howard

Senior Vice President-Chief Technology

Officer

Claudia Lezcano del Campo

Senior Vice President-

Chief Marketing Officer

Nat Moore


Special Projects and

Alumni Relations

Jeremy Walls


Chief Revenue Officer

Nick Forro

Vice President of Ticket

Sales, Service and

Operations

Harvey Greene

Vice President of Historical Affairs

Jason Jenkins

Vice President of Communications

George Torres

Vice President of SunLife Stadium Events



Pro Career: Became the ninth coach in Dolphins history on January

20, 2012. Philbin joined Miami after serving as the offensive coor-

dinator with the Green Bay Packers from 2007-2011. During that

era, his offense ranked in the top 10 in points scored and total yards

every season. In five seasons at the helm of the Packers’ prolific

offense, the team scored 2,263 points (third in the NFL during that

span). In 2011, the Packers set franchise records for victories (15),

points (560) and total yards (6,357). The 560 points ranked secondin NFL history. In 2008-09, the Packers became the first team in

league annals to have a 4,000-yard passer (Aaron Rodgers), a

1,200-yard rusher (Ryan Grant) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Greg Jennings, Donald Driver) in con-

secutive seasons. Philbin joined the Packers in 2003 as an assistant offensive line coach. He served

as the tight ends/assistant offensive line coach from 2004-05 and offensive line coach in 2006.

Background: Philbin played one year at Washington & Jefferson, where he earned his degree in soci-

ology. He has coached collegiately at Tulane (1984-85), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1986-87),

Allegheny (1990-93), Ohio (1994), Northeastern (1995-96), Harvard (1997-98) and Iowa (1999-2002).


GAME DAY COACHING STAFF | 2014 MIAMI DOLPHINS | DOLPHINS ROSTER | D

Joe PhilbinHead Coach

Blue AdamsAssistant

Defensive Backs

Lou AnarumoDefensive Backs

John BentonOffensive Line

Jack Bicknell Jr.Assistant

Offensive Line

Charlie BullenAssistant

Defensive Line

Jeff BurrisDefensive Assistant

David CorraoAssistant Linebackers

Kevin CoyleDefensive Coordinator




EPTH CHARTS | JETS ROSTER | 2014 NEW YORK JETS | PLAYERS TO WATCH

Mark DuffnerLinebackers

Ben JohnsonAssistant Quarterbacks

Darren KreinHead Strength and

Conditioning

Bill LazorOffensive Coordinator

Marwan MaaloufAssistant

Special Teams

Ben MartinOffensive Assistant

Phil McGeoghanAssistant

Wide Receivers

Jeff NixonRunning Backs

Ken O’KeefeWide Receivers

Dave PulokaAssistant Strength

and Conditioning

Dave ReganSports Science Analyst

Darren RizziSpecial Teams

Coordinator

Kacy RodgersDefensive Line

Zac TaylorQuarterbacks

Jay KaiserAssistant

to the Head Coach








GAME DAY 2014 MIAMI DOLPHINS | DOLPHINS ROSTER | DEPTH CHARTS

2 Brandon Fields

punter

8 Matt Moore

quarterback

9 Caleb Sturgis

kicker

10 Brandon Gibson

wide receiver

11 Mike Wallace

wide receiver

14 Jarvis Landry

wide receiver

17 Ryan Tannehill

quarterback

18 Rishard Matthews

wide receiver

20 Reshad Jones

safety

21 Brent Grimes

cornerback

22 Jamar Taylor

cornerback

24 Cortland Finnegan

cornerback

26 Lamar Miller

running back

27 Jimmy Wilson

safety

30 Daniel Thomas

running back

33 LaMichael James

running back







44 Jordan Kovacs

safety

35 Walt Aikens

safety

42 Charles Clay

tight end

58 Chris McCain

linebacker

50 Olivier Vernon

defensive end

51 Mike Pouncey

center

52 Philip Wheeler

linebacker

53 Jelani Jenkins

linebacker

55 Koa Misi

linebacker

56 Jonathan Freeny

linebacker

57 Jordan Tripp

linebacker

34 Damien Williams

running back

38 Don Jones

safety

41 R.J. Stanford

cornerback

45 Jake Knott

linebacker

36 T.J. Heath

cornerback





66 Shelley Smith

guard

67 Daryn Colledge

guard

70 Ja’Wuan James

tackle

74 Jason Fox

tackle

75 Nate Garner

guard

77 Billy Turner

guard

78 Terrence Fede

defensive end

80 Dion Sims

tight end

82 Brian Hartline

wide receiver

85 Gerell Robinson

tight end

90 Earl Mitchell

defensive tackle



91 Cameron Wake

defensive end

79 Derrick Shelby

defensive end

92 John Denney

long snapper

64 Samson Satele

center

63 Dallas Thomas

guard







93 Jason Trusnik

linebacker

94 Randy Starks

defensive tackle

98 Jared Odrick

defensive tackle

97 Kelvin Sheppard

linebacker

95 Dion Jordan

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GAME DAY DOLPHINS ROSTER | DEPTH CHARTS | JETS ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. EXP. COLLEGE

2 Brandon Fields P 6-5 249 8 Michigan State

8 Matt Moore QB 6-3 220 8 Oregon State

9 Caleb Sturgis K 5-9 190 2 Florida

10 Brandon Gibson WR 6-0 210 6 Washington State11 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 200 6 Mississippi

14 Jarvis Landry WR 5-11 202 R LSU

17 Ryan Tannehill QB 6-4 220 3 Texas A&M

18 Rishard Matthews WR 6-0 215 3 Nevada

20 Reshad Jones S 6-1 215 5 Georgia

21 Brent Grimes CB 5-10 190 8 Shippensburg

22 Jamar Taylor CB 5-10 200 2 Boise State

24 Cortland Finnegan CB 5-10 190 9 Samford

26 Lamar Miller RB 5-10 224 3 Miami (Fla.)

27 Jimmy Wilson S 5-11 205 4 Montana30 Daniel Thomas RB 6-1 235 4 Kansas State

33 LaMichael James RB 5-9 195 3 Oregon

34 Damien Williams RB 5-11 221 R Oklahoma

35 Walt Aikens S 6-1 210 R Liberty

36 T.J. Heath CB 6-0 190 2 Jacksonville State

38 Don Jones S 5-11 205 2 Arkansas State

41 R.J. Stanford CB 5-10 187 4 Utah

42 Charles Clay TE 6-3 255 4 Tulsa

44 Jordan Kovacs S 5-10 210 2 Michigan

50 Olivier Vernon DE 6-2 268 3 Miami (Fla.)

51 Mike Pouncey C 6-5 305 4 Florida

52 Philip Wheeler LB 6-2 245 6 Georgia Tech

53 Jelani Jenkins LB 6-0 245 2 Florida

55 Koa Misi LB 6-3 252 5 Utah

56 Jonathan Freeny LB 6-2 254 3 Rutgers

57 Jordan Tripp LB 6-3 240 R Montana

58 Chris McCain LB 6-5 250 R California

63 Dallas Thomas G 6-5 315 2 Tennessee

64 Samson Satele C 6-3 300 8 Hawaii

66 Shelley Smith G 6-4 310 5 Colorado State

67 Daryn Colledge G 6-4 308 9 Boise State

70 Ja'Wuan James T 6-6 318 R Tennessee

74 Jason Fox T 6-6 310 5 Miami (Fla.)

75 Nate Garner G 6-7 320 7 Arkansas

77 Billy Turner G 6-4 313 R North Dakota St.

78 Terrence Fede DE 6-4 282 R Marist

79 Derrick Shelby DE 6-2 282 3 Utah

80 Dion Sims TE 6-4 260 2 Michigan State

82Brian Hartline WR 6-2 200 6 Ohio State

83 Matt Hazel WR 6-1 202 R Coastal Carolina

85 Gerell Robinson TE 6-4 220 1 Arizona State

90 Earl Mitchell DT 6-3 310 5 Arizona

91 Cameron Wake DE 6-3 262 6 Penn State

92 John Denney LS 6-5 252 10 Brigham Young

93 Jason Trusnik LB 6-4 252 8 Ohio Northern

94 Randy Starks DT 6-3 305 11 Maryland

95 Dion Jordan DE 6-6 275 2 Oregon

97 Kelvin Sheppard LB 6-2 252 4 LSU

98 Jared Odrick DT 6-5 302 5 Penn State




GAME DAY DEPTH CHARTS | JETS ROSTER | 2014 NEW YORK JETS | PLAYERS T

MIAMI DOLPHINS

OFFENSE

82 Brian Hartline 83 Matt Hazel

70 Ja’Wuan James 75 Nate Garner

67 Daryn Colledge 66 Shelley Smith

64 Samson Satele 51 Mike Pouncey

51 Mike Pouncey 77 Billy Turner

63 Dallas Thomas 74 Jason Fox

42 Charles Clay 80 Dion Sims 85 Gerell Robinson

11 Mike Wallace 18 Rishard Matthews

17 Ryan Tannehill 8 Matt Moore

26 Lamar Miller 34 Damien Williams 30 Daniel Thomas 33 LaMichael James

14 Jarvis Landry 10 Brandon Gibson

DEFENSE

91 Cameron Wake 79 Derrick Shelby

94 Randy Starks/98 Jared Odrick

90 Earl Mitchell

50 Olivier Vernon 95 Dion Jordan 78 Terrence Fede

52 Philip Wheeler 56 Jonathan Freeny 58 Chris McCain

55 Koa Misi 93 Jason Trusnik 97 Kelvin Sheppard

53 Jelani Jenkins 57 Jordan Tripp21 Brent Grimes 41 R.J. Stanford 36 T.J. Heath

24 Cortland Finnegan 22 Jamar Taylor

27 Jimmy Wilson 44 Jordan Kovacs 38 Don Jones

20 Reshad Jones 35 Walt Aikens

SPECIAL TEAMS

2 Brandon Fields

9 Caleb Sturgis

9 Caleb Sturgis

2 Brandon Fields

14 Jarvis Landry 34 Damien Williams

14 Jarvis Landry 18 Rishard Matthews 21 Brent Grimes

92 John Denney

WR

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LG

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RG

RT

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NEW YORK JETS

OFFENSE

16 Percy Harvin 11 Jeremy Kerley 14 Chris Owusu 18 Walter Powell

60 D’Brickashaw Ferguson 71 Ben Ijalana

75 Oday Aboushi 72 Wesley Johnson

74 Nick Mangold 63 Dalton Freeman

66 Willie Colon 70 Dakota Dozier

68 Breno Giacomini 71 Ben Ijalana

85 Jeff Cumberland 88 Jace Amaro 44 Zach Sudfeld 83 Chris Pantale

7 Geno Smith 1 Michael Vick 5 Matt Simms

33 Chris Ivory/21 Chris Johnson 29 Bilal Powell

38 John Conner

87 Eric Decker 10 T.J. Graham 15 Saalim Hakim

DEFENSE

96 Muhammad Wilkerson 78 Leger Douzable

94 Damon Harrison 93 Kenrick Ellis

91 Sheldon Richardson 99 T.J. Barnes

98 Quinton Coples 58 Jason Babin 51 Ikemefuna Enemkpali

56 Demario Davis

52 David Harris 54 Nick Bellore

97 Calvin Pace 57 Trevor Reilly22 Marcus Williams 20 Kyle Wilson

30 Darrin Walls 24 Phillip Adams

37 Jaiquawn Jarrett 39 Antonio Allen

25 Calvin Pryor 26 Dawan Landry 45 Rontez Miles

SPECIAL TEAMS

4 Ryan Quigley

2 Nick Folk

2 Nick Folk

4 Ryan Quigley

16 Percy Harvin 10 T.J. Graham 18 Walter Powell

11 Jeremy Kerley 18 Walter Powell 16 Percy Harvin

46 Tanner Purdum

WR

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

TE

QB

RB

FB

WR

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NT

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GAME DAY JETS ROSTER | 2014 NEW YORK JETS | PLAYERS TO WATCH

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. EXP. COLLEGE

1 Michael Vick QB 6-0 215 14 Virginia Tech

2 Nick Folk K 6-1 222 8 Arizona

4 Ryan Quigley P 6-3 188 2 Boston College

5 Matt Simms QB 6-3 210 2 Tennessee7 Geno Smith QB 6-3 221 2 West Virginia

10 T.J. Graham WR 5-11 188 4 North Carolina State

11 Jeremy Kerley WR 5-9 188 4 TCU

14 Chris Owusu WR 6-2 200 3 Stanford

15 Saalim Hakim WR 5-11 188 2 Palomar College

16 Percy Harvin WR 5-11 184 6 Florida

18 Walter Powell WR 6-0 189 R Murray State

20 Kyle Wilson CB 5-10 190 5 Boise State

21 Chris Johnson RB 5-11 203 7 East Carolina

22 Marcus Williams CB 5-11 196 R North Dakota State24 Phillip Adams CB 5-11 195 5 South Carolina State

25 Calvin Pryor S 5-11 207 R Louisville

26 Dawan Landry S 6-1 212 9 Georgia Tech

29 Bilal Powell RB 5-10 204 4 Louisville

30 Darrin Walls CB 6-0 190 4 Notre Dame

33 Chris Ivory RB 6-0 222 5 Tiffin

37 Jaiquawn Jarrett S 6-0 196 3 Temple

38 John Conner FB 5-11 245 7 Kentucky

39 Antonio Allen S 6-1 210 3 South Carolina

44 Zach Sudfeld TE 6-7 260 2 Nevada

45 Rontez Miles S 6-0 203 1 California (Pa.)

46 Tanner Purdum LS 6-3 270 5 Baker

51 Ikemefuna Enemkpali LB 6-1 261 R Louisiana Tech

52 David Harris LB 6-2 250 8 Michigan

54 Nick Bellore LB 6-1 250 4 Central Michigan

56 Demario Davis LB 6-2 239 3 Arkansas State

57 Trevor Reilly LB 6-5 245 R Utah

58 Jason Babin LB 6-3 267 11 Western Michigan

60 D’Brickashaw Ferguson T 6-6 310 9 Virginia

63 Dalton Freeman C 6-5 291 1 Clemson

66 Willie Colon G 6-3 315 9 Hofstra

68 Breno Giacomini T 6-7 318 7 Louisville

70 Dakota Dozier OL 6-4 313 R Furman

71 Ben Ijalana T 6-4 322 4 Villanova

72 Wesley Johnson OL 6-5 297 R Vanderbilt

74 Nick Mangold C 6-4 307 9 Ohio State

75 Oday Aboushi OL 6-5 308 2 Virginia

78 Leger Douzable DL 6-4 284 7 Central Florida

83 Chris Pantale TE 6-5 254 1 Boston College

85 Jeff Cumberland TE 6-4 260 5 Illinois

87 Eric Decker WR 6-3 214 5 Minnesota

88 Jace Amaro TE 6-5 265 R Texas Tech

91 Sheldon Richardson DL 6-3 294 2 Missouri

93 Kenrick Ellis DT 6-4 346 4 Hampton

94 Damon Harrison DL 6-4 350 3 William Penn

96 Muhammad Wilkerson DL 6-4 315 4 Temple

97 Calvin Pace LB 6-4 265 12 Wake Forest

98 Quinton Coples LB 6-6 290 3 North Carolina

99 T.J. Barnes NT 6-7 364 1 Georgia Tech




GAME DAY 2014 NEW YORK JETS | PLAYERS TO WATCH

2 Nick Folk

kicker

4 Ryan Quigley

punter

7 Geno Smith

quarterback

16 Percy Harvin

wide receiver

22 Marcus Williams

cornerback

25 Calvin Pryor

safety

30 Darrin Walls

cornerback

33 Chris Ivory

running back

37 Jaiquawn Jarrett

safety

38 John Conner

fullback

52 David Harris

linebacker

56 Demario Davis

linebacker

CHRIS IVORY




60 D’Brickashaw Ferguson

tackle

66 Willie Colon

guard

68 Breno Giacomini

tackle

74 Nick Mangold

center

75 Oday Aboushi

guard

85 Jeff Cumberland

tight end

87 Eric Decker

wide receiver

91 Sheldon Richardson

defensive tackle

94 Damon Harrison

nose tackle

96 Muhammad Wilkerson

defensive end

97 Calvin Pace

linebacker

98 Quinton Coples

linebacker

NICK MANGOLD








GAME DAY PLAYERS TO WATCH

ERIC DECKER

PERCY HARVIN

Pos.: Wide receiverHt: 6-3 Wt: 214 | NFL Exp: 5th year

How Acquired: Unrestricted free agent

(Denver), 2014

Of Note: Along with being a third-round

pick of the Denver Broncos in the 2010 NFL

draft, Decker also was taken in the Major

League Baseball Draft in both 2008 and

2009 after being an outfielder at theUniversity of Minnesota.

Pos.: Wide receiver

Ht: 5-9 Wt: 184 | NFL Exp: 6th yearHow Acquired: Trade (Seattle), 2014

Of Note: The 2009 NFL Offensive Rookie

of the Year, Harvin set a Minnesota Vikings

career with five kickoff returns for tou-

chowns, including a team-record 105-yard

return, before being traded to the Seattle

Seahawks.

SHELDON RICHARDSON

Pos.: Defensive tackle

Ht: 6-3 Wt: 294 | NFL Exp: 2nd year

How Acquired: Draft, 1st round (13th over-

all), 2013

Of Note: Richardson was named the 2013

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year after

recording 101 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced

fumble, one pass defensed and two rush-

ing touchdowns.







By TRISTIN JONES

Several Miami Dolphins players, coaches,

cheerleaders, Miami Dolphins Women’s

Organization (MDWO) members and mas-

cot T.D. welcomed 125 students fromMiami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach

county partner schools to the team’s training

camp facility for a holiday toy event.

The team’s indoor practice bubble was

turned into a wintery wonderland. Bounce

houses, slides, holiday décor and music

filled the interior of the bubble, setting the

stage for the special evening.

The students submitted holiday wish lists

prior to the event and little did they knowtheir wishes would come true. The players,

coaches and MDWO provided the funds for

the gifts on the Christmas lists to help the

IN THE COMMUNITY


Holiday partyand Christmas gift distribution

See COMMUNITY, page 65





COMMUNITY,from page 63

kids get exactly what they wanted this holi-

day.

Before the kids received their gifts, the

players spent time with them playing

games, doing arts and crafts, and even held

a dance contest. The dance contest was one

of the highlights of the event as everyone

enjoyed themselves while the schools com-

peted against one another, showcasing their

best dance moves for games and prizes.

Then it was time for the gift giving.

“It’s wonderful to be a part of this and at

the same time I think back and reminisce on

all the Christmases that I had that went by

and there weren’t guys like myself and other

players to give back to you,” rookie wide

receiver Jarvis Landry said. “So being here

and being in this position there’s nothing

more fulfilling than being able to come out

here and see the smiles and the joy on

everybody’s faces and know that you’re a

part of that.”

Landry was joined at the event by 15 of

his teammates, including John Denney,

Terrence Fede, Brandon Fields, Jason Fox,

Brandon Gibson, Brian Hartline, T.J. Heath,

Ja’Wuan James, Reshad Jones, Jordan

Kovacs, Mike Pouncey, Samson Satele,

Caleb Sturgis, Ryan Tannehill and Jason

Trusnik.









When I think about “The

Clock Game,” the thing that

comes to mind the most to me is

not necessarily that play — and

that play was great in NFL history

— but it was the feeling of walk-

ing in that locker room at half-

time. In the old Meadowlands,

both teams have to walk through

the same tunnel.

We’re walking through that

tunnel with the Jets to our right

and we’re pissed off. We’re

upset. We’re frustrated that we’redown by multiple touchdowns

and they were shocked. They couldn’t believe that

they were ahead of us.

That was probably one of the loudest, most vocal

locker rooms. Coach (Don) Shula and Dan Marino got

up and talked and we had that feeling that we were

going to win that game. Somehow, someway we were

going to turn it around and win that football game

and the confidence walking back on the field, you

would have thought that we were up by 21 points the

way we took that field with the mentality and the

mind-set that we were going to win that game.

Now, the funny thing about that clock play was

that Dan didn’t tell us. Everyone knows, especially

back then before we executed that play, whenever he

says, “Clock,” everyone is like, just get up to the line

of scrimmage, get set so we don’t have any motion

penalties, they’re going to hike the ball and spike it.

Well, that’s what he said to us: “Clock.” He didn’t say,

“Hey, I’m running a fake clock play.” We didn’t have a

call for the fake clock play. That was a play that Bernie

(Kosar) and he worked on.

Dan was a master of hand signals and he commu-

nicated so well with Mark Ingram that honestly I think

they were the only two or three people in the entire

stadium, counting Coach Shula, who knew that he

was actually going to try that. The corner, Aaron

Glenn, was backed off and he threw a perfect pass

and the rest is history.

When I watch the replays of it I get down and I

kind of just stand up and look back because that’s

what you do on the spike play. The guy on Ron Heller

actually tried to rush and almost batted the ball down,

so I think it was smart for Dan not to tell us because

we’re not good actors.

When you’re thinking about having to block the

guy just in case because you’re not sure if he’s going

to get the ball off, that might not work. You want to

kind of sell it as far as giving yourself up. I certainly

gave myself up and Richmond Webb gave himself up,

so a bunch of their guys didn’t really rush and they

were looking for the next play. The next thing you

know the crowd erupts and we win.

I am so happy that I can look back and when they

run the top plays in NFL history see that I was involved

in a couple of those games. But for everything that we

went through in that game and the fact that it was a

playoff game for us, I’d have to rank the fake spike

game as probably my most fun game to remember

back in my career. What we had to overcome to win

that football game and the confidence, I was never

prouder to be a Dolphin than at that moment.

THIS ISSUE: KEITH SIMS on The Clock Game





1. The Dolphins have been looking for

a prototypical tight end for a long time,

one who can catch as well as he can

block. Are you that player?

DS: Yes, absolutely. I’m developing into

being that guy. I’m continuing to get better.

That sounds about right to me.

2. It was early in the game against the

Jets. A linebacker was blitzing and was

about to flatten Ryan Tannehill. At the

last moment, you level the blitzing player

with a ferocious block. Tell us how that

felt and how important is it to your

overall game?

DS: Blocking is an important part of my

game. Blocking made that play go. Watching

it on film, I did a good job of coming back and

getting that blitzing linebacker. I looked at it a

couple of times on tape. It was nice to watch

over and over. I take a lot of pride in that. You

have to protect the quarterback. That’s part of

my job.

3. Can you make a case that playing

tight end is one of the most demanding

positions in football?

DS: Absolutely. Next to quarterback, I

would say playing tight end is

the most demanding posi-

tion. You have to be

versatile. You have

to play all different

positions. It’s like a

By ANDY COHEN

10 QUESTIONS WITH DION SIMS


See 10 QUESTIONS,

page 72





hybrid of a wide receiver/fullback/lineman.

We have a lot in the game plan to take in.

4. It seems like you are a different

player this year. How have you managedto step up in your second season, and

what have you done differently?

DS: I focused on a lot of things last offsea-

son. I worked to refine my game. I came in

with a lot more confidence this season and

with a real purpose. I watched a lot of film, did

a lot of reps. I knew I could contribute to this

team. I knew I could contribute more than Idid as a rookie. I just had to go out and prove

it.

5. Your locker is two down from Ryan

Tannehill. You are the only receiver in

the vicinity of his locker. C’mon, level

with us, does that give you an opportu-

nity to lobby for more balls thrown your

way?

DS: I know Tannehill has a lot on his

plate. I’m just going to be patient. I’m not

the type of guy who stays in his ear. I want

to be that safety valve for him. I want him

to know he can trust me. The way I can

get there is by doing my job on Sundays,

not by asking him to throw me more pass-

es.

6. You were a fourth-round pick out of

Michigan State. How do you react to

those who doubted your ability?

DS: There are always doubters in the

world, people pulling against you. You can’t

let it get to you. You can’t let it change you. As

long as you believe in yourself and come out

with the right mind-set, you’ll be fine. I truth-

fully could care less what other people think

about me.

7. You averaged 21 points and 9

rebounds a game in high school basket-

ball. What kind of game did you have,

and did Tom Izzo at Michigan State ever

make a run at you?

DS: I was a finesse-type basketball

player. I was a shooter, a solid 3-point

shooter. I didn’t have an explosive game,

kind of like a quiet scorer. I played all fivepositions. In my freshman year of college, I

did get a chance to play a little basketball

for Izzo after our bowl game. It was pretty

cool. It’s hard to say if I’m better at basket-

ball or football, but I know I made the right

choice.

8. Tell us what Dion Sims is like away

from football, your passions?DS: I like to go to the beach and to the

movies and to go shopping. I have a daugh-

ter that I try to see as much as I can. Oh

yeah, I just bought a puppy a few weeks

ago. Her name is Bailey. It’s something I

wanted to try and something that would

keep me on a routine. I’ve always wanted a

dog. Next to my mom and my daughter,

she’s my favorite girl.

9. It’s the offseason and you can eat

anything you want; what can’t you get

enough of?

DS: Seafood. I love seafood. I can eat it all

day. Crab legs. Lobster tails. Shrimp. Scallops.

You name a seafood, and I love it. That was

one of the benefits of getting drafted by the

Dolphins. You can’t beat the seafood down

here.

10. You look around the league and

there are so many great tight ends.

Who do you want to be like, and what

needs to happen for you to reach that

level?

DS: I don’t want to be like anybody. I want

to be myself. I want to create my own identity

and be my type of player. But guys like Tony

Gonzalez and Antonio Gates, guys who have

been successful for so long, I would love to be

able to follow in their footsteps. If I work hard,

I know I can get there. I believe that in my

heart.


10 QUESTIONS, from page 70










NEW YEAR’S EDITION

By MICHAEL FARNHAM

Early New Year’s resolution I can never get enough of

Do a lot of yoga in the

offseason

To be a better father.

Next year during theseason I’m going to try

to take my kids on

more adventures, go to

more parks on my days

off.

Dolphins fans cheering

Ice cream. If I have the

option to make a big

sundae, I’ll make a bigsundae.

Having a job in the

NFL. I’m just blessed to

have a job.

BRANDON FIELDS

SAMSON SATELE

OLIVIER VERNON

CAMERON WAKE

Pizza

I plan on learning tospeak fluent dolphin

Try to be a better man,

every year




Give me the choice

of any car and

I’ll drive away with

The opposing player I

respect the most

My biggest

accomplishment in 2014 In 2015 I’m finally going to

Playing through my

slump. Started the sea-

son bad and played

through it and finishing

strong.

Taking my wife out to

dinner on my days off

and be a better hus-

band for my wife

Von Miller

Go to Switzerland and

see my grandmother, I

haven’t seen her in

over 10 years.

he Dolphins van

Go swimming with the

dolphins

Being nominated for

the Walter Payton Man

of the Year award

Jacoby Jones

T.D. the mascot

Volvo

Date my wife again

Just getting a job, in

August

Any one

of Branden

Albert’s cars

Being selected as

captain

I’m not a big

car guy, just

something that’s

big enough for

my family and

my two big dogs

in the back.

Charles Woodson. He’sbeen playing for a long

time for a high speed

and he’s still playing

like he did his rookie

year.













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THIS WEEK: THE TOP SEASON-ENDING VICTORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Dec. 28, 2008

Dolphins 24, Jets 17Chad Pennington leads victory over Brett

Favre and company to clinch the AFC

East title

Dec. 24, 2000Dolphins 27, Patriots 24

Dolphins win AFC East as both teams

brought back after 35 minutes for final

play

Dec. 17, 1984Dolphins 28, Cowboys 21

Mark Clayton catches three TDs as Dan

Marino sets NFL single-season passing

records

Dec. 16, 1972Dolphins 16, Colts 0

Dolphins achieve NFL’s first 14-0 regular

season record and break NFL

rushing record with 2,960 yards

Dec. 27, 1992

Dolphins 16, Patriots 13 (OT)

Pete Stoyanovich boots a 35-yard field

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6

7

8

9

10

Dec. 20, 1970

Dolphins 45, Bills 7

Dolphins clinch franchise’s first playoff

berth with big victory at Orange Bowl

Dec. 19, 1971

Dolphins 27, Packers 6

Larry Csonka becomes club’s first 1,000-

yard rusher and Dolphins win first

AFC East title

Dec. 15, 1973

Dolphins 34, Lions 7

Paul Warfield catches four TD passes as

Dolphins compile best two-year

record (26-2) in NFL history

Dec. 15, 1974

Dolphins 34, Patriots 27

Dolphins rally from 24-point deficit to

defeat New England for 31st

consecutive victory at Orange Bowl

Jan. 1, 2012

Dolphins 19, Jets 17

Dolphins knock Jets out of playoff

contention in Jason Taylor’s final NFL

game









HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: THE FAKE SPIKE GAME

By DAN MARINO

Twenty years ago, Dan Marino faked out

an entire stadium, threw perhaps the most memorable pass of his career and brought

his archrivals to their knees. It all took place

within a few seconds.

Trailing 24-6 with 3:30 remaining in the

third quarter, Marino took aim at the Jets’

defense, throwing four touchdown passes

and amassing 265 of his 359 total yards in the

second half. Wide receiver Mark Ingramcaught all four of the second-half touch-

downs, the last one coming on the now-

famous fake spike play, to give the Dolphins

an epic 28-24 victory.

Marino shared his recollections of the

Fake Spike Game with contributing writer

Alfred Santasiere III over dinner at Anthony’s

Coal Fired Pizza in Fair Lawn, New Jersey,

one of the Italian restaurant’s 50 locations.

◆◆◆

When I think back on my life on the foot-

ball field, the Fake Spike Game is one of

the memories that comes to my mind first.

It’s the game I’m asked about more than any

other, especially when I’m back here in NewJersey. It seems like all the Jets fans in here

today want to talk about is that game, and I

keep telling them it’s time to move on. Life’s

too short to still be thinking about that

game.

Of course, for me and the many Dolphins

fans who still remember that win, the fake spike

serves as a wonderful memory that will live inour minds forever, and that’s a great thing.

I first heard about the fake spike play dur-

ing our 1994 training camp. Bernie Kosar,

who the Dolphins had signed to be my back-

up before that season, brought the idea of

the fake spike with him from Cleveland. I

thought it was an interesting idea, and so did

Coach Don Shula and the rest of the staff.

Once we all heard about the play, we began

practicing it a few times a week that summer

and throughout the season. We knew that we

See HIGHLIGHTS, page 91






could only use the play

one time, and we wanted

to make sure it was the

perfect time.

We almost used it in a

game earlier that season

against the Minnesota

Vikings. We were trying to

execute the play during

the end of that game, but

one of our linemen

jumped offsides, and it

never happened.

Every game against a

division rival is huge, and

because of all the history we had against the

Jets, my desire to beat them became part of

my internal makeup. The fact that we needed

to win that game to stay on top of our divi-sion only added to the intensity that day.

Even though things didn’t go well in the

first half, we went into the locker room feeling

pretty good about things. We had turned the

ball over three times, and we were only down

by 10 points. We felt good about our chances

to come back. I remember telling our players

that we were a good enough team, with morethan enough offensive weapons to come

back and win the game.

Unfortunately, Boomer Esiason had a few

pretty good weapons as well, and the Jets

got the ball at the start of the second half.

They wasted no time in taking the ball down

the field and scoring a touchdown. Now, we

were facing a 17-0 deficit.Our mentality at that point was to throw

the ball on every down until we were winning.

That’s what I had done in games like this

since I was a kid, and I didn’t know any other

way to do it.

When we got the ball back, we began run-

ning the no-huddle offense. Mark Ingram

caught a pass at the Jets’ 1-yard line on third

down. He broke a tackle and scored our first

touchdown. We were now trailing 17-6.

Even though we missed the two-point

conversion, we were within striking distance.

The Jets knew I was going to throw the ballon every play, and I was still able to move up

the field. That gave us a lot of confidence.

We felt that if we could do it once, we could

do it a few more times.

Boomer wasn’t done scoring, though.

With a few seconds left in the third quarter,

the Jets scored another touchdown, making

the score 24-6.

I had been in situations like that before,

and I still believed we could come back. But

at the same time, I knew that we couldn’t

afford to make any more mistakes. We had to

play a perfect fourth quarter. I also knew that

I had to remain confident, because as the

quarterback, your teammates look to you for

confidence. If you’re walking around the side-

line with your head down, you have no

chance. I grew up with that attitude and,

more than ever, I needed it on that day.

We turned it loose on the next drive. I

took all but one snap from the shotgun for-

mation, and I completed five of the six pass-

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es I threw, including the last one to Ingram for

a touchdown.

As the final seconds of the third quarter

were ticking down, we were losing 24-14.Our great cornerback, Troy Vincent, inter-

cepted a pass from Boomer on the Jets’ next

possession, and that’s when the momentum

began to change. I couldn’t wait to get back

onto the field, and I knew we had to score

right then and there.

I completed five passes in a row, the last of

which was to Ingram for our third touchdown.Now, we were only down 24-21.

After exchanging a few punts, we got the

ball back on our own 16-yard line with 2:34

remaining in the game.

As I walked onto the field, I reminded our

guys that we had plenty of time, and that we

had done this several times before.

I connected with Irving Fryar on the first

play for 18 yards. The Jets were playing a pre-

vent defense, and Fryar was wide open in the

middle of the field. After that, I completed a

short pass to Keith Jackson, bringing us up to

the 50-yard line with 1:50 left.

With the Jets still in the prevent defense, I

found Mike Williams on a post route for a 22-

yard gain. That brought us up to the Jets’ 28-

yard line with 1:24 left. After that, I threw two

short passes to Ingram. As Ingram caught the

second one, he was tackled in bounds, at the

8-yard line, with 35 seconds remaining.

As I ran up to the line of scrimmage, Bernie

Kosar, who I was listening to in the headset

within my helmet, was yelling, “Clock play,

clock play, clock play.” I knew it was the perfect

time to try it, because if it didn’t work, we still

had a few more downs to either score a touch-

down or to tie the game with a field goal.

When I got to the line, I was screaming,

“Clock,” which quarterbacks yell out to signal

that they are going to spike the ball. But we

had something else planned, and my guys

knew what was up. I was going to run the fake

spike play, and I could immediately tell that

the Jets players thought that I was actually

going to spike the football and stop the

clock. I could tell that they had no intensity as

they waited for me to snap the ball. They

looked different to me than on any other play.

Ingram looked over at me and I nodded my

head at him. I snapped the ball, faked the

spike and threw a quick pass to Ingram near

the sideline. Ironically, (Jets cornerback)

Aaron Glenn, who was covering Ingram, was

the only guy who realized what we were

doing, but he realized it too late.

Ingram caught the ball in the end zone with

22 seconds left, and I began jumping up and

down. That was an emotional moment

because of how far we had come back from.

When I got to the sideline, I realized that it was

completely silent in Giants Stadium, and all

the fans were leaving. That was very satisfying.

After that game, the Jets only won four out

of their next 36 games, and since I’m retired

now, I will take some of the credit for that.

Being back in New Jersey and only a few

miles from where Giants Stadium once stood

brings back a lot of great memories from that

day. The fake spike play is as famous as it is

because we did it against the Jets and

because we came back from so many points

down that day. If we weren’t playing our divi-

sion rivals on the road or if we hadn’t come

back from a 24-6 deficit, the Fake Spike

Game would have been much less special.


“For me and the many Dolphins fans

who still remember that win,

the fake spike serves as a wonderful

memory that will live in our minds forever,

and that’s a great thing.”



MY GENERATION THIS WEEK: DEFENSIVE ENDS AS TOLD TO JON COPE

1. Who is the toughest offensive lineman

you have faced?

Not to say I’m cocky or anything, but it’s

usually not the person, it’s usually the

scheme. There are a lot of things you can

do to keep from getting to the quarter-

back. So I’d say schemes are usually harder

to deal with than actual O-linemen.

2. Who sets the bar at your position?

Either DeMarcus Ware or Jared Allen,

whichever one of them has the most sacks

in the last four years or since I came into

the league.

3. What player did you admire growing up?

I wouldn’t say growing up because I did-

n’t watch any football growing up. As I

started to learn and play football I’d have

to say Jason Taylor. When you think about

the guy, he’s moderately attractive, young,

he’s stylish, and in Miami. Here I am. I’m a

moderately attractive, good-looking guy

down here in Miami trying to do my thing.

4. What has been the most memorable

moment of your career?

It would probably be my first Pro Bowl. I

went from sitting on the couch for two

years to starting in a Pro Bowl, so that really

is the tops.

5. What coach had the biggest influenceon your playing career?

I’ve got to go back to high school

where I had a guy, Dennis Golden, who I

think is now coaching up in

Massachusetts. He basically dragged me

off the basketball court. He looked at me

like, “You’re a football player. You’re ath-

letic, you’ve got it, you can run, you can

jump and you could probably go to col-

lege playing basketball but you could

make a living playing football.” He was

like, “Just come out. Just try it and the

worst thing that can happen is if you don’t

like it you can go back to playing basket-

ball.” I literally fell in love with it.


CURRENT PLAYER: CAMERON WAKE










THE LAST WORD BY ANDY COHEN

Once a season I like to take you on a tour

of the Dolphins training camp locker room.

It’s normally just for the players. But three

times a week, for about 45 minutes a visit, the

Dolphins let the media inside.Today, I’m letting you inside. Please, no

autographs are allowed and you’ve got to

give these players some space. This is their

home for so much of the work week and

you’ve got to respect that.

“The loosest locker room I’ve ever been

around,” said tight end Charles Clay.

So let’s see what’s going on:

• You’ve got to start with the cornhole

game in the middle of the locker room. You

know where you throw a beanbag — or try to

throw a beanbag — through a little hole

about 10 yards away? This is a new additionto the locker room this season. The players

love this. And most of them are pretty good

at it. Today you’ve got linebacker Jason

Trusnik taking on all challengers.

Trusnik is the self-proclaimed king. “Call

me Mr. Big Shot,” he says with a hearty laugh.

An exclusive visit

inside the locker room

See LAST WORD, page 92

Veteran guard Daryn Colledge answers questions from a large group of reporters.





Jimmy Wilson is first in line. Then Chris

McCain. Everybody wants a shot. Just don’t

get in the way of one of those throws. The

stares will cut a hole through you.• Let’s drift over to Cameron Wake’s lock-

er. It’s usually crowded because everyone

likes to hear what Wake has to say. Today

there is music blaring from a speaker. I’m not

hip enough to tell you what song it was, but

it did have a nice beat to it. Wake is always

willing to talk, always pleasant, always has

something thought-provoking on his mind.“You gain so much wisdom as the years

increase. It’s like the game slows down. You

develop an inner belief of knowing what’s

coming,” Wake is telling a reporter.

• Across from Wake’s locker is where the

quarterbacks dress. But there is something

odd about those lockers because situated

right between quarterback Ryan Tannehill andMatt Moore is tight end Dion Sims. How did

he get there? A second-year tight end within

whispering distance of Tannehill and Moore?

“Not really sure,” Sims says.

But think how Sims can use that to his

advantage, perhaps politicking for more balls

thrown in his direction. “Didn’t think of that,”

he says. “A good idea.”

• I always get a kick out Nate Garner, who

sits by his locker and often has to move out of

the way when a crush of reporters approach-

es Mike Wallace a few feet away. “Can I have

a little space,” Garner says to nobody in par-

ticular. And nobody in particular listens. So

Garner just shrugs and smiles. An interesting

guy Nate Garner is. He just as soon will tell

you about growing up in Tornado Alley as he

does talking about a double-team block.

• The locker room is filled with various

motivational sayings. On one wall you’ll see

the team’s credo, which was printed on T-

shirts during the offseason. Then there’s a

sign in the back of the locker room that sim-

ply says: “Respect” and “Communicate.”

Another wall has words that say: “One team.

One fight. Win the day.” These are messages

that the coaches want the players to see on a

daily basis, to think about the meaning and

to put those words into use.

One player tells me: “I read all the signs

every day.” Guess you could say, mission

accomplished.

• Over there, near the back of the locker

room, placekicker Caleb Sturgis is sitting qui-

etly at his locker working on his iPad. Sturgis is

just a few feet away from his holder, Brandon

Fields, and his snapper, John Denney. Good

way to build a little chemistry, just for kicks.

• Jared Odrick’s locker is always a busy

intersection. The big guy enjoys putting

things in perspective and really enjoys bust-

ing your chops, a nice one-two combination.

A few feet away, rookie tackle Ja’Wuan James

is watching Odrick hold court. “I like to lis-

ten,” he says. “You can always learn.”

The 45 minutes are over. The locker room

is quickly clearing out. There are meetings to

attend and tape to watch. The bean bags

from the cornhole game are resting peaceful-

ly on the floor. The loud music is no more

and the talking has stopped. The tour is over,

so please exit in an orderly fashion.

“We love it in here,” said Clay. “It’s a great

place to bond.”


10 QUESTIONS, from page 98

The locker room is filled

with various motivational sayings.

These are messages that

the coaches want the players

to see on a daily basis,

to think about the meaning

and to put those words into use.





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