The Dolphins were winning the game earlier today 14-7 heading into the 4th quarter and that is when the roof caved in as the Bills scored 24 unanswered points to end the game.  Chad Henne had probably the worst game of his NFL career today as he completed 17 of 31 passes for 175 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 INTs.  Ricky Williams was outstanding running the ball as he carried it 27 times for 115 yards (4.3 ypc) with 1 TD run, but, he also through a interception in the end zone while running the Wildcat Formation and it really hurt the Fins.  Anthony Fasano led the way in the passing game for the Dolphins today with 5 catches for 74 yards (14.8 avg).  Rookie WR Brian Hartline pitched in with 3 catches for 31 yards (10.3 avg) with a TD grab today.  The Dolphins finished up with 325 total yards on offense in this game (157 rushing, 168 passing).

The defense played really well for the first 3/4 of this game before falling apart.  Safety Yeremiah Bell led the way for the Fins’ on defense with 13 tackles, 1 pass defensed and a INT.  OLB Joey Porter was again almost impossible to keep out of the backfield as he finished up with 5 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks and 3 QB hits.  The Bills finished up with 336 total yards on offense (129 rushing, 207 passing).  The Dolphins are now 5-6 on the season as this is a huge blow to their playoff hopes in 2009.

The Dolphins have signed 27-year old CB Evan Oglesby.  Oglesby played in 9 games for the Ravens last season and he made 14 tackles.  He has now played in 4 years in his NFL career appearing in 36 games in which he has 35 tackles and 2 passes defensed.  This was a decent signing as Oglesby will provide depth in the secondary and he will likely help out on special teams.

This is a heated rivalry that the Bills and Dolphins have that goes back to the good old days of Dan Marino and Jim Kelly.  Chad Henne and Ryan Fitzpatrick won’t be likely putting on an air show like Marino and Kelly used to this weekend.  The Dolphins are really playing well the last seven weeks losing to only the Patriots and Saints in that time.  They abused the Bills in the first meeting between these teams 38-10 in Miami.  The Dolphins will likely have the same type of gameplan which included a lot of running the ball on offense.  The Bills are allowing 165.9 yards rushing per game and 4.9 yards per carry this season so look for Ricky Williams to be heavily involved in the offense.  Chad Henne will likely only be asked to manage this game and that is a good idea due to the ballhawking secondary that the Bills employ that already has 17 pickoffs this season.

The Bills will likely come out firing the football around the field in a attempt to get the Dolphins out of their game plan.  Terrell Owens and Lee Evans will likely be the players most targeted in the passing game as the Fins will be starting two rookies at CB.  For that type of offense to work the O-Line will have to give Fitzpatrick time to throw the ball.  That will be easier said than done with the injuries the Bills have suffered recently along the O-Line.  The Fins will likely be blitzing a lot in this game with Jason Taylor and the recently rejuvenated Joey Porter.  The Bills will also likely use a lot of screen passes in this game to beat the blitz.  Fred Jackson will likely do a lot of the heavy lifting in the running game and out of the backfield in the passing game as Marshawn Lynch is gimpy right now. 

PREDICTION:  DOLPHINS 24, BILLS 17

The Dolphins have lost 27-year old OLB/DE off waivers to the Cleveland Browns.  Roth played in 4 games for the Fins this season and he made a whopping 4 tackles.  Roth played 5 years for the Dolphins appearing in 65 games in which he made 158 tackles, defensed 5 passes, forced 6 fumbles and he had 12.5 sacks.  The Dolphins won’t miss Roth too much unless he turns into a stud in Cleveland.

The Dolphins have lost 34-year old NT Jason Ferguson for the season due to a severe knee injury.  He played in 9 games for the Dolphins this season and he made 23 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss and he defensed 1 pass.  Randy Starks will move into the starting lineup to replace Ferguson and he is a pretty decent player himself.  He has played in all 10 games for the Fins this season and he has 33 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss and he has 5.5 sacks.  With Starks in there full time the pass rushing will improve up the middle for the Dolphins while the run defense might be a tad weaker.  Tony McDaniel will move up to the #2 job behind Starks and they will need him to step up when he’s on the field.  McDaniel has played in 10 games this season for the Dolphins and he has made 7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and he has defensed 1 pass.