The Dolphins played hard yesterday but they just fell short against the Steelers.  Chad Henne was solid in the first half of the game yesterday completing 16 of 20 passes for 140 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  But, he didn’t play the rest of the game due to a eye injury.  Pat White replaced Henne at QB and he carried the ball 5 times for 27 yards (5.4 ypc) and he threw two incomplete passing before leaving the field on a stretcher.  That left things up to Tyler Thigpen who came off the bench firing the football as he completed 4 of 8 passes for 83 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 costly interceptions.  Rickey Williams didn’t have his best game as he carried the ball 12 times for 31 yards (2.6 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 4 yards (1.3 avg).  Lex Hilliard pitched in with 1 carry for 9 yards and 1 catch for 11 yards that went for a TD.  WR Davone Bess led the way in the passing game for the Dolphins with 5 catches for 85 yards (17.0 avg) with a TD grab.  Brian Hartline pitched in with 2 catches for 34 yards and he also carried the ball 2 times for 20 yards (10.0 (ypc) with a TD.  The Dolphins finished up with 303 total yards on offense (99 rushing, 204 passing) in this game.

Safety Yeremiah Bell led a pretty poor overall effort by the D with 6 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 INT.  OLB Joey Porter pitched in with 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 QB hit and a fumble recovery.  The Steelers finished up with 403 total yards on offense (202 rushing, 201 passing) in this game.  The Dolphins finish the season with a 7-9 record.

The Dolphins were down 27-3 at the half before showing life in the second half before falling just a tad short.  Chad Henne was solid in completing 35 of 55 passes for 322 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Rickey Williams carried the ball 10 times for 35 yards (3.5 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 26 yards (5.2 avg) before leaving the game due to injury.  Lex Hilliard replaced Williams and he carried the ball 3 times for 12 yards (4.0 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 9 passes for 74 yards (8.2 avg) with a TD grab.  Ted Ginn Jr. had his best game in quite a while as he lead the way for the Fins with 5 grabs for 82 yards (16.4 avg) yesterday.  The Dolphins finished up with 363 total yards on offense (60 rushing, 303 passing) in this game.

Akin Ayodele (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 QB hit) and Yeremiah Bell (5 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) led the way for the Dolphins on D in this game.  The Texans finished up with 406 total yards in this game (126 rushing, 280 passing).  The Dolphins are now 7-8 on the year but they still have a slight chance of making the playoffs.

This game will stick with the Dolphins like a bitter pill.  Chad Henne really showed me something in this game by rallying his team to score 15 points in the 4th quarter to send this game into O.T.  But, he also threw the pick-off that set up the winning field goal for the Titans.  Henne completed 29 of 46 passes for 349 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 11 yards (5.5 ypc) in this game.  Ricky Williams had another solid game today with 19 carries for 80 yards (4.2 ypc) with a TD run.  He also caught 3 passes for 9 yards (3.0 avg) today.  Brian Hartline led the way for the Dolphins with 92 yards receiving on only 2 catches (46.0 avg).  Davone Bess (4 rec, 58 yards), Greg Camarillo (5 rec, 46 yards) and Anthony Fasano (4 rec, 36 yards, TD) all pitched in for the Fins’ in the passing game today.  The Dolphins finished up with 468 total yards on offense (121 rushing, 347 passing) in this game.

The defense didn’t play that well for the Dolphins today.  Safeties Gibril Wilson (7 tackles) and Yeremiah Bell (6 tackles) pitched in for the Fins’ today on D.  But, Jason Taylor had the best game on the defensive side of the ball for the Dolphins with 6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and a sack.  The Titans finished up with 364 total yards on offense (128 rushing, 236 passing) in this game.  The Dolphins are now 7-7 on the season.

The Dolphins were ball hogs on offense and they played great on D to win this game today.  Chad Henne was so-so today as he completed 21 of 29 passes for 220 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 1 yards (0.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Ricky Williams was the main man on offense for the Fins today as he carried the ball 28 times for 108 (3.9 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 7 yards (3.5 avg) today.  Greg Camarillo led the way in the passing game for the Dolphins with 7 catches for 110 (15.7 avg).  The Dolphins finished up with 354 total yards in this game (146 rushing, 208 passing) as they had possession of the football for 35:06 of this game. 

The defense was outstanding today for the Dolphins.  Safeties Yeremiah Bell (7 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and Gibril Wilson (6 tackles, 1 pass defensed) led the way for the Fins’ D today.  The Jaguars finished up with only 217 total yards on offense (95 rushing, 122 passing) in this game.  The Dolphins are right back in the playoff hunt as they improved to 7-6 on the year.

This was a game the Dolphins had to have and they got it due to Chad Henne and Dan Carpenter.  Henne led the Fins on a 4th quarter drive late in the game that set up Dan Carpenter for the game winning 41-yard field goal with 1:02 left in the game.  The Dolphins finally took the shackles off QB Chad Henne and he responded by completing 29 of 52 passes for 335 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  Ricky Williams pitched in with 75 yards rushing on 18 carries (4.2 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 6 yards (3.0 avg).  WR Davone Bess had a true breakout game yesterday with 10 catches for 117 yards (11.7 avg) with a TD grab.  TE Anthony Fasano pitched in with 5 grabs for 67 yards (13.4 avg).  WRs Greg Camarillo (4 rec, 61 yards) and Brian Hartline (4 rec, 41 yards, TD) also helped out in the passing game yesterday.  The Dolphins finished up with 416 total yards in this game (88 rushing, 328 passing).

LB Akin Ayodele (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss), Yeremiah Bell (6 tackles) and Gibril Wilson (6 tackles) led a sub par effort by the defense.  The Patriots finished up with 448 total yards of offense in this game (96 rushing, 352 passing).  The Dolphins are now tied with the Jets at 6-6, just 1 game behind the Patriots in the AFC East.