Found October 29, 2012 on The Sports Headquarters: Yardbarker Blogger Network
MIAMI (30) d NEW YORK (9) The Headline: Dolphins thump the Jets without Tannehill as Sanchez endures another rough day The Story: One of the more underrated rivalries in the NFL has to be the Dolphins and the Jets who, despite their inherent mediocrity, still seem to have a real fire to their contests. In this one there was no shortage of drama in the Meadowlands against the backdrop of Hurricane Sandy as the Jets had a massive letdown after playing so tight against the Patriots last week. Mark Sanchez had a rough outing in this one as he threw 54 passes and had a generally mistake riddled game involving an interception, a fumble and way too many mental errors that lead to the crowd chanting for him to be benched. Meanwhile, a total team performance from the Dolphins lead to this convincing win as all three phases of the game contributed to this victory. The defense lead the way stopping the Jets from ever getting into a scoring position until the game was well and truly over and f...
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