Dolphins vs. Jets: Miami storms into second place in the AFC East with win

Scott Salmon of SB Nation’s Jets blog Gang Green Nation reamed pretty much the entire team for their dreadful performance, and he was especially critical of Sanchez:

SB Nation’s The Phinsider was pleased with the Dolphins’ effort against the Jets in every facet of the game:

Moore finished the day 11-19 for 131 yards and a touchdown after Tannehill left with injuries to his left quadriceps and knee. The Dolphins managed just 236 yards of total offense, but they were able to win the turnover battle, and make some key special teams plays, as The Phinsider noted above.

Hartline didn’t even get a target last week, so this is a positive sign even though it’s hardly a good game. His season totals are now 33 catches for 555 yards.

Hartline still isn’t a safe player to start, but there’s certainly enough upside to keep him owned in the vast majority of leagues.

Bush has really cooled off in fantasy football. He is averaging just 50.4 yards per game in his last five contests and only scored once in that span.

The Daniel Thomas vulture TD may have upset some Bush owners, so he makes for a fantastic buy-low option. Although, his schedule doesn’t set up well at all.

The Jets have really nothing left and it’s abundantly clear that Kerley is the guy to own on the Jets. However, it might be tough to stash him over the bye and he’s more of a guy that’s a matchup play.

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Gates entered the game with just two catches for 37 yards on the season and only four catches for 56 yards in his entire career.

Fantasy Impact: Gates is best known for being cut by Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland on HBO’s Hard Knocks. Gates was also a darkhorse to win the WR1 job for the Dolphins during OTAs, but he quickly fizzled out.

Greene brings his season rushing totals to 509 yards on 139 carries. His TD total remains at five after today.

Greene is the last man left standing and has been better in the past month. He should still be viewed as a sell-high guy.

New York City is being shutdown at the moment and the mid Atlantic states are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline used the arrival of Frankenstorm to troll the New York Jets and the team’s fans following a 30-9 win.

Man, that Mark Sanchez gets all the love.

Incognito would have blown a kiss to his fans, but he has none.

Without Tannehill at the helm, backup Matt Moore steered the Dolphins offense for the rest of the game, but he didn’t need to do much thanks to the strong efforts from the Miami defense and special teams. Moore finished the day 11-for-19, passing for 131 yards and a touchdown.

The dominant team win for the Dolphins now has those in Miami thinking that the playoffs might be in reach, while the embarrassing loss now sends the Jets into their bye week with serious questions about the coaching, offense, defense and special teams.

The are on a bye for Week 9, so perhaps there might not be a better time to make a switch. Prepare for plenty of Tebow talk in the next two weeks.

The Jets cornerback got Bush to the ground, but both immediately went face-to-face as soon as they got up.

Cromartie was whistled for a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on the play, moving the Dolphins further into New York territory. Miami came away with a field goal on the opening possession, thanks to the big Bush run and the tacked on 15 yards.

The complete Dolphins inactive list is below:

The veteran linebacker is going to be inactive for the contest with a toe injury, according to Manish Mehta. By finally missing a game, it will break Scott’s streak of 119 consecutive games played.

Over the past several seasons, Scott has been an important piece to the New York defense. However, the ex-Baltimore Raven standout is starting to become more of a situational player as his skills begin to slowly decline.

Defense held the day in the last matchup between the squads, with Miami holding Sanchez to 21-for-45 passing and forcing him to toss two interceptions. But Tannehill also had 20 incompletions and threw a pick-six. The Dolphins missed a field goal in overtime and called a timeout before blocking a Folk field goal, allowing him to nail his second chance.

Miami Dolphins (3-3) vs. New York Jets (3-4)