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The Dolphins' playoff hopes didn't run away when the season started 0-3. Or when the starting quarterback was lost injured for the year.

HALF: Sometimes 7-7 at the half is a great game, sometimes a boring one. This one leaning toward the latter I'd say.

For the fifth year in a row, the Miami Dolphins hosted a special food giveaway for the holiday and for the second straight year it consisted of full Thanksgiving meals complete with turkeys and all of the sides along with pies for dessert.

Even a distant replay went against the Bucs . Mike Pereira, the NFL 's vice president for officiating, told the Bucs that he agrees with the replay reversal that resulted in an interception by the Dolphins ' Jason Taylor on Sunday.

All of Ricky Williams' coaches and teammates believe he has the stamina and strength to take on a bigger workload against the Panthers -- even at 32.

The play left both teams screaming at the officials. Was it a reception by Tampa Bay? A fumble recovered by Miami? An interception? An incompletion? A touchdown? A replay review sorted out the confusion, and Jason Taylor's interception proved a pivotal play that helped the Dolphins beat the Buccaneers 25-23 Sunday.

By going 3-5 the first half of the season, reigning AFC East champion Miami actually beat the odds.

R andy Moss in a one-on-one matchup is usually a potential disaster for the defense.

A bad game, even an embarrassing one, isn't going to change Dolphins' loose-lipped linebacker Joey Porter.

Sunday vs. Buccaneers , 1 p.m. Matchup Dolphins should exploit Dolphins DE Randy Starks vs.

Dolphins at Patriots Today, 1 p.m., on Ch. 4 When the Patriots run New England has the offensive balance that is the goal of every team, in large part because of the versatility of the offensive line.

A six pack of Dolphins: Gibril Wilson wants to make one thing clear: He said he has not lost his starting safety job, even though Chris Clemons was on the field instead to open the Jets game.

Something A- or someone A- has gotten lost in all this talk about the rapid midseason rise of rookie safety Chris Clemons .

As a kid growing up in Winchester, Ky., Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell never had a younger brother.

"It was not to recognize him [Laughing]. I think that, I was excited for him certainly, for his teammates.

A year ago at this same juncture of the season, the Miami Dolphins , fresh off a 27-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens , occupied last place in the AFC East and trailed the division-leading Buffalo Bills by three games.

Forget the Hurricanes' Antonio Dixon , who overcame homelessness, one parent in prison and one on drugs, a learning disability, and a stutter to make the Redskins' squad .

The Dolphins weren't the only team that thought free safety Darren Sharper's best days were behind him.

Miami Gardens, FL a ' The Miami Dolphins have capitalized on two interceptions in Saintsa TM territory and scored three rushing touchdowns and a field goal and lead the visiting Saints, 24-10. QB Drew Brees scored on a one-yard touchdown run with :02 left in the half.

Tony Sparano is a no-frills, no-excuses kind of guy, so it should surprise no one that the Miami Dolphins coach fell on his figurative sword at the start of Monday's day-after news conference.