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MIAMI _ Is the Dolphins offensive line actually better without Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin? It wouldn't seem that way logically, especially with Incognito.

Cornerback Dmitri Patterson walks off the field after getting hurt in the fourth quarter of the game with the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens on October 31st,2013 Cornerback Brent Grimes, strong safety Chris Clemons and free safety Reshad Jones could have been chiseled onto stone tablets as Dolphins ... (more)

This image is courtesy of the Douglas County Sentinel. Ron Daniel/Douglas County Sentinel South Douglas Elementary School fifth grader Ethan Miller got a holiday surprise Monday as his father, National Guard/Air Force Msgt.

Steelers center Cody Wallace provided a perfect example of this during Sunday's game against the Dolphins when he used his left fist to burrow his way into Randy Starks' man region during a second-quarter fumble skirmish.

I want you to take a trip down memory lane. Flash back a few years ago, Pittsburgh Steelers versus our Miami Dolphins.

The New England Patriots have beaten the Miami Dolphins seven times in a row, but they're also 0-5-1 against the spread the last six times they've been lined as road favorites.

In a difficult road matchup, with all hope of making the playoffs resting on a win, Mike Sherman finally got the offense to produce over 30 points, in part by exploiting an opponent's weakness.

DAVIE The Dolphins are one game into the fourth quarter of the season, and they find themselves in the thick of the AFC wildcard race and, believe it or not, still in the race to win the AFC East.

DAVIE Dolphins starting tailback Lamar Miller must pass an NFL mandated baseline concussion test before he'll be cleared to return to the practice field this week.

That's the takeaway after NFL Media's Ian Rapoport confirmed the worst : The New England Patriots tight end has a torn ACL and MCL, and his season is over.

On Jeff Ireland, I've been told Stephen Ross has given him assurances his job is safe: http://t.co/QvpivOyS72 After a season in which the Dolphins became the most controversial team in the NFL due to the investigation involving offensive linemen Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin, Ireland keeping his job appears more likely than it did a few ... (more)

But over the last four games Tannehill is averaging 34 rushing yards per game. Against the Steelers, Tannehill broke out for a 48-yard run on a read option - the longest run by a quarterback in team history.

Not only are the Dolphins playing their best football since September, but Baltimore -- their chief challenger for the final AFC playoff spot -- faces a daunting schedule.

"The offense was not set, so the play should never have started to begin with," Coyle said.

That picture shows how close the Miami Dolphins came to one of the most epic losses in the franchise's history.

Some how, some way, these guys have managed to get better despite losing two starters left guard Richie Incognito , who went to the Pro Bowl last season, and right tackle Jonathan Martin and playing two games, San Diego and Carolina, without center Mike Pouncey , who was out with an illness.

Pittsburgh came within inches of miraculous win, but Antonio Brown stepped out of bounds on a wild desperation play to end the game.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell will start on Sunday against Miami, just over a week after sustaining a concussion in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

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