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--- MIAMI (2-4) at NEW YORK JETS (4-3)1 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE - Jets by 4 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Miami 2-4; New York 4-3 SERIES RECORD - Jets lead 46-40-1 LAST MEETING - Dolphins beat Jets 31-27, Oct. 12, 2009 LAST WEEK - Dolphins lost to Saints 46-34; Jets beat Raiders 38-0 DOLPHINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (2), PASS (26) DOLPHINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (4), PASS (19) JETS OFFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (1), PASS (29) JETS DEFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (22), PASS (7) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Teams meet for second time in 20 days. ... Matchup features top two rushing teams in NFL. ... Jets blew late lead in last meeting when Ronnie Brown scored on 2-yard run from wildcat formation with 6 seconds left. ... With 3,924 yards rushing, Brown surpassed Mercury Morris (3,877) for third on team's career list. Ricky Williams is second with 5,038. ... Williams had three TD runs vs. New Orleans, marking first time he accomplished feat since 2000 with Saints. ... QB Chad Henne makes first career start on road after going 2-1 at home since taking over for injured Chad Pennington. ... LB Jason Taylor had two sacks vs. Saints, giving him 5 1/2 for season and 126 for career, ranking 12th in NFL history - a half-sack behind Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas. ... Dolphins expected to start two rookie CBs in Sean Smith and Vontae Davis with Will Allen lost for season with knee injury. ... Jets have rushed for 300-plus yards in each of last two games, first team since 1975 Bills to accomplish feat. ... New York leads NFL in rushing for first time since Week 10 of 1999 season. ... RB Thomas Jones ranks fourth in NFL and second in AFC with 602 yards rushing. ... Rookie RB Shonn Greene stepped in for injured Leon Washington, out for season with broken right leg, and ran for 144 yards and two TDs vs. Raiders. ... Jets posted 11th shutout in team history last week vs. Raiders, and first since 2003 vs. Pittsburgh. ... LB Calvin Pace had first three sacks of season - taking team lead - last week, and forced two fumbles. MORE
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