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	The New York Jets landed Braylon Edwards in a deal last week; will the Bills ship Terrell Owens out of Buffalo before the trade deadline?

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Unlike trade deadlines in the other major sports, the NFL's closing date doesn't elicit an entertaining barrage of player movement.

Blockbuster deadline deals are rare, but they do happen. Eric Dickerson, Hershel Walker and Jerry Rice were traded at the deadline. Lesser stars such as Roy Williams, Chris Chambers and Keenan McCardell were bartered, too.

This year's trade deadline is Tuesday.

The biggest name being bandied about lately is Terrell Owens. The Buffalo Bills haven't been able to figure out how to use the future Hall of Famer, who likely will be gone when his contract is up after the season.

With that in mind, here's a deadline preview for all four AFC East clubs.

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Falling

Ryan

Rex Ryan's defense. The New York Jets rookie head coach said he was embarrassed for not having his defense better prepared to stop the Miami Dolphins, who pretty much did whatever they wanted Monday night. The Dolphins unleashed the Wildcat. Chad Henne picked them apart through the air.

The Jets went into the game ranked fourth in total defense, 13th in run defense and fifth in pass defense. Ryan's aggressive style was supposed to be showcased against a Dolphins offense that gave up six sacks a week earlier against the Buffalo Bills.

Parrish

Roscoe Parrish, Bills receiver and punt returner. Parrish wanted out of Buffalo shortly after they signed Terrell Owens. Parrish saw the writing on the wall. He was going to get balls thrown his way only after Owens, Lee Evans and Josh Reed got theirs, and probably after Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson and whomever was at tight end, too.

Parrish didn't get his wish, and despite agent Drew Rosenhaus's attempts to orchestrate a trade by planting rumors Parrish was on the block -- even though Parrish later admitted the Bills didn't want to deal him -- he's still in Orchard Park. Parrish has one catch for 5 yards and muffed a punt inside the final three minutes to give the Cleveland Browns a gift field goal and 6-3 victory.

Edwards

Trent Edwards, Bills quarterback. Buffalo's supposed quarterback of the future seems to regress every week. Of course, it's not totally his fault. He's often scrambling for his life because he's (not) protected by a line that's thinner on talent than it is experience, and that's saying something.

Edwards was among the NFL's passing leaders a couple weeks into the season, but he's 19th now. He has been saddled with the unflattering nickname Captain Checkdown, reflected in his 58.1 completion percentage. But he's averaging 6.4 yards per attempt (23rd in the league). He has thrown five touchdowns and six interceptions.

Rising

Henne

Chad Henne, Dolphins quarterback. The sophomore from Michigan was pressed into service several months ahead of schedule when Chad Pennington suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 3. But Henne is 2-0 as a starter and introduced himself to NFL fans with a fantastic game Monday night.

In a thrilling 31-27 victory over the Jets, Henne completed 20 of 26 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He had a 130.4 passer rating, something Pennington didn't accomplish last year. And Pennington ranks in the top-10 all-time in passer rating.

Edwards

Braylon Edwards, Jets receiver. Edwards made a nice first impression by showing everyone exactly why the Jets acquired him last Wednesday from the Cleveland Browns. Edwards, a big-play threat who became known for his drops and off-field misbehavior, looked more like the player who caught 80 passes and 16 touchdowns in 2007.

In a game where the Jets scored three touchdowns, Edwards greatly influenced all of them. He caught five passes for 64 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown. He had another score reversed on a spot review. The Jets scored two plays later. He also drew a pass interference call near the goal line to set up another touchdown.

Miami's Wildcat offense. The Dolphins called their direct-snap offense 16 times for 110 yards from scrimmage, six first downs and the winning touchdown. Observers continue to wonder when defenses will catch up with the Wildcat and render it extinct, but the Dolphins keep using it with great success.

"That was our offense," Dolphins outside linebacker Joey Porter said. "So to all the Wildcat haters, and to say our offense is a fluke: Keep thinking it's a fluke if you want to."

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	Ronnie Brown and the Dolphins charged back into the AFC East race.

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MIAMI -- The mood in the Miami Dolphins' locker room was joyous. You could feel the combination of relief, excitement and confidence.

Never have they felt so good about a losing record.

"I'm very thrilled," nose tackle Jason Ferguson said after Monday night's dramatic 31-27 victory over the New York Jets in Land Shark Stadium. "We're almost peeping out the hole."

Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown punched in a Wildcat run from 2 yards out for the winning touchdown with six seconds left on the game clock. The thrilling finish capped a frenetic fourth quarter that involved five lead changes and injected life into a team that appeared to have flat-lined.

"Oh, we're where we want to be," Dolphins outside linebacker Joey Porter said.

You can sense it in the Dolphins' locker room: They know they're good.

Yet three weeks into the season, the Dolphins were afterthoughts. They were winless. Chad Pennington, their quarterback and leader, was done for the year with a shoulder injury. A hamstring injury sidelined Porter, their defensive engine.

The outlook was remarkably bleak for the defending AFC East champs.

Check where they are now: they head into their bye week an unimpressive 2-3 in the standings, but back in the divisional race with a bullet.

The Dolphins are one game out of first place. The Jets and New England Patriots are tied at 3-2, but they each have a division loss. The Dolphins are the lone AFC East team without one.

"This is a crazy feeling, but it could have been worse," Porter said. "For it to happen like it did, I'd definitely take 2-3 over 1-4."

The defensive-oriented Dolphins and Jets weren't supposed to take torches to the silos, but a barn burner it was, particularly in the fourth quarter.

Miami quarterback Chad Henne was sensational. In his second pro start, Pennington's heir completed 20 of 26 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.

Chad Henne vs. Jets -- Play Action No Play Action Comp-Att 7-7 13-19 Yards 140 101 TD 2 0 Passer Rtg. 158.3 81.3

ESPN Stats & Information broke down Henne's numbers and found that he completed all seven of his play-action pass attempts for 140 yards and two touchdowns.

"We made that quarterback look like Dan Marino," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "He was pretty good, though. He deserves credit. ... It was just a horrendous day for our defense."

The Jets didn't have any better luck stopping the Wildcat.

The Dolphins called their direct-snap offense 16 times for 110 yards from scrimmage, six first downs and the winning touchdown.

"That was our offense," Porter said with a grin. "So to all the Wildcat haters, and to say our offense is a fluke: Keep thinking it's a fluke if you want to."

Miami's Wildcat on Monday -- Wildcat Other plays Plays 16 48 Yards 110 303 Yds per play 6.9 6.3 TD 1 3 Game Winning Drive -- Wildcat Other plays Plays 4 9 Yards 25 50 Yds per play 6.3 5.6 TD 1 0

Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez was decent in bouncing back from his dreadful performance in the Week 4 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Sanchez completed half of his 24 attempts for 172 yards and one touchdown without an interception.

Sanchez didn't hesitate to look for Braylon Edwards, acquired in a trade from the Cleveland Browns five days earlier. Edwards was astounding. He finished with five receptions, a couple of them sensational, for 64 yards and a touchdown.

But each time the Jets delivered a staggering blow, the Dolphins countered with an uppercut. Much like the season, these Dolphins refuse to go down.

It would've been easy to crumble. They looked pedestrian in their season-opening defeat to the Atlanta Falcons, held the ball for a jaw-dropping 45:07 yet still managed to lose at home to the Indianapolis Colts and tumbled to 0-3 with a loss to the San Diego Chargers.

Pennington -- and Miami's playoff hopes -- departed San Diego in a sling. Since the NFL went to its current playoff format in 1990, three teams have opened a season 0-3 and reached the playoffs. None have advanced to the Super Bowl.

The Dolphins, however, did not waver. They have faith all things are possible and don't have to think back too far for evidence of miracles. They pulled off the greatest turnaround in NFL history last year, rebounding from one victory in 2007 to win the division.

"There are a lot of guys that were on that 1-15 team," Porter said. "We easily could've had that thought in our mind that is was over. We lost Chad. I was hurt. Everything just wasn't going in our favor.

"We easily could've hung our heads, but we have coaches and players on this team with a belief that we can win."

MIAMI -- Now that was fun.

Regardless of who you root for, there was no denying the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets staged a thoroughly entertaining game Monday night -- even though it looked like it would be a defensive struggle based on the statistical rankings.

And both defenses did struggle.

The Dolphins solved the Jets' renowned defense in a thrilling 31-27 victory in Land Shark Stadium.

Ronnie Brown plowed forth for a 2-yard touchdown with six seconds left in the game to force the Dolphins back into relevancy after they appeared dead in the water two weeks ago with Chad Pennington's season-ending injury.

The AFC East standings have gotten verrrrrry interesting.

The Dolphins are only one game out of first place, where the Jets and New England Patriots are tied at 3-2. But the Dolphins are 2-0 in the division. The three other AFC East clubs have at least one loss apiece.

With the help of several slashing Wildcat plays, the Dolphins rolled up 413 total yards on Rex Ryan's defense.

Pennington's replacement, Chad Henne, is 2-0 as and NFL starter. He completed 20 of 26 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Brown ran for 74 yards, while Ricky Williams added 68.

The Jets' offense was up the challenge. Mark Sanchez was decent in the bounce-back game from his New Orleans debacle, going 12 of 24 for 172 yards and a touchdown.

Braylon Edwards, five days after being traded from the Cleveland Browns, was sensational in his Jets debut.

Edwards caught five passes for 64 yards and a touchdown, making a highlight-reel play to set up one Thomas Jones touchdown and drawing a questionable pass interference call against Dolphins cornerback Will Allen that prefaced another Jones plunge.

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MIAMI -- Where did this No. 19 come from?

Some dude named Ted Ginn just made a 53-yard touchdown catch over Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis to give the Miami Dolphins a 24-20 lead over the New York Jets.

That can't be the same Ted Ginn who has been infamous in South Florida for being a major disappointment since he was drafted ninth overall, can it?

Five snaps after Cleveland Browns import Braylon Edwards set up the Jets for a go-ahead touchdown, Cleveland native Ginn got behind the Jets' secondary. Chad Henne made a pretty, rainbow throw to Ginn down the seam to retake the lead.

It was the type of throw Dolfans didn't get see much from Chad Pennington.

The defenses were supposed to be exchanging body blows, but the offenses keep landing haymakers.

An injury update in the press box: Dolphins outside linebacker Jason Taylor has a shoulder injury, and his return is questionable.

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MIAMI -- Where did this No. 17 come from?

Some dude named Braylon Edwards just made a circus catch for the New York Jets.

That can't be the same Braylon Edwards who was infamous for dropping passes and event coordinators in Cleveland, can it?

Sources at Monday night's game at Land Shark Stadium insist that, in fact, is the very same Braylon Edwards, but I'm not so sure.

The Jets' version of Edwards has four receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown. He was a millimeter away from scoring his second touchdown on a scintillating, contorting catch down the left sideline for 34 yards.

Mark Sanchez laid the ball over cornerback Vontae Davis for Edwards, who caught the ball while twisting his torso and then tapped both feet down before sliding to his knees and hitting the pylon.

The initial ruling was a touchdown, but the Dolphins challenged the spot. The ball was placed inside the 1-yard line for Thomas Jones top bang it in.

Edwards has made three nice grabs and has zero drops. He also has a 3-yard touchdown reception and a 17-yard first down.

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MIAMI -- On paper, Monday night's game appeared to be suited for the hardcore football fan: offenses that prefer to grind it out, unforgiving defenses.

Through the first half, however, the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins have put on a show that would entertain the most casual fan. Wildcat deception, trick plays, long gains and a fine first impression from Braylon Edwards have highlighted the action so far.

The Jets lead 13-10.

Miami ran the Wildcat four times for 58 yards. Two direct-snap plays propelled them to a touchdown. Running back Ronnie Brown threw a pass to tight end Anthony Fasano for 21 yards and handed off to Ricky Williams for a 21-yard run.

On their third drive, Brown ran for 13 yards. Then Williams took a direct snap for a 6-yard run.

Williams, who had a 59-yard catch and run, has 97 yards from scrimmage.

The Jets' first two scoring drives were prolonged by fake punts called by former Dolphins special teams coach Mike Westhoff. Punter Steve Weatherford ran 26 yards on their touchdown drive. A quick snap to upback Brad Smith went for 12 yards to take the ball inside the Miami 30-yard line. Former Dolphin Jay Feely eventually kicked a 40-yard field goal.

Maybe Edwards left those notoriously bad hands in Cleveland because he made two nice grabs in the first half. He snagged a 3-yard toss from Mark Sanchez in the back of the end zone and made a quality catch for 17 yards and a first down on the field-goal drive.

The only injury announced in the press box so far: Smith has a foot injury. His status for the second half has been classified as questionable.

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MIAMI -- The New York Jets and Miami Dolphins are trading big-gain punches for an entertaining start Monday night. The AFC East showdown matches two top 10 defenses against bottom-half offenses.

The Jets' defense didn't perform as advertised on the opening drive.

The Miami Dolphins strutted down the field on Monday night's opening drive to take a 7-0 lead in Land Shark Stadium.

Miami traveled 80 yards on 12 plays. They took 7:29 off the clock.

Ronnie Brown squeezed his way into the end zone from a yard out. The Dolphins had five plays of 9 yards or longer, including back-to-back snaps of the Wildcat. Brown threw to tight end Anthony Fasano for 21 yards. On the next play, Brown handed off to Ricky Williams for an 18-yard run.

But the Jets answered with a touchdown of their own. The Dolphins appeared to have forced a three-and-out after snuffing Leon Washington's attempt at a Wildcat-style play. But Jets special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff, an old hand on Don Shula's staffs, called for a fake that sprung punter Steve Weatherford for a 26-yard run up the Dolphins sideline.

Braylon Edwards, five days after the Cleveland Browns traded him, grabbed a 3-yard toss from Mark Sanchez to cap a seven-play, 70-yard drive that took 3:40.

The "Monday Night Football" crew takes an advance look at the AFC East contest between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium.

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Miami Dolphins

• South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist sees the way quarterbacks are being protected and fears Dan Marino's records will fall more easily.
• David J. Neal of the Miami Herald explores how the Dolphins might handle the dangerous Jets defense.
• Palm Beach Post reporter Carlos Frias considers what might happen if the Dolphins put pass-rushers Joey Porter, Jason Taylor and Cameron Wake on the field at the same time.

Buffalo Bills

• If the K-Gun was a thoroughbred, then the current version of Buffalo's no-huddle offense is "more like a donkey, plodding along with blinders on at a painfully unproductive pace," writes Leo Roth from the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
• Allen Wilson of the Buffalo News examines the offense's problems not only in scoring, but also in merely staying on the field.
• A crucial part of the game plan against Cleveland will be keeping return man Josh Cribbs in check, Wilson writes for the News.

New England Patriots

• Providence Journal columnist Jim Donaldson supports the NFL's mission to keep quarterbacks healthy.
• Boston Globe reporter Michael Vega, calling Brandon Meriweather the best Miami Hurricane on the Gillette Stadium field last Sunday, revisits the Ed Reed comparisons.
• Ian R. Rapoport from the Boston Herald takes a look at the New England secondary's latest problem: Brandon Marshall.

New York Jets

• New York Post reporter Greg Bishop takes you inside Jets receiver Jerricho Cotchery's life.
• Manish Mehta of the Newark Star-Ledger writes about Bryan Thomas, a critical but often overlooked contributor to the Jets' defense.
• Braylon Edwards said he's familiar with the offense's terminology and is picking it up quickly, Tara Sullivan of the Bergen Record writes.

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New England Patriots

• Running back Laurence Maroney tells Boston Globe reporter Christopher L. Gasper about the displeased fans: "I'll take it as my way of saying 'I hear you.' I hear the cries, and I will deliver."
• WEEI.com's Christopher Price notes the Patriots' 22 quarterback hits rank fifth in the NFL.
• Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey fawns over Randy Moss and Tom Brady in a story from Boston Herald reporter Karen Guregian.
• Shalise Manza Young takes a look at how defensive lineman Mike Wright has gone from practice star to impact player on Sundays.
• Brady is unrepentant despite criticism he has been the benefactor of too many roughing calls, Gasper writes.

Buffalo Bills

• Buffalo News metro columnist Donn Esmonde, comparing the Bills to General Motors, writes their "lengthy mediocrity is ultimately not a failure of individual players and coaches, but a consequence of flawed management."
• Buffalo News sports columnist Jerry Sullivan implores the Bills to start unloading: "Don't tell me you can't make trades in the NFL. The Browns just traded the No.3 pick in the '05 draft. They're the underdog Sunday, maybe the worst team in the NFL. They're still better off than the Bills."
• Sal Maiorana of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle takes a look at the Bills' decision to switch Kawika Mitchell to middle linebacker.
• While Bills fans want to serenade Dick Jauron with "Hey, hey, hey, goodbye," Buffalo News reporter Mark Gaughan noted Jauron's players sang happy birthday to him.
• Brian Galliford of BuffaloRumblings.com writes the Bills' must run the ball more than they pass.
• Buffalo Sports Daily's Paul Seebald examines the impact new defensive line coach Bob Sanders has made.

Miami Dolphins

• South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde points out the lack of a go-to receiver will hurt Chad Henne's development.
• Miami Herald columnist Armando Salguero scratches his noggin over the Dolphins' refusal or inability to bring in significant help at receiver.
• Carlos Frias of the Palm Beach Post looks into the reasons why Ted Ginn had only three passes thrown to him Sunday.
• Joey Porter, Akin Ayodele and Phillip Merling all were back at practice Thursday, Edgar Thompson from the Palm Beach Post reports.
• Miami Herald reporter Jeff Darlington takes a look at how the Dolphins' game plan might change -- or not -- now that the Jets have Braylon Edwards.

New York Jets

• New York Daily News columnist Gary Myers compares the Braylon Edwards acquisition to the Patriots bringing aboard Randy Moss.
• Newsday's Bob Glauber writes: "With his history of misbehaving ... the Jets have taken a calculated risk that Edwards will be worth the trouble."
• CBSSports.com's Clark Judge wonders which version of Edwards the Jets will get, the one from 2007, or the one who angered Browns fans.
• New York Post columnist Steve Serby likes the trade because of the player's potential and for the message it sends within the organization and to Jets fans.
• Amid the Edwards hoopla, Newark Star-Ledger reporter Manish Mehta takes a look at how Mark Sanchez intends to bounce back from an awful game.

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The real impact of Braylon Edwards on the New York Jets' offense probably won't be found on his personal stat line.

Keller

His presence will be sprinkled throughout the lineup, and the player who might benefit most of all is tight end Dustin Keller.

"Keller will be really difficult to key on now," Scouts Inc. analyst Matt Williamson said.

Keller should be scarier to opposing defenses than he has been. He's averaging three receptions and 43 yards a game.

If the Jets' base personnel consists of two running backs, Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery at receiver and Keller at tight end, then base defenses will have a difficult time matching up.

"All of a sudden you're going to see more two-high-safety looks, which is going to help the running game," Williamson said. "You're going to see more teams worried about the other weapons.

"Keller is not an in-line, pounding tight end. This will get Keller detached from the formation more and up against a linebacker more often. I think he'll abuse that kind of coverage."

Edwards also should provide a jolt for versatile running back Leon Washington. Similar to Keller, the Jets can more easily maneuver Washington into mismatches.

"You start Leon Washington out in the backfield and motion him out wide," Williamson said. "If you get a heavier linebacker on him, you exploit that mismatch.

"It opens up an awful lot for the whole offense."

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A lot has happened since the last time the Buffalo Bills played the Cleveland Browns.

Not much of it is good.

And not much of it has brightened the outlook of either franchise.

The Browns will visit Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday for a rematch of one of the worst performances in recent Bills history.

It was Week 11 last year, and the Bills were fighting for their postseason lives, playing at home on "Monday Night Football" against a dreadful opponent.

One reasonably would assume the Bills to be fired up.

Eh. The Browns took an early 13-0 lead, and although the Bills battled back to pull ahead by a point with 2:25 to play, they found a way to lose. Phil Dawson kicked a 56-yard field goal for the Browns with 1:44 left, and Rian Lindell missed a 46-yard counterpunch.

Here's an idea of how events have unfolded for each franchise since then:

• Buffalo has gone 3-7 overall, 0-5 in the division.
• Cleveland has gone 0-10 overall, 0-4 in the division.
• Bills fans hate their head coach.
• The Browns fired head coach Romeo Crennel and replaced him with Eric Mangini, who hasn't exactly been embraced.
• Buffalo has been outscored 234-191.
• Cleveland has been outscored 247-80.
• Both teams were forced to trade away the best players on their rosters to avoid turmoil. The Bills dealt two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters to the Philadelphia Eagles in April. The Browns sent Pro Bowl receiver Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets on Wednesday.
• Both teams had players who endured legal problems that made national headlines, the Browns' situation (Donte Stallworth) more tragic than the Bills' succession (Marshawn Lynch, Donte Whitner, Ko Simpson).
• Each organization drafted its "quarterback of the future" in 2007 and still doesn't know what it has.
• Buffalo and Cleveland are more entertaining on special teams than they are on offense or defense.
• Tight end Robert Royal has dropped passes for Buffalo and Cleveland.
• Both clubs have running back tandems that make it tough to find enough carries to go around.
• The Bills and Browns need to gut themselves -- but the Browns are alone so far in actually doing it.

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Braylon Edwards is synonymous with the dropsies.

The New York Jets' prized acquisition has bobbled passes like nobody else over the past couple of years.

Edwards had a breakout season in 2007, catching 80 balls for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns. But he also has been plagued with cement hands that drove Cleveland Browns fans bonkers.

Elias Sports Bureau tallied 30 on-target drops for Edwards from the start of 2007. That's tied with Brandon Marshall for most in the NFL over that span.

But Edwards has caught only 145 passes in that timeframe, while Marshall has made 222 receptions. That gives Edwards an astronomical 17.1 drop percentage (on-target drops divided by catchable passes), by far the highest of any player with 80 or more receptions since 2007.

At his introductory news conference, Edwards was asked about his droptastic reputation.

"Us being the athletes that we are, a lot of times we try to make moves without the ball," Edwards said. "You tend to make your next move before you have the ball. This is something you take back to college.

"My college receivers coach always told me, 'One, two, three. Catch, tuck it, then run.' That's something that I’ve been doing lately, and it's been working out for me.

"At the end of the day, it's just slowing down. A lot of times, things happen so fast or it's pressing or you're trying to do too much. Slow down and do the easy stuff."

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The next episode of "Monday Night Football" probably won't appeal to the casual sports fan.

Unless Wednesday's trade that sent receiver Braylon Edwards to New York changes the Jets' offensive philosophy, their game against the Miami Dolphins in Land Shark Stadium should be an old-school, smashmouth tilt.

Both teams have top 10 defenses and prefer to pound the ball with their bottom-half offenses.

"Something is going to have to give," said Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, sounding a little like John Facenda.

"They are outstanding against the run. So are we on defense, and both teams like to run the ball. So something is going to happen out there. It is probably not going to be for the meek on either side of the ball."

Rex Ryan has the Jets' defense ranked fourth overall, 13th versus the run and fifth versus the pass.

The Dolphins rank 10th in total defense, second in run defense and 24th in pass defense.

The Jets rank 24th in total offense, but ninth on the run (130.5 yards per game). The Dolphins rank 18th in total offense, but first on the run (183.5 yards per game).

"I know what kind of coach that Rex is and what Rex is doing with his team and how they want to be," Sparano said, "and that is exactly what we want to be. You got two teams that like to run the football and, I think, run it well.

"Those are not finesse runs they are dialing up either. They are powerful runs. They are power runs. A lot like us that way and two good defenses. So there will be a lot of bumping out there."