The Miami Dolphins are still alive for the playoffs heading into Week 17 in the AFC and the final wild card spot could be theirs if they defeat the New York Jets at Sun Life Stadium and the game will be on CBS starting up at 1 pm and streaming online from NFL.com and depending on how things shake out they could end up in the postseason in 2013.
The Dolphins are coming off of a bad shutout loss on the road against the Buffalo Bills and the team is still in the hunt with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens for the final spot and none of the four teams controls their own destiny and each needs to win and have some help to make it in and after the terrible game last week, the Fins will be looking to get back on track and make the postseason for the first time in a few years. The team went just 2-3 against the division this season and they can finish even with a win against the Jets and against the AFC they are 7-4 and that will help them and Ryan Tannehill comes into the game with over 3,700 yards passing this season in his second year and Brian Hartline has been having another solid season, while his buddy Mike Wallace has been terrible after signing that huge contract and he has been a bust so far.
The Dolphins opened the season 3-0 and were looking good before losing four straight games and they only won their next game in overtime on a safety and after losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night football the following week after the Jonathan Martin scandal broke, the team started playing much better, winning four of the next five games to get back into the mix before losing against the Bills in a shutout. The team is averaging over 220 passing yards per game and the rushing attack has been horrible this season, averaging less than 90 yards per game this season and the team defense has been playing better as of late, but they are allowing way too many yards and the team ranked 25th in rushing yards per game with over 120 per contest and that could be trouble with the Jets, as they have been a very good rushing offense this season with over 130 yards per game.
The Jets come into the game after a win over the Cleveland Browns and they have the chance to finish even for the season and that could give Rex Ryan his job once again and Geno Smith has been terrible in stretches, but he has also shown some flashes. This season the team is ranked third in rushing defense and sixth in rushing offense and that will be the main focus for the Jets in the game Sunday.
