Jets trample Dolphins for third win, keep Miami winless at 0-12
BY RICH CIMINI
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Monday, December 3rd 2007, 4:00 AM
MIAMI - Yeah, it bothered the Jets. Even crummy teams have pride. The oddsmakers installed them as an underdog against the winless Dolphins, the ultimate affront in the NFL's 2007 version of Dis-Armageddon.
"It was kind of an insult to everybody," tight end Chris Baker said Sunday at Dolphin Stadium. "We were hearing, 'This is Miami's chance.' We wanted to show them, 'This isn't the game you're going to win.' That's how we went about it throughout the week."
The Jets carried that attitude into the game and, for three hours in an otherwise disappointing season, they actually dominated an opponent. The Jets wore throwback Titans uniforms and looked like a different team.
They forced five turnovers, displayed some of their old razzle-dazzle on offense and scored 30 unanswered points, running away with a 40-13 victory in the Dud Bowl, their largest margin of victory in 17 games.
What did it prove? The Jets (3-9) might be bad, but they're not the worst.
"I guess some guys did take it personally," said guard Brandon Moore, referring to the lack of respect. "You'd think we'd take it personally every week. Maybe this week it was a little more."
Underdog or not, the Jets would've been a national laughingstock if they had lost. Not wanting to leave any doubt, they played the role of bully, beating up rookie quarterback John Beck and limiting the misfit Dolphins to 187 total yards.
The Dolphins dropped to 0-12, only four losses away from becoming the first non-expansion team to go winless. That they lost to the hated Jets made it worse.
"They beat the mess out of us," loudmouth linebacker Joey Porter said. "We lost, 40-13, so what do you want me to say?"
Porter, speechless? What's next, Don Shula leading cheers from the sideline?
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Jets trample Dolphins for third win, keep Miami winless at 0-12
Jets trample Dolphins for third win, keep Miami winless at 0-12
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