MNF: Dolphins @ Jets (in pivotal division matchup)

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the 96th meeting over the last half century (Jets lead 49-46-1). Dolphins favored by 6.5

Dolphins blog, The Phinsider:

"Dolphins at Jets: NFL Playoff implications in Monday Night Football

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Miami suddenly find themselves sitting on top of the 7-5 battle for a playoff spot. ... With a win tonight, the Dolphins are in the driver’s seat to make the playoffs. ... Win this, and everything falls into place.

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Sunday could not have gone better for Miami.... Essentially, every loss the Dolphins needed to get them into AFC Wildcard contention happened (Browns, Steelers, Ravens, Chiefs)

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the Jets attempt to play spoiler to the Dolphins playoff hopes for the second straight season on Monday Night Football....If the Dolphins don't think they are going to get the Jets' best shot (tonight) then they are sadly mistaken.... The Jets are playing at home, in primetime, against a division rival.

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Three of the Dolphins top five cornerbacks are out for the game. That leaves Pro Bowler Brent Grimes , journeyman RJ Stanford, rookie Walt Aikens and slot cornerback Jimmy Wilson to defend a talented receiving corps of Eric Decker , Percy Harvin and Jeremy Kerley .

It will be interesting to see how the Dolphins elect to use Grimes. Will they let him lock down the left side of the field, like he usually does? Or will the Dolphins decide to mirror Decker or Harvin with Grimes in an attempt to completely take away one of Jets QB Geno Smith's weapons?

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The Dolphins must win up the battle up front on both sides of the ball versus a physical Jets team if they want to have success. Rex Ryan is the type of coach who loves to play ground-and-pound, control the clock type football. If Ryan's team can run the ball efficiently, finish drives and win the time of possession then the game will have gone exactly according to his plan

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The Dolphins will be facing a physical Jets front seven that brings exotic blitzes, so staying ahead of the chains and avoiding long third downs, where the Jets aggressive blitzing defense has the advantage, will be key."

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Seth Walder @SethWalderNYDN 38m

At MetLife Stadium where it is windy and raining three hours

before kickoff.

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Sydney Esiason @ sydneyesiason 1h

The weather at MetLife stadium right now is no joke. Bundle

up Jets fans.

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Kimberley A. Martin @KMart_LI 8m

Almost blew away walking to the media entrance at MetLife

Stadium ...Raining really hard too.

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John Ewing @ johnewing 19m

Since 2002, when the NFL expanded to 32 teams, home dogs

on Monday Night Football are 32-42 (43% ATS)

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Seth Everett @Seth_Everett 24m

As the temp drops, & the rain falls.... Who in their right mind

is going to sit in the stands?

New York Jets @nyjets 28m

Tonight's player walk has been cancelled due to the weather. Sorry, Jets fans. Thanks for the support & see you for kickoff

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New York Jets @nyjets 29 Nov 2014

Jets. Dolphins. Primetime. PREVIEW- bit.ly/1yoFYzO

JETS @Jets224Jets Nov 29

@nyjets big deal what's going to happen going to get blown

out again don't show up

JETS @Jets224Jets Nov 29

@nyjets bunch of p*****s

Brian H @ herk87 Nov 29

@nyjets no one will be watching

Gerardo Artavia @ gerardoartavia5 Nov 29

@nyjets Don't bother watch oh and f*** you

Matt Schwartz @ Mattys007 Nov 29

@nyjets let me make your preview real simple.. Your going to get the poo kicked out of you just like every other week..

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Miami Herald:

"One of the things the Jets do well is run the football. They field a solid, experienced offensive line with legitimate backs, and they are committed to running the ball. ... The Jets are the NFL’s No.5 rushing team and average 4.7 yards per attempt. ... The Miami run defense will be challenged in this game in a manner it hasn’t seen since Week 3 against Kansas City."

MIA's rush D is #13 in NFL allowing 4.1 ypc

Jet's rush D is #2 in NFL allowing 3.4 ypc

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being on the East coast this weekend for the holidays, I really miss 5:30PM kickoffs.  this wait is fugging killing me!

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ESPN:

"The Dolphins and the Jets find themselves in familiar roles...The Dolphins must win this game...The last time these rivals met, the Jets were out of the playoff race in Week 17 of the 2013 season. The Dolphins needed a win to get into the postseason, but New York's 20-7 victory ruined Miami's season."

ESPN Dolphins reporter James Walker:

"Miami hasn’t swept New York since 2009. This is a strong trend favoring New York. ... I've learned in recent years that you can never assume anything with the Dolphins in division games. ... The Dolphins have the talent to play with just about anyone. ... I've watched all 43 career starts for Tannehill, and this is as consistent as I've seen him over a long stretch. I don't expect him to become an elite quarterback who can single-handedly take over games. But Tannehill is at the point where he's becoming part of the solution, not the problem. Barring a complete meltdown in December, his improvements in Year 3 have earned him a fourth year as a starter. The Dolphins have bigger areas to address this offseason."

ESPN Jets reporter Rich Cimini:

"This could be another Monday night debacle for the Jets. The home crowd will turn on them quickly, and it could turn ugly. Correction: It will turn ugly.... Geno Smith is back in the starting role this week, giving the front office one last evaluation period before the offseason. The organization's hope is that he learned from sitting on the bench and that he can take it to the field. We'll see."