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Dolphins fear Jake Long out for season

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Dolphins lost left tackle Jake Long in the first quarter of Sunday’s game and they fear they won’t have him back again this year. That’s the word from both Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald and Jeff Darlington of NFL.com from Miami after the …

deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the silky-smooth Calvin Johnson to Mark Sanchez getting his hopes up. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

ESPN.com

MIAMI -- The "2012 AFC East Champion" T-shirts were handed out by the dozens Sunday evening. There was a celebratory feel inside Sun Life Stadium, but it wasn't for the home team. The visiting New England Patriots clinched the AFC East title w…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

The defense played well but ultimately that salt-the-gane away drive that took 7:18 off the clock was a dagger. The offense? Brian Harline played well. Jonathan Martin was good enough in replacing the injured Jake Long at left tackle. Nate Garner was no…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

The Dolphins defense is playing its heart out. The Patriots have had four possessions in the third quarter. And until Miami forced punts on three consecutive possessions and were fighting to do the same on the fourth as the quarter ended. Unfortunately …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Patriots came into Sunday’s game with a clear plan. Throw the ball to Wes Welker. Welker had 10 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown in the first half as the Patriots grabbed a 17-10 lead over the Dolphins. That’s more than half their total yards …

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

It was a strange first quarter. Brandon Fields got a bad snap from center, bobbled it, tried to run with it and got tackled inside his own 20 yard line. That eventually cost the Dolphins a TD. They got that score back when Reshad Jones returned an inter…

ESPN.com

MIAMI -- The New England Patriots are leading the Miami Dolphins, 17-10, at halftime. Here are some notes at intermission: Miami is putting forth a game effort. But penalties, mistakes and turnovers have provided too many opportunities for the Patriots.…

CNNSI.com

With another AFC East title in their sights, the Patriots asserted thier dominance early against the Dolphins. But host Miami is keeping things interesting against its divisional rival. Follow here.

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

The Dolphins call this a measuring stick game. And I would tell you that most observers who measure the Dolphins see them as a mediocre team -- at best. So what does a mediocre team do with starters that aren't quite stars but are good enough to threate…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Two weeks ago, a fan who had been ejected from the game between the Dolphins and Bills later was found dead in a shallow creek.  And while the fan didn’t die on the stadium grounds, the tragedy raises important questions regarding the manner in which e…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

A suggestion that the Bills look to throw deep against the Jaguars this week. It will be a busy day for the Dolphins pass defense. The Patriots added OL Mitch Petrus to the injury report with an illness. DE Muhammad Wilkerson has given the Jets somethin…

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