Marshawn Lynch was held to 31 yards on 13 carries. That averages out to just under 2.4 yards per carry.

That is the type of dominance the Dolphins defense displayed Sunday against the hated rival Bills.

J.P. Losman started at quarterback for the Bills and the result was 4 sacks for the Dolphins defense along with one interception and several fumbles. Losman was harassed more and more as the game went on and even when he had time, the coverage was so good that he had trouble completing passes. He finished the game with 13 completions on 27 attempts for a blistering 123 yards and an interception.

Joey Porter was able to sack Losman twice to bring his NFL leading sack total to 16.5 sacks. The Dolphins record for sacks is 18.5 held by Jason Taylor and Bill Stanfill. Porter is ahead of the pace to break that record.

Will Allen picked off J.P. Losman in the endzone when the Bills were threatening to tighten the game up with a touchdown. Charlie Anderson sacked Losman once and forced two fumbles. Porter forced another. Lee Evans had 3 catches for 23 yards.

These numbers show the defensive dominance, but the score doesn't accurately indicate how the Dolphins offense dominated the Bills defense. The Dolphins held the ball for 37 minutes and 31 seconds. The Dolphins rushed for 115 yards, had no turnovers, 18 first downs and only committed 5 penalties for 28 yards.

If you play fundamentally sound football, you are sure to win even if you don't torch the other team. The Dolphins were able to dominate this game on both sides of the ball by taking care of the ball, despite only converting 4 out of 13 third down attempts.

The Dolphins are tied with the New England Patriots and the New York Jets at 8-5 in the AFC East. This put the Dolphins in control of their own destiny. If they win out, they win the division.

When was the last time the Dolphins had that type of control?

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Can you say "sweep"? Of course you can! The Dolphins jumped onto a 7-0 lead with a 20 yard pass from QB Chad Pennington to TE Anthony Fasano in the first quarter and never looked back.

With the Jets loss today to the 49ers, we are now tied for 1st place with an 8-5 record. The Jets currently hold the tie-breaker over us, but there are still 3 games left. We control our destiny.

My game balls go to:

QB Chad Pennington - 23/29 for 181 yards and 1 TD. I cannot say enough about how Pennington's ability to spread the ball around to the open receiver and manage the game has helped change Miami into a playoff contender.

WR Davone Bess - 9 catches for 74 yards. He's becoming just as valuable to Pennington as Camarillo was as he does not drop passes.

TE Anthony Fasano - the man blocked his rear end off. Every time someone had a nice run you would see Fasano leading the charge.

S Yeremiah Bell - He continues to make big plays when we need them.

K Dan Carpenter - He did miss a kick, but he's been money on field goals. He'd better practice those kick off though.

OLB Joey Porter - He was quiet most of the game, but he was relentless for the entire 60 minutes. On the Bills last drive, he sacked JP Losman and forced a fumble to end the game for them.

Be sure to come by tomorrow morning to read Rich's analysis on the game.

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