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Week 7 is filled with many great match-ups between playoff-caliber teams including the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins.
The Saints did not make the playoffs last season, but they seem to be well on their way to the postseason with an impressive win over the New York Giants Sunday to remain undefeated.
On the other hand, Miami did make it into the postseason last year by winning the AFC East Division with a record of 11-5.
This game will prove to be more important to the Dolphins than it is for the Saints, as Miami enters week 7 with a record of 2-3 coming out of their bye.
Miami currently sits third in the AFC East behind the division-leading New England Patriots who sit at a mark of 4-2 after demolishing the Tennessee Titans by a score of 59-0 on Sunday.
The Dolphins are coming off two straight wins over divisional opponents with victories over the Buffalo Bills 38-10 and the New York Jets last Monday Night 31-27.
Miami found itself down to the Jets with five minutes left in the fourth quarter. However, QB Chad Henne, marched the Dolphins down the field and Ronnie Brown punched in a touchdown with six seconds left.
The Dolphins are now led at the quarterback position by Chad Henne after their starting QB Chad Pennington suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during the game against the San Diego Chargers. Henne has started in two games and has exceeded expectations by winning both of them.
Henne has done everything that the Dolphins have asked him to do so far and more in leading Miami to two straight wins.
Henne has completed 44 out of 67 passes with a 65.7 completion percentage. He has also thrown for 448 yards with three touchdown passes and just one interception.
Miami’s key strength is in their running game, as they are led by Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. The Dolphins lead the league in rushing yards per game with the help of the many Wild Cat formations that they run causing confusion for many defenses.
Brown has 93 rushing attempts for 443 yards averaging 4.8 yards per carry. Also to his credit, Brown leads the team with six touchdowns. Williams has rushed for 316 yards off 61 attempts with an average of 5.2 yards per carry.
Williams has rushed for two touchdowns and has contributed to the offense with 11 receptions for 132 yards with a touchdown.
The receiving corps for Miami is led by Ted Ginn Jr., who has 16 receptions for 195 yards and a touchdown. Davone Bess and Greg Camarillo have also contributed with Bess catching 23 passes for 175 yards and Camarillo with 14 receptions for 119 yards.
The Dolphins defense is not what it used to be, but has been improving the past couple of weeks. Yeremiah Bell is leading the Dolphins defense with 34 total tackles while Gibril Wilson is not far behind with 30.
Jason Taylor is still proving to be a defensive force as he is leading the team with four sacks. The next closest to Taylor are Joey Porter, Randy Starks, and Cameron Wake all with two sacks this season.
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