Lex Hilliard News

RUN OFFENSE: B-plus No breakaway runs, but Ricky Williams , Lex Hilliard and Lousaka Polite moved the chains.

Two flawed teams, racked with injuries, smacked against each other in the middle of rugged, Rust Belt country that's black and blue and ugly all over, and that's how it wound up Sunday, with a humiliating 31-14 Bills victory that featured Terrell Owens scoring on a rub-it-in touchdown bomb and then delivering a series of celebratory leg kicks meant ...

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It's expected to snow this weekend in Buffalo. The temperature could drop into the low 30s, and weather could be a factor in Sunday's Dolphins - Bills game.

Ricky Williams scored three TDs on Thursday in the first game since backfield mate Ronnie Brown was lost for the year.

Quarterback Chad Henne and the passing game seems to maturing at just the right time.

Two wins in five days have brought the Miami Dolphins back to the .500 mark. The team has shown promise as they look to make another miracle run at the playoffs.A What makes the last win so impressive is the big story with Ronnie Brown.

So much of sports is about roles. Nathan Jones, for instance, has great impact in his utility role in the secondary's nickle and dime packages.

Leta s take a look at a few of the fantasy questions stemming from last nighta s Dolphins-Panthers game: Question: How would Ricky Williams fare as the every-down back for the Dolphins? Answer: Ita s impossible to draw any certain conclusions, considering the Panthers are among the worst rushing defenses in the league .

Brock Osweiler got his chance last week. Now it's Lex Hilliard's turn. On Nov. 14, Osweiler, who graduated from Flathead High School last year, became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Arizona State University since Jake Plummer in 1993.

Even with Ronnie Brown out, expect the Dolphins - and the Panthers - to push ground attacks.

Ricky Williams was solid as the featured back. Hard-running Lex Hilliard showed, in limited action, that he can contribute.

The news that running back Ronnie Brown had been put on injured reserve had to leave Dolfans dazed.

Jake Delhomme #17 of the Carolina Panthers hands off the ball to Jonathan Stewart #28 during their game against the Atlanta Falcons at Bank of America Stadium on November 15, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

With Ronnie Brown out, the Dolphins will need to find ways to move the ball other than the Wildcat with Brown as the focul point.

Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown will miss Thursday night's game against the Carolina Panthers, according to coach Tony Sparano.

Ronnie Brown stuck his head through the entrance of the Miami Dolphins dressing room Monday, tossed a pair of shoes toward his locker and disappeared.

The Dolphins season nearly came to an end earlier today. It won't be long the way things looked during a 25-23 win against the Tampa Bay Bucs.

With an opening on the practice squad after last week's promotion of linebacker J. D. Folsom, the Miami Dolphins have signed rookie running back Tristan Davis to fill the vacancy.

It's going to be around 90 degrees at kickoff down in Miami and the New Orleans Saints are wearing black jerseys.