AFC East News

That was in 2004, when a marijuana habit drove Williams out of the NFL. The following year he began a comeback that proceeded fitfully because of Miami Dolphins coaching changes, a season-ending injury and an 18-month suspension.

Jets safety Jim Leonhard hasn't yet been ruled out of this weekend's AFC East clash against the Patriots.

South Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 10: The New England Patriots don't need to win Sunday night, but they must beat either the Indianapolis Colts or New Orleans Saints .

The man pictured above went on injured reserve on Wednesday , and he is at the very heart of what the Miami Dolphins are.

Ricky Williams scored three times to power the Dolphins rushing attack. The Miami Dolphins stayed in the playoff race Thursday night with a gritty performance to beat the Carolina Panthers 24-17 in Bank of America Stadium.

The latest ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings are out. The power rankings panel consists of ESPN senior writers John Clayton and Jeffri Chadiha, AFC South blogger Paul Kuharsky and NFC West blogger Mike Sando.

And it should be -- that -- chapter is quote -- Mike Shanahan . And -- has written a book but Mike Shanahan so that advantage under reporting it I think there's a lot of credibility that are.

Tom Brady is back, picking up where he left off after missing virtually all of 2008 with a devastating knee injury.

Man, it's nice to be Tony Sparano today. Look at the other AFC East coaches: 1. You know Jets coach Rex Ryan has been whiny this year.

The Week 11 NFL schedule will kick off with what could effectively be called a playoff elimination game, as the Carolina Panthers welcome the Miami Dolphins to Bank of America Stadium on Thursday night.The Panthers, left for dead by many pundits after a listless home loss to the Buffalo Bills dropped them to 2-4 on Oct.

Quarterback Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots speaks to head coach Bill Belichick in the fourth quarter of the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 15, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The New England Patriots' young defense kept Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts under control for three quarters.

The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Dick Jauron on Tuesday after a 3-6 start in which the offense has been one of the worst in the NFL.

It's too bad Bill Belichick made the Fourth-and-Stupid call. It took away from the main focus of Sunday night's New England Patriots-Indianapolis Colts game, which was seeing Peyton Manning against Tom Brady again.

It's amazing the amount of time it takes to change something, isn't it? One play.

I might be crazy, and living in some deluded world called Dolfan Land, but I ask the impossible anyways: Can the Phins steal the AFC East again? Well, it's probably too early to tell exactly which Dolphin team will show up on any given Sunday , but on paper the Miami Dolphins do have a legitimate chance of repeating as AFC East Champions.

Rex Ryan's big talk and bold declarations set him up for the heavy criticism he's taking as the New York Jets' season continues to spiral.

Now that Indianapolis has won its annual November showdown with New England, players can embark on their next traditional quest.

MIAMI a ' Watching Ronnie Brown hobble off the field late in the third quarter Sunday, Dolphins veteran Jason Ferguson feared the worst.

Maurice Jones-Drew saw a clear path to the end zone and somehow fought the urge to walk across the goal line.