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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Hyde10: Ten thoughts on Dolphins' 31-24 win over Jets, sixth straight victory — Six straight wins. — Back to .500. — And a shot at the playoffs? We'll see. But the Dolphins did just enough to beat the 3-11 New York Jets on Sunday, 31-24. — Here are 10 thoughts on the game:
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins edge Jets behind season-high in rushing to extend winning streak, keep playoff hopes alive — MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins needed to come back from an ugly start and another late hiccup against the bottom-of-the-division New York Jets, but they kept their winning ways going and playoff hopes alive.
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Palm Beach Post, Denver Post, New York Post, Orange County Register and Daily Herald
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins grades and stock up, stock down for win over Jets — The Miami Dolphins might be one of the NFL's hottest teams coming off Sunday's 31-24 win over the New York Jets, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. — Although Miami (7-7) is back to .500 on the season …
Kenny Rosarion / Sun-Sentinel:
Instant Analysis: Miami Dolphins 31, New York Jets 24 — It wasn't impressive, but it doesn't matter. Six straight wins is six straight wins. It wasn't their best performance against the Jets. But they're back to .500 at 7-7 and give the end of the season a chance.
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DraftKings Nation
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins sign Duke Johnson for the remainder of the 2021 season — The Miami Dolphins signed Duke Johnson to the 53-man roster a day after his breakout performance in Sunday's 31-24 win over the New York Jets, which was the first 100-yard rushing performance of his career.
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Orange County Register
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Duke Johnson comes home again with a Dolphins performance to cherish — MIAMI GARDENS — There were Saturdays Duke Johnson saw football as his future, and Sundays he saw it as a business, but all these games later he saw it as something he never expected to again.
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins rookie safety Jevon Holland comes off COVID list, but rookie receiver Jaylen Waddle out vs. Jets — The Miami Dolphins got back one of the team's two rookie standout starters from the COVID-19 reserve list, as free safety Jevon Holland was cleared to play in Sunday's 1 p.m. home game against the New York Jets.
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
What are Dolphins' playoff odds after getting back to .500? What if they win out? Which other result makes the biggest difference? — The Miami Dolphins' improbable run from 1-7 to playoff contention continued with a sixth consecutive win on Sunday to get back to .500 at 7-7 with three regular-season games left.
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Pro Football Rumors and 710 ESPN Seattle
Stephen Whyno / Associated Press:
NHL postpones Panthers games through Dec. 23 due to COVID outbreak
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Orange County Register
Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens coach John Harbaugh explains late 2-point decision in loss to Packers: ‘We were just trying to get the win right there’ — For the third straight game, a 2-point conversion attempt loomed large for the Ravens. And for the third straight game, it backfired.
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Orange County Register, Denver Post, Associated Press, PressBoxOnline.com and NESN.com
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
QB Tyler Huntley's heroics not enough as Ravens fall to Packers, 31-30, for third straight loss — At the end of the Ravens' most impressive loss of the season, tight end Mark Andrews looked up at the scoreboard inside M&T Bank Stadium early Sunday night, staring at a score made painful …
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Mercury News and Orange County Register
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens WR Sammy Watkins, CB Chris Westry added to reserve/COVID list, will miss game vs. Packers — Ravens wide receiver Sammy Watkins and cornerback Chris Westry were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday and will miss Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers …
Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens place safety Chuck Clark on reserve/COVID-19 list, further depleting banged-up secondary
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Denver Post
Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens QB Tyler Huntley has inspired faith in older teammates since rec-league days: ‘There was just something about him’
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, after missing 3rd straight practice, questionable for game vs. Packers
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Mercury News and DraftKings Nation
ESPN:
New York Mets hire Buck Showalter as new manager — The New York Mets have hired Buck Showalter as their new manager, team owner Steven Cohen announced Saturday on Twitter. — Showalter received a three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal.
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MLB.com and New Jersey Online
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Barry Wilner / Associated Press:
NFL moves 3 games because of COVID outbreaks, including 2 to Tuesday — The NFL has moved three games because of COVID-19 outbreaks: Las Vegas at Cleveland from Saturday to Monday; and Seattle at the Los Angeles Rams and Washington at Philadelphia from Sunday to Tuesday.
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Chicago Tribune
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
NFL postpones three Week 15 games due to COVID outbreak
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Boston Herald
