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Trickery Bails Out Dolphins

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 10, 2008

Updated: 11/10/2008 12:11 am

MIAMI - The Miami Dolphins' sizable bag of tricks saved them on a day the offense sputtered, and they withstood a frantic rally by injury-riddled Seattle to win 21-19.

Surprising Miami (5-4) won its third game in a row and remained in the thick of the AFC East race. After going 1-15 last season, the Dolphins are above .500 for the first time since the end of the 2005 season.

The Dolphins' Wildcat formation - shut out in the past three games - produced scores on a 51-yard run by Ricky Williams and a 16-yard run by Ronnie Brown. Ted Ginn Jr. scored his first touchdown this season when he made a fingertip catch in the end zone of a 39-yard pass from Chad Pennington on a flea-flicker.

Williams ran for 105 yards on 12 carries.

Mia-Ginn Jr. 39 pass from Pennington (Carpenter kick), 8:50.

Second Quarter

Mia-Williams 51 run (Carpenter kick), 14:52.

Sea-Babineaux 35 interception return (Mare kick), 8:21.

Third Quarter

Sea-FG Mare 37, 11:06.

Sea-FG Mare 27, 3:31.

Fourth Quarter

Mia-Brown 16 run (Carpenter kick), 5:38.

Sea-K.Robinson 3 pass from S.Wallace (pass failed), 2:57.

A-64,862.

RUSHING-Seattle, J.Jones 16-88, O.Schmitt 3-19, Morris 1-11, S.Wallace 2-9, Duckett 1-(minus 1). Miami, Williams 12-105, Brown 10-39, Camarillo 1-6, Polite 2-4, Pennington 2-1.

PASSING-Seattle, S.Wallace 21-38-0-185. Miami, Pennington 22-36-1-209.

RECEIVING-Seattle, Engram 5-63, Carlson 5-54, K.Robinson 5-38, J.Jones 2-2, Colbert 1-11, Morris 1-6, O.Schmitt 1-6, Weaver 1-5. Miami, Ginn Jr. 4-67, Brown 4-27, Camarillo 4-21, Bess 2-25, Williams 2-21, Polite 2-17, Cobbs 2-10, Fasano 1-17, Martin 1-4.

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