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Monday 19 deceMber 2016
Moore sets career high with 4 TDs as Miami routs Jets

BARRY WILNER fourth quarter after he was Eighth-year defensive end
AP Pro Football Writer squashed by Ndamukong Wake’s first career inter-
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Suh and Cameron Wake ception on an awful throw
Jersey (AP) — Matt and injured his chest. by Petty thwarted anoth-
Moore’s first game as Ryan For good measure, the Dol- er New York threat in the
Tannehill’s replacement phins threw in an 11-yard opening half.
was the best of his career. blocked punt return touch- And the Dolphins stopped
The nine-year veteran down by Walt Aiken. Bilal Powell on a fourth-
stepped in Saturday night “The defense did a great and-1 run near midfield.
by throwing for four touch- job with turnovers, just “He has that knack of tim-
downs in keeping the causing problems,” coach ing,” Gase said about
Miami Dolphins’ playoff Adam Gase said. Wake.
hopes very much alive with “The pressure was relent- “He knows there are mo-
a 34-13 rout of the New less. ments that can swing a
York Jets. And Walt is a guy making game.”
In his first start since Jan. a huge impact on special Those plays set up Moore’s
1, 2012 — a Dolphins vic- teams, just now it’s resulting perfect pass to Stills behind
tory over the Jets, with cur- in points.” rookie cornerback Justin
rent New York coach Todd The game was competitive Burris for a 13-7 lead.
Bowles serving as interim for a half. For once, the Jets Powell had a big first half
Miami coach — Moore started quickly. with 113 yards total offense.
picked apart the mistake- They were awful in the first But it only helped get 10
prone hosts. half of their last two out- points; Nick Folk made a
He hit Dion Sims for a pair of ings, but Petty immediately 48-yard field goal with 18
1-yard TDs and Kenny Stills guided them 75 yards in seconds left.
for 52 and Jarvis Landry for seven plays for a 7-0 lead. Powell gained only 36 yards
66 in Miami’s eighth win in Robby Anderson, coming in the second half.
its last night games. The on at receiver late in the The Dolphins were out-
Dolphins (9-5) clinched year, badly beat Bacarri gained by 225 yards to 129,
their first winning season Rambo on a crossing pat- yet went to the locker room
since 2008, the last time Miami Dolphins free safety Walt Aikens (35) blocks a punt by tern and sped into the end ahead 13-10.
they won the AFC East. New York Jets punter Lac Edwards (4) during the third quarter zone. From there, it was all Mi-
Should Moore (12 for 18 for of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Ruth- It took a replay challenge ami, getting Aikens’ and
236 yards) continue such erford, N.J. Associated Press by Gase to get an incom- Landry’s scores and Sims’
strong play, they certainly pletion overturned into second TD.
can be optimistic about groove in the middle part. was impressive.” Sims’ first 1-yard touch- “Oh, they were prepared,
playing in the postseason. Once we got going, that The Jets (4-10) have lost as down pass early in the sec- but when we play like
“There were some nerves negative stuff wore offf many games as they won ond quarter — Moore’s first that, it all falls on me,” Jets
and maybe it showed a and I got on a roll. in 2015, Bowles’ first season TD throw since Week 8 of coach Todd Bowles said.
little early,” said Moore, Credit these guys for get- in charge. 2012, also against the Jets. “It starts at the top. I’ve
whose wife gave birth to ting us going and making They also lost second-year Andrew Franks’ extra point got to do a better job, and
son Wyatt Monday. “We plays. Once those guys got quarterback Bryce Pet- kick hit the left upright, his they’ve got to do a better
started slow, but got in the the ball in their hands, it ty on the first play of the first miss this season. job. But it starts with me.”q

Jaguars portunities in the world, team and reward a very
loyal and patient fan base
chances in the fourth quar-
ter to score, and we just in Jacksonville.”
don’t do it.” A former Seattle defen-
Continued from Page 17 Bradley flew home on the sive coordinator who had
team charter. General no head coaching expe-
Khan spent big in free manager Dave Caldwell rience when Khan hired
agency for the second will name an interim coach him in 2013, Bradley spent
straight year and felt he for the final two games his first two years in rebuild-
had all the pieces in place Monday. ing mode. Bradley and
for a playoff push. It’s likely to be offensive Caldwell overhauled a tal-
Even before the free- line coach Doug Marrone ent-starved roster, revamp-
agent frenzy, Khan said a or defensive backs coach ing it through the draft and
winning record was “every- DeWayne Walker. then supplementing it in
body’s reasonable expec- “I thanked Gus Bradley to- free agency.
tation at this point.” day for his commitment to The Jaguars spent more
Instead, the Jaguars have the Jacksonville Jaguars than $350 million (nearly
lost nine in a row. It’s the over the past four sea- $150 million guaranteed)
longest, single-season los- sons,” Khan said in a state- the last two years in free
ing streak in franchise his- ment. “As anyone close agency, bringing in an in-
tory. to our team knows, Gus In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars head flux of starters who were
“I don’t know, really, for gave his staff and players coach Gus Bradley reacts in the bench area during the second supposed to make a differ-
anybody in this locker room literally everything he had. half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. ence.
how much more frustrated Our players competed for Associated Press Instead, the Jaguars
you can be,” quarterback Gus and I know they have Khan added that he and hire the best head coach showed little improvement,
Blake Bortles said. “Once great respect for him, as Caldwell will “be charged possible to lead what I feel at least in the win-loss
again we had all the op- do I.” with exploring all options to is an extremely talented column.q