Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins Just a season ago the Dolphins were a dismal 1-15. Now, at 5-4 and a little more than half the season in the books, the Fins find themselves in the thick of things in the AFC. Sunday, the Oakland Raiders come to town amidst a 2-7 season that has already seen the firing of head coach Lane Kiffen.

Odds makers are calling the Dolphins double digit home favorites against their old AFL rival. NFL betting lines have Miami at -10 with the total sitting at 38.5.

The Dolphins look to win their fourth straight and move into a tie with New England for second place in the AFC East. The resurgent Dolphins and the success of their wild cat offense has sent ripples throughout the league. It seems everyone has their own variation of it now.

On the ground running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams have combined for a little under 900 yards rushing. Also, new quarterback Chad Pennington has thrown for 2,200
and eight touchdowns thus far.

"At the beginning of the season, no one probably expected it," said Ricky Williams. "But we knew we had something special here."

Taking care of the football has been perhaps their greatest strength, as Miami has an NFL-low seven giveaways and hasn't turned the ball over more than once in a game all season.

The Raiders managed just 77 total yards in a 24-0 home loss to the Falcons on Nov. 2, and the next week against Carolina, suffered a 17-6 loss. Oakland has now gone nine straight quarters without scoring a touchdown.

"I've got to manufacture some ways to score," interim coach Tom Cable said. "I like the players we got. Are we getting them in the best position to do it? That's really what I've been looking at."

The problem in Oakland has not been chances, but execution. The Raiders just have not been making any plays. Look for the Dolphins to run all over the Silver and Black. Take Miami and give the 10 points.