MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins observers were waiting for the moment the team would truly stick to running the football, and it may have started with last Thursday night’s loss to the Buffalo Bills .
The Dolphins entered fourth in the NFL in rushing average through two weeks while dead last in rushing attempts.
Against the Bills , they ran a solid 25 times, compared to 34 pass attempts, for 130 yards — a 5.2 yards-per-carry clip.
Buffalo struggles in run defense, one of the few areas in which the top dog in the AFC East is not elite. So it was certainly an area to exploit.
The same could probably be said for this Monday night’s divisional opponent, the New York Jets, who enter 23rd against the run.
The Dolphins set the tone early in their Week 3 game against the Bills by incorp