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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: HARVEY GREENE/ December 19, 2005 NEAL GULKIS/ MICHAEL PEHANICH PHONE: (954) 452-7010 The Dolphins will conclude their 2005 home campaign with a Christmas Eve contest this Saturday afternoon as they host the Tennessee Titans. Kickoff from Dolphins Stadium, in what will be the third year in a row that these teams have squared off, is set for 1:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be carried by CBS-TV and a regional of network affiliates. If the contest is sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff, it would be televised in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area on WFOR-TV (CBS 4), in West Palm Beach on WPEC-TV (Channel 12) and in Naples/Ft. Myers on WINK-TV (Channel 11). As of Monday morning, several thousand tickets remained. It will air on the Dolphins’ first-year flagship, 790 The Ticket, and a network of affiliates throughout Florida, including ESPN 760 AM (WEFL) in West Palm Beach. It will be simulcast on the FM dial on WMXJ (Majic 102.7). The contest will be carried in Spanish on WSUA Radio (Radio Caracol, 1260 AM). The Dolphins will enter their final home game of the inaugural season under Nick Saban as one of only three NFL teams which have won four or more straight games going into week 16 action. THIS WEEK’S GAME INSIDE THIS WEEK’S RELEASE… Television/Radio -- P. 2 The Titans -- P. 3 The Coaches -- P. 3 The Series -- P. 4 Connections -- P. 6 What to Look For -- P. 7 Last Week’s Game -- P. 8 Injuries -- P. 9 Nick Saban Quotes -- P. 9 Player Quotes -- P. 12 Fish Tales -- P. 13 Streaks & Milestones -- P. 22 League Leaders -- P. 23 Week in Dolphins History -- P. 24 Dolphins in Community -- P. 28 2005 Transactions -- P. 28 Positional Breakdown -- P. 32 DOLPHINS CLOSE OUT 2005 HOME CAMPAIGN IN CLASH WITH TITANS MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-7) vs. TENNESSEE TITANS (4-10) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2005 DOLPHINS STADIUM MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – 1:00 P.M. (ET) REGULAR SEASON GAME NO. 15 DOLPHINS TO HOST KIDS DAY AT TITANS GAME The Miami Dolphins will help bring smiles to the faces of many underprivileged children throughout South Florida at their game against the Tennessee Titans this Sunday when they host “Kids Day” at Dolphins Stadium. Individuals and local businesses are teaming up to sponsor local youth, providing them the chance to be in attendance on this day. This effort, spearheaded by Terry Saban, wife of Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban, will treat area children from numerous youth-focused organizations to this Christmas Eve contest, where they will enjoy a day of football and pageantry. This includes experiencing the pre-game festivities from the field. “Kids Day will provide an outstanding opportunity to give a gift to a less-fortunate child,” Terry Saban said. “With the true meaning of the holidays, it’s the simple things in life that make the best memories. For many of these children, this will be their only chance to see a Dolphins game in person, and it’s wonderful that we can help them celebrate this special time of year by bringing them together with family, friends and football.” For more information on this program, and how to become a sponsor of these underprivileged youths at the Dolphins-Titans game, contact Scott Baynes at (305) 623-6241.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: HARVEY GREENE/ December 19, 2005 NEAL GULKIS/ MICHAEL PEHANICH PHONE: (954) 452-7010 The Dolphins will conclude their 2005 home campaign with a Christmas Eve contest this Saturday afternoon as they host the Tennessee Titans. Kickoff from Dolphins Stadium, in what will be the third year in a row that these teams have squared off, is set for 1:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be carried by CBS-TV and a regional of network affiliates. If the contest is sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff, it would be televised in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area on WFOR-TV (CBS 4), in West Palm Beach on WPEC-TV (Channel 12) and in Naples/Ft. Myers on WINK-TV (Channel 11). As of Monday morning, several thousand tickets remained. It will air on the Dolphins’ first-year flagship, 790 The Ticket, and a network of affiliates throughout Florida, including ESPN 760 AM (WEFL) in West Palm Beach. It will be simulcast on the FM dial on WMXJ (Majic 102.7). The contest will be carried in Spanish on WSUA Radio (Radio Caracol, 1260 AM). The Dolphins will enter their final home game of the inaugural season under Nick Saban as

one of only three NFL teams which have won four or more straight games going into week 16 action.

THIS WEEK’S GAME

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S RELEASE… Television/Radio -- P. 2 The Titans -- P. 3 The Coaches -- P. 3 The Series -- P. 4 Connections -- P. 6 What to Look For -- P. 7 Last Week’s Game -- P. 8 Injuries -- P. 9 Nick Saban Quotes -- P. 9 Player Quotes -- P. 12 Fish Tales -- P. 13 Streaks & Milestones -- P. 22 League Leaders -- P. 23 Week in Dolphins History -- P. 24 Dolphins in Community -- P. 28 2005 Transactions -- P. 28 Positional Breakdown -- P. 32

DOLPHINS CLOSE OUT 2005 HOME CAMPAIGN IN CLASH WITH TITANS MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-7) vs.

TENNESSEE TITANS (4-10)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2005 DOLPHINS STADIUM

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – 1:00 P.M. (ET) REGULAR SEASON GAME NO. 15

DOLPHINS TO HOST KIDS DAY AT TITANS GAME The Miami Dolphins will help bring smiles to the faces of many underprivileged children throughout

South Florida at their game against the Tennessee Titans this Sunday when they host “Kids Day” at Dolphins Stadium. Individuals and local businesses are teaming up to sponsor local youth, providing them the chance to be in attendance on this day. This effort, spearheaded by Terry Saban, wife of Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban, will treat area children from numerous youth-focused organizations to this Christmas Eve contest, where they will enjoy a day of football and pageantry. This includes experiencing the pre-game festivities from the field. “Kids Day will provide an outstanding opportunity to give a gift to a less-fortunate child,” Terry Saban said. “With the true meaning of the holidays, it’s the simple things in life that make the best memories. For many of these children, this will be their only chance to see a Dolphins game in person, and it’s wonderful that we can help them celebrate this special time of year by bringing them together with family, friends and football.” For more information on this program, and how to become a sponsor of these underprivileged youths at the Dolphins-Titans game, contact Scott Baynes at (305) 623-6241.

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Similar to the way the Dolphins won the first three games of this streak, last Sunday against the Jets, they flourished in a frenetic fourth quarter that featured 17 points, 14 of which were accounted for by the Dolphins. The end result was a 24-20 victory at Dolphins Stadium, as they secured their first four-game winning streak since 2003, and got back to the break-even mark, a barrier that they had not seen since they were 2-2 after four games this season. It also represented their third comeback win in as many weeks. This fourth-quarter frenzy is something that has become quite common for the Dolphins this year. Overall in 2005, they have outscored their opponents 122-65 in the final period, including 85-38 in their seven victories. As he did in a 24-23 victory over the Bills on December 4, quarterback Sage Rosenfels came on to spur this fourth-quarter comeback, as his 50-yard touchdown strike to Marty Booker in the final frame proved to be the winning points. Rosenfels was not alone in the heroics category, as Ricky Williams slashed his way for 70 yards rushing on just 14 attempts, including a 23-yard run that tied the game early in the fourth quarter. Although the Jets amassed nearly 400 yards of total offense, the Dolphins’ pass rush continued to pose problems for opposing offenses. They recorded six sacks on the afternoon, the third time this year they have attained this total, putting them five sacks shy of the club-single-season record in this category with two games still to play. The barrage was bolstered by Jason Taylor, who registered three sacks for the sixth time in his career and the second

time this season. He now has 11 sacks on the season, the fourth time in his career has attained double-digit totals. Despite their recent rising, the Dolphins were officially eliminated from playoff contention by virtue of wins by both Jacksonville and San Diego. Nevertheless, this Dolphins team is learning the art of resiliency and how to thrive when the game is on the line. They are 4-0 in 2005 in games decided by four points or less. After mounting a comeback against a team which had entered the contest with just three victories, the Dolphins will face another team that has experienced its share of adversity ion 2005. At 4-10, the Titans will be shut out of the AFC playoff picture in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1997-98. Despite their record, quarterback Steve McNair, now in his 11th NFL season, is having one of the most efficient seasons of his career, as he looks to reach the 80.0 mark in passer rating for the eighth time. His most frequent targets have been his tight ends, who have caught nearly half the passes he has thrown in 2005. The Titans also have received a spark from rookie Pacman Jones, who ranks among the league leaders in both punt returns and kickoff returns. The Dolphins hold a 15-13 advantage in the all-time regular season series with the Titans. The Dolphins are 8-6 in contests decided in Miami, including a 3-2 mark at Dolphins Stadium. The Dolphins captured the lone postseason matchup between these teams. The Dolphins are 3-2 against the Titans organization since it moved to Tenneseee.

The game will be carried by CBS-TV and a regional of network affiliates. If the game is sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff, it would include WFOR-TV (Channel 4) in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, WPEC-TV (Channel 12) in West Palm Beach and WINK-TV (Channel 11) in Naples/Ft. Myers. Don Criqui will call the play-by-play with former NFL signal caller Steve Beuerlein adding the analysis. The contest will air on the Dolphins first-year flagship, 790 The Ticket, and a network of affiliates throughout Florida, including ESPN 760 AM (WEFL) in West Palm Beach. A trio of former Dolphins will bring the action to all Dol-Fans. Former wide receiver Jimmy Cefalo calls the game

action, while former tight end Joe Rose adds the commentary. Former wide receiver Nat Moore will file reports from the sidelines. Coverage kicks off with a four-hour pre-game show, hosted by Jason Solodkin and former Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad. Jason Jackson and former Dolphins fullback Keith Byars anchor the post-game show. The game will be simulcast on the FM dial on WMXJ (Majic 102.7). The game also will air on the Spanish home of the Dolphins, WSUA (Radio Caracol, 1260 AM) with Roly Martin and Rene Giraldo in the broadcast booth.

TEAM W L T Pct. PF PA vs. AFC East vs. AFC Home Away

New England 9 5 0 .643 322 289 4-0 6-3 5-2 4-3 MIAMI 7 7 0 .500 266 281 2-3 5-5 4-3 3-4 Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 208 310 2-3 4-6 4-4 0-6 N.Y. Jets 3 11 0 .214 189 298 1-3 2-8 3-3 0-8 Last Week’s Games This Week’s Games Next Week’s Games MIAMI 24, N.Y. Jets 20 Tennessee at Miami, Sat., 1:00 Miami at New England, 1:00 NEW ENGLAND 28, Tampa Bay 0 Buffalo at Cincinnati, Sat., 1:00 Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1:00 Denver 28, BUFFALO 17 New England at Jets, Mon., 9:00

DOLPHINS IN THE DIVISION

2005 AFC EAST STANDINGS

TELEVISION/RADIO

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The Titans are 4-10 on the season following their 28-24 loss to Seattle last Sunday. QB Steve McNair has completed 287 of 463 passes for 3,127 yards with 16 touchdowns, nine interceptions and a passer rating of 85.3. The Titans possess one of the top tight end combinations in the NFL. Erron Kinney leads the team with 54 receptions for 537 yards and two scores, while Ben Troupe is third with 46 catches for 441 yards and three scores. TE Bo Scaife has added 32 receptions for 240 yards and a TD. WR Drew Bennett has contributed 53 catches for 659 yards and three touchdowns. RB Chris Brown is Tennessee’s leading rusher with 833 yards and five touchdowns on 217 attempts. K Rob Bironas is the Titans’ leading scorer with 94

points on 28-29 PATs and 22-28 FGs, including a long of 53, one of two that he has connected on from longer than 50 yards. As a team, Tennessee has tallied 35 sacks, led by DE Kyle Vanden Bosch, who has accounted for 12.5, tied for the second-highest figure in th NFL. CB Reynaldo Hill has snared a team-best three interceptions. Rookie Pacman Jones leads the AFC and is second in the NFL with a 12.9-yard average on 19 punt returns, including a 52-yarder for a touchdown. Jones also is fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL with a 25.6-yard average on 37 kickoff returns. Tennessee has held the ball an average of 31:34 a game. The Titans have put together a takeaway/giveaway ratio of minus-4 (17 takeaways, 21 giveaways).

NICK SABAN – one of the most successful collegiate coaches over the last five years – is the sixth head coach in franchise history. He agreed in principle on December 25, 2004 to take over this spot and officially signed a five-year contract through 2009 on December 27, 2004. Saban had been a college head coach for the past 11 seasons, and during that time, he never had a losing season. In fact, in his 26 years at the college level, he was a part of 23 winning teams. Saban joins the Dolphins after spending the last five years guiding the fortunes of the program at Louisiana State University. During Saban’s tenure with the Tigers, he led the school to a composite record of 48-16, which included a 13-1 mark in 2003 when LSU claimed the national championship. He followed that up with a 9-3 record last year, culminating with a berth in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando against Iowa. Saban’s 48 victories over the past five years represent the third-most victories among Division I-A collegiate head coaches. LSU posted at least eight wins in each of his five seasons and compiled a pair of SEC titles. Prior to arriving in Baton Rouge, Saban served as head coach at Michigan State from 1995-99. This marked his second stint at the East Lansing school, as he also spent 1983-87 as the Spartans’ defensive coordinator/secondary coach. In his final year as head coach there, the Spartans posted a record of 10-2 as they finished in a tie for second in the Big Ten by compiling wins in each of their last three games, two of which were against Top 20 teams Ohio State and Penn State. The Spartans’ performances that year landed them a spot in the Citrus Bowl, the school’s fourth postseason

appearance in Saban’s five years at the helm. Prior to his arrival, Michigan State had been to just one bowl game in the previous four years. Saban’s first head coaching position came at the University of Toledo in 1990, as he guided the Rockets to a record of 9-2 that year, finishing as co-champions of the Mid-American Conference. Saban is no stranger to the National Football League, having served as an assistant with both the Houston Oilers (1988-89) and the Cleveland Browns (1991-94). As secondary coach with the Oilers, where he worked under Jerry Glanville, Houston tied for fourth in the AFC in 1988 with 21 interceptions, while they tied for second in the conference in 1989 with 22 thefts. Following his one-year stint at Toledo, he took over as defensive coordinator with the Browns in 1991 under Bill Belichick, and served the next four years in that post (1991-94). He took over a defensive unit that had yielded 462 points in the year prior to his arrival, and in his final year with the Browns, the team allowed an NFL-low 202 points and achieved a No. 7 overall defensive ranking in the NFL, as four members of the unit were selected for the Pro Bowl. In each of Saban’s four years guiding that defense, they never permitted an average of more than 19.2 points per game. Saban grew up in Fairmont, West Virginia and went on to letter three years as a defensive back at Kent State, from 1970-72, where he also played shortstop for the school’s baseball team. Upon graduating with a degree in business from Kent State in 1973, he served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater for two years (1973-74). He earned his master’s in sports administration in 1975, and was named linebackers coach at Kent State that same

THE COACHES

DOLPHINS-TITANS 2005 TEAM RANKINGS

DOLPHINS OFFENSE DEFENSE Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass AFC 8 (321.3) 9 (111.3) 8 (210.0) 12 (326.9) 11 (115.4) 11 (211.5) NFL 16 (321.3) 16 (111.3) 15 (210.0) 26 (326.9) 20 (115.4) 23 (211.5)

TITANS OFFENSE DEFENSE Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass AFC 7 (329.9) 12 (95.3) 4 (234.6) 8 (318.1) 9 (112.9) 8 (205.2) NFL 13 (329.9) 22 (95.3) 7 (234.6) 18 (318.1) 17 (112.9) 18 (205.2) Rankings are prior to Monday night game of 12/19.

MORE ON THE TITANS

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year. After two years in that post, he moved on to Syracuse for one year (1977) as outside linebackers coach. That was followed by two-year stints at West Virginia (1978-79) and Ohio State (1980-81), both

as secondary coach. He then served one year in the same position at the U.S. Naval Academy before beginning his first stop at Michigan State.

JEFF FISHER is in his 11th full season as Tennessee’s head coach, during which time he has led the team to a regular season record of 97-83. His teams have gone 5-4 in the playoffs, giving him an overall record of 102-87. He is 2-4 in his head coaching career against the Dolphins. Fisher was elevated to Head Coach/defensive coordinator on November 4, 1994, with six games remaining in the ’94 season. He was named head coach on a permanent basis on January 5, 1995. In 1999, Fisher guided the Titans to a record of 13-3 as they went on to represent the AFC in Super Bowl XXXIV against St. Louis. He led Tennessee to an identical 13-3 record in 2000, as the club claimed its first AFC Central Division crown since 1993. Prior to taking over the head spot, Fisher had served as the club’s

defensive coordinator since the start of the ’94 season. Fisher started his NFL coaching career tutoring the defensive backs with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986, and he remained in that spot for three years. In 1989, he was named the Eagles’ defensive coordinator, a post he held for the next two seasons. At the time in 1989, Fisher was the NFL’s youngest defensive coordinator at 31. A year as defensive backs coach with the Los Angeles Rams (1991) preceded a two-year stint as defensive backs coach with the San Francisco 49ers, from 1992-93. A seventh-round draft choice of Chicago in 1981, Fisher played five seasons as a defensive back and kick returner with the Bears (1981-85). Fisher was a four-year letterman at USC (1977-80).

The Dolphins hold a 15-13 advantage in the all-time regular season series with the Titans. The Dolphins are 8-6 in contests decided in Miami, including a 3-2 mark at Dolphins Stadium. The Dolphins captured the lone postseason matchup between these teams. The Dolphins are 3-2 against the Titans organization since it moved to Tennessee, although the Titans enter the contests having won two straight from the Dolphins. The Titans have captured each of the last two contests of this series, including a 17-7 decision on September 11, 2004 at Pro Player Stadium, when the teams met in the season’s opening week. In that game, Titans RB Chris Brown rushed for 100 yards on 16 attempts, with his entire total coming in the first half. The Dolphins amassed 263 yards of total offense, but committed three turnovers, all on interceptions, including a 37-yard return for a score by Lamont Thompson. Miami’s lone score of the day came on a 15-yard TD pass from A.J. Feeley to

Randy McMichael with 3:22 remaining in the contest. The last Dolphins win in this series occurred on September 9, 2001 when they came away with a 31-23 decision in the season-opener at The Coliseum. The Dolphins amassed 307 yards of total offense, as Jay Fiedler completed 12 of 20 passes for 225 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Zach Thomas returned an interception 34 yards for a score, one of three interceptions on the day for the Dolphins. The lone postseason contest between these clubs occurred in an AFC Wild Card game, on December 24, 1978, as the Oilers emerged with a 17-9 victory at the Orange Bowl. The Oilers outgained the Dolphins, 455-209 in the game, including 165 on the ground. A win by the Titans would tie them for their longest winning streak ever over the Dolphins. They also won three in a row from Miami from 1967-68, and most recently from 1978-79.

DOLPHINS-TITANS SERIES

MOST WINS BY A DIVISION I-A COLLEGIATE HEAD COACH FROM 2000-04 Head Coach School W L T Pct. 1. Bob Stoops Oklahoma 60 7 0 .896 2. Mack Brown Texas 52 11 0 .825 3. Nick Saban Louisiana State 48 16 0 .750 4. Bobby Bowden Florida State 47 17 0 .734 Phillip Fulmer Tennessee 47 17 0 .734 6. Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 47 18 0 .723

FREQUENT FOES This Saturday’s game will be the Dolphins’ 21st against the Tennessee Titans’ organization during the regular season since the AFL-NFL merger of 1970, with Miami holding a 12-8 lead in the previous 20 matchups. Other than their current divisional opponents and Indianapolis, this will tie Tennessee for Miami’s most frequent regular season foe during this 36-year span, along with the Oakland Raiders, against whom the Dolphins also have faced on 21 occasions in regular season play since 1970. Reg. Season Meetings Team since 1970 W L T Pct. Oakland/L.A. Raiders 21 11 10 0 .524 Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers 20 12 8 0 .600 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 9 8 0 .529 Kansas City Chiefs 16 10 6 0 .625 San Diego Chargers 16 10 6 0 .625

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The Titans have held the Dolphins to less than 100 yards rushing as a team in the last nine matchups, during which time the Dolphins have managed an average of 64.2 yards per contest. Their largest output over this stretch was a 94-yard performance in a 23-20 over the Oilers on November 17, 1996 at the Astrodome… Tennesse has rushed for an more than 100 yards in the last four contests against Miami, including an average 122.8 yards per outing… The Titans have registered six interceptions against the Dolphins over the last two meetings… Dolphins quarterbacks have thrown at least one touchdown pass in the last four games against the Titans and seven of the last eight… Titans quarterbacks have not thrown an interception in the last two games against the Dolphins and as a team, Tennessee has committed just one turnover in the last two meetings of this series… The Titans have accounted for just one rushing touchdown over the last four games of this series… Tennessee has had a return for a touchdown in each of the last three games of this series. This consists of a fumble return (14 yards by Bobby Myers on 9/9/01 at Tennessee) and two interception returns (11 yards by Andre Dyson on 11/9/03 at Tennessee; 37 yards by Lamont Thompson on 9/11/04 at Miami)… The Dolphins have outscored the Titans 47-18 in the fourth quarter of the last seven games of this series… The Titans have outscored the Dolphins 28-0 in the first half of the last two contests of this series. With Sunday’s game being the 21st time that these teams have met during the regular season since the merger of 1970, it will mark just the second occasion that they have squared off in the month of December. The first came on December 4, 1983 when the Dolphins recorded a 24-17 win over the Oilers at the Astrodome… This will be the third time since 1970 that these two teams have faced one

another three straight times in the regular season. They also squared once each from 1977-79 and 1983-85… In two career games against the Titans, QB Gus Frerotte has completed 16 of 31 passes for 228 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions… In three career games against the Titans, WR Chris Chambers has caught 10 passes for 117 yards and no touchdowns… In two career contests facing Tennessee, TE Randy McMichael has amassed 11 receptions for 96 yards and a TD... In two career outings against Tennessee, RB Ricky Williams has rushed for 72 yards on 30 attempts. His 2.4-yard average per carry against the Titans is his lowest against any NFL team… QB Sage Rosenfels’ first NFL touchdown pass came against Tennessee, when he tossed a 21-yard strike to Donald Lee on November 9, 2003 at The Coliseum… In five career games against the Titans organization, LB Zach Thomas has registered 48 tackles and two interceptions for 60 yards in returns, both of which have gone for touchdowns. His first career score came in his rookie season of 1996 against the Oilers, when he picked off a Chris Chandler pass and raced 26 yards for a TD in the Dolphins’ 23-20 victory at the Astrodome. He also intercepted a Neil O’Donnell pass on September 9, 2001 at The Coliseum, returning it 34 yards for a touchdown… In five career games against Tennessee, DE Jason Taylor has tallied 15 tackles and a sack… In one game against his former team, DE Kevin Carter has recorded one sack, with that coming as a member of the St. Louis Rams, prior to him joining the Titans… DT Vonnie Holliday’s lone career outing against the Titans came on December 16, 2001 at The Coliseum as a member of the Green Bay Packers, as he recorded 10 tackles, two sacks, a pair of fumble recoveries and a forced fumble… In four career games against the Titans, CB Sam Madison has posted four interceptions, three of which occurred in a November 7, 1999 game at Pro Player Stadium (101 return yards), when he snared three Steve McNair passes.

THIS AND THAT

SERIES TRENDS

DOLPHINS-TITANS SERIES FAST FACTS Dolphins’ Largest Margin of Victory: 21 (Dolphins 34, Oilers 13, 9/24/72 at Orange Bowl; Dolphins 28, Oilers 7, 11/2/86 at Orange Bowl) Titans’ Largest Margin of Victory: 32 (Oilers 39, Dolphins 7, 10/1/89 at Astrodome) Current Series Streak: Titans 2 (11/7/03 – 9/11/04)

Dolphins’ Longest Win Streak: 5 (11/22/92 – 9/9/01) Titans’ Longest Win Streak: 3 (2 different times, 12/3/67 – 9/14/68; 11/20/78 – 11/5/79)

Most Points by Dolphins: 31, Titans 23 (9/9/01 at the Coliseum) Most Points by Titans: 41, Dolphins 10 (12/23/67 at Orange Bowl) Most Points, Both Teams: 65 (Oilers 35, Dolphins 30, 11/20/78 at Orange Bowl) Fewest Points by Dolphins: 6, Oilers 9 (11/5/79 at Orange Bowl) Fewest Points by Titans: 0, Dolphins 17 (11/7/99 at Pro Player Stadium) Fewest Points, Both Teams: 15 (Oilers 9, Dolphins 6, 11/5/79 at Orange Bowl)

SERIES INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Dolphins Titans Rushing Yards: 105 Joe Carter, @Mia., 10/14/84 199, Earl Campbell, @Hou., 11/20/78 Passing Yards: 349, Bob Griese, @Hou., 11/20/78 306, Dan Pastorini, @Mia., 12/24/78* 270, Warren Moon, @Hou., 9/8/85 Receptions: 8, Gary Davis, @Mia., 11/5/79 8, Hoyle Granger, @Hou., 12/3/67 8, O.J. McDuffie, @Hou., 11/17/96 8, O.J.McDuffie, @Mia., 9/7/97 Receiving Yards: 135, O.J. McDuffie, @Mia., 9/7/97 120, Butch Woolfolk, @Hou., 9/8/85

*Playoff Game

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The Dolphins roster consists of two former Titans in DE Kevin Carter (2001-04) and S Lance Schulters (2002-04)… CB Reggie Howard is a native of Memphis, Tenn., where he attended Kirby High School. He went on to play at the University of Memphis… Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban was an assistant with the Tennessee organization from 1988-89 when it was based in Houston, as was Dolphins defensive coordinator Richard Smith (1988-92)… Dolphins college scout Bill Baker is a native of Jasper, Tenn., who went on to both play and coach at the University of Tennessee…

Titans rookie CB Reynaldo Hill is from Ft. Lauderdale where he prepped at Stranahan High School. He played the last two years (2003-04) at the University of Florida. Titans TE Erron Kinney, G Zach Piller, WR O.J. Small and TE Ben Troupe all attended the University of Florida as well… Titans CB Samari Rolle is a Miami native and attended Miami Beach High School before becoming a Florida State Seminole… Tennessee G/T Todd Williams went to Florida State as well… Titans assistant head coach/offense George Henshaw coached at Florida State from 1976-82. .. Titans RB Jarett Payton played his college ball at the University of Miami where he ran behind Dolphins T Vernon Carey… Titans QB Matt Mauck played his college ball at LSU, where he was a teammate of Dolphins CB Travis Daniels, P Donnie Jones and S Norman LeJeune. Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban served in the same capacity with the Tigers during Mauck’s tenure in Baton Rouge. Current Dolphins assistants who were on that LSU staff include offensive assistant James Coley, tight ends coach Derek Dooley, assistant defensive line coach Travis Jones and assistant head coach/defense Will Muschamp. Saban (1993-94) and Coordinator of Football Operations/Assistant to the Head Coach Scott O’Brien (1993-95) were on the staff of the Cleveland Browns along with Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. O’Brien and Schwartz went on to coach together with the Baltimore Ravens from 1996-98. Saban and Dolphins defensive coordinator Richard Smith worked on the staff of the Houston Oilers from 1988-89 along with Titans wide receivers coach Ray Sherman. Sherman was an assistant with the Green Bay Packers while Dolphins DT Vonnie Holliday played there (2000-02)… Dolphins offensive line coach Hudson Houck

was an assistant at USC during which time Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher played there (1977-80). Houck and Fisher also were assistants together with the Los Angeles Rams in 1991… Dolphins CB Sam Madison played at the University of Louisville (1995-96) during which time Titans defensive backs coach Everett Withers was the defensive coordinator with the Cardinals. Withers also was an assistant at the University of Texas in 1998, the senior season of Dolphins RB Ricky Williams… Dolphins DE Matt Roth and Titans DT Jared Clauss were college teammates at the University of Iowa… Dolphins rookie DT Manny Wright and rookie TE Alex Holmes played for same USC squads as Titans rookie TE Gregg Guenther. Dolphins assistant offensive line coach Tim Davis tutored USC’s offensive line while all three were there and Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow served in that same role there… Dolphins RB Sammy Morris (2001-03) and S Travares Tillman (2001) were teammates of Titans RB Travis Henry with the Buffalo Bills… Dolphins WR Wes Welker was a college teammate of Titans rookie T Daniel Loper at Texas Tech… Dolphins LB Derrick Pope and Titans DE Antwan Odom played on the same University of Alabama clubs… Dolphins rookie T Anthony Alabi was a college teammate of Titans DE Bo Schobel at TCU… Dolphins rookie G C.J. Brooks was a Maryland Terrapin along with Titans DT Randy Starks… Dolphins WR Bryan Gilmore played with the Arizona Cardinals from 2000-03 while Titans assistant head coach/linebackers Dave McGinnis was the head coach there during that time. Titans assistant special teams coach Marty Galbraith was on the staff with the Cardinals in 2003. Dolphins defensive quality control coach Glenn Pires was part of the Cardinals coaching staff from 1996-2000 along with McGinnis.… Dolphins offensive quality control coach Judd Garrett and Titans offensive assistant/quality control Ned James were members of the New Orleans Saints’ staff from 1997-99. Garrett played with the London Monarchs of the World League from 1991-92 while James (1991), as well as Titans defensive line coach Jim Washburn (1991-92) were on that coaching staff. James also was an assistant with the Seattle Seahawks from 1995-97 while Dolphins General Manager Randy Mueller was the Vice President/Football Operations there.

DOLPHINS-TITANS CONNECTIONS

DOLPHINS ON CHRISTMAS EVE Saturday’s game against Tennessee will mark the fourth time that the Dolphins have played on

Christmas Eve during the regular season, and the fifth overall, including playoffs. The Dolphins are 3-1 in their previous four Christmas Eve contests, having dropped only a 27-24 decision to Kansas City in 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium. Each of the previous four either was a playoff game or staged in the final week of the regular season. This also will mark the first time that the game did not involve playoff ramifications. Year Opponent Site Outcome Result 1972 Cleveland Orange Bowl W, 20-14* Advanced to AFC Championship Game 1989 Kansas City Joe Robbie Stadium L, 24-27 Eliminated from playoff contention 1995 St. Louis Trans World Dome W, 41-22 Stayed alive for playoff berth# 2000 New England Foxboro Stadium W, 27-24 Clinched AFC East title *Indicates playoff game; #Playoff spot clinched later in the day when Denver defeated Oakland

DOLPHINS IN HOME FINALES In their previous 39 seasons, the Dolphins have posted a record of 25-14 in their home finale. This includes wins in each of their last four such games. Last year, they registered a 10-7 victory over Cleveland on December 26 to close out their home slate.

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• Will look to post their first five-game winning streak since games 4-8 of 1999.

DOLPHINS. . .

• A win would mark just the fourth time that the Dolphins have won four regular season games in the months of December/January, having also accomplished the feat in 1982 (4-1), 1985 (4-0) and 2001 (4-2).

DOLPHINS. . .

• With 44 sacks on the year, the Dolphins need five more to tie the team single-season record of 49, set in 1983

DOLPHINS. . .

• With eight more receiving yards by WR Chris Chambers and 114 more rushing yards by RB Ronnie Brown, it would mark the first time in the franchise’s 40-year history that they have had a 1,000-yard rusher and receiver in the same season.

RB RONNIE BROWN. . .

• With a 100-yard rushing game against the Titans, he would become the fourth rookie in franchise history to account for three or more 100-yard rushing games, joining Benny Malone (3 in 1974), Troy Stradford (3 in 1987) and Karim Abdul-Jabbar (4 in 1996).

DE KEVIN CARTER. . .

• Will enter the Titans game having played in 174 straight league games and started in 81 in a row.

WR CHRIS CHAMBERS. . .

• With eight more receiving yards, would post the first 1,000-yard receiving season of his five-year career and the first by a Dolphin since Tony Martin had 1,037 yards in 1999.

• Enters the Titans game with 4,470 career receiving yards. With 65 more, he would surpass Duriel Harris (4,534) for fourth on the Dolphins’ all-time list.

• Enters the Titans game with 87 rushing yards on the season. With 29 more, he would surpass Paul Warfield’s club single-season record for rushing yards by a wide receiver (115), for which Warfield accounted in 1971.

QB GUS FREROTTE. . . • A start against Tennessee would be his 14th

of the season, representing his most since he opened all 16 contests as a member of the Redskins in 1997.

• With 15 touchdown passes on the season, needs two more to tie his single-season high of 17, which he set in 1997 with Washington.

K OLINDO MARE. . .

• Will enter the Titans game with 13 career field goals of 50 yards or longer during the regular season. With his next one, he would tie Pete Stoyanovich (14) for the most-ever by a Dolphin from this distance.

• With 88 points on the year, needs 12 more to reach the 100-point plateau for the fifth time in his career and the first time since 2002.

TE RANDY McMICHAEL. . .

• Enters the Titans game having started the first 62 games to open his career.

• With 2,379 career receiving yards, needs 77 more to surpass Bruce Hardy (2,455) as the Dolphins’ all-time receiving yardage leader among tight ends.

• Will enter the Titans game with 15 career receiving touchdowns, and needing one more to tie Dan Johnson (16) for fourth on the Dolphins’ all-time list among tight ends.

DE JASON TAYLOR. . . • Will enter the Titans game having started

and played in 96 league games in a row. LB ZACH THOMAS. . .

• With two sacks on the year, needs one more to tie his personal single-season best of three, which he achieved in 2001.

DT KEITH TRAYLOR. . .

• With two sacks on the year, needs one more to establish a single-season best for his 15-year career.

RB RICKY WILLIAMS. . .

• With 29 career rushing touchdowns as a Dolphin, needs one more to move past Mercury Morris into sole possession of third on the team’s all-time list.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK

SATURDAY IN THE PARK This weeks’ game against Tennessee will mark the second straight year and fourth time in the last

five seasons that the Dolphins have played on a Saturday during the regular season. Last year, they also faced the Titans on a Saturday, in the season-opener at Pro Player Stadium, when the threat of Hurricane Ivan forced the game to be moved up to Saturday, September 11.

Prior to this stretch of four Saturday games in five years (pre-2001), Miami had not played on a Saturday during the regular season since December 10, 1983 when they recorded a 31-24 victory over the Atlanta Falcons at the Orange Bowl. Since the Dolphins merged with the NFL in 1970, they have played on a Saturday during the regular season a total of 16 times, and have posted a record of 9-7 in those games. Thirteen of the previous 16 were staged in Miami. In fact, the first 13 Saturday games for the Dolphins since 1970 occurred within a 14-year span, from 1970-83. The only years in which they did not appear in a Saturday contest during this stretch were in 1974 and 1978. They had two Saturday contests in 1970.

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The Dolphins conclude the 2005 regular season next Sunday when they travel to Foxborough, Mass. to face off with the Patriots. Game time from Gillette Stadium is at 1:00 p.m. (ET).

The Titans close out the season next Sunday as they play their second straight game in the Sunshine State when they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kickoff from ALLTEL Stadium is at 4:05 p.m. (ET).

The Dolphins won their fourth game in a row as they snapped the Jets’ three-game winning streak in this series to even their record at 7-7, with a 24-20 victory last Sunday at Dolphins Stadium. With wins by both Jacksonville and San Diego, however, the Dolphins were officially eliminated from playoff contention. The Dolphins took a 7-0 lead with 4:08 remaining in the opening quarter on an eight-yard TD pass from Gus Frerotte to Chris Chambers on third-and-five. The score capped a 13-play, 63-yard drive that used 6:37 of the clock and saw the Dolphins convert all three of their third

down attempts. The Jets had a chance to narrow the deficit when they lined up for a 21-yard field goal attempt early in the second quarter, but the snap fell short of the placement. The Dolphins opened a 10-point advantage with 3:57 left in the first half on an Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, culminating a nine-play, 52-yard drive. The key play was a 19-yard completion from Frerotte to Randy McMichael, putting the Dolphins at the Jets’ 11. The Jets got on the board for the first time with 1:18 remaining in the first half when Brooks Bollinger connected with Laveranues Coles for a four-yard TD on third-and-

LAST WEEK’S GAME

DOLPHINS CELEBRATE 40th SEASON IN 2005

The 2005 season might be the first for the Miami Dolphins under new Head Coach Nick Saban,

but for the tradition-rich franchise whose roots started in the American Football League in 1966 before merging with the NFL in 1970, it is the 40th year, which will be a prominent feature of the team’s upcoming season. As part of the 40th season festivities, former quarterback Dan Marino will be honored at halftime of the Dolphins-Chiefs game on October 23 at Dolphins Stadium, in recognition of him being the ninth former Dolphin to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

In their 40 years, the Dolphins have become one of the winningest teams in sports history, and have authored the greatest individual season by any team, the 1972 “Perfect Season” 17-0 Super Bowl Champions. The Dolphin franchise has maintained its consistent excellence by benefiting from stable ownership, having only two such groups in its history, Joe Robbie and his family, followed by H. Wayne Huizenga. Both ownership groups viewed their stewardship of the team as a civic trust, making excellence on and off the field their highest priority.

“The winning tradition the Dolphins have built is remarkable, especially given how quickly the team established that legacy,” said Joe Bailey, Chief Executive Office of Dolphins Enterprises. “They went from an expansion team in 1966 to scaling heights never before reached in any of the four major leagues, going undefeated just six years later in 1972. They became one of the most successful teams in sports, developing a rich heritage over their four decades of existence and building a reputation as one of the NFL’s flagship franchises. The Dolphin logo is recognized around the world, and it has become symbolic of the team’s unique flair and style that matches its South Florida roots. Dolphin fans everywhere will enjoy celebrating the team’s 40-year history of success this season.”

For 26 of their 40 years, the Dolphins were led by Don Shula, the most successful coach in the annals of the NFL, and his leadership resulted in winning seasons in all but two of his 26 years at the helm. In addition to Shula, the Dolphins have placed eight players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with the latest being Marino, who holds almost every significant passing record in NFL history and was induced on August 7, 2005.

Because of their panache, the Dolphins developed a following around the country and expanded that fan base internationally, becoming one of the most popular teams in the NFL world-wide. To celebrate the occasion, a special commemorative logo has been designed, and Dolphin players will wear a 40th season patch on their uniforms all season. This logo will be conspicuously displayed at all Dolphins home games in 2005, as well as in all team literature including the media guide, yearbook and the web site. Merchandise specific to the team’s 40th season also will be available.

NEXT WEEK

DOLPHINS AGAINST THE AFC SOUTH The Dolphins have posted a composite regular season record of 60-36 versus teams from the AFC South. All but one of this entire win total is comprised of two clubs, including the Titans, against whom the Dolphins have amassed a mark of 15-13. They also are 44-21 against Indianapolis, 1-1 against Jacksonville and 0-1 versus Houston in regular season play.

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goal, capping a five play, 64-yard drive. On the second play of the scoring march, Bollinger hit Justin McCareins in stride for a 45-yard completion to the Dolphins’ 8. The Jets evened the count with three seconds remaining in the first half when Mike Nugent converted a 42-yard field goal, four plays after David Barrett picked off a Frerotte pass and returned it 13 yards to the Dolphins’ 47. The Jets took their the first lead of the game 6:11 into the second half when Bollinger hit Doug Jolley for a 60-yard TD pass. The Dolphins tied the game 1:15 into the fourth quarter on a 23-yard TD run by Ricky Williams, six plays after Matt Roth recovered a Cedric Houston fumble at the Dolphins’ 39. Miami

then regained the lead less than three minutes later when Sage Rosenfels, who took over for an injured Frerotte (right index finger) to start the second half, hit Marty Booker for a 50-yard TD. The Jets responded with a 12-play, 52-yard drive that ended with a 42-yard field goal by Nugent. The Jets had a first-and-five from the Dolphins’ 14 with just more than a minute to play, but each of Bollinger’s next four pass attempts were off the mark. Williams finished the game with 70 yards rushing and a TD on 14 carries. The Dolphins amassed six sacks as a team, led by Jason Taylor, who registered half the total.

DT Keith Traylor (knee) was inactive for the Jets game last Sunday.

Injuries reported as a result of the Jets game include RB Ronnie Brown (knee), LB Channing Crowder (shoulder), QB Gus Frerotte (right index finger), and RB Ricky Williams (ankle).

Head Coach Nick Saban on his team’s motivation with the Dolphins now out of the playoffs – “It doesn’t change what we play for. I don’t know anything about the playoff picture. I don’t know who won or who didn’t. I don’t know what all the scenarios are. We have not used the playoffs as a motivation for our team. What we’ve been trying to do is to get our guys to play hard, to improve as a team, to gain a little respect and imprint in our division and this league with the kind of football that we want to play on a consistent basis, and to find out the kind of guys who want to do that. That’s what we’ve been trying to do for four weeks. Since we’ve been doing that, we’ve won a few games, but that’s the motivation that I’ve used with them. We want to get into the playoffs, I’m sure they want to get into the playoffs, but what we’ve tried to emphasize is the way we get into the playoffs is play every game, play for 60 minutes, do the things that we need to do to execute so we have the best opportunity to have success. If we take care of our business, then, whatever the scenarios are, we have a chance to make things the best they can be for us.” Head Coach Nick Saban on if he is seeing that the message he preaches to his players is catching on – “I think the guys reiterate the whole idea of playing for sixty minutes. They are starting to get the idea that the process of what you do affects the result rather than the other way around. They are kind of getting the idea and it is really a lot more fun when

you do it that way because you always have a positive attitude about what you can do on the next play. You forget about the last play, don’t look back, don’t look ahead and you just kind of [snaps fingers]. Sometimes when you can do that, you can persevere it a little better than the other team, good things start to happen and you get yourself back in the game or you finish the game like you should. That’s one thing that we’ve been pretty good at is finishing the game, even though we had a couple that we got ourselves back into the game after we dug a hole for ourselves and we didn’t make the plays at the end of the game, but we still physically and emotionally were able to get ourselves back in it. I feel like the players are responding to it. I don’t know that they will always say it, but it shows in the way we are playing and competing in the game.” Head Coach Nick Saban on how important role players are to the success of the team – “ Most of the players on our team have a role and their role is extremely important because if they don’t do what they are supposed to do, none of the so-called star players – and I don’t know who exactly they would be – can do what they do to become stars. Everybody’s role is extremely important and we have got a lot of guys who have played roles and had to change their roles throughout the season because of injuries. It has affected us on special teams. So all of those guys are all role players, they do an outstanding job and don’t get a lot of accolades for

FROM THE COACH’S OFFICE

DOLPHINS INJURIES

WHAT’S IN A NAME For the 19th straight season, the Dolphins are playing their home games in what was renamed, ‘Dolphins Stadium’ in January, 2005. Dolphins and stadium owner H. Wayne Huiznega made the announcement on January 10, 2005. “We want the Dolphins name to be in the forefront,” Huizenga said when the announcement was made. “Just like when big corporations pay a lot of money to have their name on a stadium to build their brand, we want to build our brand also. The Dolphins name will be a permanent fixture. It may be ‘such and such’ Dolphins Stadium, but it will always have Dolphins in the name of the stadium.” The stadium has hosted three Super Bowls (1988, 1994 and 1998 seasons), and will have its fourth following the 2006 season and its fifth after the 2009 season. Since its completion in August of 1987, the stadium now has had four different names.

Name Dates Joe Robbie Stadium 1987-1995 Pro Player Park August 26, 1996 – September 9, 1996 Pro Player Stadium September 10, 1996-2004 Dolphins Stadium 2005-

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doing it, but it is very important to controlling vertical field position and that is very important to being successful and winning, especially when you are playing against an offense like we played.” Head Coach Nick Saban on the growth of rookie DT Manuel Wright – “He has made a tremendous amount of progress, no doubt, from his arrival. All of those things are part of the progress that you make, in terms of guys understanding what is expected, understanding what is required to be a good player and understanding what it takes to be a professional. I think a lot of his maturity can be attributed to the example that gets set by the veteran players on the defensive line. Those guys have probably affected the way he has matured as much as anybody. To have Jason Taylor, Kevin Carter and Keith Traylor that have been outstanding players and really knowing what it takes to play outstanding to be setting an example for you. Those guys also took the time to affect him. I think that was a real positive, in terms of his development. He has made a tremendous amount of improvement.” Head Coach Nick Saban on if the improvement of the offensive line has been mental or physical) – “I think it is a combination of having confidence in what they are doing, understanding what is required for us to be successful, offensively. We hit a little stretch where we didn’t do very well in this game where we go four penalties in five plays and lost our poise a little bit. I think the offense is a place where you have to play with a lot of poise. You have to communicate well together and play as a group well together and I think that we made progress in all of those areas.” Head Coach Nick Saban on how he feels the Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams running back tandem has evolved – “First of all, it has been easy to make it work because both guys have been very accepting of their roles and very supportive of each other in terms of how they can contribute to helping the team. Both guys have played extremely well at times. When we have been able to posses the ball on offense, we have been able to get them enough touches that they’ve had an impact on the game. I think that is the key thing, that we are able to possess the ball so that they can both be involved in the game. Anytime you have two really good players at the same position, you’d like to have them in the game as much as possible, but because of their position, it creates some other issues for the rest of the offensive team to play them a lot together, which we have tried to do. We seem to be able to execute better when we rotate them in and out.” Head Coach Nick Saban on if he thinks his animated style on the sidelines is used as a motivational tool for the players – “Everybody is responsible for their own self-determination. I say that a lot, but I also think it is our responsibility as coaches to try to create the best frame of mind that we can to create the competitive spirit, the positive energy, the intensity, the enthusiasm – all of the things that we talk about – to try to get the players to be in the right competitive spirit. That is just me as a competitor. I’m doing that. I wish I didn’t do it. I am sure they get some good ones on national TV on all that. They always did in college. That’s just me. There is no trying to get anybody else fired up. I’m just trying to get it right for our players, so that they

have the best chance to have an opportunity for success.” Head Coach Nick Saban on if the personality of LB Channing Crowder off the field affects him on the field – “He is a serious guy in his approach to what he does. I don’t think he is an anxious guy in his approach to what he does. He has a great personality and good sense of humor, but I have never seen him not prepare like he needs to prepare or allow that personality to ever affect his ability to do what he needs to do as a competitor, because football is important to him and I think he wants to be good. I think it is also good that he has popularity and is well-liked. I don’t see that in his personality. I believe that he has it just talking to him – that presence about him that people see. He is not a cut-up guy when it comes to getting ready for the game or practice. It is pretty much, serious business.” Head Coach Nick Saban on if he is finding it a challenge to change the culture of the team and the thinking that when things go wrong they will continue to go that way – “That all comes from a confidence in the belief that you can win and that in the critical times of the game that you will make the plays that you need to make. When that happens on the negative side of it, sometimes people expect bad things to happen or wait for them to happen, rather than make them happen the right way. What we try to emphasize with our players, in terms of how they think is, we determine that. We determine that by what we do, how we respond and how we react. That’s what we’ve tried to build on with our guys. At times we have done it and at times we have not done it. Prime time players have to step up and make plays in critical times of the game. That’s what makes them prime time. I do think you have to change the mind-set of your team. We have made some significant progress in that. I have been pleased with what the players have tried to do, we just haven’t been able to finish things like we want when we need to sometimes. I can’t complain about the competitive spirit, how physical we have been, the attitude we have carried into most games. ” Head Coach Nick Saban on what Keith Traylor has meant to the run defense – “Keith does a really good job if we play any kind of bubble defense, like a 3-4 or under or any of that stuff, which we do on some occasion. Having a good nose guard as an anchor in the middle makes it difficult for their center to block, and it certainly enhances your chances of being successful in that defense. He has done a really good job and he is a really big strong guy. He has a great attitude about how he goes about what he does. He is a good competitor and I think he has had a positive influence on some of the other guys.” Head Coach Nick Saban on how much he enjoys the challenge of scheming against great players – “That is the challenge of this league. Everybody has great players. There aren’t any teams that don’t have players who can make plays. We haven’t played against anybody who is not very well coached, in terms of how they utilize the players that they have and that’s the challenge. This is the best league, with the best players, probably with the best coaches and that is the challenge of it all. It is extremely challenging, but I don’t want to say it is fun, but it is fun when you see what you’ve tried to

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do offensively, defensively and on special teams and it works. It is also very frustrating when it doesn’t and we have had a little bit of both so far.” Head Coach Nick Saban on the identity he wants to create for his team – “I want this team to have an identity that people really don’t like to play us because of the physical style of play that we have, the intensity that we play with for 60 minutes in the game and that when the game is done they say, ‘We don’t really want to play those guys again.’ Now you can get that when you win games and you can get it when you don’t win, but you are establishing a mind-set in the National Football League with the people you play, whether it is in your division or whatever it is, that in the long run it is going to give you what you want.” Head Coach Nick Saban on the intensity exhibited by LB Zach Thomas – “He is probably the epitome of all of things that we talked about earlier, in terms of the intensity, approach and preparation that you’d like to have throughout the whole course of the week in every phase in what he is going to do. He watches a lot of film and studies the opposition, in terms of blocking scheme tendencies. He really does about as good a job of preparing for a game than anybody that I have been around. Ironically, most of the good players that I have been around all do the same thing. They have a good understanding of football and spend a lot of time in preparation because of the pride and performance that they have. They want to make sure they are putting themselves in the best position every possible time. That is what Zach does. That kind of leadership and example can help some other players on our team, maybe younger players, learn how to do that. Having guys like Zach around, certainly help guys do that. We have some other veteran guys that are very good at that too, Jason Taylor, Kevin Carter and Junior (Seau), there are quite a few guys on the defensive side of the ball are that way. That is an area that we certainly want to grow and develop, offensively, as well.” Head Coach Nick Saban on what he does to get through to the younger players on the team, in backup roles – “The message that we have for a lot of our young players is we need more players to be able to have the discipline to be able to persevere the difficult times. A lot of guys who are younger players need to be able to show the maturity that they can compete through difficult times. I always call it, manage the bottom half. The bad things that go on in your life or on the field or whatever it is, because if you get in a game, that’s what you have to be able to manage. You can’t really dominate the other guy that you are playing against unless you have the discipline and the character to do that, because that’s the first thing that goes on him and it’ll be the first thing that goes on you if you’re getting dominated or you’re doing the dominating. That’s something that is a mind-set and that’s something that we have some players on this team that need to learn, because when I look at them and they look like they’ve been in a gang fight and their gang didn’t show, then I’m just wondering what the guy from Denver is going to think when they look at him.” Head Coach Nick Saban on his ‘disciplined’ approach to practice – “Well, first of all, I've also been told by most of the players that, ‘You're not

really what people say you are.’ People say what I am because that's what you all say. That's what they think because that's what you all say. But really, inside of it all, I'm not sure it's really that way. I don't think the players see it that way. I think we want a disciplined approach to what we do because we want discipline to be a concept of what we're trying to do. We want the players to work hard, to give the kind of effort, play with the kind of toughness, and be responsible for their own self-determination in terms of their execution so that they have the opportunity to have that success. Those are intangible things that we try to get the players to do so they maximize their physical ability and reach their full potential. That's always been my goal as a coach, and I think the players understand that. I think that we have actually had a lot more flexibility in dealing with players in the past that has been beneficial to allowing different kinds of players to have success with us that may have struggled in other circumstances. I think that's because of the lack of regimentation that we have. But I think, organizationally, you have to have a certain amount of - I don't want to use the word "regimentation" - because I think there are some things that everybody has to respect in any organization, whether it's being on time, coming to the meetings, paying attention, so that everybody can get where they need to be. I just think that's organizational success that any good organization has because of the commitment that the people within that organization make to those small details. That's what I hope that we're doing, not being over-regimented in terms of how we treat our people internally.” Head Coach Nick Saban on the most important characteristic to him in a player – “If I had to say one thing I would say consistency in performance. There are so many variables that I expect the guys’ abilities to be consistent. Sometimes when it gets hot and they get tired they get affected. Sometimes when they get a little bit confused mentally, because they don’t have the kind of understanding, knowledge, experience or whatever you might call it, they get frustrated and that affects their consistency. Sometimes they even have a tough time dealing with success. They make a couple of good plays and all of a sudden they let down a little bit. So I would say the single thing that we would strive for is to get guys to play with consistency in their ability to perform. That it is error free, with effort, with a lot of toughness, showing up in the right place and really doing a nice job in whatever their role is on whatever their unit is. I would say the single most challenging thing to get anybody to do is have to great consistency in performance.” Head Coach Nick Saban on his philosophy of playing players who have missed practice during the week – “I think every guy is different when it comes to that. I think some guys can probably practice with a little amount of reps in practice. Every guy needs reps. There are a multitude of things that contribute to that. Some guys are very instinctive and understanding, therefore they can get it in the classroom and don’t need to see it on the field as much. Other guys need to see it on the field and get a lot of turns. It is not because they don’t know it, it is they need it to recognize, react and respond. Some guys really love to practice and believe in practice, therefore if they don’t practice it affects them, a little bit, from a confidence

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standpoint. Everybody is a little bit different when it comes to that. We try to handle it on an individual basis. The more you know the guy the better you can

make those judgments. Every guy is a little bit different.”

DE Jason Taylor on what has been the difference lately in the team’s mentality – “Nobody has given up. I think the difference is, believing in the system. We are on a little bit of a roll now so we have some confidence. Guys are trusting one another, and when you get that on a team, when you expect to win and you finish games in the fourth quarter, you are going to be successful.” QB Gus Frerotte on what it means to the Dolphins to be back at 7-7 after being 3-7 – “It means a lot. It means this team is all about never quitting and playing hard the whole game. Again, it comes down to the end and our defense did a heck of a job of stopping them and keeping them out of the end zone. We were good at first, not so good in the middle and good at the end. One of these days we are just going to put a full game together and play really well the whole game. It’s going to be exciting to see that when that happens, but for now we have adversity, we fight through it and we keep battling. It’s a good feeling to get four in a row and we have to get ready to go again.” DE Kevin Carter on the Dolphins being as resilient as they have been recently – “This team is starting to develop a strong will. The last four games now we’ve found a way to come back and win in the fourth quarter. We’re a tough, strong-willed bunch of guys and we’ve worked our butts off to get to where we are now. The process-oriented approach that we’ve had all season is starting to pay off.” WR Marty Booker on the Dolphins coming back the last several weeks the way they have – “We stress every day of the week that we have to play for 60 minutes. We know there are going to be times where we’re going to stall, and we’re going to have good times and bad times. We just try to keep fighting and play to the end. We’ve been striving to turn this thing around. Now we’ve got a little winning streak going and we’re just trying to find something to build off of and just keep going. We want to finish out the season strong. That’s the main thing and hopefully it will carry over to next year.” TE Randy McMichael on if he can feel a different attitude inside the locker room this season – “The guys like to come to work now. We are taking practice more serious. You are not waiting all week for the game; you are waiting to come in, practice and get better on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday leading up to the game. Actually, that’s the biggest difference, is just the focus of the football team.” QB Gus Frerotte on Coach Saban stressing the next play and how that transforms into success – “He has had success in his career as a coach and that is what he focuses on. Enjoy the process and don’t worry about the scoreboard. Don’t worry about if you are winning or losing, just go out and play. Play hard and you do the right thing and you are going to have success and are going to win. I think he does a great job of getting that through to us. In this league, at this point, everyone has the physical abilities and tools to be an NFL player. What does it come down

to when you make mistakes? It is usually mental. I think he is doing a great job of pushing that – being there mentally, being in your spots and doing the right thing. If they didn’t have that ability, they would be watching it on television.” DT Keith Traylor on his role as a run-stuffing defensive tackle – “A lot of guys don’t like to do that. It’s my job. When they tell you to recognize where you fit, I know where I fit. I’m a plug. That’s what they have me doing.” WR Chris Chambers on playing with a veteran like QB Gus Frerotte – “He shows a lot of poise and experience. It is one thing to know the offense, which he does, but it is another thing to make throws. He makes a lot of great throws over the middle and has a great ball to catch. He can throw the ball out there and that is one thing that you look for, especially for me, because I get faster as I go down the field. If we have a guy that can knead the ball down the field, it is definitely an advantage for me.” DE Jason Taylor on how he judges in a coach – “Preparation is number one. The intensity and attitude that he brings to this game and his view towards performance and winning and accountability are the things that I look at. Coach Saban has flying colors at all of those things. He has been doing a good job. He is very intense, wants to win, will do whatever it takes to win and the discipline is there. He likes those veterans and we like him. He is a focused man. Being a head coach, you have a lot everywhere – in practice, the media, the owner, upstairs and other coaches. He has a lot of stuff going on and I am sure he has plenty going through his mind. He is very focused.” DE Jason Taylor on if he thinks the Dolphins have become a more disciplined team in 2005 – “I think we’re more disciplined because we’re emphasizing it, No. 1. No. 2, it’s a fresh start. All the crap that’s been surrounding the team the last few years isn’t around now. Guys are more focused on the job at hand and not the outside things. With discipline, it’s not a coach trying to discipline you or a veteran trying to get on somebody and discipline them; it’s a personal thing. You’ve just got to have pride in what you do, just like reporters or football coaches or football players. They’ve got to have pride in what they do and be willing to do things the way they’re supposed to be done all the time. It’s as simple as that. Don’t jump offside. You’re going to have some penalties, you’re going to have some mistakes; we’re all human. Some of the stupid things that we’ve done in the past are the things we have to eliminate if we want to win games.” DE Jason Taylor on what makes LB Zach Thomas such a good player – “Zach is just a good player; period. I think no matter what the scheme, Zach’s approach to the game and his preparation is what makes him what he is. Yes, he is a good athlete and a good football player, but he prepares himself each and every week to go out there and have success.

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That’s what separates him from a lot of guys that may be a better athlete than him, but just don’t have the preparation or the mind.” DE Kevin Carter on what makes Zach Thomas such a good leader – “It’s a lot of things people don’t see. He’s here early before anybody else is here and he is watching film. I’m walking in the building – and I get here pretty early – and I get here and he is already in there watching film with Junior. That’s the kind of leadership we’ve got to have out of our core players.” QB Gus Frerotte on developing familiarity with his wide receivers – “We just talk. It is communication. If you are out there and think that you can just go out there, get behind the center and not talk to your receivers and know what the heck is going on, you are wrong. We communicate all the time. ‘Hey, this is what I am thinking. Here is what I want to do. Let’s do this on this play. If the safety plays too far on the top, let’s do this.’ It is constant communication with the receivers, tight ends, running backs and everybody, so when we get in games and get certain looks, ‘hey, this is what we did and this is how we are going to do it and we’re successful.’” QB Gus Frerotte on if the fun of the offensive system appealed to him in the offseason – “Yes, I know the system. The system is about being fun and being aggressive. Going out and taking what they give you. It doesn’t mean you’re not smart, it doesn’t mean you don’t manage the game well, but it is also a game and when you play that game in between the white lines, you are serious about what you are doing, but you are having fun. When you are out there and you are not having fun, not playing every play and forgetting about the bad ones and continuing on it can be very difficult. You put a lot of pressure on yourself.”

TE Randy McMichael on if he takes pride in his blocking and how much he has improved in that area since his rookie season of 2001 – “Definitely, when you are a tight end you just can’t catch balls. If you ask tight ends around the league, the first thing they want is catch the ball, but you are also required to block. It’s all about pride right there because basically it is man-on-man. You’ve got a guy and you have to take him out of the play. When your man doesn’t make the play and you are successful on the run play, it feels really good. It’s (the difference) night and day because I am a lot stronger than I was as a rookie. Being a blocker, it takes time to progress with your technique because I have had three different tight end coaches since I have been here, so the technique is different. With Coach Hud (offensive line coach Hudson Houck) and Coach (Derek) Dooley (tight ends coach) working on my technique, that is why I am a lot better this year.” TE Randy McMichael on his impressions of Coach Saban – “He’s a fun guy. Coach is one of those guys where as long as you do what you are supposed to do and stay on his good side, you know you are going to be alright, but as soon as you drop off your effort and the things he finds important in a football team, then he is going to get on you. As long as you go out there and work hard and don’t have any setbacks [you are going to be alright], which I think is good, because when you are working hard to impress your coach everybody just gets better around you. I think that is what he has brought to the table. Everybody is really working hard and with tempo. We are a lot more physical up front now, because the tempo is pitched so much. He really finds out what kind of player you are made of when he puts you in such tough situations in training camp.”

Despite having missed two games this year, linebacker Zach Thomas has shattered the 100-tackle mark for the tenth straight year to open his career. Thomas, the Dolphins’ fifth-round draft choice in 1996, has accumulated a team-best 145 through 14 games in 2005. He returned to the lineup two weeks at San Diego to produce a team-high 11 tackles. He matched that total last week against the Jets, the 26th time in his last 29 outings that he reached double-digit tackle figures. Thomas has been enjoying his role in the new defensive scheme installed by Head Coach Nick Saban in 2005. “I am definitely comfortable with it, but

football is football,” he said. “People can make a big deal out of defenses and things like that and yeah, you can be put in more difficult positions a couple of times, but football is football. All you have to do is go tackle the player with the ball. It is that simple. I don’t get caught up in all of that. Back in the day with the 3-4, it was different. They had the big linebackers and things like that, but some of the better linebackers in this 3-4 defense, like James Farrior and Tedy Bruschi, do well in it.”

Thomas has six of the ten highest single-season tackle figures in franchise history. In the 12 games that he played in 2005, he has averaged 12.1 tackles per outing.

Throughout his nine-year career, defensive end Jason Taylor has been one of the top playmakers in

the NFL. During this time, he has registered a club-record 91.5 sacks, while also having forced 26 fumbles, including a high of seven in 2002. Since 2000, Taylor has tallied 75 sacks, the second-highest

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HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON TACKLE TOTALS IN DOLPHINS HISTORY Player Year Tackles Player Year Tackles 1. Steve Towle 1976 217 6. Rusty Chambers 1979 178 2. Zach Thomas 2002 195 7. Earnie Rhone 1981 171 3. Zach Thomas 2003 184 8. Zach Thomas 2004 168 4. Zach Thomas 1996 180 9. Zach Thomas 1999 167 Zach Thomas 2001 180 10. Steve Towle 1975 164

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total in the NFL over this time, trailing only the Giants’ Michael Strahan, who has come up with 77 over this same six-year period. Against Oakland on November 27, Taylor tallied three sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and the second safety of his career, as he became the first Dolphin to post two safeties in a career. It also was the second time this year and the 16th time in his career that he had two or more sacks in a game. He turned in the hat trick for the second time on the year with three sacks in the Dolphins’ 24-20 win over the Jets on December 18. The three sacks are tied for a career high that he had achieved four times coming into this season, and the Dolphins now are 6-0 in such games. On the year, Taylor has tallied 72 tackles and leads the team with 11 sacks, a figure which is fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL. He also has forced three fumbles, recovered a pair of fumbles and knocked down 10 passes. Dolphins first-year head coach Nick Saban gives much of the credit of the Dolphins’ defensive success to Taylor’s wide array of abilities.

“Part of the things that we are doing is because of his unique abilities,” Saban said. “I would say that if Jason Taylor had played in a 3-4

system somewhere he would have been a Hall of Fame outside linebacker, there is no question about that based on the athletic ability the guy has. He’s smart and he’s got great instincts to learn things better than I ever hoped for and it gives us an opportunity to move him around and use him in a lot of different ways. Now, obviously, he is a great pass rusher and we want to be able to do that as many times as we can, but his presence will help some of the other guys even to be able to get pressure, even if he’s not one of the guys coming on the pressure. You always want a guy like him.” Not only does Taylor hold the Dolphins’ all-time lead for sacks, but he also is the team’s career leader in fumble recoveries, having come up with 21 in his nine seasons.

Against the Broncos in the season-opener, Taylor ended the game by stripping QB Jake Plummer of the ball, recovering it and racing 85 yards for a touchdown. It was the second time in Taylor’s nine-year career that he had a sack, forced fumble and fumble return for a touchdown on the same play. He first did it in a game at Cincinnati on October 1, 2000 when he stripped Bengals QB Akili Smith of

the ball and went 29 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half. Not only was his return in the Broncos game this year the longest fumble return in Dolphins history, but it was the fifth fumble return for a score in his career, tying an NFL record that he now shares with former Atlanta Falcon Jessie Tuggle.

Taylor’s 11 sacks in 2005 have catapulted him into third for the most sacks among active NFL players, trailing only the Giants’ Michael Strahan and Tampa

Bay’s Simeon Rice, both of whom have played at least 10 years in the league, as compared to Taylor’s nine seasons of service.

In his five seasons as a Dolphin, wide receiver Chris Chambers has consistently displayed his big-play capability. He has led the Dolphins in receiving yards each of his first four seasons, and if he does so again in 2005, he would become the first Dolphin ever to achieve this feat five times. Thus far in 2005, Chambers has caught 72 passes for 992 yards, both team highs. He also has scored a team-high

nine touchdowns. Chambers is tied for sixth in the AFC in receptions and sixth in receiving yards. His nine touchdown catches are tied for the third-highest figure in the AFC. Last week against the Jets, he caught four passes for 34 yards and a touchdown, and in the process surpassed his single-season highs for both receptions (69 in 2004) and yardage (963 in 2003). He now has increased his reception totals each of his first five seasons in the league, the first NFL player to do that since Muhsin Muhammad,

AIR CHAMBERS

MIAMI DOLPHINS ALL-TIME LEADERS SACKS OPPONENTS’ FUMBLE RECOVERIES Player Year No. Player Years No. 1. Jason Taylor 1997-2005 91.5 1. Jason Taylor 1997-2005 21 2. Bill Stanfill 1969-76 67.5 2. Dick Anderson 1968-77 17 3. Doug Betters 1978-87 65.5 Bob Baumhower 1977-86 17

MOST SACKS IN THE NFL SINCE 2000 Player, Pos. Team(s) Totals 1. Michael Strahan N.Y. Giants 77.0 2. Jason Taylor Miami 75.0 3. Simeon Rice Ariz., T.B. 71.0 4. Leonard Little St. Louis 57.0 5. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamilia* Green Bay 55.5 *Does not include Monday night game of 12/19.

MOST FUMBLE RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS IN NFL HISTORY IN DOLPHINS HISTORY Player Years Team No. Player Ret. Opponent, Date Jason Taylor 1997-2005 Miami 5 Jason Taylor 85t vs. Denver, 9/11/05 Jessie Tuggle 1987-2000 Atlanta 5 A.J. Duhe 68 at San Diego, 10/15/78 Bill Thompson 1969-81 Denver 4 Trell Hopper 59t vs. Kansas City, 10/11/87 Derrick Thomas 1989-99 Kansas City 4

MOST SACKS AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS Player Team(s) Yrs. No.

1. Michael Strahan N.Y. Giants 13 129.5 2. Simeon Rice Arizona, Tampa Bay 10 115.0 3. Jason Taylor Miami 9 91.5 4. Kevin Carter St. Louis, Tennessee, Miami 11 91.0 5. Warren Sapp Tampa Bay, Oakland 11 84.0

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then of Carolina, did it from 1996-2000. Chambers is the second Dolphin to accomplish the feat, joining O.J. McDuffie, who did it from 1993-97. Against Oakland on November 27, Chambers recorded his first 100-yard receiving game of the season with six catches for 101 yards. It was the 12th such game of his career, tying him with Nat Moore for the third-highest total in Dolphins annals. He surpassed Moore the following week against Buffalo when he recorded club single-game records of 15 receptions for 238 yards, including a touchdown. He made it three in a row the following week at San Diego when he snared eight passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns, the second time in 2005 that he accounted for two scores in a game and the seventh time that he has had two or more in a game in his career.

In just five seasons, Chambers has worked his way up the Dolphins’ all-time receiving charts in all three of the major categories. In fact, he stands in the top six in each of three major receiving categories. Against Oakland on November 27, he surpassed the 4,000-yard receiving plateau for his career, the sixth Dolphin to achieve this feat. At San Diego on December 11, he also caught the 300th pass of his career, just the sixth Dolphins to attain that plateau as well.

In a 24-23 comeback win over Buffalo on December 4, Chambers turned in the finest receiving performance of any Dolphin in the franchise’s 40-year history when he caught 15 passes for 238 yards, including a touchdown. That touchdown came on a four-yard pass with six seconds remaining to lift Miami to the second-largest comeback victory in franchise history. Not only were his 15 receptions a team single-game best, but they are the most in the NFL this year and the most since New England’s

Troy Brown had 16 catches on September 22, 2002 against Kansas City. His 238 receiving yards also are the most in the league this season and the most since Pittsburgh’s Plaxico Burress produced 253 yards on November 10, 2002 against Atlanta. Overall, it was the fifth 200-yard receiving game by a Dolphin and the first since September 4, 1994 when Irving Fryar accumulated 211 yards and three touchdowns on five receptions against New England.

At San Diego on December 11, Chambers became just the fourth Dolphin to post 100-yard receiving games in three consecutive weeks. This streak is tied for the second-longest such streak in club

history and is the longest since Irving Fryar accounted for 100-yard receiving performances in a club-record four games in a row, from contests 10-13 of 1994.

With eight receptions for 121 yards against the Chargers, Chambers caught 29 passes for 460 yards and three touchdowns over a three-game span (12-14). In the process, he set both the Dolphins two-game receiving yardage record and the three-game standard as well. His 460 yards surpassed the total of 454 by Mark Clayton in games 14-16 of 1984 (22

receptions, 6 TDs). He is one of only three players to have more than 400 yards receiving in three consecutive contests. Chambers now holds the top two two-game yardage totals in club history and also is one of only three to have more than 300 yards in consecutive contests.

MOST CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES BY A DOLPHIN

Player Years No. 1. Mark Duper 1982-92 28 2. Mark Clayton 1983-92 22 3. Chris Chambers 2001-05 14 4. Nat Moore 1974-86 12

MIAMI DOLPHINS CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS RECEPTIONS YARDS TOUCHDOWNS Player Years No. Player Years Yds. Player Years TDs Mark Clayton 1983-92 550 Mark Duper 1982-92 8869 Mark Clayton 1983-92 81 Mark Duper 1982-92 511 Mark Clayton 1983-92 8643 Nat Moore 1974-86 74 Nat Moore 1974-86 510 Nat Moore 1974-86 7547 Mark Duper 1982-92 59 O.J. McDuffie 1993-01 415 O.J. McDuffie 1993-01 5074 Chris Chambers 2001-05 37 Tony Nathan 1979-87 383 Duriel Harris 1976-83,85 4534 Paul Warfield 1970-74 33 Chris Chambers 2001-05 305 Chris Chambers 2001-05 4470 O.J. McDuffie 1993-01 29 Duriel Harris 1976-83,85 269 Tony Nathan 1979-87 3592 Bruce Hardy 1978-89 25

MIAMI DOLPHINS SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING BESTS (*Indicates playoff game) RECEPTIONS YARDS Player No. Date Opponent Player Yds. Date Opponent 1. Chris Chambers 15 12/4/05 BUFFALO 1. Chris Chambers 238 12/4/05 BUFFALO 2. Jim Jensen 12 11/6/88 at New England 2. Mark Duper 217 11/10/85 N.Y. JETS 3. O.J. McDuffie 11 12/30/95 at Buffalo* 3. Irving Fryar 211 9/4/94 N. ENGLAND O.J. McDuffie 11 12/13/98 N.Y. JETS

MOST CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN DOLPHINS HISTORY Player No. Year, Games 1. Irving Fryar 4 1994, 10-13 2. Chris Chambers 3 2005, 11-13 Mark Clayton 3 1984, 14-16 Mark Duper 3 1986, 3-5

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Chambers athletic prowess also has made him a threat as a runner as well. In fact, at Tampa Bay on October 16, he led the team in rushing with 25 yards on three attempts, the second time this year he topped the team’s rushing chart. He had 61 yards on one carry in the opener against Denver on September

11. Through 14 games of 2005, he has amassed 87 yards rushing on nine attempts, tied for the third-highest single-season rushing total by a Dolphins wide receiver. With 260 career rushing yards, he now holds the team all-time record for rushing yards by a Dolphins wide receiver.

In 2004, Randy McMichael established club single-season receiving records for Dolphins tight ends by catching 73 passes for 791 yards and four touchdowns. He seems to have picked up where he left off last season. Through 14 games, he has amassed 51 receptions for 505 yards and five touchdowns. He currently is fifth among AFC tight ends in receptions and fourth in receiving yards. His five TD catches are third among AFC tight ends. Against the Bills on October 9, McMichael’s lone reception came on a 30-yard TD from Gus Frerotte. It was the 14th touchdown of his career, moving him

past Joe Rose into sole possession of fifth on the Dolphins’ all-time chart among tight ends. It also marked the fourth straight game in which he had a touchdown reception, as he became just the second player in club history to have a scoring reception in the first four games of a season, joining Mark Duper (1984). Against Oakland on November 27, he hauled in four passes for 59 yards and a TD, giving him 200 career catches, becoming just the second tight end in club history to attain this mark. Now in his fourth season with the team, McMichael already ranks second among tight ends in club history in both receptions and receiving yards, and is fifth in touchdowns.

McMichael’s 25-yard touchdown catch from Gus Frerotte against the Raiders on November 27 was his fifth of the season, as he set a new personal single-season standard, surpassing his previous high of four, which he had in 2002 and 2004. He also ranks in the top four in each of the three major receiving

categories for a Dolphins tight end in a season. His five TD catches are the most by a Dolphins tight end since Keith Jackson accounted for seven in 1994. In fact, with 51 receptions in 2005, he holds three of the top five single-season receiving totals by a tight end in club history.

After being held to 92 yards rushing on 34 attempts over the first two games of 2005, rookie running

back Ronnie Brown, the second overall pick in the 2005 draft, has come on to compile 794 yards and four touchdowns on 165 carries (4.8 avg.) over the past 12 games. During this 12-game span, he also

MIAMI DOLPHINS CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS AMONG TIGHT ENDS RECEPTIONS YARDS TOUCHDOWNS Player Years No. Player Years Yds. Player Years TDs Bruce Hardy 1978-89 256 Bruce Hardy 1978-89 2455 Bruce Hardy 1978-89 25 Randy McMichael 2002-05 212 Randy McMichael 2002-05 2379 Jim Mandich 1970-77 23 Keith Jackson 1992-94 146 Keith Jackson 1992-94 1880 Keith Jackson 1992-94 18 Troy Drayton 1996-99 127 Ferrell Edmunds 1988-92 1612 Dan Johnson 1983-87 16 Jim Mandich 1970-77 121 Troy Drayton 1996-99 1511 Randy McMichael 2002-05 15

RANDY MAC

BUSTER BROWN

RUSHING RECORDS FOR A DOLPHINS WIDE RECEIVER SEASON CAREER Player Year Yds. Atts. Avg. TD Player Years Yds. Atts. Avg. TD 1. Paul Warfield 1971 115 9 12.8 0 1. Chris Chambers 2001-05 260 29 9.0 0 2. Nat Moore 1977 89 14 6.4 1 2. Nat Moore 1974-86 248 40 6.4 1 3. Chris Chambers 1975 87 9 9.7 0 3. Freddie Solomon 1975-77 190 14 13.6 1 Freddie Solomon 1975 87 4 21.8 0 4. James McKnight 2001-03 172 15 11.5 1

MIAMI DOLPHINS SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING LEADERS AMONG TIGHT ENDS RECEPTIONS YARDS TOUCHDOWNS Player Year No. Player Year Yds. Player Year TDs Randy McMichael 2004 73 Randy McMichael 2004 791 Keith Jackson 1994 7 Keith Jackson 1994 59 Keith Jackson 1994 673 Jim Mandich 1974 6 Bruce Hardy 1986 54 Keith Jackson 1993 613 Keith Jackson 1993 6 Randy McMichael 2005 51 Randy McMichael 2003 598 Randy McMichael 2005 5 Randy McMichael 2003 49 Keith Jackson 1992 594 4 other times by 3 players 5

HIGHEST TWO-GAME RECEIVING YARDAGE TOTALS IN DOLPHINS HISTORY 2-Game Player Game 1 Total Game 2 Total Totals 1. Chris Chambers 15-238 (vs. Buff., 12/4/05) 8-121 (at S.D., 12/11/05) 23-359 2. Chris Chambers 6-101 (at Oak., 11/27/05) 15-238 (vs. Buff., 12/4/05) 21-339 3. Mark Duper 7-173 (vs. Ind., 9/23/84) 8-164 (at St.L., 9/30/84) 15-337 HIGHEST THREE-GAME RECEIVING YARDAGE TOTALS IN DOLPHINS HISTORY

3-Game Player Game 1 Total Game 2 Total Game 3 Total Totals 1. Chris Chambers 6-101 (at Oak., 11/27/05) 15-238 (vs. Buff., 12/4/05) 8-121 (at S.D., 12/11/05) 29-4602. Mark Clayton 9-177 (vs. Raid., 12/2/84) 9-127 (at Ind., 12/9/84) 4-150 (vs. Dall., 12/17/84) 22-454 3. Mark Duper 5-68 (at Buff., 9/17/84) 7-173 (vs. Ind., 9/23/84) 8-164 (at St.L., 9/30/84) 20-405

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has caught 28 passes for 210 yards and a TD. This rushing total included a 132-yard effort in a 27-24 win over Carolina on September 25, when he carried the ball 23 times and also scored his first professional touchdown. Against the Saints in Baton Rouge on October 30, he rushed for 106 yards on 23 carries, as he became just the sixth rookie in Dolphins history to post two or more 100-yard rushing games, and the first since Karim Abdul-Jabbar in 1996 (4). The others who have done it are Jim Kiick (2 in 1968), Benny Malone (3 in 1974), Leroy Harris (2 in 1977) and Troy Stradford (3 in 1987). Through 14 games, Brown has rushed for 886 yards and four touchdowns on 199 attempts, a 4.5-yard average per carry. His rushing total is 11th in the AFC and second among NFL rookies. His

average per carry is sixth-best in the NFL among players with 100 or more attempts. That Panthers game marked the first time since November 21, 1999 that a Dolphins rookie reached the 100-yard rushing plateau. J.J. Johnson held the honors that day with 106 yards and a TD on 31 attempts. Of Brown’s total against Carolina, 103 came in the second half, as he became the first Dolphin to amass 100 yards rushing in a half since Ricky Williams racked up 108 yards in the second half of a September 21, 2003 game against Buffalo at Pro Player Stadium, as he finished that day with 153 yards on the ground. Overall, Brown’s performance against the Panthers was the fourth-highest rushing total ever by a Dolphins rookie.

With 132 yards against Carolina and 97 yards the following week at Buffalo (10/9), Brown rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown on 40 attempts in those

two contests, the highest two-game rushing total by a Dolphins rookie, surpassing the previous best of 228 by Karim Abdul-Jabbar in 1996 (games 15-16).

Against Kansas City on October 21, Brown got things kicked off in the second half with a 65-yard touchdown run, tied for the ninth-longest run from scrimmage ever by a Dolphin and the longest since wide receiver James McKnight had a 68-yard run on October 5, 2003 at the Giants. His run in the Chiefs game is the second-longest ever by a Dolphins

rookie, trailing only a 77-yard TD run by Leroy Harris on December 5, 1977 against Baltimore. Along with his 58-yard run against Carolina on September 25, Brown now owns two of three longest runs from scrimmage by a rookie in club history.

With 886 rushing yards through 14 games, Brown’s rushing total already ranks second among Dolphins rookie rushing leaders. Brown also is on pace to become just the second rookie in team history to

reach the 1,000-yard rushing plateau, and if he accomplishes that, he would join Karim Abdul-Jabbar, who posted a Dolphins rookie-best 1,116 yards in 1996.

Against Tampa Bay on October 16, running back Ricky Williams played in his first regular season game since December 28, 2003, when he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on 20 attempts and caught four passes for 72 yards in a 23-21 win over the New York Jets at Pro Player Stadium. Sharing time with rookie Ronnie Brown against the Bucs, Williams was held to eight yards rushing on five carries, while he also caught a team-high six passes for 22 yards against the Buccaneers. He has gone on to rush for 463 yards and four touchdowns on 114 attempts, and

tally 16 receptions for 90 yards in the 10 games that he has played. Against the Saints in Baton Rouge on October 30, he broke through by rushing for 82 yards on 17 attempts, as he split time in the backfield with Brown. Against Atlanta on November 6, he ran for 52 yards on 10 attempts, including a 23-yard scoring run for the Dolphins’ only touchdown of the game. It marked his first touchdown since he had a 16-yard run in that finale against the Jets in 2003. Now in his third season with the Dolphins, Williams owns virtually every club single-game and single-season rushing record. Against Oakland on November 27, he rushed for a

HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME RUSHING TOTALS BY A DOLPHINS ROOKIE Player Opponent, Date Yards Atts. Avg. TD

1. Troy Stradford at Dallas, 11/22/87 169 17 9.9 1 2. Karim Abdul-Jabbar at N.Y. Jets, 12/22/96 152 30 5.1 1 3. Leroy Harris vs. Baltimore, 12/5/77 140 17 8.2 1 4. Ronnie Brown vs. Carolina, 9/25/05 132 23 5.7 1

RUN-RICKY-RUN

HIGHEST TWO-GAME RUSHING TOTALS BY A DOLPHINS ROOKIE Player Game 1 Total Game 2 Total 2-Game Totals 1. Ronnie Brown 23-132 (vs. Car., 9/25/05) 17-97 (at Buff., 10/9/05) 40-229 2. Karim Abdul-Jabbar 27-76 (vs. Buff., 12/16/96) 30-152 (at Jets, 12/22/96) 57-228 3. Leroy Harris 18-76 (at StL., 11/24/77) 17-140 (vs. Balt., 12/5/77) 35-216

LONGEST RUNS FROM SCRIMMAGE BY A DOLPHINS ROOKIE Player Distance Opponent, Date 1. Leroy Harris 77t vs. Baltimore, 12/5/77 2. Ronnie Brown 65t vs. Kansas City, 10/21/05 3. Ronnie Brown 58 vs. Carolina, 9/15/05 4. Gary Davis 57 vs. Buffalo, 12/5/76

HIGHEST RUSHING TOTALS BY A DOLPHINS ROOKIE (*Totals through 14 games) Player Year Yards Attempts Average LG TD 1. Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1996 1,116 307 3.6 29 11 2. Ronnie Brown* 2005 886 199 4.5 65t 4 3. Andra Franklin 1981 711 201 3.5 29 7

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team-high 82 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries, and in the process moved past Tony Nathan into fourth on the Dolphins’ all-time rushing list. Against the Jets on December 18, he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, and moved past Jim Kiick into third on the team’s all-time rushing chart, and surpassed Karim Abdul-Jabbar

into third on the club’s all-time list for rushing attempts. His 23-yard TD run in the Jets contest was his 29th as a Dolphin, tying him with Mercury Morris for third on the team’s all-time list. He currently stands in the top three in each of three major career rushing categories in club history.

Now in his ninth NFL season, kicker Olindo Mare in 2005 has matched Garo Yepremian (1970-78) for the longest-tenured Dolphin at that position. During this time, not only has Mare proven to be a model of consistency, but also shown to possess a powerful leg, having hit on 13 career field goals of 50 yards or longer, including nine since 2002. The ninth came in a week five game at Tampa Bay on October 16, when he hit on a 53-yarder. That field goal not only tied for the second-longest of his career, but it also was the 200th of his career during the regular season. In addition, it tied for the fourth-longest ever by a Dolphin in the regular season, and fifth overall, including playoffs. With his next field goal of 50 yards or longer, Mare would tie Pete Stoyanovich for the most field goals from that distance by a Dolphin in the regular season. Against the Saints in Baton Rouge on October 30, Mare connected on four field goals, tied for the second-highest total of his career, and his most since December 3, 2000 when he connected from 32, 31, 20 and 26 yards away against Buffalo. Overall, the Saints game

marked the 10th time in his career he has kicked four or more field goals in a game, and the Dolphins are 8-2 in such contests. In a 23-21 win at San Diego on December 11, he connected on all three field goal attempts while also coming up with the first fumble recovery of his career, which led to the Dolphins’ first touchdown of the game. The Dolphins now are 25-5 in the regular season and 26-5 overall, including playoffs, when Mare has hit on three or more field goals. Mare also has accounted for 133 touchbacks on kickoffs in his career, the most in the NFL since 1997. His 100 touchbacks since the advent of the K-Ball in 1999 also are the most in the NFL over this seven-year span. Against Carolina on September 25 of this year, he accounted for a 32-yard field goal with four seconds to play, lifting the Dolphins to a 27-24 victory over the Panthers. It marked the 11th fourth-quarter game-winning field goal of his career, as he now has had at least one in each of his nine NFL seasons. Mare now holds the Dolphins single-season standards for both points and field goals, and the career marks in both categories as well.

Mare’s field goal accuracy is unmatched in Dolphins history, as he has put together a career mark of .817

(214 of 262). This figure also currently ranks eighth among kickers all-time in NFL history.

MIAMI DOLPHINS SCORING LEADERS CAREER SEASON Player Year Pts. Player Year Pts. 1. Olindo Mare 1997-05 928 1. Olindo Mare 1999 144 2. Garo Yepremian 1970-78 830 2. Pete Stoyanovich 1992 124 3. Pete Stoyanovich 1989-95 774 3. Pete Stoyanovich 1991 121

MIAMI DOLPHINS FIELD GOAL LEADERS CAREER SEASON Player Year FGs Player Year FGs 1. Olindo Mare 1997-05 214 1. Olindo Mare 1999 39 2. Pete Stoyanovich 1989-95 176 2. Pete Stoyanovich 1991 31 3. Garo Yepremian 1970-78 165 3. Pete Stoyanovich 1992 30

NFL’S ALL-TIME FIELD GOAL ACCURACY LEADERS# PLAYER TEAM(S) YEARS FG FGA PCT. 1. Mike Vanderjagt* Indianapolis 1998-05 214 244 .877 2. Phil Dawson* Cleveland 1999-05 133 159 .836 3. Matt Stover*# Cleve., Baltimore 1991-05 372 449 .829 4. Jeff Wilkins* Phil., S.F., St. Louis 1994-05 247 300 .823 5. Ryan Longwell*# Green Bay 1997-05 221 270 .819 6. David Akers* Wash., Philadelphia 1998-05 153 187 .8181 7. Adam Vinatieri* New England 1996-05 260 318 .8176 8. Olindo Mare* Miami 1997-05 214 262 .817 9. John Carney* T.B., Rams, S.D., N.O. 1988-05 384 474 .810 10. Jason Hanson* Detroit 1992-05 325 402 .808 *Indicates active player #Does not include Monday night game of 12/19.

THAT’S O. MARE

MIAMI DOLPHINS CAREER RUSHING LEADERS YARDS ATTEMPTS TOUCHDOWNS Player Years Yards Player Years Atts. Player Years TDs Larry Csonka 1968-74,79 6737 Larry Csonka 1968-74,79 1506 Larry Csonka 1968-74,79 53 Mercury Morris 1969-75 3877 Jim Kiick 1968-74 997 K. Abdul-Jabbar 1996-99 33 Ricky Williams 2002-03,05 3688 Ricky Williams 2002-03,05 889 Ricky Williams 2002-03,05 29 Jim Kiick 1968-74 3644 K. Abdul-Jabbar 1996-99 888 Mercury Morris 1969-75 29 Tony Nathan 1979-87 3543 Mercury Morris 1969-75 754 Jim Kiick 1968-74 28

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Since entering the NFL as a first-round draft choice of the St. Louis Rams in 1995, Dolphins defensive end Kevin Carter has been known as one of the most durable lineman in the NFL. In fact, he currently has a string of 174 straight games played and 81 consecutive starting assignments. He has never missed a game in his 11 NFL seasons, and the last time he did not start a game was on December 3, 2000, his final season as a Ram. His streak of 174 straight games played is tied for the fifth-longest current streak in the NFL, not including kickers and

punters. In addition, Carter has shown a knack for coming up with the big play, having recorded 91 career sacks, including double-digit figures on four occasions, and six or more in all but two seasons. Against the Saints on October 30, he tallied one of the Dolphins’ six sacks on the afternoon, which came as he tackled QB Aaron Brooks in the end zone for the second safety of his career. His first came in his rookie season of 1995, as a member of the St. Louis Rams, when he dropped Jets QB Boomer Esiason in the end zone on December 3 in St. Louis. Carter’s career sack total now is fourth among players currently active in the NFL.

Since joining the Dolphins as a second-round draft choice out of the Louisville in 1997, Sam Madison has established himself as one of the top cornerbacks in team history, both on and off the field. The foundation he started in 2000, “Madison Avenue for Kids,” has helped numerous children throughout South Florida since its inception. Now in his ninth season, he has played in 136 games, including 125 starts. During this time, he has missed just six games because of injuries, including two in his rookie season of 1997 and three in 2001. His sixth missed contest occurred at New Orleans on October 30 of this year when he was inactive with a hip injury. That snapped a string of 59 straight games in

which he had started and played. Madison was voted to the Pro Bowl four straight seasons (1999-2002), and has registered 30 career interceptions, third on the Dolphins’ all-time list, trailing only Jake Scott (35) and Dick Anderson (34). Madison’s total is the most any current NFL player has recorded with his current team. His 30th interception came in the Dolphins’ 24-23 victory over Buffalo on December 4 when he picked off a J.P. Losman pass at the Dolphins’ one-yard line and returned it 11 yards after the Bills had a first-and-goal from the three. That snapped a string of 33 straight games in which he had played and not had an interception. Prior to the Bills game, his most recent interception occurred on November 16, 2003 against Baltimore when he snared an Anthony Wright pass.

One area that has experienced the biggest turnaround from a year ago is the offensive line. Three of the five starters, which include LT Damion McIntosh, LG Jeno James, C/RG Rex Hadnot each have started all 14 games this year. Vernon Carey has started all but two contests at right tackle. Seth McKinney started the first 13 games of the year at center before sustaining a season-ending injury to his lower right leg in a game at San Diego on December 11. Through 14 contests, they have led a running game that has averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt, the fifth-best figure in the AFC and ninth in the NFL. They also have yielded only 21 sacks, tied for the fifth-lowest total in the NFL. They have yielded just one sack over the last two games. This unit in 2005 is led by first-year offensive line coach Hudson Houck, who certainly has made an

impression thus far. “He’s a guy who’s going to stay on top of you and make sure you do what you need to do,” Carey said. He’s a great coach.” In addition to their sack total ranking among the league leaders, the Dolphins have not allowed a sack in five games this year, the first time since 1998, when they went six games without permitting a sack, that they have gone at least this many games without yielding a sack.

LONGEST CURRENT NFL STREAKS, CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED (Excluding kickers & punters) Player Pos. Team(s) No.

1. Brett Favre* QB Green Bay 220 2. Will Shields G Kansas City 206 3. Lorenzo Neal FB N.O.,Jets,T.B.,Tenn.,Cin.,S.D. 190 Brent Alexander S Ariz.,Car.,Pitt.,Giants 190

5. Kevin Carter DE St. Louis, Tennessee, Miami 174 Derrick Brooks LB Tampa Bay 174 *Does not include Monday night game of 12/19.

CARTER COUNTRY

MADISON AVENUE

MOST INTERCEPTIONS WITH CURRENT NFL TEAM Player Team Years No. 1. Sam Madison Miami 1997-05 30 2. Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 1997-05 28

Brian Dawkins Philadelphia 1996-05 28 4. Greg Wesley Kansas City 2000-05 25 5. Tony Parrish San Francisco 2002-05 22

OH! LINE

FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED IN THE NFL IN 2005 Team No.

1. Indianapolis 16 2. Cincinnati 18 3. Denver 19 Green Bay* 19 5. Miami 21 Seattle 21

*Does not include Monday night game of 12/19.

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Since being selected in the first round of the 1990 draft by San Diego, Dolphins linebacker Junior Seau has gone on to put together one of the most successful and longest-tenured stints of any linebacker in recent NFL history. Over his previous 15 NFL seasons, he has garnered 12 Pro Bowl

berths. Seau played in seven games for the Dolphins this year before being placed on the team’s injured reserve list on November 23 with an Achilles’ tendon injury. At the time, he ranked fifth on the squad with 43 tackles. In Seau’s 16 seasons he has played in 230 regular season games, third on the NFL’s all-time list among linebackers.

A big reason for the success of the Dolphins’ run defense in 2005 has been the play of the defensive line. Not only have they held opponents to a 3.8-yard average per rush attempt, but they also have come up with 31 of the team’s 44 sacks on the year, including a season-high seven-sack performance in a 33-21 win at Oakland on November 27. The 3.8-yard average represents the fifth–best figure in the AFC and eighth in the NFL, while the team’s sack total is second in the NFL, trailing only the 45 accounted for by Seattle. Ends Jason Taylor and Kevin Carter, and tackle Vonnie Holliday all have started all 14 games, while DT Keith Traylor has opened 11 contests, having missed the last three with a knee injury. Factor in top reserves in end David Bowens and tackle Jeff Zgonina, and this unit possesses a great deal of NFL experience. Dolphins rookie linebacker Channing Crowder, the team’s third-round draft choice this year, has exhibited the poise of a veteran as a rookie. Not only has he been a starter since the opening week of the regular season, but he has started at two different positions, including middle linebacker for games 11-12 in the absence of All-Pro Zach Thomas. On the year, Crowder is second on the club with 82 tackles, in addition to having forced two fumbles, recovered two fumbles and defensed three passes. In a 23-21

at San Diego on December 11, he tied a career-high with 10 tackles, a figure he first achieved on October 21 against Kansas City. With two games still to play, he has an opportunity to become the first Dolphins rookie to have 100 tackles since Thomas registered 180 in 1996. For Crowder, the second-youngest member of the team (12/2/83), he is just happy to be able to make a contribution at such an early stage of his career. “My thing this week was seeing how I can do stepping into an All-Pro’s position (MLB Zach Thomas),” said Crowder following his first start at middle linebacker, on November 27 at Oakland. “I’m playing with Zach and Junior (Seau) out there, and I’m making a couple of plays and holding it down here and there. The thing about this week is I wanted to see if I could step into that spot and make plays like him and fill the gap. Everybody’s a competitor and you want to win. When you’re having success and helping the team win as a young player, playing a lot, that does give you a little more confidence and gives you something to play faster and be a successful player in the NFL.” Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban is pleased with the way Crowder goes about his job. “He is a serious guy in his approach to what he does,” Saban said. “I don’t think he is an anxious guy in his approach to what he does. He has a great personality and good sense of humor, but I have never seen him not prepare like he needs to prepare or allow that personality to ever affect his ability to do what he needs to do as a competitor because football is important to him and I think he wants to be good. I think it is also good that he has popularity and is well liked. I don’t see that in his personality. I believe that he has it just talking to him – that presence about him that people see. He is not a cut-up guy when it comes to getting ready for the game or practice. It is pretty much, serious business.” Crowder’s unofficial tackle total ranks fifth among all NFL rookies in 2005.

MOST GAMES PLAYED IN NFL HISTORY AMONG LINEBACKERS (*Active) Players Years Team(s) Games

1. Clay Matthews 1979-96 Cleveland, Atlanta 278 2. Bill Romanowski 1988-2003 S.F.,Phil.,Den., Raiders 243 3. Junior Seau* 1990-2005 San Diego, Miami 230 4. Kevin Greene 1985-99 Rams, Pitt., S.F., Carolina 228 5. Rickey Jackson 1981-95 New Orleans, San Francisco 227

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

D-LINE BOASTS EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE FACTOR Yrs. Games Starts Keith Traylor 15 198 128 Jeff Zgonina 13 155 60 Kevin Carter 11 174 171 Jason Taylor 9 138 135 Vonnie Holliday 8 105 96 David Bowens 7 87 15 Totals 63 857 605

EN-CHANNING

HIGHEST TACKLE TOTALS AMONG 2005 NFL ROOKIES* Tackles Draft Status Player, Position Team Solo Assists Total Round Overall 1. Kirk Morrison, LB Oakland 78 24 102 3 78 2. Lofa Tatupu, LB Seattle 81 18 99 2 45 3. Odell Thurman, LB Cincinnati 61 31 92 2 48 4. Derrick Johnson, LB Kansas City 68 16 84 1 15 5. Channing Crowder, LB Miami 46 31 77 3 70 *All figures according to Stats, Inc.

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The Dolphins have received solid contributions from numerous members of their 2005 draft class, including running back Ronnie Brown (D1), linebacker Channing Crowder (D3) and cornerback Travis Daniels (D4). Brown has started all 14 games thus far and leads the team with 886 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 199 attempts. His rushing total is second among all NFL rookies. Crowder has opened 12 contests this year, and currently ranks second on the squad with 82 tackles. He has an opportunity to become the first Dolphins rookie to amass 100 tackles in a season since Zach Thomas had 180 in 1996. Daniels has started 12 games, and has recorded 57 tackles, an interception and a team-high 11 passes defensed. In a 33-21 win at Oakland on November 27, he was a big reason why the Dolphins were able to hold All-Pro wide receiver Randy Moss to just three catches for 28 yards. In fact, when Daniels opened against Buffalo on December 4, it marked his tenth start of the season, representing the first time since 1996 that the Dolphins have had three or more rookies start at least ten games. In ‘96, four players did it (RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar, 14; DT Daryl Gardener, 12; FB Stanley Pritchett, 16; LB Zach Thomas, 16). Overall, the Dolphins have had three or more rookies start at least 10 games on just six occasions in their 40-year history. Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban thinks that a big part of the trio’s success can be attributed to their intelligence and maturity level. “All of those guys are, first of all, bright guys, they show a certain level of maturity for their age that has been able to allow them to not get frustrated with themselves,” Saban said. “As we have gone through this season they have been able to learn and improve because of that. They learn from their mistakes and, obviously, they all have a relative degree of talent that allows them to contribute in a positive way to being able to execute the way we need, to get a winning performance out of those guys. We have been pleased with the way all of those guys have been able to maintain that and improve.” In 2004, then-rookie Wes Welker made his mark on the Dolphins with his prowess as a retuner. After going to camp with San Diego as an undrafted college free agent, Welker was signed by the Dolphins following the second game of the season. Overall, he returned 43 punts for a 10.8-yard average, and 61 kickoffs for a 23.2-yard average, including a 95-yarder for a touchdown – the first by a Dolphin since 1989. His punt return average ranked second in the AFC and fifth in the NFL, while his kickoff return average was seventh in the conference. Not only is he an integral part of the Dolphins’ return game again in 2005, but he also has a significant role on offense as the third receiver.

Through 14 games, he has caught 27 passes for 414 yards, including ten receptions on third down and two more on fourth down. He also has consistently provided the Dolphins with excellent field position, having fielded 36 punts for a 9.6-yard average. His 47-yard return against Kansas City on October 21, which set up a field goal, was the second-longest of his career. His punt return average this year ranks fifth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL. One of the key acquisitions made by the Dolphins has been that of safety Lance Schulters, who signed with the team as a free agent on July 28, four days after the start of training camp. By the season-opener, he had earned a starting spot at free safety, and through 14 games of 2005, he has shown why. The eight-year veteran, who also has played with San Francisco (1998-2001) and Tennessee (2002-04), has exhibited a knack for being a playmaker. In addition to his 72 tackles, - a figure that ranks third on the team and first among defensive backs - he has recorded two sacks, three interceptions, seven passes defensed and a forced fumble. His three interceptions are tied for the third-highest total of his NFL career. In the Dolphins’ 27-24 win over Carolina on September 25, he came up with a sack, an interception and a forced fumble. His interception of a Jake Delhomme pass came with less than two minutes to play, as he returned it 37 yards to the Panthers’ 25, setting up Olindo Mare’s game-winning field goal. He also had a sack in the third quarter, in which he stripped the ball from Delhomme, and was recovered by Vonnie Holliday. For his efforts, Schulters was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for games of September 25-26, the first such honor of his career. Since joining the starting lineup at strong safety for a week seven game at New Orleans, Travares Tillman certainly has made an impact in the Dolphins’ secondary. On the year, Tillman, an offseason free agent signee from Carolina, has come up with 48 tackles, three interceptions and a fumble recovery. His interception total is two more than the combined figure that he had over his first four NFL seasons and is tied for the team lead, along with Lance Schulters. All three of his interceptions occurred in consecutive weeks, from games 9-11, as he became the first Dolphin to have interceptions in three straight games since Patrick Surtain in games 2-4 of 2003. This streak is tied for the third-longest in club history. Left-footed punter Donnie Jones, now in his second NFL season and his first with the Dolphins, has helped the Dolphins in the “hidden yardage” category in the kicking game throughout the course of the year. In a win over Carolina on September 25, Jones, who was awarded off waivers from Seattle just prior to the start of training camp, hit six punts for a 44.7-yard average, with three inside-the-20, no touchbacks and a net of 41.8. He was a big

GO TO WES YOUNG MAN

SOUTHPAW PUNTER

LANCE-A-LOT

HEAD OF THE CLASS

TEN OR MORE STARTS FOR DOLPHINS ROOKIES

Year Total Offense Defense 1968 4 2 2 1996 4 2 2 2005 3 1 2 1989 3 2 1 1988 3 2 1 1970 3 0 3

T-SQUARED

LONGEST INTERCEPTION STREAKS IN DOLPHINS HISTORY

Player No. Year(Games) 1. Dick Westmoreland 5 1967 (9-13) 2. Willie West 4 1966 (6-9) 3. 3 by many players, last by Travares Tillman in 2005

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reason why the Panthers’ average drive on the day started at their own 25. The Carolina game marked the first of four straight in which he had a net average of 40.0 or better. He now has accomplished this feat in eight of his 14 games this year. This includes a season-high 47.0 mark on November 27 at Oakland when he also placed three inside the 20. Against Buffalo on December 4, he nailed a season-high four inside the 20. Through 14 games of 2005, Jones ranks among the AFC leaders in several punting categories, including net punting, where his 39.1 mark leads the NFL. In addition, 25 of his kicks having been placed inside-the-20 with just seven having gone for touchbacks. Of his 75 kicks on the year, 22 have gone 50 yards or longer, including three against the Raiders on November 27. The following illustrates where Jones ranks among AFC punters in several key categories. With two games still to play in 2005, the Dolphins have registered 44 sacks as a team, eight more than their total from all of last season and five shy of the club record of 49, set in 1983. Of this total, 31 have come from the defensive line. Their total of 44 includes a season-high seven sacks on November 27 at Oakland, a figure which represents their highest total since they recorded eight on November 28 of last year against the 49ers in San Francisco. They registered six sack in their 24-20 win over the Jets on December 18, the third time this year they have produced at least this total, as they also had six in a 21-6 win over New Orleans on October 30 in Baton Rouge. In fact, since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, the Dolphins have had six or more sacks in a game on 24 occasions, including playoffs, and they have won 23 of those games. Their only loss over this stretch was a 27-14 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Raiders on September 19, 1983 when they had six sacks at the L.A. Coliseum. On the year, the Dolphins’ sack total of 44 ranks first in the AFC and second in the NFL. In addition, three defensive backs – Yeremiah Bell, Tebucky Jones (I/R) and Lance Schulters – have come up with two or more sacks apiece, the first time in team history that three defensive backs have tallied at least this total in the same season. In fact, Bell has three sacks, tied for the highest single-season total in team history among defensive backs. His third sack came in the fourth quarter of a 23-21 win at San Diego on December 11 when he stripped

the ball from Drew Brees, with the loose ball being recovered by Kevin Carter. With their win, the Dolphins closed their deficit in the all-time regular season series with the Jets by a 41-38-1 margin. The victory also snapped the Jets’ three-game winning streak in this series… With the win, the Dolphins now have won four straight games for the first time since they captured contests 2-5 of 2003… This is the first time since 1987 that the Dolphins have won their first three games in the month of December… Alonzo Ephraim last week started at right guard for Rex Hadnot, who moved to center with the season-ending leg injury to Seth McKinney. For Ephraim, now in this third NFL season, it was the third start of his career and his first as a Dolphin. His first two starting assignments also came at right guard, as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles last year… P Donnie Jones accounted for a net average of 40.2, the eighth time this year that he has had a net average of 40.0 or better... With his sack last week against the Jets, DE David Bowens now has recorded four sacks in his last four games… By outscoring the Jets 14-10 in the second half last week, the Dolphins now have outscored their opponents by a combined 74-40 in the second half of their last four games… The Dolphins now have had a positive takeaway in each of their last three games, the first time since games 13-15 of 2004 that they won the turnover battle in three straight games… With Brooks Bollinger passing for 327 yards, it snapped the Dolphins’ string of not having allowed an individual 300-yard passer in 43 straight games. Prior to the Jets game, the last player to throw for 300 yards against the Dolphins was the Jets’ Vinny Testaverde, who had 373 yards on September 14, 2003 at the Meadowlands… With an interception last week, the Dolphins now have had at least one turnover in each of their last 23 regular season games. The last time they did not commit a turnover was on October 24 of last year, in a 31-14 win over St. Louis… With eight penalties last week, the Dolphins now have 119 on the season, surpassing the club single-season standard in that category of 115, which had been set in 2000. They totaled 92 yards in penalties, giving them 948 for the season, setting a new club single-season record, one which had been attained with 936 yards in 1999… The 60-yard TD pass from Brooks Bollinger to Doug Jolley was the longest pass play against the Dolphins this year, surpassing the previous long play, a 59-yard completion from Tom Brady to Tim Dwight against New England on November 13.

DE Kevin Carter played in his 174th straight league contest last week against the Jets and started in his 81st in a row… DE Jason Taylor started and played in his 96th league game in a row… TE Randy

McMichael started the 62nd straight game to open his career last week against the Jets… RB Ricky Williams rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries last week against the Jets. He now has

STREAKS & MILESTONES

Category No. AFC Rank Net Average 39.1 1 Gross Average 43.6 8 Inside-the-20 25 3 Return Yards 196 5

OTHER NOTES FROM THE JETS GAME

SACKS APPEAL

MOST SACKS BY A DOLPHINS DEFENSIVE BACK IN A SEASON

Player Year No. 1. Yeremiah Bell 2005 3.0

Liffort Hobley 1990 3.0 Jerry Wilson 1999 3.0

4. Lance Schulters 2005 2.0 Tebucky Jones 2005 2.0

8 other players 2.0

MOST SACKS IN THE NFL IN 2005 Team No.

1. Seattle 45 2. Miami 44 3. Jacksonville 42 San Diego 42 5. Indianapolis 41

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accumulated 3,688 yards rushing and 29 touchdowns on 889 attempts in his three seasons with the Dolphins. In the process last week, he moved past Karim Abdul-Jabbar (888) into third on the team’s all-time list for rushing attempts. He surpassed Jim Kiick for third on the club’s all-time chart for rushing yards (3,644). He also tied Mercury Morris for third on the team’s all-time list for rushing

touchdowns… With four receptions for 34 yards last week against the Jets, WR Chris Chambers now has amassed 72 catches for 992 yards on the year, surpassing his personal single-season bests (69 receptions in 2004, 963 yards in 2003)… DE Matt Roth’s sack last week was the first of his NFL career. His fumble recovery also was the first of his career.

RB Ronnie Brown is 11th in the AFC, 18th

in the NFL and second among NFL rookies with 886 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 199 attempts. His 4.5-yard average per carry is sixth-best in the NFL among players with at least 100 carries. Brown is 14th in the AFC with 1,105 total yards from scrimmage. He is tied for 14th in the AFC and is first among NFL rookies with 52 total first downs (41 rushing, 11 receiving)… RB Ricky Williams ranks 19th in the AFC in rushing with 463 yards and four touchdowns on 114 attempts. WR Chris Chambers is tied for 6th in the AFC and 11th in the NFL with 72 receptions. His 15-catch performance on December 4 against Buffalo is the most in the NFL this year. His 992 receiving yards are 6th in the conference and 14th in the league. His 238 receiving yards in that Bills contest is the most in the NFL in 2005 as well. His nine touchdown receptions are tied for third in the AFC. Chambers is 15th in the AFC with 1,079 total yards from scrimmage. He is tied for 8th in the AFC with 19 third-down receptions and is 13th in the conference in total first downs with 53 (50 receiving, 3 rushing)… TE Randy McMichael is fifth among AFC tight ends in

receptions and fourth in receiving yardage with 51 catches for 505 yards. His five touchdown catches are third among conference tight ends… DE Jason Taylor is 4th in the AFC and 6th in the NFL with 11 sacks… S Lance Schulters and S Travares Tillman both are tied for 11th in the AFC with three interceptions apiece… K Olindo Mare is second in the AFC and tied for third in the NFL with 14 touchbacks on kickoffs… P Donnie Jones leads the NFL with a net average of 39.1 on 75 punts… Wes Welker is fifth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL with a 9.5-yard average on 33 punt returns… The Dolphins’ 4.3-yard average per rush attempt is fifth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL… The Dolphins are third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL as their opponents’ average drive start following kickoffs has been the 25.5… The Dolphins have registered 44 sacks, the top figure in the AFC and second in the NFL… The Dolphins have yielded 21 sacks, tied for the fifth-lowest total in the NFL… Miami is second in the AFC and third in the NFL, having allowed an average of only 5.3 yards per punt return. (Rankings do not include Monday night game of 12/19)

Since the merger of 1970, the Dolphins have fielded the top team in the NFL, and their record over this stretch proves this point. Over the last 36 years (1970-05), the Dolphins have put together a regular

season record of 345-203-2. This winning percentage of .629 is the best in the league over this span.

DOLPHINS AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS

MIAMI DOLPHINS 2005 WEEK-BY-WEEK OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE RANKINGS AFC NFL Offense Defense Offense Defense Week # Tot. Rush Pass Tot. Rush Pass Tot. Rush Pass Tot. Rush Pass Week 1 1 4 5 4 2 8 1 6 7 13 8 20 Week 2 8T 6 9 3 2 8 16T 12 16 10 8 16 Week 3 9 8 9 4 1 8 15 12 18 10 4 19 Week 4 10 7 10 5 2 8 20 11 19 8 3 20 Week 5 9 8 10 2 1 7 17 13 21 4 2 13 Week 6 10 10 7 3 6 5 20 18 18 6 13 10 Week 7 10 10 7 9 9 8 21 18 18 18 20 16 Week 8 9 8 9 5 8 6 20 16 20 11 17 11 Week 9 10 8 12 7 9 7 22 15 24 16 20 14 Week 10 9T 9 8 8 8 7 18T 16 17 18 18 14 Week 11 11 9 11 9 12 7 22 16 23 19 26 15 Week 12 10 8 9 10 11 7 19 13T 19 19 24 14 Week 13 8 8 8 9 11 7 15 13T 14 22 23 16 Week 14 7T 9 8 9 11 9 15T 17 15 21 21 20 Week 15* 8 9 8 12 11 11 16 16 15 26 20 23 *Rankings do not include Monday night game of 12/19.

BEST NFL REGULAR SEASON RECORDS SINCE 1970 TEAM W L T Pct. 1. MIAMI DOLPHINS 345 203 2 .629 2. Pittsburgh 331 217 2 .604 3. Dallas 324 226 0 .589 4. Oakland 317 227 6 .582 5. San Francisco 316 231 3 .577

DOLPHINS OWN TOP NFL RECORD SINCE 1970

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THIS WEEK IN MIAMI DOLPHINS HISTORY In tribute to forty seasons of Miami Dolphins football, each week will feature a glance at some of the memorable moments throughout the team’s tradition-rich history: December 20, 1970 – The Dolphins extend their winning streak to six games and clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth with a 45-7 route of the Buffalo Bills at the Orange Bowl. The Dolphins finish the regular season with a 10-4 record under first-year Head Coach Don Shula, just one year after the team posted just three wins. December 25, 1971 – In the longest game in NFL history, an epic that lasted 82 minutes and 40 seconds, Garo Yepremian’s 37-yard field goal in the second overtime period lifts the Dolphins to a 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the opening round of the AFC playoffs. The game marks the first-ever postseason win in franchise history and also is the last game played at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium. The Dolphins send the game into overtime when Bob Griese connects with Marv Fleming for a five-yard TD pass with 1:36 remaining. Both teams go over 400 yards of total offense, including 407 by the Dolphins and 451 by the Chiefs. December 24, 1972 – Following a 14-0 regular season, the Dolphins open the playoffs with a 20-14 win over the Cleveland Browns at the Orange Bowl. With the Dolphins trailing 14-13 in the fourth quarter, quarterback Earl Morrall directs an 80-yard drive that ends with a an eight-yard TD run by Jim Kiick with 4:54 to play. The outcome is preserved when Doug Swift intercepts a Mike Phipps pass at the Dolphins’ 20 with less than a minute remaining. Although Larry Csonka is held to 32 yards rushing on 12 carries, as a team the Dolphins amass 198 yards on the ground, led by Mercury Morris’ 72 (15 atts.). December 21, 1974 – The Raiders end the Dolphins’ bid for a third consecutive Super Bowl title when they record a 28-26 decision at the Oakland Coliseum. Ken Stabler’s eight-yard TD pass to Clarence Davis with 26 seconds to play provides the winning margin. December 22, 1986 – After calling it home for the first 21 years of the club’s existence, the Orange Bowl plays host to its final NFL game as the Dolphins drop a 34-27 decision to New England as the Patriots clinch the AFC East crown. December 24, 1989 – The Dolphins are eliminated from playoff contention with a 27-24 loss to Kansas City in the season finale at Joe Robbie Stadium, as they conclude the season with an 8-8 mark. The mercury at kickoff registers 40 degrees, making it the coldest home game in team history. December 22, 1991 – In a winner-take-all battle for the AFC’s final wild card spot, the Dolphins drop a 23-20 overtime decision to the Jets in the season finale at Joe Robbie Stadium. Miami takes a 20-17 lead with 44 seconds to play in regulation on a one-yard scoring toss from Dan Marino to Ferrell Edmunds. The Jets tie the game as time expires on a 44-yard field goal by Raul Allegre, and capture the victory on Allegre’s 30-yard field goal with 6:15 to play in the extra period. December 25, 1994 – In the only Christmas Day regular season game in franchise history, the Dolphins register a 27-20 victory over the Detroit Lions at Joe Robbie Stadium to close out the regular season. The win was the 319th during the regular season for Head Coach Don Shula, as he surpasses George Halas for the most regular season wins by a head coach in NFL history. The Dolphins finish the regular season with a 10-6 mark and capture the AFC East title based on a tiebreaker with the New England Patriots, who also were 10-6. December 24, 1995 – The Dolphins clinch a playoff spot with a 41-22 season-ending victory over St. Louis at the Trans World Dome. The postseason berth actually is not finalized until later in the day when Denver defeats Oakland, thus eliminating the Raiders from the playoffs. It marks the final regular season game in the head coaching career of Don Shula. The Dolphins would drop a 37-22 decision at Buffalo in the first round of the playoffs the following week. December 24, 2000 – The Dolphins earn a 27-24 victory over the Patriots at Foxboro Stadium to finish the regular season with an 11-5 record and clinch the 16th AFC East title in club history and the first since 1994. In one of the most unusual finishes, 35 minutes after the apparent conclusion of the game, both teams are summoned back onto the field for one more play after it was determined three seconds remained. With the Patriots at their own 40, Michael Bishop’s final attempt of the game fell incomplete at the Dolphins’ 25, as several Dolphin players watch from the sidelines in nothing but wraps, having been hurried out of the shower for the last play. December 21, 2003 – In a 20-3 win over the Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium, DE Jason Taylor tallies three sacks as he becomes the Dolphins’ all-time sack leader, surpassing Bill Stanfill’s mark of 67.5, one which had stood since 1976. December 25, 2004 – LSU Head Coach Nick Saban announces his intention to accept an offer to become the sixth head coach in Dolphins history, while in Orlando as his Tigers team prepares to play Iowa in the Citrus Bowl.

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Of the 53 players currently on the Dolphins roster, 23 were with the Dolphins in some capacity for at least part of the 2004 season, either on the active roster, a reserve list or the practice squad at the end of the year. The roster also includes four unrestricted free agents (QB Gus Frerotte, from Minnesota; T Stockar McDougle, from Detroit; LB Donnie Spragan, from Denver; S Travares Tillman, from Carolina), 12 veteran free agents, one first-year free agent, six draft choices, four rookie free agents, two players off waivers and one player via trade. Of the 53 players on the Dolphins’ current roster, 22 have less than four years of NFL experience. The following is a breakdown of Miami’s roster by years of experience: 15 years-1, 13 years-1, 12 years-1, 11 years-1, 10 years-1, 9

years-3, 8 years-2, 7 years-1, 6 years-8, 5 years-8, 4 years-4, 3 years-2, 2 years-9, 1 year-1, rookies-10. HIGHER EDUCATION: Forty-three different colleges are represented on the Dolphins’ current roster. Of that total, seven are represented by multiple Dolphins, led by three apiece from Auburn, LSU and Texas Tech, and two each from Alabama, Florida, Georgia Tech and USC. MY HOMETOWN: Dolphin players come from twenty-one different states. Of the 53 players currently on the team’s roster, the state which claims the most members of the team is Texas from which nine Dolphins hail. The next closest are Florida with eight, Georgia with six and California with five.

ROLL CALL

FAMILY TIES Numerous Dolphins players and coaches on the team’s 2005 roster are not the only members of their families to make a name for themselves in professional football. In fact, no less than 16 Dolphins players, coaches or front office personnel have relatives who have played, coached, officiated or served in the front office in the NFL. In addition, tight ends coach Derek Dooley is the son of Vince Dooley, who was the head coach at the University of Georgia from 1964-88 and led the Bulldogs to a national title in 1980.

DE Kevin Carter – Older brother, Bernard, was a linebacker with the Green Bay Packers (1994) and Jacksonville Jaguars (1995). LB Channing Crowder – Father, Randy, was a sixth-round draft choice of the Dolphins in 1974 and played with the team through 1976. Randy also played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1978-80. LS John Denney – Older brother, Ryan, plays linebacker with the Buffalo Bills. QB Gus Frerotte – Cousin, Mitch Frerotte, was a guard with the Buffalo Bills (1987, 1990-92). Quarterbacks Coach Jason Garrett – Is the older brother of Dolphins offensive quality control coach, Judd. Also is the son of Jim Garrett, who spent 30 years as a coach and scout in the NFL with Dallas, New Orleans, the Giants, Cleveland and Buffalo. Brother, John, played wide receiver with Cincinnati in 1989 and was an assistant coach with the Bengals from 1995-98 and 2001-02. Offensive Quality Control Coach Judd Garrett – Is the younger brother of Dolphins quarterbacks control coach, Jason, who played 12 years in the NFL (1993-2004) with Dallas, the Giants, Tampa Bay and the Dolphins. Also is the son of Jim Garrett, who spent 30 years as a coach and scout in the NFL with Dallas, New Orleans, the Giants, Cleveland and Buffalo. Brother, John, played wide receiver with Cincinnati in 1989 and was an assistant coach with the Bengals from 1995-98 and 2001-02. LB Jason Glenn – Older brother, Aaron, is in his 12th season as an NFL cornerback, as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. National Scout/Assistant Director of College Scouting Chris Grier – Father, Bobby Grier, is the Associate Director of Pro Personnel with the Houston Texans.

G Rex Hadnot – Cousin, James Hadnot, was a running back with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1980-83. Pro Scout Tom Heckert, Sr. – Son, Tom Heckert, Jr., is the Vice President of Player Personnel with the Philadelphia Eagles. DT Vonnie Holliday – Cousin, Corey Holliday, was a wide receiver with Pittsburgh from 1995-97. T Stockar McDougle – Younger brother, Jerome, is a defensive end with the Philadelphia Eagles. C Seth McKinney – Older brother, Steve, is a guard with the Houston Texans.

General Manager Randy Mueller – Younger brother, Rick, is the Director of Player Personnel with the New Orleans Saints. Head Coach Nick Saban – Is a distant cousin of former Boston Patriots (1960-61), Buffalo Bills (1962-65, 72-76) and Denver Broncos (1967-71) Head Coach Lou Saban.

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All the information you need to read and hear about the Miami Dolphins in 2005 can be obtained on the club’s web site, located at http://www.miamidolphins.com. Miami’s official home page contains useful information for both media and fans that is updated on a daily basis. Releases, rosters, statistics, depth charts and updated biographies are just a few of the things that are featured. In addition, the site is updated daily with sound bites from Head Coach Nick Saban and Dolphins players. The quality of the sound will enable not only fans to hear what the Dolphins are saying, but radio stations and all media outlets to utilize this aspect. Check for pre-game and post-game analysis for both home and road games starting with the first preseason contest. On gamedays, the site contains an analysis of the action as it is happening, as well as photos throughout the

course of the contest. Fans can submit questions and comments about the team daily. Live chats will be conducted with Dolphins players. New to the site in 2005 is “Dolphins Insider”. This new feature of miamidolphins.com will allow Dol-Fans worldwide the opportunity to get an up-close and personal look at the inner workings of the Dolphins franchise – both on and off the field. This new feature of miamidolphins.com consists of many fascinating elements, including an exclusive weekly column from Head Coach Nick Saban, video highlights from every game as well as video from press conferences and locker room interviews, including Saban’s “day-after game” press conferences, starting in the preseason. It will give fans never-before-granted access as to what goes on at Dolphins camp on a daily basis, 52 weeks out of the year.

Once again in 2005, the Dolphins are quite prominent on the airwaves in South Florida. This coverage includes “FINS-TV,” the club’s own magazine-style show that airs every Sunday year-round, and now is in its fourth year. “FINS-TV,” which runs from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. every Sunday on WTVJ-TV (NBC 6) and is hosted by Adam Kuperstein, also can be viewed as soon as one hour upon the conclusion of the show on the team’s official web site, located at www.miamidolphins.com. The “Nick Saban Show,” also will air on WTVJ, every Monday from 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. It is hosted by WTVJ-TV sports anchor and Dolphins radio analyst Joe Rose. The Dolphins’ first-year flagship, 790 The Ticket, also will be carrying extensive Dolphins programming in 2005. In addition to the game broadcasts, as well as the pre-game and post-game shows on Sunday, the

station will be devoting one hour of Dolphins programming each night during the week, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. On Monday this will be the “Randy McMichael Show,” while Thursday’s will consist of the “Nick Saban Show,” live from Gatsby’s in Davie. Dol-Fans are invited to attend Coach Saban’s show, which also will have a South Florida media guest each week, as questions are answered from the audience. Dolphins radio play-by-play man Jimmy Cefalo hosts the show. The remaining three days will feature a comprehensive look at the Miami Dolphins organization, including features with Dolphins Enterprises CEO Joe Bailey and former Dolphins wide receiver Nat Moore, a member of the Dolphins broadcast team.

The following is a complete list of Dolphins-related shows that will air on both television and radio in 2005.

To further assist the media in their coverage of the Miami Dolphins, the team is once again offering media outlets the use of the Dolphins’ Media-Specific Web Site, located at www.media.miamidolphins.com.

Through this site, accredited media ONLY will be able to download feature news-clip files of current and former Dolphin players and coaches,

gamebooks from past Dolphin games, transcripts from press conferences and much more. In addition, hundreds of photographs are available on the site for publication purposes. This site can be used 24 hours a day via your home, office or laptop computer. For more information on how to access this web site, contact the Dolphins at [email protected].

DOLPHINS ON THE AIR IN 2005

Show Station Day Time FINS-TV WTVJ-TV (NBC 6) Sunday 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Nick Saban Television Show WTVJ-TV (NBC 6) Monday 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Dolphins Hour (Randy McMichael Show) 790 The Ticket Monday 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Gus Frerotte Show 790 The Ticket Tuesday 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Dolphins Hour 790 The Ticket Tuesday 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dolphins Hour 790 The Ticket Wednesday 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dolphins Hour (Nick Saban Radio Show*) 790 The Ticket Thursday 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dolphins Hour 790 The Ticket Friday 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins Youth Sports Show 790 The Ticket Saturday 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

*Live from Gatsby’s in Davie

DOLPHINS MEDIA WEB SITE

DOLPHINS ON THE INTERNET IN 2005

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DOLPHINS ELECT PERMANENT CAPTAINS FOR 2005

In a vote of Dolphins players, the following five players were named captains for the 2005 season: WR Chris Chambers (offense), QB Gus Frerotte (offense), DE Jason Taylor (defense), LB Zach Thomas (defense) and KR Wes Welker (special teams). “Zach and Jason have done an outstanding job here, of trying to establish, create and affect the energy of other people with their example and leadership,” Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban said. “Gus and Chris Chambers, from an example standpoint, have done exactly the same thing, in terms of trying to affect the energy of other people with their presence, their example, their support and their leadership. Wes Welker as a special teams guy, who pound-for-pound is probably as good as a competitor as I have ever been around with the way he has played in the games and the way he practices every day. He is as good as I have been around. Obviously, I am very pleased with that group, but, as I told the team, we want everybody to be responsible to play the right notes, to contribute and be responsible for what their role is, so the orchestra sounds good. That’s not depending on somebody to do it, because the orchestra doesn’t sound good when everybody doesn’t play the right notes. That’s what everybody’s responsibility is. Hopefully, these guys will be able to affect the togetherness on this team and affect the energy of others with their leadership. Sometimes the leaders emerge when things don’t go well, because that is when the leadership opportunities come. I’m pleased with the guys, in terms of what they have done and, hopefully, they will do a great job throughout the course of the year.”

DOLPHINS PAY TRIBUTE TO PAST WITH HONORARY CAPTAINS IN 2005

The past and present of Miami Dolphins football will come together at each home weekend during the 2005 season. In an effort to pay tribute to the tradition-rich history of the franchise, Head Coach Nick Saban will pick alumni to serve as honorary team captains at each home game this season.

The captains will attend several of the team functions the day prior to the game, including the walk-through. On gameday, they will accompany the game captains to midfield for the pre-game coin toss, and during the game, they will be the team’s special guests in a Dolphins Stadium suite.

“I’ve always believed the players I coach can learn a lot from the success of their predecessors, and that’s especially true here in Miami,” Saban said. “The Dolphins have established a tradition of success for 40 years, and as we honor that milestone this season, it’s especially meaningful to pay tribute to some of the people who have made this organization one of the premier franchises in the NFL. It is important for our players to understand the history of this team, and to recognize the things that they did which made them as successful as they were. For our fans, I’m sure seeing many of the Dolphin greats from the past at each home game will bring back some fond memories.”

The honorary captains for this Saturday’s game against Tennessee are fullback Keith Byars (1993-96) and quarterback/wide receiver/running back Jim Jensen (1981-92).

2005 HONORARY CAPTAINS

vs. Denver, 9/11 -- Head Coach Don Shula vs. Carolina, 9/25 -- RB Joe Auer -- G Larry Little -- C Tim Ruddy vs. Kansas City, 10/21 -- RB Tony Nathan vs. Atlanta, 11/6 -- LB Nick Buoniconti vs. New England, 11/13 -- WR Mark Clayton RB Larry Csonka

WR Mark Duper C Jim Langer G Bob Kuechenberg QB Dan Marino WR Nat Moore WR Paul Warfield

Vs. Jets, 12/18 -- QB Bob Griese vs. Buffalo, 12/4 -- DE Kim Bokamper C Dwight Stephenson LB A.J. Duhe LB John Offerdahl vs. Tennessee, 12/24 -- FB Keith Byars QB/WR/RB Jim Jensen

NICK SABAN CALLS ON DOL-FANS TO BE THE 12TH MAN When first-year Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban was at LSU, Tiger Stadium was one of the most

unfriendly venues for visiting teams to venture. In fact, in Saban’s five years at LSU (2000-04), his teams posted a home record of 31-5, due in large part to the raucous Tiger faithful. Now, in his first season in Miami, he is calling upon Dol-Fans to make Dolphins Stadium just as much a home-field advantage for the Dolphins.

“We have a responsibility and an obligation to the organization and to the fans,” Saban said. “This is your team, it’s our team. Your support has a tremendous impact on our team’s ability to be an overachieving team and play to our full potential. We have an opportunity to make Dolphins Stadium the toughest place to play for any team that comes and visits here. It is a contribution, as a competitor, that every one of our fans can make.”

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Date Pos. Player/Coach Transaction Terms Jan. 10 Derek Dooley Named to Coaching Staff Will Muschamp Named to Coaching Staff Bobby Williams Named to Coaching Staff Scott O’Brien Named as Coordinator of Football Operations Jan. 11 LS William Delahoussaye Signed to future contract DE Ronald Flemons Signed to future contract WR James Newson Signed to future contract T Tony Pape Signed to future contract S Ricky Sharpe Signed to future contract G Jamil Soriano Signed to future contract LB Winston Taylor Signed to future contract DE Matthew Walters Signed to future contract Jan. 12 Keith Armstrong Retained on Coaching Staff Mel Phillips Retained on Coaching Staff Jan. 13 Joe Bailey Named CEO of Dolphins Enterprises

MIAMI DOLPHINS 2005 TRANSACTIONS

JASON TAYLOR’S BIG PLAYS RAISE MONEY FOR SOUTH FLORIDA YOUTH The success that Jason Taylor has on the football field this year not only will help the Miami Dolphins won-loss record, but it also will benefit South Florida youth. Through the “Sack Pack” program, Taylor will donate $1,000 for every sack or interception that he makes, and $100 for every tackle that he records to the Jason Taylor Foundation. The Foundation supports and creates programs which facilitate the personal growth and empowerment of South Florida’s children in need, by focusing on improved health care, education and quality of life. Sponsorships at various levels for this program are welcomed. For more information on the program, please visit the Foundation’s official web site at www.jasontaylorfoundation.org, or call (954) 424-0799. Through 14 games, $51,636 has been contributed to the Foundation through the program.

MIAMI DOLPHINS IN THE COMMUNITY: GUS FREROTTE THROWS HIS SUPPORT TO CHILDREN IN NEED

E Perseverance is defined as the steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose. Journey – The act of traveling from one place to another. Vagabond – a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place.

All three words have been used in conversations about Miami Dolphins Quarterback Gus Frerotte, but if you are looking for a word to illustrate the career of Frerotte, you would have to look further than a Webster’s dictionary. You name it and he has done it in the NFL – 400-yard passing games, a Pro Bowl appearance and playoff appearances.

His most satisfying accomplishment, however, is his community work. His primary focus is on children who are stricken with cancer. This topic became a focal point for Frerotte during his playing days in Minnesota. This is when Gus became extremely involved with the “Miracles of Mitch Foundation,” which helps families whose children are afflicted with cancer. The Foundation is named for Mitch Chepokas, who passed away at age nine from a rare form of bone cancer. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide assistance to children living with cancer as well as their families by providing a better quality of life. “It’s good because you go to the hospital and visit kids,” Frerotte said. “You feel helpless. You say hi to these kids and you put a smile on their face, but you just want to give them the world. There is nobody to do that, so you just do all you can to help them out.”

The foundation assists families in several ways including mortgage assistance, emergency housing assistance, food & clothing, automobile payments, counseling, and family fun activities. Gus shows his support for the organization in many ways including visiting children in the hospital. He did this while in Minnesota and continues this practice in Miami. Recently, he joined teammates from the Dolphins and visited children at Miami Children’s Hospital during the Dolphins Annual Holiday Hospital Visits.

In addition to visiting the children at the hospital, Gus has also donated 20 season tickets to Miami Children’s Hospital so that many sick children get a chance to leave the hospital for a short period of time and attend a Dolphins home game. He does this as a member of the Miami Dolphins All Community Team. While Gus spends a great deal of time supporting the “Miracles of Mitch” Foundation and Miami Children’s Hospital, he also supports other causes. After Hurricane Katrina, Gus acted as a spokesperson for Toyota as they raffled a Dolphins-themed Toyota Tundra, which was signed by most of the 2005 Dolphins team. He urged fans to purchase raffle tickets through a commercial and an in game public service announcement. All of the proceeds from the raffle sales went to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

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Date Pos. Player/Coach Transaction Terms Jan. 19 RB Avon Cobourne Signed to future contract DB Brandon Haw Signed to future contract T Victor Leyva Signed to future contract FB Ben Moa Signed to future contract Scott Linehan Named Offensive Coordinator George Edwards Named defensive assistant coach Travis Jones Named defensive assistant coach Dan Quinn Named defensive assistant coach Jan. 25 Charlie Baggett Named Wide Receivers Coach Hudson Houck Named Offensive Line Coach Feb. 2 Jason Garrett Named Quarterbacks Coach WR Kendall Newson Re-Signed Feb. 14 Tim Davis Named Assistant Offensive Line Coach Bert Hill Named Assistant Strength Coach QB Jay Fiedler Contract Terminated S Arturo Freeman Contract Terminated Feb. 23 DE Jay Williams Contract Terminated S Shawn Wooden Contract Terminated (failed physical) March 1 Richard Smith Named Defensive Coordinator Derek Dooley Named Tight Ends Coach George Edwards Named Linebackers Coach Travis Jones Named Assistant Defensive Line Coach Will Muschamp Named Assistant Head Coach/Defense Dan Quinn Named Defensive Line Coach Bobby Williams Named Running Backs Coach C Seth McKinney Tendered as a Restricted Free Agent DT Dario Romero Tendered as a Restricted Free Agent March 2 TE/LS Ed Perry Re-Signed 5 Years March 4 S Travares Tillman Signed as a UFA (from Carolina) 2 Years March 5 DE Vonnie Holliday Signed 2 Years March 7 DE Kevin Carter Signed 5 Years WR David Boston Contract Terminated (Failed Physical) March 11 LB Donnie Spragan Signed as a UFA (from Denver) 2 Years QB Sage Rosenfels Re-Signed 1 Year March 14 FB Rob Konrad Contract Terminated March 15 T Stockar McDougle Signed as a UFA (from Detroit) 1 Year March 16 S Tebucky Jones Signed 2 Years March 17 FB Heath Evans Signed as a UFA (from Seattle) 1 Year QB Gus Frerotte Signed as a UFA (from Minnesota) 2 Years March 21 T Damion Cook Signed as a UFA (from Cleveland) 1 Year WR James Newson Waived March 25 RB Travis Minor Re-Signed 1 Year March 28 DT Dario Romero Re-Signed 1 Year April 4 CB Mario Edwards Signed 1 Year April 5 FB James Lynch Waived April 18 C Seth McKinney Re-Signed 1 Year April 23 CB Patrick Surtain Traded to Kansas City along with a 5th-round DC (138th overall) April 28 RB Brock Forsey Waived RB Vick King Waived G Victor Leyva Waived DT Mario Monds Waived S Ricky Sharpe Waived G Jamil Soriano Waived LB Renauld Williams Waived April 29 QB Brock Berlin Signed as an undrafted college free agent DE Vann Brown Signed as an undrafted college free agent LB Derek Curry Signed as an undrafted college free agent WR Josh Davis Signed as an undrafted college free agent DE John Denney Signed as an undrafted college free agent RB Kay-Jay Harris Signed as an undrafted college free agent TE Alex Holmes Signed as an undrafted college free agent WR Luther Huggins Signed as an undrafted college free agent WR Tony Madison Signed as an undrafted college free agent S Mitch Meeuwsen Signed as an undrafted college free agent CB Shidonya Mitchell Signed as an undrafted college free agent TE Joe Munson Signed as an undrafted college free agent TE Victor Sesay Signed as an undrafted college free agent DE Chris Solomona Signed as an undrafted college free agent DT Orrin Thompson Signed as an undrafted college free agent LB Lionel Turner Signed as an undrafted college free agent

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Date Pos. Player/Coach Transaction Terms May 12 RB Avon Cobourne Waived T Greg Jerman Waived S Mitch Meeuwsen Waived May 16 S Atari Bigby Signed as an undrafted college free agent S Abram Elam Signed as an undrafted college free agent G Bobby Meeks Signed as an undrafted college free agent May 18 WR David Boston Signed 1 Year WR Tony Madison Waived May 23 LB Billy Strother Waived DT Keith Traylor Signed 1 Year June 3 Rick Spielman Resigned as General Manager June 6 Randy Mueller Named General Manager June 8 DT Tim Bowens Released June 13 Jack Glowik Hired as Scout Ellis Rainsberger Hired as Scout John Crea Will not return as scout June 14 TE Jason Rader Signed June 16 G Bobby Meeks Waived S Billy Parker Signed June 21 DT Reggie Rhodes Signed June 24 WR Luther Huggins Waived TE Victor Sesay Waived S Quintin Williams Waived July 14 DT Manuel Wright Selected in 5th round of Supplemental Draft July 22 DE David Bowens Signed Contract Extension 1 Year CB Travis Daniels (DC#4) Signed 4 Years DT Manuel Wright (DC#5-Sup.)Signed 4 Years July 23 LB Channing Crowder (DC#3) Signed 4 Years T Anthony Alabi (DC#5) Signed 4 Years TE Joe Munson Waived TE Lorenzo Diamond Signed July 24 DE Matt Roth (DC#2) Signed 5 Years WR Danny Farmer Signed S Atari Bigby Waived DE Vann Brown Waived CB Brandon Haw Waived S Chris Akins Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform DT Larry Chester Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform LB Eddie Moore Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform CB Will Poole Placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform CB Shirdonya Mitchell Placed on Active/Non-Football Injury list DT Kevin Vickerson Placed on Active/Non-Football Injury list T Tony Pape Placed on Reserve/Did Not Report July 25 P Donnie Jones Awarded off Waivers (from Seattle) RB Ricky Williams Reinstated from Reserve/Retired by NFL July 26 DT Kevin Vickerson Passed Physical, came off Active/NFI LB Lionel Turner Given Exempt/Left Squad Status July 27 LB Jason Glenn Signed S Chris Akins Passed Physical, came off Active/PUP July 28 S Abram Elam Waived S Lance Schulters Signed Aug. 2 LB Derek Curry Waived C Alonzo Ephraim Signed Aug. 3 WR Ronald Bellamy Waived G Frank Middleton Signed Aug. 4 CB Kris Richard Acquired from Seattle for DE Ronald Flemons Aug. 10 CB Alphonso Roundtree Waived S Chris Akins Placed on Injured Reserve (hamstring) CB Ray Green Signed S Deveron Harper Signed Aug. 15 RB Ronnie Brown (DC#1) Signed S Deveron Harper Waived LB Eddie Moore Passed Physical, came off Active/PUP Aug. 29 TE John Owens Acquired from Chicago, along with a conditional 2006 draft choice for LB Brendon Ayanbadejo G Frank Middleton Released Aug. 30 QB Brock Berlin Waived WR Josh Davis Waived WR Danny Farmer Waived RB Kay-Jay Harris Waived LB Corey Jenkins Waived

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Date Pos. Player/Coach Transaction Terms Aug. 30 CB Billy Parker Waived DE Chris Solomona Waived T Orrin Thompson Waived CB Ray Green Contract Terminated LS Ed Perry Contract Terminated WR Kendall Newson Placed on Injured Reserve (knee) CB Shirdonya Mitchell Placed on Reserve/NFI (knee) DT Larry Chester Placed on Reserve/PUP (knee) CB Will Poole Placed on Reserve/PUP (knee) Sept. 3 RB Jesse Chatman Signed S Tony Bua Waived S Deandre Eiland Waived RB Lamar Gordon Waived S Jack Hunt Waived P Donnie Jones Waived TE Donald Lee Waived WR Maurice Mann Waived FB Jamar Martin Waived TE John Owens Waived TE Jason Rader Waived G Rodney Reed Waived DT Reggie Rhodes Waived DT Dario Romero Waived LB Winston Taylor Waived G Jason Thomas Waived G Taylor Whitley Waived DE Matt Walters Waived/Injured (shoulder) G Eric Wilson Waived/Injured (shoulder) T Damion Cook Contract Terminated C Wade Smith Placed on Injured Reserve (forearm) WR Derrius Thompson Placed on Injured Reserve (hamstring) DT Kevin Vickerson Placed on Injured Reserve (knee) DT Larry Chester Terminated from Reserve/PUP RB Ricky Williams Placed on NFL’s Reserve/Suspended List LS William Delahoussaye Placed on Reserve/NFL Europe League FB Ben Moa Placed on Reserve/NFL Europe League Sept. 4 TE Alex Holmes Waived CB Kris Richard Waived DT Josh Shaw Waived CB Mario Edwards Contract Terminated FB Kyle Eckel Awarded off Waivers (from New England) TE Will Heller Awarded off Waivers (from Tampa Bay) CB Eddie Jackson Awarded off Waivers (from Carolina) DT Tim McGill Awarded off Waivers (from N.Y. Jets) Sept. 5 S Deandre Eiland Signed to Practice Squad WR Fred Gibson Signed to Practice Squad RB Kay-Jay Harris Signed to Practice Squad TE Alex Holmes Signed to Practice Squad P Donnie Jones Signed to Practice Squad WR Maurice Mann Signed to Practice Squad T Orrin Thompson Signed to Practice Squad S Chris Akins Waived off Injured Reserve Sept. 7 CB Kiwaukee Thomas Signed G Joe Berger Signed off Carolina’s Practice Squad G John St. Clair Contract Terminated FB Kyle Eckel Placed on Reserve/Military DE Matt Walters Waived/Injury Settlement off Injured Reserve Sept. 8 WR Derrius Thompson Terminated/Injury Settlement off Injured Reserve Sept. 10 P Matt Turk Placed on Injured Reserve (groin) P Donnie Jones Signed off Practice Squad Oct. 7 TE Randy McMichael Signed Contract Extension 4 Years Oct. 10 RB Ricky Williams Reinstated off Reserve/Suspended, Granted Exemption Oct. 11 RB Jesse Chatman Traded to New Orleans for a conditional draft choice P Matt Turk Released off Injured Reserve Oct. 12 DT Tim McGill Waived WR Cliff Russell Signed DT Josh Shaw Signed Oct. 15 DT Josh Shaw Waived RB Ricky Williams Exemption Lifted, Counts on 53-Man Roster Oct. 18 QB Cleo Lemon Acquired from San Diego for A.J. Feeley and an undisclosed 2006 DC WR Cliff Russell Waived

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Date Pos. Player/Coach Transaction Terms Oct. 19 LB Nick Rogers Signed Oct. 24 S Tebucky Jones Placed on Injured Reserve (pectoral) FB Heath Evans Waived FB Darian Barnes Signed S Norman LeJeune Signed Nov. 2 LB Eddie Moore Placed on Injured Reserve (knee) DT Josh Shaw Signed Nov. 5 TE Will Heller Waived TE Alex Holmes Signed off Practice Squad Nov. 8 WR David Boston Placed on Injured Reserve (knee) WR Cliff Russell Signed Nov. 22 DT Josh Shaw Waived LB T.J. Hollowell Awarded off Waivers (from Jets) Nov. 24 LB Junior Seau Placed on Injured Reserve (Achilles’ tendon) LB Zeke Moreno Signed Nov. 29 LB T.J. Hollowell Waived G C.J. Brooks Signed off Oakland’s Practice Squad Nov. 30 LB Zeke Moreno Waived LB Lester Towns Signed Dec. 14 C Seth McKinney Placed on Injured Reserve (knee) DT Josh Shaw Signed QUARTERBACKS (3) – Returners: Sage Rosenfels. 2005 Veteran Additions: Gus Frerotte (UFA, Minnesota), Cleo Lemon (Trade, San Diego). Gus Frerotte started each of the first nine games before an injury to his right index finger sustained in a week nine game vs. New England (11/13) sidelined him for most of the contest at Cleveland (11/20). He served as backup for Browns contest and entered the game in the third quarter. Returned to starting lineup for week 11 matchup at Oakland (11/27) and responded by hitting on 18 of 31 for 261 yards with 2 TDs and an INT. On the season he is 221-429-12 for 2,606 yards and 15 TDs. He left a week 12 game against Buffalo (12/4) in the third quarter with a concussion after being sacked for a safety by London Fletcher. He came back the following week in 23-21 win at San Diego (12/11) to post a season-high passer rating of 128.8 on 14-22 for 229 yards with two TDs and no INTs. He left contest the following week vs. Jets (12/18) following the first half with an injury to his right index finger. He tossed at least one TD in each of his first four games, including a 60-yarder to Marty Booker in the opener against Denver, his longest completion of ’05. Overall, he has a TD pass in 9 of 14 contests, including a season-high two on six occasions. He also has rushed for 38 yards on 19 carries, including a season-high 13 yards on four carries with a season-long 14-yard run in the Chargers game. With 13 starts on the year, it represents his most starts since he opened all 13 games in which he appeared as a member of the Washington Redskins in 1997. Sage Rosenfels served as the backup each of the first nine weeks before starting a week 10 contest at Cleveland (11/20) in place of an injured Frerotte. Prior to the start, his lone snap from scrimmage occurred in week six against Kansas City (10/21) when he tossed a career-long 77-yard TD pass to Chris Chambers, tied for the ninth-longest pass play in Dolphins history. Entered week 12 game vs. Buffalo (12/4) in third quarter for an injured Frerotte, and went on to complete 22 of 37 passes for 272 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He directed a 21-point fourth-quarter to propel the Dolphins to a 24-23 victory. Game-winning touchdown came on a four-yard toss to Chris Chambers with six seconds to play. He also entered week 14 game vs. Jets (12/18) to open the second half in place of an injured Frerotte, with

game tied at 10 apiece. Connected on 6 of 13 passes for 76 yards with one TD and one INT. Game-winning score came on a 50-yard TD toss to Marty Booker with 10:55 to play in the game. On the year, Rosenfels is 34-61-3 for 462 yards and four touchdowns. Cleo Lemon has served as the third quarterback for all nine of his games as a Dolphin. RUNNING BACKS: (5) – Returners: RB Travis Minor, RB Sammy Morris. 2005 Veteran additions: FB Darian Barnes (FA), RB Ricky Williams (from Reserve/Retired list). 2005 Draft choices/College Free Agents: RB Ronnie Brown (D1). Rookie Ronnie Brown has started all 14 games and leads the team in rushing with 886 yards and four TDs on 199 carries. His rushing total is 11th in the AFC, 18th in the NFL and 2nd among NFL rookies. The total currently is the second-highest among all rookies in Dolphins history. He also has caught 30 passes for 219 yards and a TD, including a season-high 6 catches at Buffalo (10/9). His reception total is 3rd on the team. He turned in his best performance in a week three win over Carolina (9/25) when he ran for 132 yards and a TD on 23 attempts, the first 100-yard rushing game by a Dolphins rookie since 1999. His rushing total was the fourth-most ever by a Dolphins rookie. His 58-yard gain in the game was the second-longest run from scrimmage by a rookie in club history at the time. Of his rushing total, 103 yards came in the second half. With 97 yards the following week at Buffalo (10/9), his two-game total of 229 is the most-ever by a Dolphins rookie. His 65-yard TD run in week six game against Kansas City (10/21) is the second-longest run from scrimmage by a Dolphins rookie as he now owns two of the three longest such runs. With a 106-yard effort in week seven at New Orleans (10/30), he became the sixth rookie in team history to have two or more 100-yard rushing games, and the first since Karim Abdul-Jabbar had four in 1996. Ricky Williams returned to the playing field, in a starting capacity, for a week five contest at Tampa Bay (10/16), after serving a four-game NFL suspension. In that game, he rushed for eight yards on five carries, and caught a team-high six passes for 22 yards. In the ten games that he has played, he has rushed for 463 yards and four touchdowns on 114 attempts, as his rushing total ranks 19th in the AFC.

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His four rushing scores ties him with Brown for the team lead. He has surpassed the 80-yard rushing mark three times on the year; in week seven at New Orleans (10/30) when he ran for 82 yards on 17 attempts, in week 10 at Cleveland (11/20) when he ran for a season-high 83 yards on just 13 attempts and in week 11 at Oakland (11/27) when he had a team-high 82 yards rushing and a TD on 16 attempts. His score came on a 34-yard run in the fourth quarter, giving the Dolphins a 30-21 lead. Against Atlanta (11/6) he rushed for 52 yards rushing on 10 carries, including a 23-yard TD run, his first touchdown of the year. Sammy Morris opened at fullback for a week seven game at New Orleans (10/30), his first start of 2005 after playing in a reserve role each of the first six games. He also started the following week vs. Atlanta (11/6). He is fourth on the team with 47 yards rushing and a TD on 11 attempts, while having also caught six passes for 54 yards. Travis Minor has appeared in a reserve role in all 14 games. Darian Barnes, who was signed as a free agent on October 24, took the roster spot of Heath Evans, who was released that same day. Barnes saw his first action as a Dolphin, in a reserve role, in a week eight game against Atlanta (11/6), and has gone on to open five contests. WIDE RECEIVERS (5) – Returners: Marty Booker, Chris Chambers, Bryan Gilmore, Wes Welker. Veteran Additions: Cliff Russell (FA). Chris Chambers has started all 14 games with Marty Booker having opened eight contests. Chambers leads the team with 72 receptions for 992 yards and nine touchdowns. He is tied for 6th in the AFC in receptions and 6th in receiving yards. His nine receiving TDs are tied for 3rd in the AFC. His 77-yard TD catch from Sage Rosenfels in a week six game against Kansas City (10/21) was the longest of his career and the fourth reception of 70 yards or longer in his career, all touchdowns. He accounted for a season-high two touchdown receptions in a week nine game against New England (11/13), the sixth time in his career he has had two or more touchdowns catches in a game, and the first since 2003. He accounted for his first 100-yard receiving game of the year in a week 11 contest at Oakland (11/27) when he caught six passes for 101 yards. It was the 12th such game of his career, tying him with Nat Moore for third on the Dolphins’ all-time chart. In the Raiders game, he also went over 4,000 yards receiving for his career. The following week vs. Buffalo (12/4), set team single-game records with 15 receptions for 238 yards, including a touchdown. His four-yard TD grab from Rosenfels with six seconds remaining lifted the Dolphins to the 24-23 win over the Bills. Both his reception and yardage figures marked the most in the NFL since the 2002 season. For his effort in the Bills game, he was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career. In a week 13 game at San Diego, he surpassed the 100-yard receiving mark for the third week in a row with eight receptions for 121 yards and a pair of scores, the second time this year and the seventh time in his career he accounted for two or more scores in a game. His three-game receiving yardage total of 460 is the most in Dolphins history, as is his two-game figure of 359. His 29 catches over that three-game period is a club standard as well. Against the Jets in week 14 (12/18), he caught four passes for 34 yards, including an eight-yard TD catch, his third straight game with a touchdown, the third time in his career he accomplished this feat. In that game, he also set personal single-season highs for both

receptions and receiving yardage. He also is third on the squad in rushing with 87 yards on nine attempts, currently the fourth-highest single-season rushing total ever by a Dolphins wide receiver. Booker is fourth on the team with 29 receptions, totaling 550 yards, which rank second on the squad. He has scored two touchdowns on the year. His 60-yard TD grab in the opener against Denver (9/11) is the second-longest pass play by the Dolphins this year. He has accounted for two 100-yard receiving games on the year, the second-most on the team. In week ten at Cleveland (11/20), he was held without a catch, snapping his string of 82 consecutive games with a reception. He started but saw abbreviated action in week 11 matchup at Oakland (11/27) with a calf injury, and was inactive with the injury vs. Buffalo (12/4). He returned to action for a week 12 matchup at San Diego (12/11), and had a key 56-yard catch on third-and-9 in the fourth quarter, putting the Dolphins at the Chargers’ 9-yard line. His 50-yard TD catch from Sage Rosenfels 4:05 into the fourth quarter of a week 14 contest vs. Jets (12/18), gave the Dolphins a 24-17 lead as they held on for a 24-20 victory. It marked his fourth reception of 50 yards or longer on the year. Wes Welker has seen action in three-wide receiver sets – having started one game in that role – and has responded with 27 catches for 414 yards, after seeing action exclusively as a returner in his rookie season of 2004. He ranks fifth on the team in receptions and fourth in receiving yards. Of Welker’s 27 receptions on the year, ten have come on third down while two more have occurred on fourth down. Bryan Gilmore has added five receptions for 105 yards, including a career-long 44-yard TD reception in week 11 at Oakland (11/27). Cliff Russell who earlier in the year, spent one game on the Dolphins’ 53-man roster, was re-signed on November 8 after David Boston (knee) was placed on injured reserve. He has been inactive for four of the six games he has been a member of the 53-man roster. TIGHT ENDS (3) – Returners: Randy McMichael. 2005 Veteran Additions: Lorenzo Diamond (FA). Draft Choices/College Free Agents: Alex Holmes (CFA). Randy McMichael has started all 14 games, while Lorenzo Diamond has opened six, all as part of a two-tight end set. McMichael is second on the team with 51 receptions and third with 505 receiving yards. He is second on the club with five touchdowns. His reception total ranks fifth among AFC tight ends while his yardage figure is fourth. He is third among conference tight ends with five touchdown catches. His reception total represents the fourth-highest single-season figure by a Dolphins tight end, as now owns three of the top five marks in that category. He scored a touchdown in each of the first four games of the season before being held without a touchdown in week five at Tampa Bay (10/16). He is just the second player in team history to have a touchdown catch in the first four games of a season, as he joined Mark Duper (first 4 of 1984). His fifth score came on a 25-yard catch in week 11 contest at Oakland (11/27), tying for the fourth-highest single-season total by a Dolphins tight end and the most since Keith Jackson had seven in 1994. He has led or co-led the team in receptions on six occasions this year, including each of the first two games. He had a season-high eight catches in a week two game at the Jets (9/18), and season-best 81 receiving yards in a week nine contest against New England (11/13). Diamond, whom the Dolphins signed as a free agent on July 23, has caught seven passes for 44 yards, with three receptions (14

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yards) coming in a week two game at the Jets (9/18). He had a season-long reception of 18 yards in a week 13 game at San Diego (12/11) as he hurdled a Chargers defensive back. Alex Holmes, who went to camp with the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent, was signed off the practice squad on November 5. He made his NFL debut, in a reserve role, in a week nine game against New England (11/13). He caught his first NFL pass, a two-yard reception, in week 11 at Oakland (11/27). OFFENSIVE LINE (9) – Returners: T Vernon Carey, G/C Rex Hadnot, G Jeno James, T Damion McIntosh. 2005 Veteran Additions: C Alonzo Ephraim (FA), T Stockar McDougle (UFA, Detroit). 2005 Draft Choices/College Free Agents: T Anthony Alabi (D5), G Joe Berger (signed off Carolina’s practice squad), G C.J. Brooks (signed off Oakland’s practice squad). Three-fifths of the Dolphins’ offensive line has started all 14 games this year. That group includes LT Damion McIntosh, LG Jeno James, and C Rex Hadnot. Vernon Carey started the first three games and week 6-14 contests at RT. Stockar McDougle saw extensive time in a reserve role over the first three contests before receiving the starting nod in week four at Buffalo (10/9), holding that spot for two games. Overall, he has appeared in six games with two starts. Seth McKinney started the first 13 games of the year at center before sustaining a season-ending lower leg injury in week 13 game at San Diego (12/11). He was placed on injured reserve on December 14. Starting with week 14 contest vs. Jets (12/18), Hadnot opened at center with Alonzo Ephraim moving into Hadnot’s spot at right guard. The unit has yielded 21 sacks over the first 14 games, tied for the fifth-lowest total in the NFL. They have not allowed a sack in five contests. When they did not yield a sack in week eight (vs. Atlanta, 11/6) and nine (vs. New England, 11/13) games, it marked the first time since the first two games of 1999 that the Dolphins had gone consecutive contests without allowing a sack. They permitted a season-high four sacks in week five at Tampa Bay (10/16). The unit has led a rushing attack that has averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt, the fifth-best figure in the AFC and ninth in the NFL. Ephraim saw extended action at right guard in second half of a week 11 contest at Oakland (11/27) because of a knee injury to Hadnot. He also saw extensive time at right guard in fourth quarter of week 13 game at San Diego (12/11), after injury to Seth McKinney necessitated moving Hadnot to center. Rookie Anthony Alabi has been inactive for all 14 games. Fellow rookie Joe Berger was inactive for the first 11 games and dressed but did not play in week 12 vs. Buffalo (12/4). He made his NFL debut in week 14 game vs. Jets (12/18). C.J. Brooks was signed off Oakland’s practice squad on November 29 after having gone to training camp with the Raiders as an undrafted college free agent. He has been inactive for each of his three games on the 53-man roster. DEFENSIVE LINE (9) – Returners: DE David Bowens, DT Josh Shaw, DE Jason Taylor, DT Jeff Zgonina. 2005 Veteran Additions: DE Kevin Carter (FA), DT Vonnie Holliday (FA), DT Keith Traylor (FA). 2005 Draft Choices/College Free Agents: DE Matt Roth (D2), DT Manuel Wright (D5, Sup.). DEs Jason Taylor and Kevin Carter, and DT Vonnie Holliday, all have started the first 14 games. DT Keith Traylor opened the first 11 games before being inactive (knee) for each of the last three contests. Traylor underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on

his right knee on December 6. Taylor leads the unit with 72 tackles, a figure which ranks fourth on the club. He has posted a team-high 11 sacks, which leads the team and is tied for 4th in the AFC and 6th in the NFL. It is the fourth time in his career that he has attained double-digit sack totals. He also has forced three fumbles and recovered two fumbles, one of which he returned for a touchdown. He also is second on the team, having batted down 10 passes. His fumble recovery for a touchdown came on an 85-yard return of a Jake Plummer fumble in the opener against Denver (9/11). It was the fifth fumble return for a TD in Taylor’s career, as he tied Jessie Tuggle’s NFL record. The 85-yarder also was the longest in Dolphins history. He equaled a career high with three sacks in a week 11 game at Oakland (11/27), the second time in 2005 and 16th occasion in his career that he has tallied two or more sacks in a game. He also had a safety in the Raiders game and was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the fifth time in his career. He is the only Dolphin to have two safeties in career, having also accounted for one in 2003. He matched that single-game high for sacks with three more in week 14 game against the Jets (12/18). It was the sixth time in his career that he has had three sacks in a game and the Dolphins are 6-0 in those games. Carter has added 44 tackles and is tied for second on the team with five sacks. His lone fumble recovery of the year came in the fourth quarter of a 23-21 victory at San Diego in week 13 (12/11). Traylor, Holliday and reserve DT Jeff Zgonina, have seen a majority of the time at defensive tackle. On the year, Holliday has accounted for 48 tackles, four sacks, four passes defensed and a fumble recovery. He recorded two sacks in a week 11 contest at Oakland (11/27), the eighth time in his career he produced two or more sacks in a game. Traylor has posted 38 stops, two sacks and two passes defensed. His two sacks are tied for his personal single-season best, a figure which he has achieved three previous times (1997, 1998, 2001). Zgonina has appeared in 14 games, including starts in each of the last three games in place of the injured Traylor. He has contributed 39 tackles, two sacks, a fumble recovery and two passes batted down. David Bowens and rookie Matt Roth also have seen significant time in reserve roles along the line, with Bowens having contributed 17 tackles, five sacks, a forced fumble and three passes defensed. He had two sacks in a week 11 contest at Oakland (11/27), the first multiple-sack game of his career. With a sack last week against the Jets (12/18), he has had four sacks in his last four games. Roth has recorded 20 stops, a sack, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed. In week 14 contest vs. Jets (12/18), he notched two tackles, including a sack of Brooks Bollinger and a recovery of a Cedric Houston fumble, which led to a Dolphins touchdown that tied the game at 17 apiece. Rookie Manny Wright was inactive for the first 11 games of the year before making his NFL debut in a week 12 game vs. Buffalo (12/4), when he also came up with his first NFL sack. He became the first Dolphin to record a sack in his NFL debut since Lorenzo Bromell in 1998. He has appeared in three games, all in a reserve role, and has been credited with four tackles, a sack and a pass defensed. Josh Shaw has spent three different stints and four games on the 53-man roster. He has been inactive for all four. LINEBACKERS (7) – Returners: Derrick Pope, Zach Thomas. 2005 Veteran Additions: Jason Glenn (FA), Nick Rogers (FA), Donnie Spragan (UFA, Denver), Lester Towns (FA). Draft

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Choices/College Free Agents: Channing Crowder (D3). MLB Zach Thomas started the first ten games before being inactive for week 11 and 12 contests (shoulder/ankle). Rookie Channing Crowder has opened 13 contests as the Dolphins started in a dime package at Buffalo (10/9). Junior Seau started five games, and was inactive for three (5-7) with a calf injury before being placed on injured reserve on November 24 with an Achilles injury. When he was placed on I/R, Seau stood fifth on the squad with 43 stops despite missing three games. He left the Carolina game (9/25) late in the fourth quarter with a calf injury, but returned for the contest following the bye week, at Buffalo (10/9). In a week two game at the Jets (9/18), he tallied a season-high 15 tackles, the 60th time in his career that he has attained double-digit tackles. Thomas returned to the starting lineup for a week 13 contest at San Diego (12/11), and registered a team-high 11 tackles, the 25th time in his last 28 outings that he attained double-digit tackle totals. He also came up with his firs interception of the year in the Chargers game as he picked off a Drew Brees pass for the third time in as many games, and was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. On the year, he has recorded a team-high 145 tackles, including a season-high 17 in week three vs. Carolina (9/25). This marks the 10th straight year to open his career that he has attained the 100-tackle mark. He was forced from a week ten game at Cleveland (11/20) in the second quarter with a shoulder injury. Crowder’s first nine starts of the year came at weakside linebacker before moving into a starting role in the middle for week 11 game at Oakland (11/27) with the injury to Thomas. Crowder has recorded 82 tackles, a figure which ranks second on the team. He also has forced two fumbles, recovered two fumbles and batted down three passes. In a week five contest at Tampa Bay (10/16), he came up with seven tackles and the first fumble recovery of his career. He tallied a season-best 10 stops in a week six game against Kansas City (10/21), and matched that total with ten stops in a week 13 game at San Diego (12/11). He left week 14 game vs. Jets (12/18) in first half with a shoulder injury. Donnie Spragan has opened seven games (5-7, 11-14) in place of an injured Seau at strongside linebacker. He has responded with 35 total tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and two passes defensed on the year. He has posted a season-high six stops on three occasions; at Tampa Bay 10/16, vs. Kansas City 10/21 and vs. Buffalo 12/4. In the Bills game, registered his first sack as a Dolphin, in which he also caused a fumble. Derrick Pope saw extensive action in week ten at Cleveland (11/20) following a second-quarter shoulder injury to Zach Thomas, and registered four tackles in that contest. He moved into the starting lineup at weakside linebacker for week 11 matchup at Oakland (11/27) as Crowder was moved to the middle. Pope posted seven tackles in that Raiders game, tied for the team lead that day. He also recorded seven tackles the following week vs. Buffalo (12/4), when he started for the second consecutive week. On the season, he has recorded 23 stops. Jason Glenn has seen limited time in a reserve role. The Dolphins signed four-year veteran Nick Rogers, who was in camp with Indianapolis this year, as a free agent on October 19. Lester Towns was signed as a free agent on November 30 after appearing in two games (1 start) earlier in the season with Arizona.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: (9) – Returners: S Yeremiah Bell, CB Reggie Howard, CB Sam Madison. 2005 Veteran Additions: S Norman LeJeune (FA), S Lance Schulters (FA), CB Kiwaukee Thomas (FA), S Travares Tillman (UFA, Carolina). 2005 Draft Choices/College Free Agents: CB Travis Daniels (D4). Waivers: CB Eddie Jackson (from Carolina). Sam Madison started each of the first six games at one cornerback spot before being inactive for a week seven matchup at New Orleans (10/30) with a hip injury. He returned to the starting lineup the following week against Atlanta (11/6) and has opened 13 games overall. Reggie Howard has opened five contests, which includes the first two matchups, and the week seven game in place of an injured Madison. He also has started two games as part of nickel package. Rookie Travis Daniels has started the past 12 contests. Madison has amassed 53 tackles and is third on the squad and second among DBs with nine passes defensed. He had a season-high seven tackles in week 11 contest at Oakland (11/27). His lone interception of the year came in the third quarter of the Dolphins’ 24-23 comeback win over Buffalo (12/4) when he snared a J.P. Losman pass at the Dolphins’ 1 and returned it 11 yards. It snapped a string of 33 straight games in which he went without an interception, and it was the 30th of his career, moving him past Patrick Suratin into sole possession of third on the team’s all-time chart. Howard has posted 44 tackles, to go along with a sack, an interception, five passes defensed and two forced fumbles. He was inactive for a week 13 game at San Diego (12/11) with an ankle injury. His interception came in a week seven win at New Orleans (10/30), as he picked off an Aaron Brooks pass, snapping a string of three straight games and 97 pass attempts in which opponents did not throw an interception. Daniels has registered 57 stops, a team-high 11 passes defensed, a fumble recovery and an interception, which came in his NFL debut, the opener against Denver (9/11). Daniels knocked down three passes in the Dolphins’ 24-23 victory over Buffalo (12/4). His tackle total is fifth on the team and second among DBs. The trio played a big part in limiting the duo of Jerry Porter and Randy Moss to a combined six catches for 75 yards in a week 11 win at Oakland (11/27). FS Lance Schulters, signed as a free agent on July 28, has opened all 14 matchups. He has compiled 72 tackles, a figure which is third on the squad and first among DBs. He also has amassed two sacks, a forced fumble, three interceptions and seven passes defensed. His interception total is tied for the team lead and is tied for 11th in the AFC. His interception of a Jake Delhomme pass with less than two minutes to play led to the game-winning field goal in the Dolphins’ 27-24 victory over Carolina (9/25). He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Panthers game, which also included a sack and a forced fumble. Tebucky Jones started the first six games at strong safety before sustaining a season-ending pectoral muscle injury in a week six contest against Kansas City (10/21). He underwent surgery to repair the tear on October 23 and was placed on injured reserve the following day. Prior to the injury, he had amassed 35 tackles and a pair of sacks after compiling only 2.5 sacks combined in his previous seven NFL seasons. Travares Tillman saw extensive action at free safety in games vs. Carolina (9/25) and Kansas City (10/21) after replacing an injured Jones both times. He has started the past eight games with Jones out for the season. Tillman has registered 48 tackles on the year, including four in his starting debut

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as a Dolphin, at New Orleans (10/30). He came up with a season-high nine tackles on two occasions; in a week eight game against Atlanta (11/6) and week ten contest at Cleveland (11/20). He recorded his first interception as a Dolphin and the second of his career in a week nine contest against New England (11/13) when he picked off Tom Brady. He established a single-season high for interceptions when he snared a Charlie Frye pass the following week at Cleveland (11/20). He came up with his third interception in as many games when he picked off a Kerry Collins pass at Oakland (11/27), becoming the first Dolphin to have an interception in three straight games since Patrick Surtain in 2003. His streak is tied for the third-longest in team history. His interception total is tied for the team lead and tied for 11th in the AFC. Yeremiah Bell, a starter at free safety for all five preseason games, has seen time in a reserve role and has been credited with 19 tackles, three sacks, an interception and three passes defensed. The first sack of his career occurred in a week five game at Tampa Bay (10/16). His first career interception occurred in a week nine game against New England (11/13) when he snared a Brady pass. He notched a season-high five tackles in a week 13 23-21 victory at San Diego (12/11), when he came up with his third sack of the season, in which he stripped the ball from Drew Brees and Kevin Carter recovered. Bell’s three sacks are tied for the highest single-season total by a Dolphins defensive back, along with Liffort Hobley (1990) and Jerry Wilson (1999). He also broke up a Brooks Bollinger pass on the Jets’ final play of the game to preserve a 24-20 win on December 18. Kiwaukee Thomas, signed as a free agent on September 7, was inactive for the first three games of the year before making his Dolphins debut in week four contest at Buffalo (10/9). He has tallied six tackles in limited action. Eddie Jackson was claimed off waivers from Carolina on September 4, with a majority of his playing time coming on special teams. Both Thomas and Jackson saw time at nickel back in week 13 game at San Diego (12/11) with ankle injury to Reggie Howard. Norman LeJeune was signed as a free agent on October 24 following Jones’ injury. SPECIAL TEAMS: Kickers: Olindo Mare. Punter: Donnie Jones. Punt/Kick Returners: Bryan Gilmore, Travis Minor, Wes Welker. Long Snapper: John Denney. Kicker Olindo Mare is 20-25 on FGs, including 4-5 in a week 7 win at New Orleans (10/30), tying for the second-most field goals

of his career and his most in a game since the 2000 season. He had two field goals in a week five game at Tampa Bay (10/16), one of which was from 53 yards out, tied for the second-longest field goal of his career. It also was the 200th field goal of his career. Mare also is 2nd in the AFC and tied for 3rd in the NFL with 14 touchbacks on kickoffs. He was 2-2 on FGs in a week three win over Carolina (9/25), including a 32-yarder with four seconds to play, the 11th fourth-quarter game-winning field goal of his career. In a 23-21 victory at San Diego (12/11), not only did he convert all three of his field goal attempts (29,39,20), but he also recovered a fumble on a kickoff return, which led directly to the Dolphins’ first touchdown of the day. Wes Welker ranks 5th in the AFC and 9th in the NFL with a 9.6-yard average on 36 punt returns. He fielded four punts for a season-best 17.5-yard average (min. 4 returns), including a long of 38, in week five contest at Tampa Bay (10/16). The following week against Kansas City (10/21) he fielded two punts for a 27.5-yard norm, including a 47-yard return, the second-longest of his career. In that Chiefs contest, he also brought back seven kickoffs, tied for the highest single-game total in Dolphins history, and the second time he has attained that figure. Punter Donnie Jones leads the NFL with a net average of 39.1 on 75 punts. Of his 75 punts on the year, 25 have been placed inside-the-20, the third-highest total in the conference. He has had just seven go for touchbacks. He has had 22 punts of 50 yards or longer, including a career-long 60-yarder on two occasions; in week six game against Kansas City (10/21) and week ten contest at Cleveland (11/20). He had a season-high three punts of 50-plus yards in week 11 game at Oakland (11/27), when he amassed season-best figures of 51.3 gross punting and 47.0 net. He put together a net of 40.0 or better in four straight games (3-6) and has done so now in eight of his 14 outings overall. Yeremiah Bell leads the coverage units with 13 tackles, including three stops in a week six contest against Kansas City (10/21)) and three more in a week 14 game against the Jets (12/18). Sammy Morris has tacked on 12 stops, in addition to a forced fumble, which came when he stripped Darren Sproles of the ball on a kickoff at San Diego (12/11), and Olindo Mare recovered. Morris also had a season-high four stops in that Chargers contest, and three the following week against the Jets (12/18). Jason Glenn and Eddie Jackson have contributed 10 tackles apiece. The Dolphins have held opponents to a 5.3-yard average on punt returns, the second-best figure in the AFC and third in the NFL.

DOLPHINS BY THE NUMBERS (cont’d)

31.6 - Average number of rushing attempts by the Dolphins in their seven victories this year (221).

DOLPHINS BY THE NUMBERS -5 - Dolphins takeaway/giveaway ratio over the first six games of the season

0 - Number of NFL players who have had a net punting average of 40.0 or better since the statistic was first kept in 1976. 2 - Current NFL ranking for Ronnie Brown among rookie rushing leaders (199-886, 4 TDs). He trails Tampa Bay’s Cadillac Williams by 61 yards. 2 - Highest ranking among NFL rookie rushers ever by a Dolphin. It has happened twice – in 1987 (Troy Stradford, 619 yards) and again in 1996 (Karim Abdul-Jabbar, 1,116 yards). 2 - Number of times the Dolphins amassed 400 yards or more of total offense from 2003-04.

+3 - Dolphins takeaway/giveaway ratio over the last eight games.

3 - Number of times the Dolphins have registered 400 yards or more of total offense through 14 games of 2005. 20.7 - Average number of rushing attempts by the Dolphins in their seven losses (145).

24 - Number of successful consecutive field goals by Dolphins opponents dating back to last season, 21 of which have been accounted for in 2005. The last miss against the Dolphins occurred on December 26 of last year when Cleveland’s Phil Dawson missed wide right on a 43-yard attempt.

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YEAR DRAFT (16) FAs/WAIVERS (33) TRADES (4) 1996 (1) LB Zach Thomas (5c) 1997 (3) CB Sam Madison (2) K Olindo Mare (FA) DE Jason Taylor (3a) 2001 (3) WR Chris Chambers (2) DE David Bowens (FA) RB Travis Minor (3a) 2002 (3) TE Randy McMichael (4) QB Sage Rosenfels (from Washington) RB Ricky Williams (from New Orleans) 2003 (3) S Yeremiah Bell (6) DT Jeff Zgonina (UFA) (from St. Louis) 2004 (11) T Vernon Carey (1) WR Bryan Gilmore (Wai.) WR Marty Booker G Rex Hadnot (6) (from Arizona) (from Chicago) LB Derrick Pope (7b) CB Reggie Howard (UFA) (from Carolina) G Jeno James (UFA) (from Carolina) T Damion McIntosh (UFA) (from San Diego) RB Sammy Morris (UFA) (from Buffalo) DT Josh Shaw (FA) WR/KR Wes Welker (FA) 2005 (30) RB Ronnie Brown (1) FB Darian Barnes (FA) QB Cleo Lemon DE Matt Roth (2) G Joe Berger (FA) (from San Diego) LB Channing Crowder (3) G C.J. Brooks (FA) CB Travis Daniels (4) DE Kevin Carter (FA) T Anthony Alabi (5) LS John Denney (FA) DT Manuel Wright (5, Sup.) TE Lorenzo Diamond (FA) C Alonzo Ephraim (FA) QB Gus Frerotte (UFA) (from Minnesota) LB Jason Glenn (FA) DE Vonnie Holliday (FA) TE Alex Holmes (FA) CB Eddie Jackson (Wai.) (from Carolina) P Donnie Jones (Wai.) (from Seattle) S Norman LeJeune (FA) T Stockar McDougle (UFA) (from Detroit) LB Nick Rogers (FA) WR Cliff Russell (FA) S Lance Schulters (FA) LB Donnie Spragan (UFA) (from Denver) CB Kiwaukee Thomas (FA) S Travares Tillman (UFA) (from Carolina) LB Lester Towns (FA) DT Keith Traylor (FA)

HOW THE DOLPHINS ARE BUILT

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS STATISTICS WON 7, LOST 7 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/11 W 34-10 Denver 72,324 Brown 199 886 4.5 65t 4 09/18 L 7-17 at New York Jets 77,918 Williams 114 463 4.1 34t 4 09/25 W 27-24 Carolina 72,288 Chambers 9 87 9.7 61 0 10/09 L 14-20 at Buffalo 72,160 Morris 11 47 4.3 9t 1 10/16 L 13-27 at Tampa Bay 65,168 Frerotte 19 38 2.0 14 0 10/21 L 20-30 Kansas City 68,350 Minor 5 17 3.4 9 0 10/30 W 21- 6 at New Orleans 61,643 Rosenfels 6 15 2.5 12 0 11/06 L 10-17 Atlanta 72,187 Welker 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/13 L 16-23 New England 73,405 Evans TM 1 0 0.0 0 0 11/20 L 0-22 at Cleveland 72,773 D. Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 11/27 W 33-21 at Oakland 49,097 TEAM 366 1558 4.3 65t 9 12/04 W 24-23 Buffalo 72,051 OPPONENTS 427 1615 3.8 75t 11 12/11 W 23-21 at San Diego 65,026 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/18 W 24-20 New York Jets 72,650 Chambers 72 992 13.8 77t 9 12/24 Tennessee McMichael 51 505 9.9 30t 5 01/01 at New England Brown 30 219 7.3 38 1 Miami Opponents Booker 29 550 19.0 60t 2 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 230 292 Welker 27 414 15.3 47 0 Rushing 75 85 Williams 16 90 5.6 19 0 Passing 136 168 Morris 7 49 7.0 18 0 Penalty 19 39 Diamond 7 44 6.3 18 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 64/191 86/206 Gilmore 5 105 21.0 44t 1 3rd Down Pct. 33.5 41.7 Boston 4 80 20.0 54 0 4th Down: Made/Att 6/15 5/15 Evans TM 4 17 4.3 5 0 4th Down Pct. 40.0 33.3 Holmes 1 2 2.0 2 0 POSSESSION AVERAGE 26:36 33:24 Heller 1 1 1.0 1t 1 TOTAL NET YARDS 4498 4576 Minor 1 0 0.0 0 0 Avg. Per Game 321.3 326.9 TEAM 255 3068 12.0 77t 19 Total Plays 878 955 OPPONENTS 290 3311 11.4 60t 19 Avg. Per Play 5.1 4.8 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD NET YARDS RUSHING 1558 1615 Schulters 3 78 26.0 37 0 Avg. Per Game 111.3 115.4 Tillman 3 38 12.7 22 0 Total Rushes 366 427 Madison 1 11 11.0 11 0 NET YARDS PASSING 2940 2961 Howard 1 5 5.0 5 0 Avg. Per Game 210.0 211.5 Daniels 1 4 4.0 4 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 21/128 44/350 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gross Yards 3068 3311 Z. Thomas 1 0 0.0 0 0 Att./Completions 491/255 484/290 TEAM 11 136 12.4 37 0 Completion Pct. 51.9 59.9 OPPONENTS 15 127 8.5 33 0 Had Intercepted 15 11 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B PUNTS/AVERAGE 76/43.2 79/43.2 D. Jones 75 3272 43.6 39.1 7 25 60 0 NET PUNTING AVERAGE 76/38.7 79/36.8 Mare 1 8 8.0 8.0 0 0 8 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 119/948 94/754 TEAM 76 3280 43.2 38.7 7 25 60 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 27/13 30/16 OPPONENTS 79 3409 43.2 36.8 8 26 63 0 TOUCHDOWNS 29 31 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 9 11 Welker 36 19 344 9.6 47 0 Passing 19 19 TEAM 36 19 344 9.6 47 0 Returns 1 1 OPPONENTS 37 13 196 5.3 37 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD TEAM 37 55 52 122 0 266 Welker 58 1313 22.6 46 0 OPPONENTS 84 64 68 65 0 281 Bowens 1 5 5.0 5 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Heller 1 11 11.0 11 0 Mare 0 0 0 0 28/28 20/25 0 88 Minor 1 19 19.0 19 0 Chambers 9 0 9 0 0 54 Gilmore 0 6 --- 6 0 Brown 5 4 1 0 0 30 TEAM 61 1354 22.2 46 0 McMichael 5 0 5 0 0 30 OPPONENTS 47 1171 24.9 55 0 Williams 4 4 0 0 0 24 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Booker 2 0 2 0 0 12 Mare 0/ 0 8/ 9 7/10 4/ 4 1/2 Taylor 1 0 0 1 1 8 TEAM 0/ 0 8/ 9 7/10 4/ 4 1/2 Gilmore 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 6/ 6 6/ 6 6/ 6 3/3 Heller 1 0 1 0 0 6 Mare: (29G,44G)(21N)(27G,32G)()(47G,53G)(33G, Morris 1 1 0 0 0 6 23G)(37G,36G,41G,46G,36N)(28G)(31N,36G)()(38N, Carter 0 0 0 0 1 2 27G)(23G)(29G,39G,20G)(53N,32G) TEAM 29 9 19 1 28/28 20/25 2 266 OPPONENTS: (28G)(41G)(52G)(24G,47G)(36G,32G) OPPONENTS 31 11 19 1 28/29 21/21 1 281 (30G,51G,52G)(26G,49G)(21G)(35G,32G,33G)(23G, 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-1, OPPONENTS 1-2 40G,24G)()()()(42G,42G) SACKS: Taylor 11, Bowens 5, Carter 5, Holliday 4, Bell 3, T. Jones 2, Schulters 2, Z. Thomas 2, Traylor 2, Zgonina 2, Howard 1, Roth 1, Seau 1, Spragan 1, Wright 1, (group) 1, TEAM 44, OPPONENTS 21 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Frerotte 429 221 2606 51.5 6.07 15 3.5 12 2.8 60t 21/ 128 70.3 Rosenfels 61 34 462 55.7 7.57 4 6.6 3 4.9 77t 0/ 0 81.5 Booker 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/ 0 39.6 TEAM 491 255 3068 51.9 6.25 19 3.9 15 3.1 77t 21/ 128 71.6 OPPONENTS 484 290 3311 59.9 6.84 19 3.9 11 2.3 60t 44/ 350 84.1

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

PLAYER TOTAL

TACKLES SOLO ASST SACKS/ YARDS

INTS/ YARDS

PASS DEF

FUMBLES FORCED

FUMBLES RECOV.

Thomas, Zach 145 97 48 2/16 1/0 3 4 1 Crowder, Channing 82 48 34 3 2 2 Schulters, Lance 72 57 15 2/22 3/78 7 1 Taylor, Jason 72 50 22 11/72 10 3 2 Daniels, Travis 57 44 13 1/4 11 1 Madison, Sam 53 45 8 1/11 9 1 Holliday, Vonnie 48 34 14 4/29 4 1 Tillman, Travares 48 28 20 3/38 3 1 Howard, Reggie 44 34 10 1/3 1/5 5 2 Carter, Kevin 44 30 14 5/27 4 1 Seau, Junior 43 20 23 1/9 2 Zgonina, Jeff 39 21 18 2/11 2 1 Traylor Keith 38 21 17 2/14 2 Jones, Tebucky 35 27 8 2/24 Spragan, Donnie 35 26 9 1/15 2 1 Pope, Derrick 23 19 4 1 Roth, Matt 20 13 7 1/6 1 1 Bell, Yeremiah 19 13 6 3/53 1/0 3 1 1 Bowens, David 17 14 3 5/35 3 1 Thomas, Kiwaukee 6 6 0 Wright, Manuel 4 2 2 1/10 1 Jackson, Eddie 2 1 1 1

NOTE: Special teams and miscellaneous tackles/fumbles not included above DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Taylor – 1 (85-yard fumble return vs. Denver, 9/11) MISCELLANEOUS TACKLES: Brown – 3; Diamond – 3; Booker – 2; McIntosh – 2; Chambers – 2; Gilmore – 2; Barnes – 1; Carey –1; Hadnot –

1; Holmes – 1; James – 1; McMichael – 1 MISCELLANEOUS FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Brown – 2; Frerotte – 2; Carey – 1; Chambers – 1; McDougle – 1; Rosenfels – 1; Welker – 1;

Williams – 1

2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES Player vs. DEN NYJ CAR BUF TB KC NO ATL NE CLE OAK BUF SD NYJ TEN NE TOTAL Bell, Yeremiah 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 5 1 19 Bowens, David 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 17 Carter, Kevin 2 6 4 1 4 0 2 6 5 5 0 2 4 3 44 Crowder, Channing 6 7 2 4 7 10 6 7 7 7 3 5 10 1 82 Daniels, Travis 2 2 4 5 2 3 3 5 3 7 6 8 5 2 57 Glenn, Jason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holliday, Vonnie 2 5 2 5 4 1 6 2 3 3 5 4 4 2 48 Holloway, T.J. NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN IN NR NR NR 0 Howard, Reggie 4 3 2 4 3 5 4 0 5 1 6 3 IN 4 44 Jackson, Eddie 0 0 0 2 IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jones, Tebucky 8 6 2 9 6 4 IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 35 LeJeune, Norman NR NR NR NR NR NR 0 IN IN 0 0 0 0 IN 0 Madison, Sam 4 4 2 5 5 2 IN 3 1 6 7 2 6 6 53 McGill, Tim IN IN IN IN NR NR NR PS PS PS PS PS PS NR 0 Moore, Eddie 0 0 0 0 IN 0 IN IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 Moreno, Zeke NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN NR NR NR 0 Pope, Derrick IN IN IN IN 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 7 0 5 23 Rogers, Nick NR NR NR NR NR IN 0 IN IN IN 0 0 0 IN 0 Roth, Matt 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 0 2 1 3 2 20 Schulters, Lance 6 6 4 7 8 8 2 6 4 7 2 2 5 5 72 Seau, Junior 8 15 6 6 IN IN IN 3 1 4 IR IR IR IR 43 Shaw, Josh NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN IN IN NR NR NR IN 0 Spragan, Donnie 0 1 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 5 6 5 6 35 Taylor, Jason 7 9 5 6 3 7 2 5 3 5 6 2 5 7 72 Thomas, Kiwaukee IN IN IN 0 0 IN 2 1 0 IN 0 0 3 0 6 Thomas, Zach 16 14 17 15 14 14 2 14 12 5 IN IN 11 11 145 Tillman, Travares 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 9 3 9 2 3 5 6 48 Traylor, Keith 6 5 3 2 1 2 4 5 2 6 2 IN IN IN 38 Wright, Manuel IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN 2 0 2 4 Zgonina, Jeff 2 3 1 5 1 1 4 2 3 4 0 6 3 4 39

LEGEND IN = INACTIVE DNP = DID NOT PLAY PS = PRACTICE SQUAD

PP = PHYSCIALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM IR = INJURED RESERVE NR = NOT ON ROSTER NF = NON-FOOTBALL INJURY SS = SUSPENDED 3QB = THIRD QUARTERBACK

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS PLAYER TOTAL SOLO ASST FUM FUM BLKD BLKD BLKD TACKLES FOR REC FG PAT PUNT Bell, Yeremiah 13 7 6 1 Morris, Sammy 12 7 5 1 Glenn, Jason 10 9 1 Jackson, Eddie 10 7 3 1 Bowens, David 6 6 0 Gilmore, Bryan 5 5 0 1 Minor, Travis 5 5 0 Pope, Derrick 5 5 0 Spragan, Donnie 5 3 2 Denney, John 5 2 3 Jones, Donnie 3 3 0 Tillman, Travares 3 3 0 1 Jones, Tebucky 3 2 1 Howard, Reggie 2 2 0 1 Thomas, Kiwaukee 2 2 0 Barnes, Darian 1 1 0 Daniels, Travis 1 1 0 LeJeune, Norman 1 1 0 Mare, Olindo 1 1 0 1 Diamond, Lorenzo 1 0 1 Rogers, Nick 1 0 1 Welker, Wes 0 0 0 3

IN 2005, THE DOLPHINS ARE …

4-0 when leading after the 1st quarter 3-4 in road games 4-1 when leading after the 2nd quarter 0-0 when playing in domes 5-0 when leading after the 3rd quarter 7-7 when playing outdoors 2-6 when behind after the 1st quarter 0-2 when playing on artificial turf 2-6 when behind after the 2nd quarter 7-5 when playing on natural grass 2-7 when behind after the 3rd quarter 2-1 after winning the coin toss 4-1 when Miami scores first 5-6 after losing the coin toss 3-6 when opponent scores first 7-0 when scoring 21 points or more 1-0 when tied at halftime 2-3 when yielding 20 points or less 4-3 in home games 0-0 in overtime contests

2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

MIAMI FIRST DOWNS OFFENSE NET PASSING NET RUSHING PEN FUMB T.O.P

GAME T R P PN AT YDS AVG A C I YDS TD SK YDS AT YDS AVG TD NO YD NO LST

DEN 21 5 14 2 69 426 6.2 36 24 1 275 2 0 0 33 151 4.6 1 11 69 3 2 32:18

NYJ 15 5 9 1 63 235 3.7 43 20 1 169 1 2 8 18 66 3.7 0 10 88 3 0 26:01

CAR 16 5 10 1 63 315 5.0 33 14 1 171 2 0 0 30 144 4.8 1 13 138 0 0 27:47

BUF 16 5 9 2 55 323 5.9 33 21 3 210 2 2 16 20 113 5.7 0 18 102 4 2 24:48

TB 13 3 9 1 65 307 4.7 43 21 0 243 0 4 24 18 64 3.6 1 9 60 3 2 24:21

KC 9 2 7 0 47 286 6.1 31 12 1 192 1 2 10 14 94 6.7 1 4 30 1 0 18:20

NO 20 10 7 3 77 342 4.4 28 16 1 154 1 2 14 47 188 4.0 0 5 34 2 1 36:23

ATL 11 6 5 0 47 208 4.4 22 13 1 103 0 0 0 25 105 4.2 1 7 60 1 0 23:45

NE 22 5 16 1 72 437 6.1 47 25 1 360 2 0 0 25 77 3.1 0 4 69 3 1 29:33

CLE 12 9 3 0 55 194 3.5 28 9 2 55 0 2 12 25 139 5.6 0 7 43 1 0 24:32

OAK 21 6 13 2 66 394 6.0 31 18 1 249 2 3 12 32 145 4.5 2 7 70 2 2 30:08

BUF 26 6 17 3 90 434 4.8 65 34 1 361 2 3 26 22 73 3.3 1 13 81 1 1 28:43

SD 14 3 9 2 48 300 6.3 22 14 0 229 2 0 0 26 71 2.7 0 3 12 2 2 19:43

NYJ 14 5 8 1 61 297 4.9 29 14 1 169 2 1 6 31 128 4.1 1 8 92 1 0 25:58

TOTAL 230 75 136 19 878 4498 5.1 491 255 15 2940 19 21 128 366 1558 4.3 9 119 948 27 13 26:36

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OPPONENTS FIRST DOWNS OFFENSE NET PASSING NET RUSHING PEN FUMB T.O.P

GAME T R P PN AT YDS AVG A C I YDS TD SK YDS AT YDS AVG TD NO YD NO LST

DEN 19 3 15 1 69 312 4.5 48 22 2 242 1 1 9 20 70 3.5 0 7 73 2 1 27:42

NYJ 20 7 11 2 66 271 4.1 30 19 0 173 2 2 17 34 98 2.9 0 5 40 3 0 33:59

CAR 23 4 13 6 65 299 4.6 35 19 1 238 3 4 47 26 61 2.3 0 4 39 3 2 32:13

BUF 21 7 8 6 65 236 3.6 26 20 0 137 1 3 32 36 99 2.8 1 7 63 5 1 35:12

TB 15 4 11 0 63 342 5.4 26 18 0 162 1 3 27 34 180 5.3 1 9 65 1 1 35:39

KC 24 10 14 0 81 462 5.7 34 20 0 277 0 2 12 45 185 4.1 3 7 63 0 0 41:40

NO 14 3 9 2 54 203 3.8 31 14 1 113 0 6 68 17 90 5.3 0 8 77 3 1 23:37

ATL 27 11 13 3 75 382 5.1 31 22 0 220 1 3 8 41 162 4.0 1 4 28 3 2 36:15

NE 19 5 12 2 63 365 5.8 36 21 2 274 2 2 1 25 91 3.6 0 6 38 1 0 30:27

CLE 19 8 9 2 68 376 5.5 29 17 1 195 1 0 0 39 181 4.6 1 5 35 0 0 35:28

OAK 24 7 11 6 69 305 4.4 37 21 2 185 0 7 41 25 120 4.8 3 13 90 2 1 29:52

BUF 16 5 8 3 62 294 4.7 27 14 1 202 3 2 25 33 92 2.8 0 7 55 2 2 31:17

SD 27 8 17 2 82 341 4.2 52 35 1 245 2 3 34 27 96 3.6 1 7 49 2 2 40:17

NYJ 24 3 17 4 73 388 5.3 42 28 0 298 2 6 29 25 90 3.6 0 5 39 3 3 34:02

TOTAL 292 85 168 39 955 4576 4.8 484 290 11 2961 19 44 350 427 1615 3.8 11 94 754 30 16 33:24

TAKEAWAYS-GIVEAWAYS TAKEAWAYS: 27 – resulting possessions ending in 7(one returned) TOUCHDOWNS, 5 FIELD GOALS, 1 MISSED

FIELD GOALS, 9 PUNTS, 1 INTS, 2 FUMBLES, 1 HALFS, 0 GAMES, 1 DOWNS = 63 POINTS GIVEAWAYS: 28 – resulting possessions ending in 4 (one returned) TOUCHDOWNS, 6FIELD GOALS, 0 MISSED

FIELD GOALS, 13 PUNTS, 0 INTERCEPTIONS, 3 FUMBLES, 0 HALF, 1 GAMES, 1 DOWNS = 46 POINTS TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS DATE OPPONENT INT FUMBLES TOTAL INT FUMBLES TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL W/L 9/11 vs. DENVER 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 W 9/18 at New York Jets 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1 L 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 W 10/9 at Buffalo 0 1 1 3 2 5 -4 L 10/16 at Tampa Bay 0 1 1 0 2 2 -1 L 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1 L 10/30 at New Orleans 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 W 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 L 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 L 11/20 at Cleveland 1 0 1 2 0 2 -1 L 11/27 at Oakland 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 W 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 W 12/11 at San Diego 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 W 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 W TOTAL 11 16 27 15 13 28 -1 7-7

2005 DOLPHINS FUMBLES

Frerotte, Gus 10 (3 lost) 1 vs. Denver (9/11); 2 at N.Y. Jets (9/18); 2 at Tampa Bay (10/16); 1 vs. Kansas City (10/21); 2 at New Orleans (10/30); 1 vs. New England (11/13); 1 at Cleveland (11/20)

Welker, Wes 5 (1 lost) 1 vs. Denver (9/11); 1 at N.Y. Jets (9/18); 1 at Buffalo (10/9); 1 vs. Atlanta (11/6); 1 vs. New England (11/13)

Brown, Ronnie 4 (4 lost) 1 at Buffalo (10/9); 2 at Oakland (11/27); 1 at San Diego (12/11) Chambers, Chris 4 (2 lost) 1 vs. Denver (9/11); 1 at Buffalo (10/9); 1 at Tampa Bay (10/16); 1 vs. Buffalo (12/4) Denney, John 1 (1 lost) 1 at Buffalo (10/9) McMichael, Randy 1 (1 lost) 1 vs. New England (11/13) Williams, Ricky 1 (1 lost) 1 at San Diego (12/11) Rosenfels, Sage 1 (0 lost) 1 vs. New York Jets (12/18) TOTAL: 27 (13 lost)

2005 DOLPHINS INTERCEPTIONS

Schulters, Lance 3 (1 vs. Denver, 9/11; 1 vs. Carolina, 9/25; 1 at Oakland, 11/27) Tillman, Travares 3 (1 vs. New England, 11/13; 1 at Cleveland, 11/20; 1 at Oakland, 11/27) Bell, Yeremiah 1 (1 vs. New England, 11/13) Daniels, Travis 1 (1 vs. Denver, 9/11) Howard, Reggie 1 (1 at New Orleans, 10/30) Madison, Sam 1 (1 vs. Buffalo, 12/4) Thomas, Zach 1 (1 at San Diego, 12/11) TOTAL 11

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2005 DOLPHINS SACKS Taylor, Jason 11 (1 vs. Denver, 9/11; 2 at Buffalo, 10/9; 1 vs. Atlanta, 11/6; 1 vs. New England, 11/13; 3 at Oakland,

11/27; 3 vs. New York Jets, 12/18) Bowens, David 5 (1 vs. Atlanta, 11/6; 2 at Oakland, 11/27; 1 at San Diego, 12/11; 1 vs. New York Jets, 12/18)

Carter, Kevin 5 (1 at New York Jets, 9/18; 1 vs. Carolina, 9/25; 1 vs. Tampa Bay, 10/16; 1 at New Orleans, 10/30; 1 vs. New England)

Holliday, Vonnie 4 (1 at New Orleans, 10/30; 2 at Oakland, 11/27; 1 at San Diego, 12/11) Bell, Yeremiah 3 (1 at Tampa Bay, 10/16; 1 at New Orleans, 10/30; 1 at San Diego, 12/11) Jones, Tebucky 2 (1 vs. Carolina, 9/25; 1 vs. Kansas City, 10/21) Schulters, Lance 2 (1 vs. Carolina, 9/25; 1 vs. Kansas City, 10/21) Thomas, Zach 2 (1 vs. Carolina, 9/25; 1 vs. Tampa Bay, 10/16) Traylor, Keith 2 (1 at New Orleans, 10/30; 1 vs. Atlanta, 11/6) Zgonina, Jeff 2 (1 at New Orleans, 10/30; 1 vs. New York Jets, 12/18) Howard, Reggie 1 (1 at Buffalo, 10/9) Roth, Matt 1 (1 vs. New York Jets, 12/18) Seau, Junior 1 (1 at New York Jets, 9/18) Spragan, Donnie 1 (1 vs. Buffalo, 12/4) Wright, Manuel 1 (1 vs. Buffalo, 12/4) TEAM 1 (1 at New Orleans, 10/30) TOTAL 44

2005 LONGEST SCORING DRIVES MIAMI

PLAYS YARDS TIME 14, vs. Denver, 9/11 (FG) 90, at Buffalo, 10/9 (TD) 6:37, vs. New York Jets, 12/18 (TD) 14, at New Orleans, 10/30 (FG) (For TD) 13 vs. New York Jets, 12/18 (TD) 90, at Buffalo, 10/9 6:37, vs. New York Jets, 12/18 (TD)

OPPONENT PLAYS YARDS TIME 15, at San Diego, 12/11 92, vs. Atlanta, 11/6 (TD) 7:52, at San Diego, 12/11 (TD) (For TD) 15, at San Diego, 12/11 92, vs. Atlanta, 11/6 7:52, at San Diego, 12/11

2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS QUARTER-BY-QUARTER SCORING

MIAMI OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT W/L 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 9/11 vs. DENVER W 3 3 7 21 - 34 0 3 0 7 - 10 9/18 at New York Jets L 0 0 0 7 - 7 7 3 0 7 - 17 9/25 vs. CAROLINA W 14 7 0 6 - 27 3 14 0 7 - 24 10/9 at Buffalo L 0 0 7 7 - 14 10 7 0 3 - 20 10/16 at Tampa Bay L 3 0 3 7 - 13 10 0 17 0 - 27 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY L 0 6 7 7 - 20 7 7 10 6 - 30 10/30 at New Orleans W 3 6 2 10 - 21 3 0 3 0 - 6 11/6 vs. ATLANTA L 0 10 0 0 - 10 7 7 3 0 - 17 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND L 0 7 0 9 - 16 0 3 9 11 - 23 11/20 at Cleveland L 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 3 10 0 - 22 11/27 at Oakland W 7 7 9 10 - 33 0 7 7 7 - 21 12/4 vs. Buffalo W 0 3 0 21 - 24 21 0 2 0 - 23 12/11 at San Diego W 0 3 17 3 - 23 7 0 0 14 - 21 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS W 7 3 0 14 - 24 0 10 7 3 - 20 TOTAL 7-7 37 55 52 122 - 266 84 64 68 65 - 281

2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS SUPPLEMENTAL STATS

DRIVE ENGINEERING

DRIVES TD FG MFG PUNT BL. PUNT FMBL INT DOWNS SAF HALF GAME END RG PTS

Dolphins 178 28 20 5 76 0 12 15 8 1 8 5 0 255 Opponents 171 30 21 0 78 0 12 11 7 2 3 7 0 272 INSIDE THE 20-YARD LINE

DRIVES TD FG MFG TD % SCORE % FMBL INT DOWNS PUNT HALF GAME END RG PTS

Dolphins 44 16 15 4 36.4% 70.5% 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 156 Opponents 45 23 14 0 51.1% 82.2% 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 203 GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS

DRIVES TD FG MFG TD % SCORE % FMBL INT DOWNS PUNT HALF GAME END RG PTS

Dolphins 17 10 1 2 58.8% 64.7% 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 73 Opponents 26 17 4 0 65.4% 80.8% 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 131 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

3RD DOWN AND … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL PERCENT

Dolphins 15-17 8-16 9-15 5-12 7-19 2-8 7-16 3-15 2-9 6-64 64-191 33.5% Opponents 12-22 6-8 6-13 12-20 13-21 5-14 12-23 3-17 5-13 11-55 86-206 41.7%

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME 3RD DOWNS MIAMI OPPONENTS

DATE OPPONENT MADE ATTEMPTS PCT MADE ATTEMPTS PCT 9/11 vs. DENVER 8 15 53.3% 1 12 8.3% 9/18 at New York Jets 4 14 28.6% 6 15 40.0% 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 6 13 46.2% 6 13 46.2% 10/9 at Buffalo 3 9 33.3% 6 14 42.9% 10/16 at Tampa Bay 3 14 21.4% 8 17 47.1% 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 3 13 23.1% 8 17 47.1% 10/30 at New Orleans 7 18 38.9% 0 11 0.0% 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 0 9 0.0% 11 17 64.7% 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 7 17 41.2% 5 14 35.7% 11/20 at Cleveland 2 12 16.7% 7 16 43.8% 11/27 at Oakland 7 14 50.0% 7 13 53.8% 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 8 20 40.0% 6 14 42.9% 12/11 at San Diego 2 10 20.0% 11 19 57.9% 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 4 13 30.8% 4 14 28.6% TOTAL 64 191 33.5% 86 206 41.7%

2005 DOLPHINS GAMES PLAYED – GAMES STARTED – DID NOT PLAY- INACTIVE

Alabi 0-0-0-14; Barnes 7-5-0-1 ; Bell 14-0-0-0; Berger 1-0-1-12; Booker 13-10-0-1; Boston 5-0-0-3; Bowens 14-0-0-0; Brooks 0-0-0-3; Brown 14-14-0-0; Carey 14-12-0-0; Carter 14-14-0-0; Chambers 14-14-0-0; Chatman 0-0-0-4; Crowder 14-13-0-0; Daniels 14-12-0-0; Denney 14-0-0-0; Diamond 14-6-0-0; Ephraim 11-1-3-0; Evans 6-2-0-0 Feeley 0-0-0-5; Frerotte 14-13-0-0; Gilmore 13-1-0-1; Glenn 14-0-0-0; Hadnot 14-14-0-0; Heller 7-0-0-0; Holliday 14-14-0-0; Holmes 6-0-1-0; Howard 13-5-0-1; Jackson 13-1-0-1; James 14-14-0-0; D. Jones 14-0-0-0; T. Jones 6-6-0-0; LeJeune 5-0-0-3; Lemon 0-0-0-9; Madison 13-13-0-1; Mare 14-0-0-0; McDougle 6-2-8-0; McGill 0-0-0-4; McIntosh 14-14-0-0; McKinney 13-13-0-0; McMichael 14-14-0-0; Minor 14-0-0-0; Moore 5-0-0-2; Morris 14-2-0-0; Pope 10-2-0-4; Rogers 3-0-0-6; Rosenfels 4-1-10-0; Roth 14-0-0-0; Russell 2-0-0-5; Schulters 14-14-0-0; Seau 7-5-0-3; Shaw 0-0-0-4; Spragan 14-7-0-0; Taylor 14-14-0-0; K. Thomas 8-0-0-6; Z. Thomas 12-12-0-2; Tillman 14-8-0-0; Towns 2-0-0-1; Traylor 11-11-0-3; Welker 14-1-0-0; Williams 10-1-0-0; Wright 3-0-0-11; Zgonina 14-3-0-0

2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE

GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Denver Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Diamond - TE

@N.Y Jets Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Diamond - TE

Carolina Diamond - TE McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Evans

@ Buffalo Diamond - TE McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot McDougle McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Evans

@ T.B. Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot McDougle McMichael Chambers Frerotte Williams Brown

Kansas City Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Diamond - TE

@ N.O Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Morris

Atlanta Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Morris

New England Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Barnes

@ Cleveland Diamond - TE McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Rosenfels Brown Barnes

@ Oakland Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Welker-WR

Buffalo Gilmore McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Barnes

@ San Diego Booker McIntosh James McKinney Hadnot Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Barnes

N.Y. Jets Booker McIntosh James Hadnot Ephraim Carey McMichael Chambers Frerotte Brown Barnes

DEFENSE GAME LE NT DT OE WLB MLB SLB LCB RCB SS FS

Denver Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Seau Howard Madison Jones Schulters

@N.Y. Jets Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Seau Howard Madison Jones Schulters

Carolina Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Seau Daniels Madison Jones Schulters

@ Buffalo Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Howard - DB Thomas Jackson-DB Daniels Madison Jones Schulters

@ T.B. Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Spragan Daniels Madison Jones Schulters

Kansas City Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Spragan Daniels Madison Jones Schulters

@ N.O Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Spragan Daniels Howard Tillman Schulters

Atlanta Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Seau Daniels Madison Tillman Schulters

New England Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Howard-DB Daniels Madison Tillman Schulters

@ Cleveland Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Seau Daniels Madison Tillman Schulters

@ Oakland Carter Traylor Holliday Taylor Pope Crowder Spragan Daniels Madison Tillman Schulters

Buffalo Carter Zgonina Holliday Taylor Pope Crowder Spragan Daniels Madison Tillman Schulters

@ San Diego Carter Zgonina Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Spragan Daniels Madison Tillman Schulters

N.Y. Jets Carter Zgonina Holliday Taylor Crowder Thomas Spragan Daniels Madison Tillman Schulters

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2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATUS NAME DEN NYJ CAR BUF TB KC NO ATL NE CLE OAK BUF SD NYJ TEN NE Alabi, Anthony IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN Barnes, Darian NR NR NR NR NR NR IN PL ST ST PL ST ST ST Bell, Yeremiah PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Berger, Joe IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN DNP IN PL Booker, Marty ST ST PL PL ST ST ST ST ST PL ST IN ST ST Boston, David PL PL PL IN PL IN PL IN IR IR IR IR IR IR Bowens, David PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Brooks, C.J. NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN IN IN Brown, Ronnie ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Carey, Vernon ST ST ST PL PL ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Carter, Kevin ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Chambers, Chris ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Chatman, Jesse IN IN IN IN NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Crowder, Channing ST ST ST PL ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Daniels, Travis PL PL ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Denney, John PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Diamond, Lorenzo ST ST ST ST PL ST PL PL PL ST PL PL PL PL Ephraim, Alonzo DNP DNP DNP PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL ST Evans, Heath PL PL ST ST PL PL NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Feeley, A.J. 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Frerotte, Gus ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST PL ST ST ST ST Gilmore, Bryan PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL ST IN PL Glenn, Jason PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Hadnot, Rex ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Heller, Will PL PL PL PL PL PL PL NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Holliday, Vonnie ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Holmes, Alex PS PS PS PS PS PS PS DNP PL PL PL PL PL PL Hollowell, T.J. NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN NR NR NR Howard, Reggie ST ST PL ST PL PL ST PL ST PL PL PL IN PL Jackson, Eddie PL PL PL ST IN PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL James, Jeno ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Jones, Donnie PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Jones, Tebucky ST ST ST ST ST ST IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR LeJuene, Norman NR NR NR NR NR NR PL IN IN PL PL PL PL IN Lemon, Cleo NR NR NR NR NR 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB Madison, Sam ST ST ST ST ST ST IN ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Mare, Olindo PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL McDougle, Stockar PL PL PL ST ST DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PL DNP DNP McGill, Tim IN IN IN IN NR NR NR PS PS PS PS PS PS NR McIntosh, Damion ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST McKinney, Seth ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST IR McMichael, Randy ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Minor, Travis PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Moore, Eddie PL PL PL PL IN PL IN IR IR IR IR IR IR IR Moreno, Zeke NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN NR NR NR Morris, Sammy PL PL PL PL PL PL ST ST PL PL PL PL PL PL Pope, Derrick IN IN IN IN PL PL PL PL PL PL ST ST PL PL Rogers, Nick NR NR NR NR NR IN PL IN IN IN PL PL IN IN Rosenfels, Sage DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PL DNP DNP DNP ST DNP PL DNP PL Roth, Matt PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Russell, Cliff NR NR NR NR IN NR NR NR IN IN IN PL PL IN Schulters, Lance ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Seau, Junior ST ST ST PL IN IN IN ST PL ST IR IR IR IR Shaw, Josh NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN IN IN NR NR NR IN Spragan, Donnie PL PL PL PL ST ST ST PL PL PL ST ST ST ST Taylor, Jason ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Thomas, Kiwaukee IN IN IN PL PL IN PL PL PL IN PL IN PL PL Thomas, Zach ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST IN IN ST ST Tillman, Travares PL PL PL PL PL PL ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Towns, Lester NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR IN PL PL Traylor, Keith ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST IN IN IN Welker, Wes PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL ST PL PL PL Williams, Ricky SS SS SS SS ST PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL Wright, Manuel IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN PL PL PL Zgonina, Jeff PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL ST ST ST

LEGEND IN = INACTIVE DNP = DID NOT PLAY PS = PRACTICE SQUAD

PP = PHYSCIALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM IR = INJURED RESERVE NR = NOT ON ROSTER NF = NON-FOOTBALL INJURY SS = SUSPENDED 3QB = THIRD QUARTERBACK

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2005 INACTIVES DENVER: Alabi Berger Chatman Feeley McGill Pope Thomas, K. Wright NEW YORK JETS: Alabi Berger Chatman Feeley McGill Pope Thomas, K. Wright CAROLINA Alabi Berger Chatman Feeley McGill Pope Thomas, K. Wright BUFFALO: Alabi Berger Boston Chatman Feeley McGill Pope Wright TAMPA BAY Alabi Berger Feeley Jackson Moore Russell Seau Wright KANSAS CITY Alabi Berger Boston Lemon Rogers Seau Thomas, K. Wright NEW ORLEANS Alabi Barnes Berger Lemon Madison Moore Seau Wright ATLANTA Alabi Berger Boston LeJeune Lemon Rogers Shaw Wright NEW ENGLAND: Alabi Berger LeJeune Lemon Rogers Russell Shaw Wright CLEVELAND: Alabi Berger Lemon Rogers Russell Shaw Thomas, K. Wright OAKLAND Alabi Berger Holloway Lemon Moreno Russell Thomas, Z. Wright BUFFALO: Alabi Booker Brooks Lemon Thomas, K. Thomas, Z. Towns Traylor SAN DIEGO Alabi Berger Brooks Gilmore Howard Lemon Rogers Traylor NEW YORK JETS: Alabi Brooks LeJeune Lemon Rogers Russell Shaw Traylor

2005 BIG GAMES MIAMI

100-YARD RUSHERS 100-YARD RECEIVERS 300-YARD PASSERS 132, Ronnie Brown vs. Carolina, 9/25 238, Chris Chambers vs. Buffalo, 12/4 360, Gus Frerotte vs. New England, 11/14

106, Ronnie Brown at New Orleans, 10/30 121, Chris Chambers at San Diego, 12/11 104, Marty Booker vs. Denver, 9/11 102, Marty Booker vs. New England, 11/13

101, Chris Chambers at Oakland, 11/27 OPPONENT

100-YARD RUSHERS 100-YARD RECEIVERS 300-YARD PASSERS 166, Reuben Droughns of Cleveland, 11/20 170, Steve Smith of Carolina, 9/25 327, Brooks Bollinger of New York Jets, 12/18

127, Michael Pittman of Tampa Bay, 10/16 123, Antonio Gates of San Diego, 12/11 117, Lee Evans of Buffalo, 12/4 102, Doug Jolley of New York Jets, 12/18

2005 HONORS AFC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

S Lance Schulters – Week 3, vs. Carolina, 9/25 DE Jason Taylor – Week 12, at Oakland, 11/27

AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK WR Chris Chambers – Week 13, vs. Buffalo, 12/4

2005 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS MIAMI

PASSING PLAYS (20 yards or more) RUNNING PLAYS (15 yards or more) 77t, Chris Chambers from Sage Rosenfels vs. Kansas City, 10/21 65t, Ronnie Brown vs. Kansas City, 10/21 60t, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte vs. Denver, 9/11 61, Chris Chambers vs. Denver, 9/11 57, Chris Chambers from Sage Rosenfels vs. Buffalo, 12/4 58, Ronnie Brown vs. Carolina, 9/25 56, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte at San Diego, 12/11 35, Ronnie Brown at New Orleans, 10/30 54, David Boston from Gus Frerotte at New Orleans, 10/30 34t, Ricky Williams at Oakland, 11/27 52, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte at Buffalo, 10/9 28, Ronnie Brown at Buffalo, 10/9 50t, Marty Booker from Sage Rosenfels vs. New York Jets, 12/18 23t, Ricky Williams vs. Atlanta, 11/6 47, Wes Welker from Gus Frerotte vs. New England, 11/13 23t, Ricky Williams vs. New York Jets, 12/18 44t, Bryan Gilmore from Gus Frerotte at Oakland, 11/27 22, Ronnie Brown at Buffalo, 10/9 41t, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina, 9/25 19, Chris Chambers at Tampa Bay, 10/16 41, Wes Welker from Gus Frerotte at Tampa Bay, 10/16 18, Ronnie Brown at New Orleans, 10/30 39, Bryan Gilmore from Gus Frerotte at Cleveland, 11/20 16, Ricky Williams at New Orleans, 10/30 38, Ronnie Brown from Gus Frerotte at Tampa Bay, 10/16 16, Ronnie Brown vs. New England, 11/13 35, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte vs. New England, 11/13 15, Ronnie Brown vs. Denver, 9/11 35t, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at San Diego, 12/11 15, Ronnie Brown, vs. Atlanta, 11/6 34, Wes Welker from Gus Frerotte vs. Kansas City, 10/21 15, Ronnie Brown, vs. Atlanta, 11/6 34, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at San Diego, 12/11 31, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at Tampa Bay, 10/16 30, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at Buffalo, 10/9 30t, Randy McMichael from Gus Frerotte at Buffalo, 10/9 28, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte vs. New England, 11/13 27, Randy McMichael from Gus Frerotte vs. New England, 11/13 26, Wes Welker from Gus Frerotte vs. Denver, 9/11 25, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina, 9/25 25, Wes Welker from Gus Frerotte at Tampa Bay, 10/16 25t, Randy McMichael from Gus Frerotte at Oakland, 11/27 24, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte vs. Atlanta, 11/13 24, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte vs. New England, 11/3 24, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at Oakland, 11/27

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24, Chris Chambers from Sage Rosenfels vs. Buffalo, 12/4 23. Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte vs. Atlanta, 11/6 23, Ronnie Brown from Gus Frerotte vs. New England, 11/13 23, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at Oakland, 11/27 23t, Ronnie Brown from Sage Rosenfels vs. Buffalo, 12/4 22, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at Buffalo, 10/9 22, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte at Oakland, 11/27 21, Randy McMichael from Gus Frerotte at New York Jets, 9/18 21, Wes Welker from Gus Frerotte at Tampa Bay, 10/16 20, Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte at New Orleans, 10/30 20, Chris Chambers from Gus Frerotte vs. Buffalo, 12/4

OPPONENT PASSING PLAYS (20 yards or more) RUNNING PLAYS (15 yards or more) 60t, Doug Jolley of New York Jets from Brooks Bollinger, 12/18 75t, Reuben Droughns of Cleveland, 11/20 59, Tim Dwight of New England from Tom Brady, 11/13 57t, Michael Pittman of Tampa Bay, 10/16 56t, Lee Evans of Buffalo from J.P. Losman, 12/4 35t, Priest Holmes of Kansas City, 10/21 53t, Steve Smith of Carolina from Jake Delhomme, 9/25 33, Michael Pittman of Tampa Bay, 10/16 50, Chris Horn of Kansas City from Trent Green, 10/21 30, Tatum Bell of Denver, 9/11 49, Lee Evans of Buffalo from Kelly Holcomb, 10/9 26, LaMont Jordan of Oakland, 11/27 46t, Lee Evans of Buffalo from J.P. Losman, 12/4 23, Antowain Smith of New Orleans, 10/30 45, Justin McCareins of New York Jets from Brooks Bollinger, 12/18 21 Warrick Dunn of Atlanta, 11/6 37, Justin McCareins of New York Jets from Chad Pennington, 9/18 21, Heath Evans vs. New England, 11/13 33, DeShaun Foster of Carolina from Jake Delhomme, 9/25 20, Aaron Brooks of New Orleans, 10/30 31, Jerry Porter of Oakland from Kerry Collins, 11/27 19, Larry Johnson of Kansas City, 10/21 30, Joe Horn of New Orleans from Aaron Brooks, 10/30 18t, Kerry Collins of Oakland, 11/27 30, Deion Branch of New England from Tom Brady, 11/13 18, Michael Vick of Atlanta, 11/6 29, Marc Boerigter of Kansas City from Trent Green, 10/21 16, Roddy White of Atlanta, 11/6 29, Dante Stallworth of New Orleans from Aaron Brooks, 10/30 16, LaDainian Tomlinson of San Diego, 12/11 28, Antonio Bryant for Cleveland from Trent Dilfer, 11/20 16, Cedric Houston of New York Jets, 12/28 26, Larry Johnson of Kansas City from Trent Green, 10/21 26, Steve Smith of Carolina from Jake Delhomme, 9/25 26, Josh Reed of Buffalo from J.P. Losman, 12/4 25, Laveranues Coles of New York Jets from Chad Pennington, 9/18 25, Braylon Edwards of Cleveland from Trent Dilfer, 11/20 25, Braylon Edwards of Cleveland from Trent Dilfer, 11/21 25, Antonio Gates of San Diego from Drew Brees, 12/11 24, Jason Dunn of Kansas City from Trent Green, 10/21 24, Brian Finneran of Atlanta from Michael Vick, 11/6 24, Antonio Gates of San Diego from Drew Brees, 12/11 24, Laveraneus Coles of New York Jets from Brooks Bollinger, 12/18 23, Mike Alstott of Tampa Bay from Brian Griese, 10/16 23, Kris Mangum of Carolina from Jake Delhomme, 9/25 23, Rod Smith of Denver from Jake Plummer, 9/11 23, Doug Gabriel of Oakland from Kerry Collins, 11/27 22, Michael Clayton of Tampa Bay from Chris Simms, 10/16 22, Sam Aiken of Buffalo from J.P. Losman, 12/4 21, Charlie Adams of Denver from Jake Plummer, 9/11 21, Joey Galloway of Tampa Bay from Brian Griese, 10/16 21, Steve Smith of Carolina from Jake Delhomme, 9/25 20, Justin McCareins of New York Jets from Chad Pennington, 9/18 20, Roddy White of Atlanta from Michael Vick, 11/6

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS AND OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS DOLPHINS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS PLAYER OPPONENT DATE OFFENSE RUSHING Yards 132 Ronnie Brown vs. Carolina 9/25 Attempts 23 Ronnie Brown vs. Carolina 9/25 Ronnie Brown at New Orleans 10/30 Touchdowns 1 three players nine times last Ricky Williams vs. New York Jets, 12/18 Yards by Quarterback 16 Gus Frerotte at Buffalo 10/9 Longest Run from Scrimmage 65t Ronnie Brown vs. Kansas City 10/21 PASSING Yards 360 Gus Frerotte vs. New England 11/13 Attempts 47 Gus Frerotte vs. New England 11/13 Completions 25 Gus Frerotte vs. New England 11/13 Touchdowns 2 Gus Frerotte six times last at San Diego, 12/11 Sage Rosenfels vs. Buffalo 12/4 Completion Percentage (min. 2) 66.7% Gus Frerotte vs. Denver 9/11 Interceptions 3 Gus Frerotte at Buffalo 10/9 Longest Completion 77t Sage Rosenfels vs. Kansas City 10/21 RECEIVING Receptions 15 Chris Chambers vs. Buffalo 12/4 Yards 238 Chris Chambers vs. Buffalo 12/4 Touchdowns 2 Chris Chambers vs. New England 11/13 at San Diego 12/11 Yards by Running Back 44 Ronnie Brown at Tampa Bay 10/16 Longest Reception 77t Chris Chambers vs. Kansas City 10/21 TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 238 Chris Chambers vs. Buffalo 12/4 DEFENSE TACKLES Total 17 Zach Thomas vs. Carolina 9/25 INTERCEPTIONS Total 1 seven players 11 times last Zach Thomas at San Diego, 12/11 Longest Return 37 Lance Schulters vs. Carolina 9/25 Longest Return for Touchdown none FUMBLES Total Forced 1 ten players 17 times last Derrick Pope vs. New York Jets, 12/18 Total Recovered 1 ten players 12 times last Matt Roth vs. New York Jets, 12/18 Longest Return for Touchdown 85 Jason Taylor vs. Denver 9/11 SACKS Total 3 Jason Taylor at Oakland 11/27 vs. New York Jets 12/18 Yards Lost 29 Jason Taylor at Buffalo 10/9 SPECIAL TEAMS FIELD GOALS Made 4 Olindo Mare at New Orleans 10/30 Attempts 5 Olindo Mare at New Orleans 10/30 Longest Field Goal 53 Olindo Mare at Tampa Bay 10/16 Longest Field Goal Attempt 53 Olindo Mare at Tampa Bay 10/16 vs. New York Jets 12/18 PUNT Total 8 Donnie Jones vs. Kansas City 10/21 Longest Punt (yards) 60 Donnie Jones vs. Kansas City 10/21 at Cleveland 11/20 Highest Gross Average 51.3 Donnie Jones at Oakland 11/27 Highest Net Average 47.0 Donnie Jones at Oakland 11/27 Most Punt Returns 5 Wes Welker three times last vs. Buffalo, 12/4 Most Punt Return Yards 70 Wes Welker at Tampa Bay 10/16 Highest Punt Return Average 27.5 Wes Welker vs. Kansas City 10/21 Longest Punt Return 47 Wes Welker vs. Kansas City 10/21 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS PLAYER TEAM DATE OFFENSE RUSHING Yards 166 Reuben Droughns at Cleveland 11/20 Attempts 31 Curtis Martin at New York Jets 9/18

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Willis McGahee at Buffalo 10/9 Touchdowns 2 Priest Holmes vs. Kansas City 10/21 LaMont Jordan at Oakland 11/27 Yards by Quarterback 38 Michael Vick vs. Atlanta 11/6 Longest Run from Scrimmage 75t Reuben Droughns at Cleveland 11/20 PASSING Yards 327 Brooks Bollinger vs. New York Jets 12/18 Attempts 52 Drew Brees at San Diego 12/11 Completions 35 Drew Brees at San Diego 12/11 Touchdowns 3 Jake Delhomme vs. Carolina 9/25 J.P. Losman vs. Buffalo 12/4 Completion Percentage 76.9% Kelly Holcomb at Buffalo 10/9 Interceptions 2 Jake Plummer vs. Denver 9/11 Tom Brady vs. New England 11/13 Kerry Collins at Oakland 11/27 Longest Completion 60 Brooks Bollinger vs. New York Jets 12/18 RECEIVING Receptions 13 Antonio Gates at San Diego 12/11 Yards 170 Steve Smith vs. Carolina 9/25 Touchdowns 3 Steve Smith vs. Carolina 9/25 Lee Evans vs. Buffalo 12/4 Yards by Running Back 48 DeShaun Foster vs. Carolina 9/25 Longest Reception 59 Tim Dwight vs. New England 11/16 TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 169 Reuben Droughns at Cleveland 11/20 DEFENSE TACKLES Total 12 Nick Ferguson vs. Denver 9/11 London Fletcher vs. Buffalo 12/4 Solo 10 Nick Ferguson vs. Denver 9/11 London Fletcher vs. Buffalo 12/4 INTERCEPTIONS Total 1 14 players 15 times last Aaron Schobel vs. Buffalo, 12/4 Longest Return 33 Stuart Schweigert at Oakland 11/27 Longest Return for Touchdown none FUMBLES Total Forced 1 13 players 13 times last Q. Jammer at San Diego, 12/11 Total Recovered 2 Ellis Hobbs vs. New England 11/13 Longest Return for Touchdown none SACKS Total 2 Derrick Burgess at Oakland 11/27 London Fletcher vs. Buffalo 12/4 Yards Lost 15 London Fletcher vs. Buffalo 12/4 SPECIAL TEAMS FIELD GOALS Made 3 three players three times last Phil Dawson at Cleveland, 11/20 Attempts 3 three players three times 10/21 last Phil Dawson at Cleveland, 11/20 11/13 Longest Field Goal 52 John Kasey vs. Carolina 9/25 Lawrence Tynes vs. Kansas City 10/21 Longest Field Goal Attempt 52 John Kasey vs. Carolina 9/25 Lawrence Tynes vs. Kansas City 10/21 PUNT Most Punts 8 Brian Moorman vs. Buffalo 12/4 Long 63 Brian Moorman at Buffalo 10/9 Highest Gross Average 50.2 Brian Moorman at Buffalo 10/9 Highest Net Average 44.7 Brian Moorman at Buffalo 10/9 Most Punt Returns 5 Dante Hall vs. Kansas City 10/21 Most Punt Return Yards 47 Dennis Northcutt at Cleveland 11/20 Highest Punt Return Average 23.5 Dennis Northcutt at Cleveland 11/20 Longest Punt Return 37 Dennis Northcutt at Cleveland 11/20

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS AND OPPONENT TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS DOLPHINS TEAM HIGH OPPONENT DATE LOW OPPONENT DATE OFFENSE FIRST DOWNS Total 26 vs. Buffalo 12/4 9 vs. Kansas City 10/21 Rushing 10 at New Orleans 10/1 2 vs. Kansas City 10/21 Passing 17 vs. Buffalo 12/4 3 at Cleveland 11/20 Penalty 3 at New Orleans 10/30 0 three times vs. Buffalo 12/4 last at Cleveland, 11/20 TOTAL NET YARDS 437 vs. New England 11/13 194 at Cleveland 11/20 RUSHING Net Yards 188 at New Orleans 10/30 64 at Tampa Bay 10/16 Attempts 47 at New Orleans 10/30 14 vs. Kansas City 10/21 Average 6.7 vs. Kansas City 10/21 2.7 at San Diego 12/11 Touchdowns 2 at Oakland 11/27 0 five times last at San Diego, 12/11 PASSING Net Yards 361 vs. Buffalo 12/4 55 at Cleveland 11/20 Attempts 65 vs. Buffalo 12/4 22 vs. Atlanta 11/6 at San Diego 12/11 Completions 34 vs. Buffalo 12/4 9 at Cleveland 11/20 Touchdowns 2 eight times 0 three times last vs. New York Jets, 12/18 last at Cleveland, 11/20 Completion Percentage 66.7% vs. Denver 9/11 32.1% at Cleveland 11/20 Interceptions 3 at Buffalo 10/9 0 at Tampa Bay 10/16 at San Diego Times Sacked 4 at Tampa Bay 10/16 0 five times last at San Diego, 12/11 Yards Lost 26 vs. Buffalo 12/4 0 five times last at San Diego, 12/11 PUNT Total 8 vs. Kansas City 10/21 3 three times last at San Diego, 12/11 Yards 367 vs. Kansas City 10/21 122 at Buffalo 10/9 Long 60 vs. Kansas City 10/21 8 at Tampa Bay 10/16 at Cleveland 11/20 Gross Average 51.3 at Oakland 11/27 36.4 vs. Buffalo 12/4 Net Average 47.0 at Oakland 11/27 29.8 at Cleveland 11/20 Returns 5 three times 0 at Oakland 11/7 last vs. Buffalo, 12/4 at San Diego 12/11 Return Yards 70 at Tampa Bay 10/16 0 three times last at San Diego, 12/11 Return Average 27.5 vs. Kansas City 10/21 0.0 vs. Atlanta 11/6 PENALTIES Total 18 at Buffalo 10/9 3 at San Diego 12/11 Yards Penalized 138 vs. Carolina 9/25 12 at San Diego 12/11 FUMBLES Total 4 at Buffalo 10/9 0 vs. Carolina 9/25 Lost 2 five times 0 five times last at San Diego, 12/11 last vs. New York Jets, 12/18 TIME OF POSSESSION 36:23 at New Orleans 10/30 18:20 vs. Kansas City 10/21 OPPONENTS vs. DOLPHINS HIGH TEAM DATE LOW TEAM DATE OFFENSE FIRST DOWNS Total 27 vs. Atlanta 11/6 14 at New Orleans 10/30 at San Diego 12/11 Rushing 11 vs. Atlanta 11/6 3 vs. Denver 9/11 at New Orleans 10/30 Passing 17 at San Diego 12/11 8 at Buffalo 10/9 vs. New York Jets 12/18 vs. Buffalo 12/4 Penalty 6 three times 0 at Tampa Bay 10/16 last at Oakland, 11/27 vs. Kansas City 10/21 RUSHING Net Yards 185 vs. Kansas City 10/21 61 vs. Carolina 9/25 Attempts 45 vs. Kansas City 10/21 17 at New Orleans 10/30 Average 5.3 at Tampa Bay 10/16 2.3 vs. Carolina 9/25 at New Orleans 10/30 Touchdowns 3 vs. Kansas City 10/21 0 six times at Oakland 11/27 last vs. Buffalo, 12/4 PASSING Net Yards 298 vs. New York Jets 12/18 113 at New Orleans 10/30 Attempts 52 at San Diego 12/11 26 at Buffalo 10/9

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at Tampa Bay 10/16 Completions 35 at San Diego 12/11 14 at New Orleans 10/30 vs. Buffalo 12/4 Touchdowns 3 vs. Carolina 9/25 0 three times vs. Buffalo 12/4 last at Oakland, 11/27 Completion Percentage 76.9% at Buffalo 10/9 45.2% at New Orleans 10/30 Interceptions 2 three times 0 five times last at Oakland, 11/27 last vs. Atlanta, 11/6 Times Sacked 7 at Oakland 11/27 0 at Cleveland 11/20 Yards Lost 68 at New Orleans 10/30 0 at Cleveland 11/20 PUNT Total 8 vs. Buffalo 12/4 3 vs. Atlanta 11/6 Yards 353 vs. Buffalo 12/4 114 vs. Atlanta 11/6 Long 63 at Buffalo 10/9 31 at New York Jets 9/18 Gross Average 50.2 at Buffalo 10/9 34.2 at Oakland 11/27 Net Average 44.7 at Buffalo 10/9 25.3 at Cleveland 11/20 Returns 5 vs. Kansas City 10/21 0 at New Orleans 10/30 vs. Buffalo 12/4 Return Yards 47 at Cleveland 11/20 0 at New Orleans 10/30 Return Average 23.5 at Cleveland 11/20 0.5 three times last at San Diego, 12/11 PENALTIES Total 13 at Oakland 11/27 4 vs. Carolina 9/25 vs. Atlanta 11/6 Yards Penalized 90 at Oakland 11/27 28 vs. Atlanta 11/6 FUMBLES Total 5 at Buffalo 10/9 0 vs. Kansas City 10/21 at Cleveland 11/20 Lost 3 vs. New York Jets 12/18 0 four times last at Cleveland, 11/20 TIME OF POSSESSION 41:40 vs. Kansas City 10/21 23:37 at New Orleans 10/30

THE LAST TIME … (regular season)

KICKOFF RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Dolphins – Wes Welker at Baltimore (95 yards), 1/2/05 By Opponents – Terrence McGee of Buffalo (104 yards), 12/04/04 PUNT RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Dolphins – Jeff Ogden vs. Green Bay (81 yards), 10/29/00 By Opponents – Dewell Brewer at Indianapolis (75 yards), 12/18/94 INTERCEPTED PASS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Dolphins – Terrell Buckley at Buffalo (74 yards), 12/21/03 By Opponents – Pat Williams of Buffalo (20 yards), 12/04/04 FUMBLE RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Dolphins – Jason Taylor vs. Denver (85 yards), 9/11/05 By Opponents – Will Allen at Tampa Bay (33 yards), 10/16/05 OPPONENTS FUMBLE RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Dolphins – Jason Taylor vs. Denver (85 yards), 9/11/05 By Opponents – Derek Smith at San Francisco (46 yards), 11/28/04 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Dolphins – Curtis Johnson vs. Green Bay (47 yards), 12/19/71 By Opponents – George Radachowsky of N.Y. Jets (78 yards), 9/24/89 BLOCKED PUNT RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Dolphins – Mark Higgs vs. New England (19 yards), 10/18/90 By Opponents – Chris Burkett at NY Jets (11 yards), 9/29/91 SAFETY SCORED By Dolphins – Jason Taylor at Oakland sacked Kerry Collins in end zone, 11/27/05 By Opponents – Buffalo Bills at Dolphins Stadium (London Fletcher sacked Gus Frerotte in end zone), 12/4/05 SHUTOUT By Dolphins – at Miami 23, Seattle 0, 9/3/00 By Opponents – at Cleveland 22, Miami 0, 11/20/05 200 YARDS RUSHING By Dolphins – Ricky Williams vs. Chicago (216 yards), 12/9/02 By Opponents – Rueben Mayes at New Orleans (203 yards), 12/7/86 100 YARDS RUSHING By Dolphins – Ronnie Brown at New Orleans (106 yards), 10/30/05 By Opponents – Reuben Droughns at Cleveland (166 yards), 11/20/05 100 YARDS RUSHING IN A HALF By Dolphins – Ronnie Brown vs. Carolina (103 yards in second half), 9/25/05 By Opponents – Rueben Droughns at Cleveland (105 yards in first half), 11/20/05 TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS By Dolphins – Mercury Morris (125 yards) and Don Nottingham (102 yards) at Green Bay, 10/5/75 By Opponents – LaMont Jordan (115 yards) and Curtis Martin (115 yards) at New York Jets, 11/1/04 100 YARDS RUSHING AND RECEIVING By Dolphins – None By Opponents – Thurman Thomas at Buffalo (165 yards rushing and 103 receiving yards), 9/1/91 400 YARDS PASSING By Dolphins – Dan Marino at Cincinnati (450 yards), 10/1/95 By Opponents – Drew Bledsoe at New England (423 yards), 11/23/98

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300 YARDS PASSING By Dolphins – Gus Frerotte vs. New England (360 yards), 11/13/05 By Opponents – Brooks Bollinger vs NY Jets (327 yards), 12/18/05 200 YARDS RECEIVING By Dolphins – Chris Chambers vs. Buffalo (238 yards), 12/4/05 By Opponents – Isaac Bruce at St. Louis (210 yards), 12/24/95 100 YARDS RECEIVING By Dolphins – Chris Chambers at San Diego (121 yards), 12/11/05 By Opponents – Doug Jolley of New York Jets (102 yards), 12/18/05 100 YARDS RECEIVING IN A HALF By Dolphins – Chris Chambers vs. Buffalo (171 yards in second half), 12/4/05 By Opponents – Lee Evans of Buffalo (109 yards in first half), 12/5/05 TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS By Dolphins – Oronde Gadsden (116 yards) and Chris Chambers (101 yards) at Buffalo, 11/25/01

By Opponents – Richie Anderson (109 yards) and Wayne Chrebet (104 yards) at N.Y. Jets, 10/23/00, OT FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Dolphins – Dan Marino vs. New England, 9/4/94 By Opponents – Trent Green at Kansas City, 9/29/02 FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Dolphins – Dan Marino vs. Denver, 12/21/98 By Opponents – Drew Bledsoe of Buffalo, 12/04/04 THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Dolphins – Jay Fiedler at Dallas, 11/27/03 By Opponents – J.P. Losman of Buffalo, 12/5/05 FOUR TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Dolphins – Mark Ingram at NY Jets, 11/27/94 By Opponents – Irving Fryar at Philadelphia, 10/20/96 THREE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Dolphins – Chris Chambers at Dallas, 11/27/03

By Opponents – Lee Evans of Buffalo, 12/4/05 TWO TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Dolphins – Chris Chambers at San Diego, 12/11/05 By Opponents – Lee Evans (3) of Buffalo, 12/4/05 FOUR TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Dolphins – None By Opponents – Earl Campbell at Houston, 11/20/78 THREE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Dolphins – Karim Abdul-Jabbar at New England, 11/23/97 By Opponents – Curtis Martin at New England, 11/3/96 TWO TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Dolphins – Sammy Morris vs New England, 12/20/04 By Opponents – LaMont Jordan of Oakland, 11/27/05 FIVE FIELD GOALS By Dolphins – Olindo Mare (6) at New England, 10/17/99 By Opponents – Kris Brown of Houston, 9/7/03 FOUR FIELD GOALS By Dolphins – Olindo Mare at New Orleans, 10/30/05 By Opponents – Kris Brown (5) of Houston, 9/7/03 THREE FIELD GOALS By Dolphins – Olindo Mare at San Diego, 12/11/05 By Opponents – Phil Dawson of Cleveland, 11/20/05 FOUR INTERCEPTIONS By Dolphins – Dick Anderson vs. Pittsburgh, 12/3/73 By Opponents - None THREE INTERCEPTIONS By Dolphins – Sam Madison vs. Tennessee, 11/7/99 By Opponents – Nate Clements of Buffalo, 10/20/02 TWO INTERCEPTIONS By Dolphins – Sammy Knight vs. New England, 12/20/04 By Opponents – Nate Clements of Buffalo, 9/21/03 THREE SACKS By Dolphins –Jason Taylor vs. New York Jets, 12/18/05 By Opponents – Dwight Freeney of Indianapolis, 11/2/03 TWO SACKS By Dolphins – Jason Taylor (3) vs. New York Jets, 12/18/05 By Opponents – London Fletcher of Buffalo, 12/4/05 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL By Dolphins – Kenny Mixon vs. Atlanta (Jay Feely, 44 yards), 12/30/01 By Opponents – Richard Seymour of New England (Olindo Mare, 35 yards), 10/19/03 BLOCKED PUNT By Dolphins – Brock Marion at New England (Lee Johnson), 12/24/00 By Opponents – Terry Wooden at Oakland (Klaus Wilmsmeyer), 12/6/98 MISSED POINT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT By Dolphins – Bill Gramatica vs. Arizona, 11/7/04 By Opponents – Phil Dawson at Cleveland, 11/20/05 TWO POINT CONVERSION By Dolphins – Chris Chambers from A.J. Feeley vs. Buffalo, 12/04/04 By Opponents – Heath Evans of New England rushes three yards at Miami, 11/13/05

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS PASSING

GUS FREROTTE DATE OPPONENT AT COMP YDS PCT TD INT LG SKD YDS RATING 9/11 vs. DENVER 36 24 275 66.7 2 1 60t 0 0 96.4 9/18 at New York Jets 43 20 177 46.5 1 1 21 2 8 56.1 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 33 14 171 42.4 2 1 42t 0 0 66.6 10/9 at Buffalo 33 21 226 63.6 2 3 52 2 16 66.0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 43 21 267 48.8 0 0 41 4 24 68.7 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 29 11 125 37.9 0 1 34 2 10 37.3 10/30 at New Orleans 28 16 168 57.1 1 1 54 2 14 71.7 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 22 13 103 59.1 0 1 23 0 0 51.9 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 47 25 360 53.2 2 1 47 0 0 83.6 11/20 at Cleveland 18 4 53 22.2 0 0 39 2 12 39.6 11/27 at Oakland 31 18 261 58.1 2 1 44t 3 12 93.6 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 28 12 115 42.9 0 0 20 3 26 54.9 12/11 at San Diego 22 14 229 63.6 2 0 56 0 0 128.8 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 16 8 76 50.0 1 1 19 1 6 58.3 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 429 221 2606 51.5 15 12 60t 21 128 70.3 CAREER TOTALS 2570 1390 17703 54.1 92 78 77t 62 1075 75.1 DOLPHINS TOTALS 429 221 2606 51.5 15 12 60t 21 128 70.3

SAGE ROSENFELS DATE OPPONENT AT COMP YDS PCT TD INT LG SKD YDS RATING 9/11 vs. DENVER (DID NOT PLAY) 9/18 at New York Jets (DID NOT PLAY) 9/25 vs. CAROLINA (DID NOT PLAY) 10/9 at Buffalo (DID NOT PLAY) 10/16 at Tampa Bay (DID NOT PLAY) 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 1 1 77 100.0 1 0 77t 0 0 158.3 10/30 at New Orleans (DID NOT PLAY) 11/6 vs. ATLANTA (DID NOT PLAY) 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND (DID NOT PLAY) 11/20 at Cleveland 10 5 14 50.0 0 2 7 0 0 16.7 11/27 at Oakland (DID NOT PLAY) 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 37 22 272 59.5 2 1 57 0 0 89.0 12/11 at San Diego (DID NOT PLAY) 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 13 6 99 46.2 1 0 50t 0 0 97.9 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 61 34 462 55.7 4 3 77t 0 0 81.5 CAREER TOTALS 109 54 776 49.5 6 6 77t 3 16 68.4 DOLPHINS TOTALS 109 54 776 49.5 6 6 77t 3 16 68.4 OTHERS: Marty Booker: vs. KC 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING

BROWN CHAMBERS EVANS DATE OPPONENT AT YDS AVG LG TD AT YDS AVG LG TD AT YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER 22 57 2.6 15 0 1 61 61.0 61 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/18 at New York Jets 12 35 2.9 9 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 23 132 5.7 58 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/9 at Buffalo 17 97 5.7 28 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 9 22 2.4 8t 1 3 25 8.3 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 8 95 11.9 65t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/30 at New Orleans 23 106 4.6 35 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 12 67 5.6 15 0 2 -13 -6.5 -1 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 14 64 4.6 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/20 at Cleveland 12 56 4.7 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/27 at Oakland 15 58 3.9 14 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 9 22 2.4 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/11 at San Diego 11 30 2.7 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 12 45 3.8 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 199 886 4.5 65t 4 9 87 9.7 61 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 199 886 4.5 65t 4 19 184 9.7 61 0 34 108 3.2 8 0 DOLPHINS TOTALS 199 886 4.5 65t 4 19 184 9.7 61 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 FREROTTE MINOR MORRIS DATE OPPONENT AT YDS AVG LG TD AT YDS AVG LG TD AT YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER 3 2 0.7 2 0 5 17 3.4 9 0 2 14 7.0 9t 1 9/18 at New York Jets 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 23 5.8 7 0 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 1 -3 0.0 -3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 10 2.0 6 0 10/9 at Buffalo 2 16 8.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/30 at New Orleans 6 -1 -0.2 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/20 at Cleveland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/27 at Oakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/11 at San Diego 4 13 3.3 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 19 38 2.0 14 0 5 17 3.4 9 0 11 47 4.3 9t 1 CAREER TOTALS 164 259 1.6 26 5 258 1059 4.1 56t 8 277 1058 3.8 35t 13DOLPHINS TOTALS 19 38 2.0 14 0 258 1059 4.1 56t 8 143 570 4.0 35t 7 ROSENFELS WELKER WILLIAMS DATE OPPONENT AT YDS AVG LG TD AT YDS AVG LG TD AT YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 (SUSPENDED) 9/18 at New York Jets (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 (SUSPENDED) 9/25 vs. CAROLINA (DID NOT PLAY) 1 5 5.0 5 0 (SUSPENDED) 10/9 at Buffalo (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 (SUSPENDED) 10/16 at Tampa Bay (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 8 1.6 4 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 -1 -0.2 4 0 10/30 at New Orleans (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 17 82 4.8 16 0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 52 5.2 23t 1 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 13 1.2 5 0 11/20 at Cleveland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 13 83 6.4 14 0 11/27 at Oakland (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 16 82 5.1 34t 1 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 2 5 2.5 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 46 4.2 11 1 12/11 at San Diego (DID NOT PLAY) 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 28 2.5 7 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 4 10 2.5 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 14 70 5.0 23t 1 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 6 15 2.5 12 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 114 463 4.1 34t 4 CAREER TOTALS 8 6 0.8 12 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 1703 6817 4.0 63t 45DOLPHINS TOTALS 8 6 0.8 12 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 889 3688 4.1 63t 29OTHERS: Donnie Jones, 1 for 0 yards at Buffalo, 10/9

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RECEIVING

BOOKER BOSTON BROWN DATE OPPONENT REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER 5 104 20.8 60t 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 9/18 at New York Jets 1 21 21.0 21 0 2 18 9.0 12 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 2 15 7.5 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 15 5.0 10 0 10/9 at Buffalo 3 72 24.0 52 0 (INACTIVE) 6 19 3.2 8 0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 44 22.0 38 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 2 26 13.0 14 0 (INACTIVE) 2 15 7.5 13 0 10/30 at New Orleans 3 40 13.3 20 0 1 54 54.0 54 0 2 12 6.0 9 0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 2 15 7.5 8 0 (INACTIVE) 2 11 5.5 6 0 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 5 102 20.4 35 0 (INJURED RESERVE) 4 28 7.0 23 0 11/20 at Cleveland 0 0 0.0 0 0 (INJURED RESERVE) 1 2 2.0 2 0 11/27 at Oakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 (INJURED RESERVE) 2 23 11.5 15 0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO (INACTIVE) (INJURED RESERVE) 2 30 15.0 23t 1 12/11 at San Diego 3 78 26.0 56 0 (INJURED RESERVE) 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 2 65 32.5 50t 1 (INJURED RESERVE) 2 11 5.5 8 0 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 29 550 19.0 60t 2 4 80 20.0 54 0 30 219 7.3 38 1 CAREER TOTALS 394 4872 12.4 66t 26 315 4699 14.9 70t 25 30 219 7.3 38 1 DOLPHINS TOTALS 79 1188 15.0 60t 3 4 80 20.0 54 0 30 219 7.3 38 1 CHAMBERS DIAMOND EVANS DATE OPPONENT REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER 5 40 8.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 9/18 at New York Jets 3 21 7.0 9 0 3 14 4.7 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 6 93 15.5 42t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/9 at Buffalo 4 60 15.0 30 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 2 10 5.0 5 0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 3 50 16.7 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 2 88 44.0 77t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 10/30 at New Orleans 4 25 6.3 12t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 3 40 13.3 23 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 6 69 11.5 17 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/20 at Cleveland 3 12 4.0 5 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/27 at Oakland 6 101 16.8 24 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 15 238 15.9 57 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/11 at San Diego 8 121 15.1 35t 2 1 18 18.0 18 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 4 34 8.5 13 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 72 992 13.8 77t 9 7 44 6.3 18 0 4 17 4.3 5 0 CAREER TOTALS 305 4470 14.7 77t 37 10 63 6.3 18 0 16 104 6.5 20 0 DOLPHINS TOTALS 305 4470 14.7 77t 37 7 44 6.3 18 0 4 17 4.3 5 0 GILMORE HELLER HOLMES DATE OPPONENT REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 9/18 at New York Jets 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 10/9 at Buffalo 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1t 1 (NOT ON ROSTER) 10/16 at Tampa Bay 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 10/30 at New Orleans 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) (DID NOT PLAY) 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/20 at Cleveland 1 39 39.0 39 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/27 at Oakland 1 44 44.0 44t 1 (NOT ON ROSTER) 1 2 2.0 2 0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 1 6 6.0 6 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/11 at San Diego (INACTIVE) (NOT ON ROSTER) 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 0 0 0.0 0 0 (NOT ON ROSTER) 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 5 105 21.0 44t 1 1 1 1.0 1t 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 CAREER TOTALS 38 533 14.0 44t 4 15 114 7.6 22 3 1 2 2.0 2 0 DOLPHINS TOTALS 20 311 15.6 44t 2 1 1 1.0 1t 1 1 2 2.0 2 0

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McMICHAEL MINOR MORRIS DATE OPPONENT REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER 6 55 9.2 17 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/18 at New York Jets 8 77 9.6 21 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 1 18 18.0 18t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 18 18.0 18 0 10/9 at Buffalo 1 30 30.0 30t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 3 20 6.7 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 18 9.0 15 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 3 29 9.7 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/30 at New Orleans 3 20 6.7 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 3 21 7.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 10 5.0 8 0 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 7 81 11.6 27 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/20 at Cleveland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0 11/27 at Oakland 4 59 14.8 25t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 6 41 6.8 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/11 at San Diego 2 12 6.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 4 42 10.5 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 51 505 9.9 30t 5 1 0 0.0 0 0 7 49 7.0 18 0 CAREER TOTALS 212 2379 11.2 46 15 47 351 7.5 29 1 90 625 6.9 24 1 DOLPHINS TOTALS 212 2379 11.2 46 15 47 351 7.5 29 1 29 173 6.0 24 0 WELKER WILLIAMS DATE OPPONENT REC YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD 9/11 vs. DENVER 4 60 15.0 26 0 (SUSPENDED) 9/18 at New York Jets 2 21 10.5 15 0 (SUSPENDED) 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 0 0 0.0 0 0 (SUSPENDED) 10/9 at Buffalo 2 24 12.0 16 0 (SUSPENDED) 10/16 at Tampa Bay 3 97 32.3 41 0 6 22 3.7 6 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 2 41 20.5 34 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/30 at New Orleans 3 17 5.7 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 2 61 30.5 47 0 1 19 19.0 19 0 11/20 at Cleveland 2 12 6.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/27 at Oakland 1 16 16.0 16 0 2 13 6.5 9 0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 4 40 10.0 17 0 6 32 5.3 15 0 12/11 at San Diego 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 1 19 19.0 19 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 27 414 15.3 47 0 16 90 5.6 19 0 CAREER TOTALS 27 414 15.3 47 0 245 1896 7.7 59 4 DOLPHINS TOTALS 27 414 15.3 47 0 113 804 7.1 59 2

2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

KICKING OLINDO MARE

PATS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOAL ACCURACY DATE OPPONENT MADE ATTS MADE ATTS PCT LG PTS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 9/11 vs. DENVER 4 4 2 2 100.0% 44 10 1-1 1-1 9/18 at New York Jets 1 1 0 1 0.0% - 1 0-1 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 3 3 2 2 100.0% 32 9 1-1 1-1 10/9 at Buffalo 2 2 0 0 0.0% - 2 10/16 at Tampa Bay 1 1 2 2 100.0% 53 7 1-1 1-1 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 2 2 2 2 100.0% 33 8 1-1 1-1 10/30 at New Orleans 1 1 4 5 80.0% 46 13 2-3 2-2 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 1 1 1 1 100.0% 28 4 1-1 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 1 1 1 2 50.0% 36 4 1-2 11/20 at Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0.0% - 0 11/27 at Oakland 4 4 1 2 50.0% 27 7 1-1 0-1 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 3 3 1 1 100.0% 23 6 1-1 12/11 at San Diego 2 2 3 3 100.0% 39 11 2-2 1-1 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 3 3 1 2 50.0% 32 6 1-1 0-1 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE

1/1 at New England

2005 TOTALS 28 28 20 25 80.0% 53 88 0-0 8-9 7-10 4-4 1-2 CAREER TOTALS 286 291 214 262 81.7% 54 928 4-4 80-86 66-77 51-71 13-24

DOLPHINS TOTALS 286 291 214 262 81.7% 54 928 4-4 80-86 66-77 51-71 13-24

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PUNTING

DONNIE JONES DATE OPPONENT NO YDS AVG LG IN 20 TB BLK PR YARDS NET 9/11 vs. DENVER 3 142 47.3 49 0 1 0 13 36.3 9/18 at New York Jets 7 284 40.6 56 3 0 0 12 38.9 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 6 268 44.7 55 3 0 0 17 41.8 10/9 at Buffalo 3 122 40.7 51 1 0 0 1 40.3 10/16 at Tampa Bay 5 225 45.0 51 1 0 0 20 41.0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 8 367 45.9 60 1 0 0 19 43.5 10/30 at New Orleans 4 184 46.0 59 1 2 0 0 36.0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 6 261 43.5 54 3 0 0 1 43.3 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 6 272 45.3 58 2 1 0 0 42.0 11/20 at Cleveland 6 266 44.3 60 1 2 0 47 29.8 11/27 at Oakland 4 205 51.3 54 3 0 0 17 47.0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 7 255 36.4 52 4 0 0 35 31.4 12/11 at San Diego 3 125 41.7 45 0 1 0 1 34.7 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 7 296 42.3 52 2 0 0 13 40.4 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 75 3272 43.6 60 25 7 0 196 39.1 CAREER TOTALS 101 4260 42.2 60 31 9 1 306 37.4 DOLPHINS TOTALS 75 3272 43.6 60 25 7 0 196 39.1 OTHERS: Olindo Mare, 1 for 8 yards at Tampa Bay, 10/16

KICKOFF RETURNS

GILMORE MINOR WELKER DATE OPPONENT NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD9/11 vs. DENVER 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 51 25.5 28 0 9/18 at New York Jets 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 73 18.3 22 0 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 80 20.0 27 0 10/9 at Buffalo 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 93 23.3 27 0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 130 21.7 27 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 162 23.1 26 0 10/30 at New Orleans 0 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 67 16.8 23 0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 56 18.7 22 0 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 112 28.0 46 0 11/20 at Cleveland 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 19 19.0 19 0 4 79 19.8 28 0 11/27 at Oakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 141 28.2 41 0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 74 18.5 23 0 12/11 at San Diego 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 90 30.0 43 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 105 26.3 43 0 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 0 6 6.0 6 0 1 19 19.0 19 0 58 1313 22.6 46 0 CAREER TOTALS 5 120 24.0 53 0 81 1817 38.0 66 0 119 2728 22.9 95t 1 DOLPHINS TOTALS 5 120 24.0 53 0 81 1817 76.0 66 0 115 2626 22.8 95t 1 OTHERS: Will Heller, 1 for 11 yards at Buffalo, 10/9 David Bowens, 1 for 5 yards vs. New York Jets, 12/18

PUNT RETURNS WELKER DATE OPPONENT NO FC YDS AVG LG TD 9/11 vs. DENVER 4 0 64 16.0 20 0 9/18 at New York Jets 5 2 26 5.2 23 0 9/25 vs. CAROLINA 1 2 4 4.0 4 0 10/9 at Buffalo 5 1 33 6.6 15 0 10/16 at Tampa Bay 4 2 70 17.5 38 0 10/21 vs. KANSAS CITY 2 2 55 27.5 47 0 10/30 at New Orleans 1 2 11 11.0 11 0 11/6 vs. ATLANTA 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/13 vs. NEW ENGLAND 3 2 13 4.3 7 0 11/20 at Cleveland 2 0 23 11.5 13 0 11/27 at Oakland 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 12/4 vs. BUFFALO 5 1 14 2.8 10 0 12/11 at San Diego 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 12/18 vs. NEW YORK JETS 3 0 31 10.3 18 0 12/24 vs. TENNESSEE 1/1 at New England 2005 TOTALS 36 19 344 9.6 47 0 CAREER TOTALS 79 31 808 10.2 71 0 DOLPHINS TOTALS 79 31 808 10.2 71 0

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2005 MIAMI DOLPHINS DEPTH CHART (As of 12/19/05)

(2005 GP-GS-DNP-INAC in parentheses) OFFENSE WR 86 Marty Booker (13-10-0-1) 82 Bryan Gilmore (13-1-0-1) #88 Cliff Russell (2-0-0-5) LT 77 Damion McIntosh (14-14-0-0) #*79 Anthony Alabi* (0-0-0-14) LG 78 Jeno James (14-14-0-0) #70 C.J. Brooks (0-0-0-3) C 66 Rex Hadnot (14-14-0-0) RG 63 Alonzo Ephraim (11-1-3-0) *65 Joe Berger* (1-0-1-12) RT 72 Vernon Carey (14-12-0-0) 73 Stockar McDougle (6-2-8-0) TE 81 Randy McMichael (14-14-0-0) 87 Lorenzo Diamond (14-6-0-0) 89 Alex Holmes (6-0-1-0) WR 84 Chris Chambers (14-14-0-0) 83 Wes Welker (14-1-0-0) QB 11 Gus Frerotte (14-13-0-0) 18 Sage Rosenfels (4-1-10-0) #17 Cleo Lemon (0-0-0-15)& RB *23 Ronnie Brown* (14-14-0-0) 28 Travis Minor (14-0-0-0) RB 34 Ricky Williams (10-1-0-0) 36 Darian Barnes (7-5-0-1) 31 Sammy Morris (14-2-0-0) DEFENSE LE 93 Kevin Carter (14-14-0-0) *98 Matt Roth* (14-0-0-0) NT #@94 Keith Traylor (11-11-0-3) *75 Manuel Wright* (3-0-0-11) DT 91 Vonnie Holliday (14-14-0-0) 90 Jeff Zgonina (14-3-0-0) #76 Josh Shaw (0-0-0-4) OE 99 Jason Taylor (14-14-0-0) 96 David Bowens (14-0-0-0) WLB *52 Channing Crowder* (14-13-0-0) 56 Derrick Pope (10-2-0-4) MLB 54 Zach Thomas (12-12-0-2) 51 Jason Glenn (14-0-0-0) 57 Lester Towns (4-1-0-1)& SLB 59 Donnie Spragan (14-7-0-0) #50 Nick Rogers (3-0-0-6) LCB *21 Travis Daniels* (14-12-0-0) 25 Reggie Howard (13-5-0-1) RCB 29 Sam Madison (13-13-0-1) 35 Eddie Jackson (13-1-0-1) 20 Kiwaukee Thomas (8-0-0-6) SS 26 Travares Tillman (14-8-0-0) #42 Norman LeJeune (5-0-0-3) FS 30 Lance Schulters (14-14-0-0) 37 Yeremiah Bell (14-0-0-0) SPECIALISTS P 5 Donnie Jones (14-0-0-0) 10 Olindo Mare (14-0-0-0) K 10 Olindo Mare (14-0-0-0) 83 Wes Welker (14-1-0-0) PC *97 John Denney* (14-0-0-0) 90 Jeff Zgonina (14-3-0-0) KC *97 John Denney* (14-0-0-0) 90 Jeff Zgonina (14-3-0-0) H 5 Donnie Jones (14-0-0-0) 11 Gus Frerotte (14-13-0-0) PR 83 Wes Welker (14-1-0-0) 86 Marty Booker (13-10-0-1) *21 Travis Daniels* (14-12-0-0) KR 83 Wes Welker (14-1-0-0) 28 Travis Minor (14-0-0-0) 82 Bryan Gilmore (13-1-0-1) *2005 Rookie* #Inactive for last week’s game @Injured for last week’s game &Lemon was inactive for 6 games with San Diego; Towns played in 2 games with 1 start with Arizona.

RESERVE LISTS (Injured Reserve unless otherwise indicated) Games Date No. Name (injury) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthdate Exp. College P-S-NP-IN Placed 80 Boston, David (knee) WR 6-2 228 8/19/78 7 Ohio State ’00 5-0-0-3 11/8 32 Eckel, Ryan^ FB 5-11 245 12/30/81 R Navy ’05 0-0-0-0 9/7 24 Jones, Tebucky (pectoral) S 6-2 218 10/6/74 8 Syracuse ’98 6-6-0-0 10/24 68 McKinney, Seth (lower leg) C 6-3 310 6/12/79 4 Texas A&M ’02 13-13-0-0 12/14 6 Mitchell, Shirdonya (knee)@ CB 5-11 183 5/16/82 R Missouri ’05 0-0-0-0 8/30 58 Moore, Eddie (knee) LB 6-1 235 7/5/80 3 Tennessee ’03 5-0-0-2 11/2 14 Newson, Kendall (knee) WR 6-1 198 3/5/80 3 Middle Tenn. ’02 0-0-0-0 8/30 27 Poole, Will (knee)# CB 5-10 192 7/24/81 2 USC ’04 0-0-0-0 8/30 55 Seau, Junior (Achilles’ tendon) LB 6-3 248 1/19/69 16 USC ’90 7-5-0-3 11/24 74 Smith, Wade (forearm) C 6-4 318 4/26/81 3 Memphis ’03 0-0-0-0 9/3 92 Vickerson, Kevin (knee) DT 6-5 305 1/8/83 R Michigan St, ’05 0-0-0-0 9/3 62 Wilson, Eric (shoulder) G 6-3 290 1/30/78 2 Michigan ’01 0-0-0-0 9/4 ^Reserve/Military #Reserve/PUP @Reserve/NFI

Pronunciation Guide Anthony Alabi - uh-LOB-ee Olindo Mare - oh-LIND-oh, MAR-ray Joe Berger - BUHR-juhr Kiwaukee Thomas - kee-WA-kee Alonzo Ephraim - E-fruhm Travares Tillman - Truh-VAR-us Gus Frerotte - Fruh-ROT Jeff Zgonina - ska-KNEE-na

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Miami Dolphins Alphabetical Roster Monday, December 19, 2005 YR HOW '05 N NAME PO HT WT DOB EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN ACQ. /DNP/IA 79 Alabi, Anthony T 6-5 315 02/16/81 R Texas Christian '05 San Antonio, Texas D5, '05 0/0/0/14 36 Barnes, Darian FB 6-2 240 02/29/80 4 Hampton '02 Toms River, N.J. FA, '05 7/5/0/1 37 Bell, Yeremiah S 6-0 200 03/03/78 2 Eastern Kentucky '03 Winchester, Ky. D6, '03 14/0/0/0 65 Berger, Joe G 6-5 305 05/25/82 R Michigan Tech '05 Newaygo, Mich. FA, '05 1/0/1/12 86 Booker, Marty WR 6-0 210 07/31/76 7 Louisiana-Monroe '99 Jonesboro, La. T, '04 (Chi.) 13/10/0/1 96 Bowens, David DE 6-3 265 07/03/77 6 Western Illinois '99 Detroit, Mich. FA, '01 14/0/0/0 70 Brooks, C.J. G 6-5 310 08/21/82 R Maryland '05 Morrow, Ga. FA, '05 0/0/0/3 23 Brown, Ronnie RB 6-0 232 12/12/81 R Auburn '05 Cartersville, Ga. D1, '05 14/14/0/0 72 Carey, Vernon T 6-5 335 07/31/81 2 Miami (Fla.) '04 Miami, Fla. D1, '04 14/12/0/0 93 Carter, Kevin DE 6-6 305 09/21/73 11 Florida '95 Tallahassee, Fla. FA, '05 14/14/0/0 84 Chambers, Chris WR 5- 210 08/12/78 5 Wisconsin '01 Cleveland, Ohio D2, '01 14/14/0/0 52 Crowder, Channing LB 6-2 245 12/02/83 R Florida '06 Atlanta, Ga. D3b, '05 14/13/0/0 21 Daniels, Travis CB 6-1 192 09/08/82 R Louisiana State '05 Hollywood, Fla. D4, '05 14/12/0/0 97 Denney, John LS 6-5 270 12/13/78 R Brigham Young '05 Thornton, Colo. FA, '05 14/0/0/0 87 Diamond, Lorenzo TE 6-3 260 12/15/79 2 Auburn '03 Biloxi, Miss. FA, '05 14/6/0/0 63 Ephraim, Alonzo C 6-4 312 01/08/81 3 Alabama '03 Wenonah, Ala. FA, '05 11/1/3/0 11 Frerotte, Gus QB 6-3 233 07/31/71 12 Tulsa '94 Ford City, Pa. UFA, '05 (Min.) 14/13/0/0 82 Gilmore, Bryan WR 6-0 193 07/21/78 5 Midwestern State '00 Lufkin, Texas W, '04 (Ariz.) 13/1/0/1 51 Glenn, Jason LB 6-0 231 08/20/79 5 Texas A&M '01 Humble, Texas FA, '05 14/0/0/0 66 Hadnot, Rex G 6-2 325 01/28/82 2 Houston '04 Lufkin, Texas D6, '04 14/14/0/0 91 Holliday, Vonnie DT 6-5 288 12/11/75 8 North Carolina '98 Camden, S.C. FA, '05 14/14/0/0 89 Holmes, Alex TE 6-2 270 08/22/81 R Southern California '05 N. Hollywood, Calif. FA, '05 6/0/1/0 25 Howard, Reggie CB 6-0 185 05/17/77 6 Memphis '00 Memphis, Tenn. UFA, '04 (Car.) 13/5/0/1 35 Jackson, Eddie CB 6-0 200 12/19/80 2 Arkansas '04 Richardson, Texas Wai, '05 (Car.) 13/1/0/1 78 James, Jeno G 6-4 320 01/12/77 6 Auburn '00 Montgomery, Ala. UFA, '04 (Car.) 14/14/0/0 5 Jones, Donnie P 6-3 222 07/07/80 2 Louisiana State '03 Baton Rouge, La. FA, '05 14/0/0/0 42 LeJeune, Norman S 6-0 210 05/10/80 1 Louisiana State '03 Brusly, La. FA, '05 5/0/0/3 17 Lemon, Cleo QB 6-2 215 08/16/79 2 Arkansas State '01 Greenwood, Miss. T, '05 (S.D) 0/0/0/15 29 Madison, Sam CB 5- 180 04/23/74 9 Louisville '97 Monticello, Fla. D2, '97 13/13/0/1 10 Mare, Olindo K 5- 190 06/06/73 9 Syracuse '96 Cooper City, Fla. FA, '97 14/0/0/0 73 McDougle, Stockar T 6-6 348 01/11/77 6 Oklahoma '00 Deerfield Beach, Fla. UFA, '05 (Det.) 6/2/8/0 77 McIntosh, Damion T 6-4 320 03/25/77 6 Kansas State '00 Pembroke Pines, Fla. UFA, '04 (S.D.) 14/14/0/0 81 McMichael, Randy TE 6-3 255 06/28/79 4 Georgia '02 Fort Valley, Ga. D4, '02 14/14/0/0 28 Minor, Travis RB 5- 203 06/30/79 5 Florida State '01 Baton Rouge, La. D3a, '01 14/0/0/0 31 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 218 03/23/77 6 Texas Tech '00 San Antonio, Texas UFA, '04 (Buff.) 14/2/0/0 56 Pope, Derrick LB 6-0 232 05/04/82 2 Alabama '04 Galveston, Texas D7b, '04 10/2/0/4 50 Rogers, Nick LB 6-2 250 05/31/79 4 Georgia Tech, '02 East Point, Ga. FA, '05 3/0/0/6 18 Rosenfels, Sage QB 6-4 225 03/06/78 5 Iowa State '01 Maquoketa, Iowa T, '02 (Wash.) 4/1/10/0 98 Roth, Matt DE 6-4 272 10/14/82 R Iowa '05 Villa Park, Ill. D2b, '05 14/0/0/0 88 Russell, Cliff WR 5- 190 02/08/79 4 Utah '02 Fayetteville, N.C. FA, '05 2/0/0/5 30 Schulters, Lance S 6-2 202 05/27/75 8 Hofstra '98 Brooklyn, N. Y. FA, '05 14/14/0/0 76 Shaw, Josh DT 6-3 305 09/17/79 03 Michigan State '02 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. FA, '05 0/0/0/4 59 Spragan, Donnie LB 6-3 242 07/12/76 5 Stanford '99 Union City, Calif. UFA, '05 (Den.) 14/7/0/0 99 Taylor, Jason DE 6-6 255 09/01/74 9 Akron '97 Pittsburgh, Pa. D3a, '97 14/14/0/0 20 Thomas, Kiwaukee CB 5- 192 06/19/77 6 Georgia Southern '00 Perry, Ga. FA, '05 8/0/0/6 54 Thomas, Zach LB 5- 228 09/01/73 10 Texas Tech '96 Pampa, Texas D5c, '96 12/12/0/2 26 Tillman, Travares S 6-1 205 10/08/77 5 Georgia Tech, '00 Lyons, Ga. UFA, '05 (Car.) 14/8/0/0 57 Towns, Lester LB 6-1 245 08/28/77 5 Washington, '00 Pasadena, Calif. FA, '05 4/1/0/1 94 Traylor, Keith DT 6-2 337 09/03/69 15 Central St. (Okla.) '91 Malvern, Ark. FA, '05 11/11/0/3 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 05/01/81 2 Texas Tech '04 Oklahoma City, Okla. FA, '04 14/1/0/0 34 Williams, Ricky RB 5- 226 05/21/77 6 Texas '99 San Diego, Calif. T, '02 (N.O.) 10/1/0/0 75 Wright, Manuel DT 6-6 329 04/13/84 R Southern California '07 Compton, Calif. D5 (Sup.), '05 3/0/0/11 90 Zgonina, Jeff DT 6-2 290 05/24/70 13 Purdue '93 Mundelein, lll. UFA, '03 (St.L.) 14/3/0/0

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Miami Dolphins Numerical Roster Monday, December 19, 2005 YRS HOW '05 N NAME POS HT WT AG EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN ACQ. /DNP/IA 5 Jones, Donnie P 6-3 222 25 2 Louisiana State '03 Baton Rouge, La. FA, '05 14/0/0/0 10 Mare, Olindo K 5-11 190 32 9 Syracuse '96 Cooper City, Fla. FA, '97 14/0/0/0 11 Frerotte, Gus QB 6-3 233 34 12 Tulsa '94 Ford City, Pa. UFA, '05 (Min.) 14/13/0/0 17 Lemon, Cleo QB 6-2 215 26 2 Arkansas State '01 Greenwood, Miss. T, '05 (S.D) 0/0/0/15 18 Rosenfels, Sage QB 6-4 225 27 5 Iowa State '01 Maquoketa, Iowa T, '02 (Wash.) 4/1/10/0 20 Thomas, Kiwaukee CB 5-11 192 28 6 Georgia Southern '00 Perry, Ga. FA, '05 8/0/0/6 21 Daniels, Travis CB 6-1 192 23 R Louisiana State '05 Hollywood, Fla. D4, '05 14/12/0/0 23 Brown, Ronnie RB 6-0 232 24 R Auburn '05 Cartersville, Ga. D1, '05 14/14/0/0 25 Howard, Reggie CB 6-0 185 28 6 Memphis '00 Memphis, Tenn. UFA, '04 (Car.) 13/5/0/1 26 Tillman, Travares S 6-1 205 28 5 Georgia Tech, '00 Lyons, Ga. UFA, '05 (Car.) 14/8/0/0 28 Minor, Travis RB 5-10 203 26 5 Florida State '01 Baton Rouge, La. D3a, '01 14/0/0/0 29 Madison, Sam CB 5-11 180 31 9 Louisville '97 Monticello, Fla. D2, '97 13/13/0/1 30 Schulters, Lance S 6-2 202 30 8 Hofstra '98 Brooklyn, N. Y. FA, '05 14/14/0/0 31 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 218 28 6 Texas Tech '00 San Antonio, Texas UFA, '04 (Buff.) 14/2/0/0 34 Williams, Ricky RB 5-10 226 28 6 Texas '99 San Diego, Calif. T, '02 (N.O.) 10/1/0/0 35 Jackson, Eddie CB 6-0 200 25 2 Arkansas '04 Richardson, Texas Wai, '05 (Car.) 13/1/0/1 36 Barnes, Darian FB 6-2 240 25 4 Hampton '02 Toms River, N.J. FA, '05 7/5/0/1 37 Bell, Yeremiah S 6-0 200 27 2 Eastern Kentucky '03 Winchester, Ky. D6, '03 14/0/0/0 42 LeJeune, Norman S 6-0 210 25 1 Louisiana State '03 Brusly, La. FA, '05 5/0/0/3 50 Rogers, Nick LB 6-2 250 26 4 Georgia Tech, '02 East Point, Ga. FA, '05 3/0/0/6 51 Glenn, Jason LB 6-0 231 26 5 Texas A&M '01 Humble, Texas FA, '05 14/0/0/0 52 Crowder, Channing LB 6-2 245 22 R Florida '06 Atlanta, Ga. D3b, '05 14/13/0/0 54 Thomas, Zach LB 5-11 228 32 10 Texas Tech '96 Pampa, Texas D5c, '96 12/12/0/2 56 Pope, Derrick LB 6-0 232 23 2 Alabama '04 Galveston, Texas D7b, '04 10/2/0/4 57 Towns, Lester LB 6-1 245 28 5 Washington, '00 Pasadena, Calif. FA, '05 4/1/0/1 59 Spragan, Donnie LB 6-3 242 29 5 Stanford '99 Union City, Calif. UFA, '05 (Den.) 14/7/0/0 63 Ephraim, Alonzo C 6-4 312 24 3 Alabama '03 Wenonah, Ala. FA, '05 11/1/3/0 65 Berger, Joe G 6-5 305 23 R Michigan Tech '05 Newaygo, Mich. FA, '05 1/0/1/12 66 Hadnot, Rex G 6-2 325 23 2 Houston '04 Lufkin, Texas D6, '04 14/14/0/0 70 Brooks, C.J. G 6-5 310 23 R Maryland '05 Morrow, Ga. FA, '05 0/0/0/3 72 Carey, Vernon T 6-5 335 24 2 Miami (Fla.) '04 Miami, Fla. D1, '04 14/12/0/0 73 McDougle, Stockar T 6-6 348 28 6 Oklahoma '00 Deerfield Beach, Fla. UFA, '05 (Det.) 6/2/8/0 75 Wright, Manuel DT 6-6 329 21 R Southern California '07 Compton, Calif. D5 (Sup.), '05 3/0/0/11 76 Shaw, Josh DT 6-3 305 26 03 Michigan State '02 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. FA, '05 0/0/0/4 77 McIntosh, Damion T 6-4 320 28 6 Kansas State '00 Pembroke Pines, Fla. UFA, '04 (S.D.) 14/14/0/0 78 James, Jeno G 6-4 320 28 6 Auburn '00 Montgomery, Ala. UFA, '04 (Car.) 14/14/0/0 79 Alabi, Anthony T 6-5 315 24 R Texas Christian '05 San Antonio, Texas D5, '05 0/0/0/14 81 McMichael, Randy TE 6-3 255 26 4 Georgia '02 Fort Valley, Ga. D4, '02 14/14/0/0 82 Gilmore, Bryan WR 6-0 193 27 5 Midwestern State '00 Lufkin, Texas W, '04 (Ariz.) 13/1/0/1 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 24 2 Texas Tech '04 Oklahoma City, Okla. FA, '04 14/1/0/0 84 Chambers, Chris WR 5-11 210 27 5 Wisconsin '01 Cleveland, Ohio D2, '01 14/14/0/0 86 Booker, Marty WR 6-0 210 29 7 Louisiana-Monroe '99 Jonesboro, La. T, '04 (Chi.) 13/10/0/1 87 Diamond, Lorenzo TE 6-3 260 26 2 Auburn '03 Biloxi, Miss. FA, '05 14/6/0/0 88 Russell, Cliff WR 5-11 190 26 4 Utah '02 Fayetteville, N.C. FA, '05 2/0/0/5 89 Holmes, Alex TE 6-2 270 24 R Southern California '05 N. Hollywood, Calif. FA, '05 6/0/1/0 90 Zgonina, Jeff DT 6-2 290 35 13 Purdue '93 Mundelein, lll. UFA, '03 (St.L.) 14/3/0/0 91 Holliday, Vonnie DT 6-5 288 30 8 North Carolina '98 Camden, S.C. FA, '05 14/14/0/0 93 Carter, Kevin DE 6-6 305 32 11 Florida '95 Tallahassee, Fla. FA, '05 14/14/0/0 94 Traylor, Keith DT 6-2 337 36 15 Central St. (Okla.) '91 Malvern, Ark. FA, '05 11/11/0/3 96 Bowens, David DE 6-3 265 28 6 Western Illinois '99 Detroit, Mich. FA, '01 14/0/0/0 97 Denney, John LS 6-5 270 27 R Brigham Young '05 Thornton, Colo. FA, '05 14/0/0/0 98 Roth, Matt DE 6-4 272 23 R Iowa '05 Villa Park, Ill. D2b, '05 14/0/0/0 99 Taylor, Jason DE 6-6 255 31 9 Akron '97 Pittsburgh, Pa. D3a, '97 14/14/0/0