Dolphins Still in Playoff Hunt After Loss

The Miami Dolphins had control over their own destiny going into the final two weeks of the 2013 NFL regular season...and they couldn't handle it, failing in essence to show up at Buffalo's stadium yesterday afternoon and getting wiped out by the underdog Bills 19-0.  Amazingly, though, Miami still has a reasonable shot at getting the final wild card spot of the AFC in the playoffs if they win next week at home against the New York Jets, a team they already beat on the road this year, 23-3.  Along with a Dolphin victory, though, they need for either Baltimore to lose against Cincinnati or San Diego to win against Kansas City.   But I'm not going to get all wound up next Sunday worrying about them: I'll see where they stand when the regular season has ended and then appraise how they did this year.  Of course, I'm enthusiastic about Miami's prospects should they get into the playoffs as they have had a tendency this year to overachieve against favored opponents.  Unfortunately, they also have fallen flat against some teams they were supposed to beat...like Tampa Bay and twice against Buffalo.  Good thing they won't be playing any of them should they make the playoffs...just teams like Cincinnati or Indianapolis, division winners that the Dolphins have both beaten...