Higgins has a big return
Posted on Monday, November 17 @ 08:33:32 CST by Raulken |
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Johnnie Lee Higgins lost his kick-return job last week. He made sure no one took his punt-return duties, too. Higgins fielded a punt at the Raiders' 7-yard line and returned it 93 yards for a touchdown, giving Oakland a 15-14 lead with 4:30 left in its...
 By Steven Wine Associated Press Monday, November 17, 2008; Page E09 MIAMI, Nov. 16 -- The Miami Dolphins showed again they can beat a bad team -- barely. Next comes the biggest game yet in the franchise's revival. Rookie Dan Carpenter nailed a 38-yard field goal with 38 seconds left to cap a 61-yard drive, and the Dolphins earned their fourth consecutive victory Sunday by defeating woeful Oakland, 17-15. The Dolphins (6-4), who barely avoided a winless season in 2007, set up a showdown at home next Sunday against AFC East rival New England. "This should be the first time I see our stadium sold out," linebacker Joey Porter said. "I've been here a year and a half and still haven't seen the place sold out. This matchup should definitely get us to that level." Miami and New England trail the division-leading New York Jets by one game, but doubts remain as to whether the Dolphins belong in a playoff race. They beat injury-plagued Seattle by two points at home a week ago, and nearly blew Sunday's game after leading most of the way. Johnnie Lee Higgins scored on a 93-yard punt return with 4 minutes 30 seconds left to give the Raiders their first lead. Chad Pennington then moved the Dolphins down the field in 10 plays, completing a seven-yard pass on fourth and five to Ted Ginn to keep the drive alive. "It was my first fourth and five with a minute or so left in the game," said Ginn, a...
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