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\nMIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) \u2013 It wasn\u2019t pretty, but they\u2019ll surely take it.
The Miami Dolphins got back in the win column in a defensive battle with the New York Jets on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
The only touchdown of the day was off an interception as Miami came away with a 13-6 win over the rival Jets.
The Dolphins (5-4) only managed seven first downs and 168 yards of total offense, but thankfully Miami\u2019s defense had perhaps its most dominant performance of the season.
Safety TJ McDonald led the team with nine tackles, including one for a loss, and was extremely active in the secondary.
Miami also sacked Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold four times and intercepted four passes, holding him to a quarterback rating of just 31.8.
It\u2019s the third straight loss for New York (3-6), who will play three of its next four games against division opponents.
Filling in for injured quarterback Ryan Tannehill for the fourth straight week, Brock Osweiler took care of the ball but didn\u2019t offer much more than that.
He completed 15-of-24 passes for just 139 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. He was sacked four times.
Danny Amendola led all Dolphins receivers with five catches for 47 yards. No other wideout wearing aqua had more than one catch.
Running back Kenyan Drake hauled in four receptions out of the backfield and rookie RB Kalen Ballage, who\u2019s role continues to slowly grow week after week, caught two passes and was on the field when Miami ran its Wildcat package a couple of times.
Miami was one of the best teams in the NFL when it came to taking the ball away during the first month of the season, but that changed drastically over the past few weeks.
Finally, the Dolphins defense got back to work and began trending up once again in that department.
They finished Sunday\u2019s game with four interceptions, three of which came during the fourth quarter.
Kiko Alonso, Jerome Baker, TJ McDonald and Walt Aikens came away with the INT\u2019s, and Baker returned his for Miami\u2019s only touchdown of the day.
Cameron Wake is finally looking like his usual, healthy self.
Wake had his best and most dominant game of the season, sacking Jets QB Sam Darnold twice to bring his season total to three.
It wasn\u2019t just Cam Wake that looked good on Sunday as Miami\u2019s entire defense showed up against the Jets.
The front seven controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the afternoon, limiting New York to 80 rushing yards on 21 carries, an average of 3.8 yards per run.
Four sacks and four takeaways give an indication of rookie quarterback Sam Darnold\u2019s afternoon, one that he\u2019ll look to hit the delete button on as soon as he leaves Hard Rock Stadium.
It\u2019s no coincidence that nobody noticed Jason Sanders or Matt Haack on Sunday.
Sanders was perfect on all three of his kicks, which included two field goals (from 43 and 27 yards) and an extra point.
Haack\u2019s punts were solid, all nine of them. He landed seven inside the Jets\u2019 20-yard-line and averaged 44.7 yards per kick.<\/p>\n

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