Tampa Bay at Miami

Bookmaker.com line – Miami -9.5 (45.5)

     Don’t close the door yet on the Dolphins. At 3-5 Miami may seem out of the playoff hunt, but 5 of the next 6 games are very winnable, and the 6^th is a rematch with New England, in Miami. The Dolphins seem torn between a conventional offense that has trouble moving the ball, and the Wildcat, which moves the ball but is not a long-term solution once teams have time to game-plan for it. The Bucs (1-7) have the monkey off their backs, but the second-half schedule looks daunting. Josh Freeman looks like he could develop into an impact player, and a solid secondary has stabilized the defense.