Dolphins overwhelm Jets and QB Tim Boyle, who throws 99-yard INT - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Miami Dolphins kept their grip on the top spot of the AFC East standings with a 34-13 victory over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Friday.

The Dolphins are a game and a half ahead in the standings and hoping to win their first division title since 2008.

The NFL's first Black Friday game looked like a mismatch on paper and lived up to the hype — or lack thereof.

The Miami Dolphins outclassed the New York Jets in essentially every facet of Friday's 34-13 victory, outgaining their division rival by more than 200 yards. The Dolphins harassed quarterback Tim Boyle throughout the day, sacking him seven times and intercepting him twice.

A late-game injury to Jaelan Phillips sent the sobbing linebacker back to the locker room on a cart.

Phillips suffered a noncontact leg injury midway through the fourth quarter and was ruled out with an Achilles injury. The 2021 first-round pick played in eight games this season and finished with a team-high 6.5 sacks.

On the other side of the ball, it was a game to forget for Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who turned the ball over three times, including a pick-six courtesy of Jets cornerback Brandin Echols. Miami finished with 395 yards, well below its season average of 435 yards per game, but more concerning is its second consecutive game with three turnovers.

Miami's defense has rounded into form over the past month, but its offense is in need of a turnaround as it enters the final month of the regular season — especially considering how much it struggled at the end of the 2022 season.

The 8-3 Dolphins travel to Washington to play the Commanders next week, very much in the running for the AFC's top seed with six games remaining in the season.

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