Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown and two linemen were fined $10,000 each by the league on Friday for their choreographed touchdown dance in last week’s win over the San Diego Chargers.

With all the attention focused on a resurgent Ronnie Brown, Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington has been lost in the ‘Wildcat’ shuffle.

Sure, Brown has electrified comatose Dolphins fans by taking shotgun snaps from center and either running, handing off reverses to Ricky Williams or even throwing the ball, but the success of that trick formation shouldn’t take away from Pennington’s astonishing accuracy in the last two wins over the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers.

Certainly, Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak is aware that the Dolphins’ base offense has been clicking largely in part because of Pennington, who has completed 39 of his last 49 passes in those two wins for a 79.6 percent completion rate.

Now that Matt Roth has stepped back from the line of scrimmage, he’s finding it easier to make his way into the opposing backfield. Converted this year from defensive end to outside linebacker by the Miami Dolphins, Roth is embracing his new position for a defense that has been dominant the past two games.

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Former football star Lawrence Phillips was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, two years after he was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. The sentencing was repeatedly delayed while Phillips fought to withdraw a guilty plea in a domestic abuse case that could have led to a stiffer sentence.

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A running back took direct snaps to help the Miami Dolphins grab headlines and their first win in the Bill Parcells era. Somewhat lost in the frenzy surrounding Miami’s unorthodox formation, called “Wildcat,” was an impressive performance by their quarterback, Chad Pennington, who posted the most accurate numbers of his nine-year NFL career.