Miami linebacker Channing Crowder was active for the Dolphins’ game Sunday against the New York Jets after being listed as questionable with a knee injury. Crowder, limited in practice time this week, said Friday he was confident he would play for Miami, which would win the AFC East with a victory. Crowder sat out last Sunday’s 38-31 win at Kansas City.

Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder on Friday said that his injured knee will not deter him from playing in the team’s pivotal game against the New York Jets on Sunday.

Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder expects to play against the New York Jets on Sunday, despite a knee injury that limited his practice time this week. “I’ll play this week,” Crowder said Friday. “I’ll be out there. I feel 100 percent today.” Crowder sat out Sunday’s 38-31 win at Kansas City. He and cornerback Will Allen, who hurt his groin against the Chiefs, were limited in practice Friday.

Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder and cornerback Will Allen were limited in practice Thursday because of injuries, and their availability for Sunday’s showdown against the New York Jets is uncertain. Both missed practice Wednesday. Crowder sat out Sunday’s victory at Kansas City with a knee injury, and Allen hurt his groin during the game, but continued to play.

As far as Dan Henning is concerned, there’s no home-field advantage at the Meadowlands this time of year. “Everybody better be wary,” the Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator said. “The wind is different. It could be very cold, it could be very windy, it could be weather, it could be anything.” Not that home-field advantage would matter much for this Miami team, which will face the New York Jets…

When the Miami Dolphins missed tackles, blew coverages and ended their final offensive play with an interception in their Week 1 loss to the New York Jets, they looked a lot like the team that went 1-15 last year. The stigma of the sorriest season in Dolphins history was still fresh, and they struggled early to shake that embarrassment.

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Even on the verge of an improbable playoff berth, the Miami Dolphins believe the stench of their one-win season lingers. Not that they have a problem with that. Underestimating the Dolphins made their remarkable resurgence easier. “You look at our roster, and nobody scares you,” cornerback Andre Goodman said Monday.

Linebacker Channing Crowder, the Miami Dolphins’ leading tackler, was inactive for Sunday’s frigid game against Kansas City. Crowder, who recorded 105 tackles in the first 14 games of the Dolphins’ turnaround season, has a sore left knee. With temperatures at kickoff expected in single digits, the Chiefs had several key players inactive, including cornerback Maurice Leggett, wide receiver Jeff Webb…

Joey Haynos was an undrafted rookie this spring and a member of the Green Bay Packers practice squad in the fall. But he’s a big reason the Miami Dolphins are still contending for the AFC East title in late December. The third-string tight end caught a 19-yard touchdown pass that was the difference in Miami’s 14-9 win Sunday against San Francisco.