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MIAMI GARDENS — Sometime during the middle of the season the Miami Dolphins run defense, which had been giving up big yardage totals on a regular basis, began to find its footing. The progress is in the numbers. The Dolphins , who still harbor “delusional” playoff dreams, have held three of their past five opponents to fewer than 90 yards rushing.

“I think it was probably Cleveland where you saw, ‘Alright, they’re starting to get it,’ ” defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver said, “and as soon as that started to happen, that’s when everything started to look like how we all wanted it to look.”

The Dolphins (5-7) , who have won four of their past five games, will see how far their run defense has come Sunday when they visit the New York Je

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