Dolphins at Giants
THE STORY: The New York Giants ease back into the flow of things following their bye week as they host the winless Miami Dolphins on Sunday. New York, which has seized the top spot in the NFC East with four wins in its last five games, figure to be even stronger this week as a number of injured regulars return to action. That will spell trouble for the Dolphins, who found a way to blow a 15-point lead with less than three minutes remaining last Sunday and dropped an 18-15 decision in overtime to the Denver Broncos. Miami and New York have not met since the Giants posted a 13-10 victory in London, on Oct. 28, 2007.
TV: CBS, 1 p.m. ET. LINE: Giants -10, O/U: 43.5.
ABOUT THE DOLPHINS (0-6): With Matt Moore questionable with bruised ribs, Wednesday's signing of J.P. Losman could prove to be important. Losman has appeared in 43 career games with Buffalo, Oakland and Seattle, throwing 33 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. He takes the backup quarterback role from Sage Rosenfels, who was signed on Oct. 6 before being placed on the reserve/non-football injury list with a blood infection. The clock is ticking on Tony Sparano's job, as the latest rumored to replace him are Bill Cowher, Jeff Fisher and Jon Gruden.
ABOUT THE GIANTS (4-2): New York likely would have little problem beating Miami with the team it fielded in a 27-24 triumph over the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 16. A win over the Dolphins seems all but automatic now that running back Brandon Jacobs, defensive end Justin Tuck and rookie cornerback Prince Anukamara will be in the lineup. Jacobs returns from a sprained knee that cost him two weeks and Tuck will be back after missing three contests with neck and groin injuries. Anukamara is expected to make his NFL debut after being sidelined with a fractured foot. Guard Chris Snee also should play after missing one game with a concussion.
EXTRA POINTS:
1. The Dolphins are 30th in the league with only seven touchdowns and have the third-lowest points total with 90.
2. New York has scored 13 touchdowns in the red zone on 19 opportunities for an NFC-leading 68.4 percentage.
3. Miami's Reggie Bush ran for a career-high 126 yards against the Giants on Dec. 24, 2006, while with New Orleans.