07/15 — In the Looking for a Silver Lining Dept., the Miami Dolphins, despite their 1-15 record, did continue a long-standing positive tradition of theirs, and they continued it in their Week 13 game against the Jets.

In that game, you'll recall, CB Will Allen blitzed and executed a strip sack of Kellen Clemens in the second quarter. Safety Michael Lehan picked up the loose ball and took it 43 yards for the Dolphins touchdown.

Seems the 'Fins always return a loose ball for a score. With Tennessee failing to register a fumble-return touchdown last season, the Dolphins have the longest current streak in the NFL, 10 seasons, during which they've scored 12 TDs (nine on defensive returns, two on offense, one on specials).

Of course, the man normally lugging the leather to the house is DE Jason Taylor — he has five of those 12 TDs over the last decade, the most in the league in that span.

Interestingly, in the 12 games since 1998 in which Miami has scored off a fumble, they had won 11 of them until the Jets rolled last season, 40-13. Lehan, who scored his first career TD and also had his first career sack in that game, told the Miami Herald afterward:

"It's actually hard to recall the excitement. I don't even remember what quarter that was. Whatever the final score was, 40-13 or something like that, that's what's ringing louder in my head as opposed to the play.''

That's what the good players say about personal achievements in this ultimate team game. Taylor may not be back with the Dolphins, Lehan likely will and the Aqua & Coral, which has challenged the Green & White in often high-scoring, highly entertaining affairs over the last four decades, will regroup for a couple of more AFC East battles with the Jets in '08.

Here are the Dolphins' dozen fumble-return TDs over the last 10 years:

Three of these AFC East Radar entries remain before the Jets' full squad begins practicing July 24. The schedule:

Week of July 1 — Miami Down, New England Up

Week of July 7 — Buffalo Up, Jets Down

Week of July 14 — Miami Up, Buffalo Down

Week of July 21 — New England Down, Jets Up