Sub Whitehurst helps Colts beat Dolphins 18-12

Miami blew a chance to score in the final minute of the first quarter as Tannehill’s red-zone pass was intercepted by cornerback Vontae Davis, a former Dolphin. He finished the day 9-for-14 for 78 yards.

Nick Mendola reporting from Orchard Park, New York.

“It’s not easy to win when quarterbacks get hit”, he said.

Notes: Dolphins LB Jelani Jenkins aggravated an ankle injury and left the game in the third quarter….

Injury-ravaged New England saw tackle Sebastian Vollmer (left leg) carted off in the first quarter.

The team announced that Ivory was questionable to return after the Jets’ leading rusher was hurt in the first half. On the ground, Jay Ajayi rushed for 27 yards and one touchdown in six attempts.

Dennis Waszak reporting from East Rutherford, N.J.

Easley’s leg was immobilized and he needed help to sit up. Who will win this game? His fellow receivers followed suit and contributed to a pass attack that struggled throughout the game.

Trainers came out to check on Vollmer, who appeared to be wincing in pain as his left leg and foot were being examined. But the Dolphins came up one play short. Offensive line coach John Benton gave words of wisdom. He now has 891 for the season, the most since Joseph Addai cracked 1,000 yards in 2007, and is 109 yards away from that particular plateau. Taking away the passing game shouldn’t be a hard task for Indianapolis.

Realistically, the Colts are still unlikely to make the playoffs, especially since they are down to their third string quarterback.

There was no report of an issue with Donte Moncrief, but the receiver missed all of practice for the second week in a row and still played but was relatively invisible with just two receptions for 15 yards, so keep an eye on that.

Toon was a three-time Pro Bowl selection from 1985-92, but was forced to retire at 29 years old because of several concussions.

The Colts had a three-game winning streak after Hasselback threw for 315 yards and a touchdown in 25-12 win against Tampa Bay in Week 12.

Stricken by injuries, Gore played for the Miami Hurricanes from 2001 to 2004. Miami’s only big run of the game was a 28-yard scramble by Tannehill on the final drive.

Boldin reached the milestone in his 185th game, a pace that trails just Marvin Harrison (167), Andre Johnson (168), Jerry Rice (181) and Larry Fitzgerald (182) in league history.

Larry Lage reporting from Detroit. Gore also didn’t get almost enough help from his offensive line, and made the most of Miami’s sloppy tackling.

It’s sad to see a season with such high expectations go down the drain, but this week highlighted all of the Dolphins’ woes they’ve been dealing with all season and it’s finally time to say maybe 2016 will be their year.

The Patriots quarterback scrambled to his right after being flushed out of the pocket late in the fourth quarter. Bledsoe played another series, but had suffered massive internal bleeding.

Morris was a four-year letterman at Miami (FL) and started the final 25 games of his career.

Clausen was placed on the inactive list for Sunday’s game. They lost a close 23-20 contest to the Jaguars, but destroyed both the Texans and Titans earlier this season.