Miami no problem for Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — No miracles needed this time.

Curtis Martin and LaMont Jordan each ran for 115 yards and a score to help the New York Jets rout the hapless Miami Dolphins 41-14 Monday night.

The last time the teams met on Monday night, the Jets erased a 23-point, fourth-quarter deficit for a 40-37 overtime win in 2000 in what is known as the “Monday Night Miracle.”

There was no chance of a comeback this time around. The Jets (6-1) scored 34 unanswered points, stifling the ineffective Dolphins offense and embarrassing the proud Miami defense, which entered the game ranked fourth in the NFL.

New York suffered its first loss of the season, 13-7 to New England last weekend, but turned in its most complete performance of the year.

“If you can keep this bottled up, we have a chance to be a pretty good football team,” said Jets coach Herm Edwards.

The last time the Jets had two 100-yard rushers in a game was Sept. 28, 1975, when John Riggins ran for 145 yards and Carl Garrett had 135 in a 30-24 win over Kansas City. Miami (1-7) last allowed two 100-yard rushers on Oct. 29, 1989, at Buffalo, when Thurman Thomas had 148 yards and Larry Kinnebrew added 121.

“It was great,” Jets right tackle Kareem McKenzie said. “A lot of things went well for us. It felt good to get two backs over 100 yards. That’s the first time it’s happened in my career.”

Chad Pennington threw three touchdown passes and went 11 of 19 for 189 yards before being lifted for Quincy Carter in the fourth quarter. The Jets finished with 472 yards of total offense.

“They gave us an old-fashioned beating,” Dolphins linebacker Junior Seau said. “I tip my hat to them, for not only what they did against us but the whole year.”

The defense harassed Jay Fiedler the entire game, sacking the Dolphins quarterback four times and picking him off twice.