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Article: Pennington has plenty reason for motivation against jets.(Sports)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- December 25, 2008
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By Steven Wine
The Associated Press
DAVIE, Fla.
Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington denies his return to the Meadowlands is about retribution or redemption or reliving the past, even if he was cast aside by the Jets like a leaky football.
Instead, he says the game is solely about the future: whether the Dolphins will be in the playoffs next week for the first time since 2001.
With a victory Sunday over the Jets, the Dolphins (10-5) win the AFC East. With a loss, Miami falls short of the playoffs and must settle for the considerable consolation of a remarkable turnaround from last year's 1-15 fiasco.
The Jets (9-6) also are in contention to win the ...