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PreGame: Jets @ Dolphins (Monday Night Football), 8:30 PM EST

Jets (8-6) at Dolphins (6-8)
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET Monday
Line: Dolphins by 1 1/2
Record vs. spread: Jets 9-5; Dolphins 5-9.
Last meeting: Jets 20, Dolphins 17, Oct. 15, 2006 at New York.
Last week: Jets beat Vikings 26-13; Dolphins lost to Bills 21-0.

The Miami Dolphins will play their first Monday night game in almost two years when they host the New York Jets on Christmas night. Game time from Dolphin Stadium, in what will be the Dolphins’ 2006 home finale, is set for 8:40 p.m.

Against the Jets on Monday night, the Dolphins will look to regain the momentum that they lost in their 21-0 shutout at the hands of the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. Prior to that game, Miami won five of their last six games. The loss came just one week after Miami produced the same shutout score over the Patriots the week prior to the Bills matchup.

Dolphins-Jets History:

Monday night’s meeting will be the 14th between the Dolphins and Jets in prime time, as the Jets own a 7-6 edge. The Dolphins have a 5-4 advantage in Monday night contests and own a 1-0 edge on Friday nights. The Jets have a 2-1 edge in Sunday night contests.

The last time these teams met in prime time and on Monday night was on November 1, 2004, when the Jets came away with a 41-14 victory at the Meadowlands. The Jets have come out on top in each of the last five prime time affairs and the last three Monday night matchups.

The Jets lead the all-time regular season series between these teams, 42-38-1. The Dolphins own a 1-0 advantage against New York in the postseason. The Jets captured each of the first eight meetings in this series, but Miami has gone 38-34-1 since that time. The Jets have come out on top in 13 of the past 17 meetings, a streak which dates back to the first meeting of 1998.

The Dolphins are 22-17-1 in the regular season and 1-0 in the playoffs against the Jets in games decided in Miami. Miami is 10-9 in games staged at Dolphin Stadium.

Source: MiamiDolphins.com, Sun-Sentinel.com