Davie, Fla. -- Chad Henne's team had the ball near midfield trailing late in the game when he dug into the playground playbook, wound up and heaved the ball toward the end zone.
It was the sort of pass where Miami Dolphins quarterbacks have long come up short -- a throw designed to stretch a defense, redefine an offense and turn around a game.
Henne's toss hit Ted Ginn Jr. in stride, two steps behind the New York Jets' secondary near the goal line. Suddenly the Dolphins had a touchdown, and a keeper at quarterback.
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"A tremendous throw," coach Tony Sparano said.
"It was a big relief to go out and catch a touchdown pass like that," said Ginn, whose speed has been largely unexploited since Miami took him in the first round of the 2007 draft.
Even last year, when Chad Pennington threw for 3,653 yards, the Dolphins rarely went deep. In the first four games this year, they had only two completions of 20 yards or more to wide receivers.
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The Dolphins have scored 69 points in Henne's two starts, their biggest point total in consecutive games since 2002. They won both to reach the bye week at 2-3, putting them back in the AFC East race.
"We are not anywhere crazy, but we are headed in the right direction now," linebacker Joey Porter said.
They're ready to follow Henne. As a starter he's 34 for 48 (71 percent) for 356 yards, with three touchdowns and no turnovers. He repeatedly made good decisions against the Jets, and avoided being sacked even though they blitzed two dozen times.
"I didn't force the ball anywhere," Henne said. "Whatever they presented me, I tried to take."
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