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 DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - The Miami Dolphins enjoyed a good bye. Without even playing Sunday, Miami took over sole possession of first place in the AFC East. Lopsided losses by the other division teams — New England, Buffalo and the New York Jets — left the Dolphins (2-1) alone atop the East for the first time since they were 4-1 in 2003.
It's a surprising development for Miami, which went 4-12 last year. But the topic angered coach Nick Saban, whose raspy voice rose in anticipation of reporters' questions about the first-place Dolphins and their injury-plagued division rivals.
"What happens to everybody else has nothing to do with us. Understand?" said Saban, banging on his lectern for emphasis. "What we can control, we can control.
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