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Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams dives for a touchdown - Source: Reuters -
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Ricky Williams scored three touchdowns to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 24-17 win over the Carolina Panthers on Friday.
Williams scored on a 14-yard TD pass from Chad Henne and on a one-yard run in the second quarter, and then added a 46-yard run in the fourth quarter to help the Dolphins improve to 5-5.
The Miami running back, who was moved into the starting role
after
Ronnie Brown was ruled out for the season on
Thursday, rushed for 119 yards on 22 carries and caught two passes
for 19 yards to help the Dolphins win their second successive
game.
"We did a good job tonight," Williams told reporters. "It was a
team win and we did a lot of good things tonight."
Henne completed 17 of 29 passes for 172 yards.
DeAngelo Williams rushed for 122 yards and John Kasay kicked three
field goals for Carolina (4-6), who mounted one last drive in the
dying seconds.
Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme's desperation pass into the
Miami end zone, however, was knocked away just as time
expired.
"We battled," Delhomme said. "It just wasn't good
enough."
Delhomme was 19 of 42 for 227 yards.
"I think there's a lot of fight and they'll continue to work,"
Carolina coach John Fox said. "There's still a lot of football left
and we're still no way in any stretch out of it."
The Dolphins carried a 14-3 lead into the fourth quarter and led
24-14 with just 3:56 left after Williams scored his third
touchdown.
Kasay slotted a late field goal for the Panthers, who then had one
final shot with 39 seconds left after Miami was stopped on a fourth
down deep in Carolina territory, though the final drive was ended
with the incomplete pass.
