NFL Week 7: Malik Willis sparks Dolphins’ 1st win, holding off a late Jets rally
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Malik Willis threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, leading the Miami Dolphins to their first win of the season with a 28-25 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. The Dolphins (1-5) came off their bye-week break and avoided their first 0-6 start since 2019 by scoring on their first two drives and controlling most of the game before holding on to give coach Jeff Hafley his first win. Trailing 28-17 with 4:44 left, the Jets (2-5) made a late push. On fourth-and-4, Geno Smith completed a short pass to Isaiah Davis, who zipped downfield 41 yards to the Dolphins 18. Three plays later, Smith found Mason Taylor in the back left corner of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown, the tight end’s second of the game. Penalties negated New York’s first two 2-point tries before Smith threw to Taylor to make it 28-25 with 3:24 left. But Willis sealed the victory when…
