Bills actually feel sorry for Dolphins

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Miami Dolphins are so terrible that even their division rivals, the Buffalo Bills, are starting to feel sorry for them.

Safety Donte Whitner, of course, wasn't sympathetic until after the Bills completed a 38-17 rout Sunday, handing Miami its 13th straight defeat to start the season, and 16th straight dating to last year.

"I was talking to Booker out there, and he was saying, 'Man, I don't know what it feels like to win in this league, yet,' " Whitner said, referring to Dolphins rookie running back Lorenzo Booker. "And I said, 'You know, don't stress over it. ... Things are going to get better.' "

Not any time soon by the way things look.

There once was a time when Miami could at least keep scores respectable, losing six times by 3 points. The Dolphins (0-13), coming off a 40-13 loss to the Jets last weekend, can't even do that now, and have moved within 1 loss of matching the NFL record for worst start to a season.

And it's not out of the question for them to become the first team to go winless in a 16-game campaign, surpassing Tampa Bay's 0-14 record as an expansion team in 1976.

"They're all frustrating. And they all weigh on you more and more," defensive end Jason Taylor said. "You lost another game. You wish it was the other way around."

The Bills (7-6) won for the sixth time in eight games to stay in the AFC playoff hunt. They can now look to a critical outing at Cleveland next weekend.

The Dolphins began unraveling before the snow started falling and the field became slick before halftime. The game was effectively over when Buffalo took advantage of 2 turnovers and 3 sacks to build a 24-7 lead by the end of the first quarter.

Rookie quarterback Trent Edwards' 4 touchdown passes, including 2 to tight end Robert Royal, were the most since Drew Bledsoe had that many for Buffalo in 2004. The 4 TD passes were 2 fewer than the Bills had all this season.

The Bills' running attack produced two 100-yard rushers for the first time since 1996, with Fred Jackson having 115 and Marshawn Lynch adding 107.

"I feel for Miami, but obviously, we wanted to beat them as bad as we possibly could here," coach Dick Jauron said. "All in all, it was an outstanding win."