Chad Pennington on Season Finale vs. Jets: ‘It Wasn’t Going to Happen Any Other Way’
December 23, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Miami Dolphins
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington couldn’t have scripted this any better. The team that discarded him back in the preseason in favor of Brett Favre is the very team that stands between him and the AFC East title — in the final game of the regular season, no less. The N.Y. Jets will host the Dolphins Sunday in one of several huge matchups with playoff implications. And Chad Pennington knows it was meant to be:
“It wasn’t going to happen any other way. It wasn’t.”
What’s even more remarkable than Chad’s story is the fact the Dolphins are on the verge of completing the most remarkable turnaround season in NFL history. Last year the Dolphins were the laughing stock of the National Football League, winning only one game. This season, with Chad as the team’s veteran leader at QB, the Dolphins are an impressive 10-5. And they’ve won their past four games. I don’t think the Dolphins have the weapons to take down the likes of Tennessee or Pittsburgh, but I think they can give any other team in the AFC a run for their money. And if they get the opportunity to play the Titans or Steelers — well, that’s why they play the games.
Source: MiamiDolphins.com, Photo: Newscom
