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Congratulations to the Miami Dolphins for another win against the San Francisco 49ers! However, the real test comes when the Dolphins play the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday! But, can both defense and offense dominate the field against the Ravens? Normally history has proven that the Dolphins can't measure up to a high caliber team like the Ravens which is followed by a down spiral of losing games for the rest of the season! To Be, Or Not To Be! That Is The Question concerning this Dolphins team! Are they going to be the aggressive, premier, hard nose football team that is based on their current roster? Or are they going to crumble like a bunch of Soft Batch cookies with penalties and inexcusable mistakes? Nevertheless, many Critics, Fans, and the NFL will be paying attention to this game! Hopefully the Miami Dolphins will be able to pull out a big win against the Ravens and prove to the entire football world that they have finally arrived as a playoff contender striving for the Super Bowl! 

"the real test"......like winning 6 in a row in this league isn't a real test


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"...high caliber team like the Ravens...", sorry but I don't think anybody considers the Ravens a high caliber team.  However, the Ravens have been greatly improved their last two games, but they could easily retreat to slightly less than average.  This should be a nail biter game, but I have the uneasy feeling that either the Ravens or the Dolphins are going to win by a large margin.

You only have three games all year against high caliber teams.   So far you are 0-2 last chance to beat a high caliber team is week 17.

The deal here with this game is that you're getting down to the nitty-gritty where teams that have legitimate playoff aspirations turn it up a notch, and this week you have two of them playing each other, which makes the game much more like a playoff game in terms of the intensity involved.

If the Dolphins come out and lay an egg today, in my opinion it'll make it look like the six-game win streak was done largely with smoke and mirrors (namely turnover margin), by a team with insufficient talent to be highly competitive.

They certainly didn't quell those concerns by winning a squeaker against the 49ers last week.  This week on the other hand there will be a playoff-like atmosphere, and they have to show up and be at least competitive if they want to be considered legitimate.

I'd consider the Steelers a high caliber team, whom the Dolphins beat.