The numbers game reality is not great for Buddy Howell, the Dolphins running back and South Florida native.

The Dolphins need to get to 53 players by Saturday, and Howell plays at a stacked position.

But the way he performed here Thursday night suggested that there needs to be a place for him somewhere in the NFL, either on an active roster or a practice squad.

Howell scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, part of a Dolphins offensive explosion. He caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Brock Osweiler on the Dolphins’ opening drive and then ran in for another, again from one yard out, late in the quarter

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