... from playoff contention with one week remaining, but at 7-8 need a lot of help to get there, and don't look like a team that would go very far if they did get in.

The Dolphins nearly erased an early Houston lead from the first half, but came up just short with a 27-20 loss.

The Dolphins will close out the regular season (and likely their 2009 season) at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are still fighting to a playoff spot of their own.

Until then, here are my observations from the Dolphins-Texans game:

Offense

• Chad Henne had his ups and downs again, though I liked his play overall. He had a lot on his shoulders with such a huge deficit in the first half and really led the off...
  
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