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DAVIE, Fla. -- Even though Adam Gase is the youngest coach in the NFL, he has more experience with meaningful December games than many of his Miami Dolphins players.And when Gase says the seasons about to change, hes not talking about winter.The later you get in the season, with every game the importance increases, he said Monday. The stakes go up. Everything starts to feel different in December.For the Dolphins (7-4), thats especially true this year. A six-game winning streak has them in control of their playoff future heading into Sundays road game against the Baltimore Ravens (6-5).Theyre in the hunt, too, said ninth-year pro Branden Albert, one of the Dolphins elder statesmen. Its going to be a tough game. Its a game you want to play.The opportunitys a novel one for the Dolphins, who have their best record through 11 games since 2003. They havent been to the playoffs since 2008, and only one current player -- long snapper John Denney -- was then on the team.I dont know how many guys we have who have actually been through this, players who have had experience where December gets a little interesting, Gase said. Its minimal.Gase, 38, is in his first year as an NFL head coach. But he was the offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos when they reached the 2014 Super Bowl.Many Dolphins players, including fifth-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill, have never even been on a team that finished over .500. Theyre looking to remedy that in the next month.We just have to stick to what were doing, Tannehill said. Nothing changes around here.One more victory would give the Dolphins their longest winning streak since 1985, but theyre not exactly dominating the league.The past five victories have all come by a touchdown or less. On Sunday against woeful San Francisco, the Dolphins gave up a season-high 475 yards and needed a stop at their 2-yard line on the final play to win 31-24.Against Baltimore, Miami may be without starters in the offensive line for the third week in a row.Gase said its unlikely center Mike Pouncey (hip) will return Sunday, and left tackle Albert (left wrist) said hes uncertain about his availability. Left guard Laremy Tunsil (shoulder) is the most likely to return.Without the trio, the ground game lacked its usual punch against the 49ers, and Jay Ajayi was held to 45 yards in 18 carries. But Tannehill threw for 285 yards and three scores without a turnover.We know there are going to be games we may not be able to run the ball, and were going to have to pass the ball like 30, 40 times, receiver Jarvis Landry said. I love it.Denvers loss Sunday night to Kansas City gave the Dolphins the edge in the race for the final AFC wild-card spot. But players say theyre paying no attention to the standings.People bring it up, but I really dont care, Albert said. You cant pay attention to that. You concentrate on individual games, because you never know how things are going to end up.Spoken like a veteran.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL.---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine Air Force 1 Mænd . Luis Suarezs double powered Liverpool to a 4-0 victory over Fulham, and Southampton easily overcame Hull 4-1 to continue the south coast clubs impressive start to the season. Liverpool and Southampton sent Chelsea down to fourth place as the west London club was held to 2-2 at home. Nike Air Presto Dk . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. http://www.danmarkairforce1.com/ .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Air Force 1 Herre Tilbud . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Air Force 1 Just Do It Sort . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh defensive end Cameron Heyward isnt opposed to a rotation along the line. Hes also OK with playing as many snaps as necessary.The Steelers made it a goal in the offseason to give Heyward and Stephon Tuitt support at end.Whatever cards were dealt, were going to be ready, Heyward said. We would love to have depth, but were not going to just give reps to anybody. We have to be well-conditioned and we have to be ready for that, but if we have guys that are able to step up, we welcome it.The Steelers realize they have one of the most formidable tandems at defensive end in Heyward and Tuitt. Thats why Keith Butler, in his first season as defensive coordinator, opted to find ways to create additional pressure on the quarterback with his two DEs.We have two guys that are probably as good as anybody in the league in that position, Butler said. We played them a lot last year. We would like to be able to rest them a little bit, so they can be fresh and maybe our four-man rush will improve.The pass rush improved considerably in 2015 as Pittsburgh finished third in the league with 48 sacks. That was an increase from 2014, when the Steelers totaled 33 sacks for a 26th-place league ranking. Heyward and Tuitt did their part, combining for 13 1-2 sacks in 2015, while the rest of the pressure came from the secondary and linebackers.Heyward feels a rotation along the defensive line could increase those numbers.You look around the league and the great (defensive) lines have a good rotation, and theyre fresh by the playoff run, Heyward said. If we can have that and have a continuity where it continues to grow, Id be happy with that too.Heyward played 88 percent of the teams snaps on defense, while Tuitt followed at 78 percent. The next closest along the defensive line was former nose tackle Steve McLendon at 34 percent, and Cam Thomas with 16 percent of the snaps.ddddddddddddHeyward admitted inexperience along the defensive line, but pointed out growth from players such as L.T. Walton, the Steelers 2015 sixth-round pick, and this seasons third-round pick Javon Hargrave. He also expects contributions from seven-year veteran Ricardo Mathews.Were just about including them and trying to make them grow in our defense, Heyward said.A rotation along the defensive line will go a long way toward preserving the Steelers two best up-front pass rushers. Heyward will be ready regardless.I can stay in, Heyward said. Weve been doing it. My goal is to be ready for the game and to be ready for the fourth quarter, because thats when games are decided.If we can get a rotation, thats great, but if we only have so many guys, and those are the cards were dealt, then Im going to play. Im not going to moan or cry about it. It just means we have to make more plays.Game notes Ben Roethlisberger, LeVeon Bell, DeAngelo Williams and Antonio Brown will play for the first time in the preseason Friday at New Orleans. . Cornerback Artie Burns, the Steelers first-round pick, practiced Wednesday and could make his preseason debut Friday after missing the first two games because of injury. . LB Bud Dupree, QB Bruce Gradkowski, OT Jerald Hawkins, FB Roosevelt Nix, QB Dustin Vaughan and OL Cody Wallace will likely miss Fridays game. . Free agent cornerback Keenan Lewis, the Steelers third-round pick in 2009, visited his former team on Wednesday.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '