10.13.09 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, BY THE NUMBERS

Numbers are all around us. Some of them are completely meaningless, but some of them aren’t. And some of them kick ass.

0:06. Time remaining when Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown ran up the middle from the Wildcat formation to score his second TD of the night, giving the Dolphins a 31-27 lead, and the game’s final score.

61. Approximate time, in hours, between then-Browns wideout Braylon Edwards allegedly punching out Cleveland-area promoter and “Friend of Lebron” Edward Givens, and Adam Schefter’s announcement on Twitter that Edwards had been traded to the Jets for two players and two draft picks.

64. Total receiving yards produced in Monday Night’s game by Edwards, who also scored a touchdown, and nearly scored a second on a spectacular 34-yard catch that put the ball at the Dolphins’ 1 after video review. Edwards was also the beneficiary of a seemingly generous pass interference call with less than six minutes into the game, which set up the Jets’ go-ahead score.

35. Total points scored, by both teams, in the fourth quarter.

23. Total points scored, by both teams, in the first three quarters.

4, 49.8. Number of punts each, and average yards per punt, for both Jets punter Steven Weatherford and Dolphins punter Brandon Fields.

8. Combined career NFL starts for Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne, including last night’s game.

0. Interceptions thrown by Sanchez and Henne last night.

1. Games Miami currently trails in the AFC East division, behind the Jets and the New England Patriots, who lost to Denver Sunday.

4. Airings, by my count, of the ad featuring super slow-motion video of Sanchez getting drilled in the shoulder. The ad was a “celebration” of Hispanic Heritage month, which is awesome if you’re of Hispanic Heritage, or if you just like watching guys from Southern Cal get clobbered.

2. Functioning buttons, apparently, on the shirt that Dolphins co-owner Marc Anthony wore in his skybox.

13. Tweets sent by Bengals wideout Chad Ochocinco, who was caught using his iPhone in the owners’ box with Anthony during the second half.

5%. Likelihood WL will ever run another “By The Numbers” post.