EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (AP) -- The New York Jets were able to contain Miami's tricky wildcat. An angry and motivated Ted Ginn Jr. was the big problem this time.

The wide receiver responded to being benched by returning two long kickoffs for touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Dolphins' defense held on for a 30-25 victory Sunday.

"To be who I am and to have played as many games as I have as a starter, I had to do things on the other end to keep me confident," the 2007 first-round draft pick said. "I got my mind right."

Ginn also helped Miami (3-4) sweep the two regular-season games against the Jets (4-4) in the teams' second meeting in 20 days.

"We're responsible for the loss," Jets special teams ace Wallace Wright said. "That killed us. If they didn't run back those two kickoffs, it's over."

Benched after dropping three passes in a loss to New Orleans on Oct. 25, Ginn made all the difference on special teams by returning kickoffs 100 and 101 yards for scores.

"Last week was one of my toughest games, the worst game in my career," he said. "Now I feel at peace, more than happy. I came back and put the naysayers aside."

He also became the first player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same quarter since Green Bay's Travis Williams in 1967, according to STATS LLC.

"Not being in that starting lineup hurt me deep down inside," Ginn said. "I just wanted to make plays. You don't always have to be a starter to make plays."

The Jets' defense made plays all game, less than three weeks after it was chewed up by the Dolphins' wildcat. This time, Miami gained just 6 yards on seven snaps out of the formation, and the Jets held the Dolphins to just 104 yards of total offense compared to New York's 378.

"Sometimes things just don't make sense," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "Statistically, this game isn't going to look close."

Miami's second-ranked rushing attack finished with just 52 yards, and Chad Henne was 12 of 21 for 112 yards and a late touchdown to Joey Haynos.

"They're a great team," Jets linebacker Bart Scott said sarcastically. "They'll probably contend for the Super Bowl."

It was one more shot in a tense rivalry reignited by a big heap of trash talk from both sides. It was ramped up after Jets linebacker Calvin Pace called the Dolphins' wildcat "nonsense" after Miami's 31-27 win Oct. 12. The bad feelings were evident during warmups, when the Jets' Kerry Rhodes and a few Dolphins players got into a shoving match.

"When you have two teams that really hate each other, that's going to be your best football," Miami linebacker Joey Porter said. "I wish you could hate every team like you hate your rivals. They brought out our best football."

And, the Dolphins had the final word. At least for now.

"Talk is cheap," Miami's Jason Taylor said. "Let the pads speak."

Facing a fourth-and-13 from the 15 following a sack by Randy Starks with just over a minute remaining, Mark Sanchez scrambled before firing an incomplete pass over Dustin Keller and Jerricho Cotchery in the end zone to seal the loss for the Jets.

"This stings, going into the bye with a loss like this," said Sanchez, who was 20 of 35 for 265 yards and two touchdowns. "As a competitor and as an offense, we thought we were winning that game, no doubt."

They had a chance, particularly after Keller's pretty 16-yard diving touchdown catch made it 30-25 with 5:52 remaining. Sanchez connected with Wright for the 2-point conversion, but it was negated by an illegal shift. Sanchez's next attempt missed.

After New York's defense stopped Miami, Sanchez and the offense couldn't come through in the end.

"We felt we were going to be able to go in and seal the deal," Cotchery said. "Give them credit. They kept us out of the end zone."

After Jay Feely kicked a 55-yard field goal to tie a career and team mark and give New York a 6-3 lead, Miami struck back immediately with Ginn's 100-yard return.

Taylor made it 17-6 with 7:32 left in the third quarter when he returned Shonn Greene's fumble 48 yards for a touchdown.

After Sanchez scored from 1 yard on a pretty play-action fake, Ginn struck again with a 101-yard return that made it 24-13.

New York came right back on Braylon Edwards' one-handed 19-yard touchdown catch with 1:35 remaining in the quarter. The 2-point conversion failed, leaving it 24-19.

"They played hard," Porter said of the Jets, "but there only can be one winner today, and we wanted it a little more than they did."

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