Anderson a bright spot in dark season

Rookie wide receiver Robby Anderson continues to be one of the only positives to take away from this miserable Jets season.

Anderson caught a 40-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter Saturday night in the 34-13 blowout loss to the Dolphins. It was his fourth catch of 40 yards or more this season, the most of any rookie in the NFL. He also became the first Jets receiver with two touchdowns of 40 yards or more since Braylon Edwards in 2010.

Anderson, the undrafted rookie out of Temple, has gone from a longshot to make the roster to one of the building blocks for next season.

The Jets will have an interesting decision this offseason at wide receiver. They could cut veterans Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker and begin rebuilding with Anderson, Quincy Enunwa, Charone Peake, Devin Smith and Jalin Marshall.

Rookie CB Juston Burris made his second straight start this week and had an up-anddown game.

The fourth-round pick from North Carolina State was burned badly by Kenny Stills on a 52-yard touchdown pass from Matt Moore in the second quarter. Burris rebounded in the second half to get his first career interception, picking off a deep pass by Moore.

There were two surprising faces at midfield for the pregame coin toss: Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson, who were Jets captains for this game.

That is a different story than when the Jets and Dolphins first met a month ago. Both of those players were benched for the start of that game after being late for meetings repeatedly.

RB Matt Forte (knee) was active after dealing with a torn meniscus in his right knee this week, but he was used sparingly. OT Brent Qvale (hamstring) also was active, but did not play. Rookie Brandon Shell made his first career start at right tackle.

The inactives were: QB Christian Hackenberg, RB Khiry Robinson, CB Buster Skrine, OLB Mike Catapano, OLB Lorenzo Mauldin, WR Jalin Marshall and DL Steve McLendon.