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DAVIE, Fla. -- In a mischievous mood, Mario Williams walked across the Miami Dolphins locker room Wednesday carrying a single strawberry on a spoon.He stopped at a media scrum surrounding defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and waved the fruit in his teammates face. Suh managed to keep a straight face, but Williams walked away convulsing with laughter.So perhaps its unfair to say Williams plays with a lack of effort. He still enjoys locker room hijinks, even as a reserve.The four-time Pro Bowl defensive end was demoted to a backup role for Sundays victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, three days after defensive coordinator Vance Joseph said Williams needs to play harder and better.Williams came off the bench for the first time in his 11-year career and was on the field for only 13 snaps.That was different, Williams said. But at the same time, thats what Im asked to do. You just go out there and play and try to capitalize on your opportunities.He said he doesnt know how many opportunities hell have Sunday against his former team, the Buffalo Bills.A not so super Mario endured a disappointing season with the Bills last year, when he complained about his role and seemed disinterested. They let him go, and he signed a $17 million, two-year deal with Miami.Williams is not keen to talk about how things ended in Buffalo.Nah, no, because Im here, Im in Miami, he said. Thats not something that I speak about.Dolphins coach Adam Gase said his team is still trying to find the best role for Williams, and suggested the 31-year-old, 300-pound end was worn down by playing too much early in the season.He has done a good job in practice, and there have been a lot of positives coming out of training camp and through the beginning of the season, Gase said.Teammate Cameron Wake, whose work ethic leads the league, gave Williams a ringing endorsement.Hell of a guy, great football player, great teammate, and Im glad that he is on our side, Wake said.Williams said he feels no extra motivation facing his former team, which may elicit snickering from Bills fans who complained he lacked motivation last year.Itll be great to finally play against the guys live for the first time, Williams said. I still have a lot of friendship and communication with those guys, so Im sure itll be interesting.Said Bills coach Rex Ryan: I would expect him to be very motivated, just like well be.Buffalo (4-2) is traditionally a tough matchup for the Dolphins (2-4), whose biggest challenge will be to contain LeSean McCoy. Hes on pace to rush for more than 1,500 yards.Obviously hes a great athlete, Williams said. He makes plays all over the field. The biggest thing is the more hats to the ball, the better chance that you have to minimize the damage. Youre not going to stop an athlete like that completely.The Bills lead the NFL in rushing, while the Dolphins rank next to last in run defense. Williams hasnt helped much, making only eight tackles all season.He has one sack, raising his career total to 97. 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A first down wouldve sealed the win.It was Philadelphias first turnover this season and it allowed the Lions (2-3) to take a 24-23 lead on a field goal. Carson Wentz and the offense had time for a comeback, but the rookie quarterback inexplicably heaved a desperation pass on first down that resulted in his first interception.I was surprised he even threw that, said Darius Slay, who made the pick. I was in great position, so Im like, `OK. But then I looked in the air and I said, `Oh, the ball is coming for real. Hes really throwing this. Oh well, its time for his first career pick.The game wouldnt have come down to the end if the Eagles werent so sloppy. They committed 14 penalties, including some costly ones. Fletcher Cox was called for unnecessary roughness when he ripped Matthew Staffords helmet off in the second quarter. That negated a third-down sack and the Lions drove for a touchdown instead of trying a field goal.ddddddddddddTheres a lot of bad things that well see on tape that we cant do, as far as beating ourselves, shooting ourselves in the foot, losing contain, all those things that we can correct, safety Malcolm Jenkins said. But theres a lot of good things coming out of these types of games. Weve got a lot of confidence in the fact that if we play our style of football, we settle down, everybody does their job one play at a time, well usually give ourselves a good chance to win.The Eagles fell behind Dallas (4-1) in the NFC East standings with a tough game at Washington (3-2) coming up. The Redskins have won three straight after a 0-2 start, but theyre 1-2 at home.The schedule doesnt get easier after Washington. Minnesota (5-0) visits the Eagles on Oct. 23. Philadelphia then goes back on the road at the Cowboys and at the Giants.We just cant beat ourselves, receiver Jordan Matthews said. I think everybodys got to take a look in the mirror and just say, `OK, how are we going to come back and finish next game?Game notesDE Bryan Braman has a left shoulder AC sprain and CB Leodis McKelvin has a sore hamstring. Both are expected to miss practice Wednesday. ... Pederson said the recovery of Mathews fumble shouldve been reversed after a video review because Eagles center Jason Kelce touched the ball while out of bounds. Its a dead ball out of bounds. Thats the rule, Pederson said.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-RobMaaddi ' ' '