Terrell Owens still isn't sure where he'll be once his one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills expires this offseason.

One thing is certain: T.O. has a new reason to look forward to what's left of this year now that interim coach Perry Fewell has provided a spark to a sputtering offense.

"Well, he's two weeks too late. I've been wanting to be aggressive all year," Owens said with a laugh, assessing Fewell's impact in the two weeks since taking over after Dick Jauron's dismissal. "That's his coaching style. And sometimes you like that in a coach. And obviously, it feeds through him and throughout this team."

Something's certainly changed for a Bills offense that shed months of ineptitude by scoring 24 points in the fourth quarter _ and 17 in the final 4 minutes _ in a 31-14 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

"How sweet it is, baby," said Fewell, the defensive coordinator who had previously never been a head coach at any level. "We've been talking about finishing. That's what we did today."

The win evened Fewell's record at 1-1 and came in a week in which the Bills tagged former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan as a potential candidate.

Not so fast.

"I'm not going to say that right now," safety Donte Whitner said when asked if this was a players' statement favoring Fewell. "But I know we can run a couple off in a row, and then we'll talk about that."

The Bills (4-7), who snapped a three-game skid, have little time to enjoy the victory as they prepare to "host" the New York Jets at Toronto on Thursday.

The Dolphins (5-6), meanwhile, suddenly face a must-win challenge next week when they host the AFC East-leading Patriots. This wasn't the position Miami expected to be in after climbing back into contention by winning five of seven to overcome an 0-3 start.

"Now it's an uphill battle," said Ricky Williams, who had 115 yards rushing and scored on a 1-yard plunge. "We were getting ourselves in a really good position for this late-season run. And now we just made our jobs a little more difficult."

Quarterback Chad Henne unraveled down the stretch, finishing the game with three straight interceptions, the first two of which set up Bills touchdowns. The Dolphins opened themselves up to second-guessing on their first drive, which ended when Williams, on first-and-goal from the 3, took a direct snap, faked a run and then threw an interception.

"Sometimes gimmicks work, and sometimes the execution just isn't there," receiver Greg Camarillo said. "And today it wasn't there."