DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Speaking at a near whisper, Miami Dolphins rookie receiver Brian Hartline was looking over his shoulder Monday when explaining what he did with the ball he caught for his first NFL touchdown — which also happened to be Chad Henne’s first TD pass.

“It’s already on its way to be painted and embroidered,” Hartline said with a laugh, insisting Henne he had no problem with him making the ball his trophy. “Maybe I’ll get his name on it next to mine.”

There were so many firsts for the Dolphins on Sunday there weren’t enough footballs to go around.

Nothing mattered more than the first win for Miami (1-3), providing an ever-so small glimmer of hope that the season isn’t completely lost and all that young talent may not be so far away.

There were plenty of reasons for Miami to be encouraged Monday.

Henne was mistake-free in his first professional start, going 14-for-22 passing for 115 yards and no interceptions in the Dolphins’ 38-10 win against Buffalo. First-round pick Vontae Davis had his first interception, and 27-year-old rookie and former Canadian league standout Cameron Wake had three sacks.

The Dolphins’ next four games — against the Jets, Saints, Jets and Patriots — will provide the kind of tests they faced the opening three games of the season that led to ugly losses. Miami’s next opponents have a combined 10-2 record.

For a team with a losing record, Miami has had little trouble running the ball.

The wildcat formation has never worked better, perhaps the biggest reason the Dolphins are leading the league with 183.5 yards rushing per game. The running back trio of Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams and Patrick Cobbs has kept teams off balance.

The only defense that was able to consistently contain the wildcat were the Ravens last year.

When the Dolphins host the Jets on Monday night, they might get some of the same looks. New York coach Rex Ryan was the man behind those schemes last season when he was Baltimore’s defensive coordinator.

Don’t think that fact has slipped by Miami’s Brown, who also maintains that the Dolphins are staying ahead of the competition and always giving new wrinkles, even though they’ve yet to pass out of the formation this year.

“Coming into this season, a lot of people were saying the wildcat is a fad and this and that,” Brown said. “It works for us. So we’ll see.”