CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall shoved Miami Dolphins cornerback Cortland Finnegan following the last offensive play in Miami's 27-14 victory.

The two emotional veterans have a history of confrontations from previous battles. It also didn't help that Marshall lost to his former team, which added to his frustration.

But when asked about their brief squabble, Finnegan shrugged it off in front of the media and quickly wanted to switch topics.

"I'm not sure," Finnegan said. "I know we won the game and that's all that matters."

Several of Finnegan's teammates nearby in the locker room began to laugh, as though Finnegan had much more to say about Marshall before the media arrived. Finnegan then smiled but refused to elaborate on the situation.

"It was just a good team victory," Finnegan said with a sly grin.

Sunday was a victory for Miami's little guys. Much was made of the height difference between Chicago's receivers Marshall (6-feet-4) and Alshon Jeffrey (6-3) against Miami corners Finnegan (5-10) and Brent Grimes (5-10).

Finnegan, in particular, was coming off a poor outing with several missed tackles and poor coverage in a loss to the Green Bay Packers. Finnegan said during the week he must play better or find a seat on the bench.

But the veteran corner responded with his best game of the season and a tough assignment against Marshall and Jeffrey. Finnegan finished with four tackles, a team-high four pass defenses and a forced fumble.

"It was huge," Finnegan said of bouncing back. "But I have the support of my team and my coaches, and that's big. ...The fact that you have all those intangibles with the young guys, coaches and Brent [Grimes] pushing you, it's helpful for everybody."