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MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins had 12 carries for 45 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles. You decide which number is more objectionable. Miami’s inability and/or reluctance to run resulted in a one-dimensional, predictable offense, and the Eagles took advantage in Miami’s 31-17 loss on Sunday. “Probably the biggest opportunities we squandered happened to be in the run game,” coach Mike McDaniel said. The bad thing is Miami entered the game No. 1 in rushing at 181.8 yards per game. Philadelphia sacked quarterback Tua Tagovailoa three times (he’d only been sacked six times in the...

PHILADELPHIA — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa almost seems like a completely different person in a second season under coach Mike McDaniel than he was his first two NFL campaigns with Brian Flores at the helm. Ahead of Sunday night’s prime-time showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles, Tagovailoa opened up this past week in an interview with NBC about the freedom he’s operating with in McDaniel’s system and how it transcends to happiness on and off the field. “I would describe the place that I’m at professionally as fun and happy,” Tagovailoa said in the interview. “Fun because...

To keep up with the real-time observations of the goings-on from Lincoln Financial Field by the Sun Sentinel coverage team, check out their social-media coverage by clicking below: Dave Hyde Dolphins go on the national stage in Philadelphia and can show the NFL that winning football can be fun, too. My column: https://t.co/bC4j83pzn2 — Dave Hyde (@davehydesports) October 21, 2023 Chris Perkins Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill should be NFL MVP | Perkins https://t.co/ubqz7EJCPP — Chris Perkins (@chrisperk) October 19, 2023 David Furones Tua was reminiscing today on time at Alabama —...

PHILADELPHIA — Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard and center Connor Williams are out for the team’s Sunday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The two key players nursing groin injuries were listed among inactives announced 90 minutes before the 8:20 p.m. kickoff. Howard, the four-time Pro Bowl cornerback, left last Sunday’s win over the Carolina Panthers with his ailment after playing through multiple groin injuries last season. Miami’s top cornerback, with star Jalen Ramsey still not ready to debut with his new team off a knee procedure in training...

MIAMI GARDENS — Once again, the Miami Dolphins offered a tribute to the improbable Sunday by scoring 35 straight points. Once again, Tyreek Hill got deep on a defense whose primary intent was keeping him from getting deep and, once again, Tua Tagovailoa threw the touchdown. And so, for once in a long while, they’ve earned the national stage next Sunday in Philadelphia against the Eagles (5-1). “It’s about time the Dolphins play some meaningful games,” linebacker Jerome Baker said after the 42-21 win over the Carolina Panthers (0-6). Baker sat at the locker he has sat for six years, making...

MIAMI GARDENS — All day Sunday, the Miami Dolphins defense put in its work in the team’s 31-16 victory against the hapless New York Giants. The results were encouraging. They defense recorded a season-best in sacks (seven), a season-best in quarterback hits (14), didn’t allow an offensive touchdown, and held the Giants to 85 yards rushing, the second-best total of the season. The Dolphins defense, which was blamed for a lot of the problems of last year’s 9-8 season and therefore made some major changes in the offseason, turned in a solid game Sunday. “It felt like how it’s supposed to...

MIAMI GARDENS — For a true sense of what’s happening to De’Von Achane, don’t just look at his touchdown total or stopwatch time. Check the scoreboard as he sprints downfield. That’s what Achane does. In real time, his runs like Sunday’s 76-yard touchdown are over in scant seconds, a fireball of fury through the New York Giants defense in a manner that defines the speed all across this Dolphins offense. But pay attention to Achane’s eyes as he runs. He’s glancing up to the stadium’s video to watch the play on the scoreboard. “I’m not watching me,” he said after the 31-16 win against the...

MIAMI GARDENS — When the Dolphins needed a spark in their offense last week at Buffalo, the usual charges, wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, weren’t there. Circumstances, with Buffalo’s top-rated defense acting as a catalyst, conspired to limit Hill to three receptions for 58 yards and Waddle to four receptions for 46 yards. It’s up to coach Mike McDaniel and offensive coordinator Frank Smith to make sure nothing along those lines happens again, and that includes Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against the lowly New York Giants (1-3) at Hard Rock Stadium. “I feel like nobody in this league...

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