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KANSAS CITY — The Miami Miami Dolphins played their coldest game in franchise history and one of the coldest playoff games in NFL history Saturday night against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The official recorded temperature for the 8 p.m. kickoff was -4 degrees with a wind chill of -27. It’s the fourth-coldest game on record in league record, with the top five entirely comprised of postseason matchups. Related Articles Miami Dolphins | How to watch Saturday’s Dolphins-Chiefs game, the NFL’s first playoff game not on broadcast TV nationally The...

Team reaction to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s fire at his home, a deep look at the injuries linebacker Jerome Baker is dealing with and the storytelling of coach Mike McDaniel’s past bout with alcoholism were covered in Tuesday night’s eighth episode of HBO reality series “Hard Knocks” following the team in-season. Local news coverage of Hill’s house on fire, along with him standing outside, was used on the show, while teammates inside Dolphins facilities were shown expressing concern with one another. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was saying he was trying to call and text Hill, to...

Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith was expected to be a hot name in the 2024 NFL head coach hiring cycle, and Monday night, that idea came to fruition. Smith was among nine candidates the Carolina Panthers announced Monday as requesting for permission to interview. Smith is in his second season as Dolphins offensive coordinator. Miami, this season, finished the regular season No. 1 in total offense and No. 2 in scoring offense. The play-calling duties for the Dolphins, however, lie on coach Mike McDaniel‘s shoulders in a similar setup to what McDaniel had in his lone year as an...

MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins are either playing next Sunday or Saturday of the first round of the playoffs, the NFL’s wild card weekend. If the Dolphins win against the Buffalo Bills Sunday night, their rematch with the Bills in the wild-card round right back at Hard Rock Stadium will be a 1 p.m. kickoff next Sunday. If Miami loses to the Bills, dropping the team to No. 6 in the AFC, it will travel to Kansas City for the Saturday night 8 p.m. game against the Chiefs. The scenario of a Dolphins tie against the Bills also has them staying at home for the 1 p.m. game, but facing the Pittsburgh...

MIAMI GARDENS — Six Miami Dolphins — quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, wide receiver Tyreek Hill, cornerback Jalen Ramsey, left tackle Terron Armstead, fullback Alec Ingold and running back Raheem Mostert — were named to the AFC squad for the 2024 Pro Bowl, the league announced Wednesday night. Tagovailoa, Hill, Ingold and Mostert were named starters. This is the first time Miami has had four offensive starters named to the Pro Bowl since 1984. This the first Pro Bowl selection for Tagovailoa, Mostert and Ingold. This is the eighth consecutive Pro Bowl selection for Hill, the seventh consecutive for...

The seventh episode of HBO reality series “Hard Knocks” tracking the Miami Dolphins late in their season covered two devastating losses, the one against the Baltimore Ravens and that of outside linebacker Bradley Chubb due to the torn ACL in his right knee. There were dramatic visuals that were difficult to watch of the moment Chubb went down, clutching his injured knee which will keep him out for the remainder of the season. Chubb was heard telling trainers he couldn’t move the knee with how much pain he was in before being carted off. Defensive tackle Zach Sieler prayed with conviction in...

MIAMI GARDENS — Resolve is being hardened and focus is being honed as the Miami Dolphins (11-5) prepare for this Sunday’s monumental battle against Buffalo (10-6) at Hard Rock Stadium. “I think that with that bad taste being in our mouth it’s just going to fuel us to be better,” safety DeShon Elliott said in reference to Miami’s 56-19 blowout loss at Baltimore. Lots is on the line this week for Miami. It can win the AFC East with a victory and earn a home playoff game. The best news of all is December is over. The Dolphins are 2-4 in December under coach Mike McDaniel. The defense won’t have...

Generally, the worst thing you thought might happen to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday was some player, some unit — some specific part of the greater team — might get embarrassed at Baltimore and cost the top prize of the regular season. What happened instead was everyone got embarrassed. The Dolphins defense watched Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Pompano Beach native, basically cement the league’s MVP award. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s big plays in an offense known for big plays were two interceptions. The special teams gave up a long kickoff return when the script was still in...

BALTIMORE — Miami Dolphins center Liam Eichenberg was perplexed. He was asked in the solemn postgame locker room whether Miami should stew in Sunday’s 56-19 drubbing by the Ravens in Baltimore, allowing the pain of that brutal beatdown to motivate them for next weekend’s dramatic regular-season finale against Buffalo, or just flush this loss completely and move on to the Bills game. “What a great question,” he said, actually pausing to take time to ponder the inquiry. The Dolphins have to flush this one and rely on their strong mentality to carry them through next weekend’s dramatic finale against...

MIAMI GARDENS — Each Miami Dolphins game provides coach Mike McDaniel and his players an opportunity to break another glass ceiling. Last Sunday’s 22-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys showed the Dolphins can defeat a team with a winning record. This Sunday’s big test is beating a quality opponent on the road, and the Dolphins (11-4) get that opportunity at 1 p,m. on Sunday at the Baltimore Ravens (12-3), a familiar opponent that the Dolphins are playing for the third year in a row.  In 2021, the Ravens won, 22-10, at Hard Rock Stadium. In 2022, Miami won, 42-38, by scoring 28 fourth-quarter...