Category: NFL

MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins had a chance to erase the bitter taste of last week’s Houston loss out of their mouths with Sunday’s game against San Francisco at Hard Rock Stadium. And the Dolphins did put a good taste in their mouths with their 29-17 victory over the 49ers in their home finale for the 2024 season. The win keeps the Dolphins (7-8) alive in the AFC wild-card playoff picture. The Dolphins have games remaining at Cleveland (Dec. 29) and at the New York Jets (Jan. 5). The hopes of a third consecutive playoff berth are slim, but still alive. Here are some more takeaways from...

MIAMI GARDENS — Look, up in the sky. It’s not a bird. It’s a plane with a Fire-Chris-Grier banner flying around Hard Rock Stadium early Sunday afternoon, according to social media. It’s also — oh, not this — the pie-in-the-sky playoff possibilities floating around for the Dolphins. We’re not going to do this again, are we? Can’t we just say they played hard in beating San Francisco, 29-17, and leave it at that? Sure, if the Dolphins win in their final two games, and Denver loses its final two, and Indianapolis loses one, and a partridge in a pear tree … Come on. Let’s not muddle the...

HOUSTON — The numbers are ugly. The disappointment runs deep. The question is how the Miami Dolphins and owner Steve Ross will choose to address the situation and move forward in 2025. After Sunday’s 20-12 loss at Houston to the Texans, the Dolphins are 26-24 (.520), including playoffs, under coach Mike McDaniel. You are what your record says you are, and in this case that’s a huge, somewhat predictable disappointment. The Dolphins have never been very good under McDaniel — and they’re getting worse. Change is obviously necessary. Otherwise the Dolphins are wasting their time, which is what...

Do it, Steve Ross. Shake up this mediocre Miami Dolphins organization. Make the necessary moves starting with replacing general manager Chris Grier after another disappointing game basically ending another troubling season came down to the Dolphins’ best players not being good enough Sunday. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa twice came to the line in the final few minutes to spot receiver Tyreek Hill in a one-on-one matchup against Houston cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. Twice, Stingley came out with an interception. “It was just not a good ball,” Tagovailoa said of the second interception, the one...

HOUSTON — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose suffered a significant head injury in Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. In the third quarter, DuBose was running across the middle on a route when Texans safety Calen Bullock collided with him, making helmet-to-helmet contact. DuBose lied motionless on the field for more than 10 minutes as medical professionals attended to him. He had his helmet, jersey and pads removed. A bare-chested DuBose was then strapped down to a backboard and taken off on a stretcher. The team announced, between the third and fourth...

Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (6-7) and Houston Texans (8-5) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 15 game at NRG Stadium (1 p.m., CBS): When the Dolphins run: This Miami run game has been in a major funk. In its past five games, the Dolphins have run for: 67 yards, 82, 65, 39 and 44 — the last coming in their win over the New York Jets. De’Von Achane started hot in terms of yards per carry, but he’s now under 4, at 3.9. Achane continues to handle a big workload, with 153 carries. With four games remaining, he already has more than a 50 percent increase in rushing...

Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (5-7) and New York Jets (3-9) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 14 game at Hard Rock Stadium (1 p.m., CBS): When the Dolphins run: Miami now hasn’t had a 100-yard team rushing performance in four consecutive games. Not even the cold weather in Green Bay in last week’s 30-17 loss to the Packers could get the Dolphins to commit to the run — granted, the early deficit played a part in that. They only had 39 rushing yards on 14 attempts, with lead back De’Von Achane going for just 14 on seven carries and Raheem Mostert adding 19 yards on...

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Miami Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou suffered a back injury in Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. In the first quarter, Kohou attempted to dive for a pass that was deflected and ricocheted up into the air. He collided with a Packers player and his body twisted backward while his helmet was also contacted. Kohou got up under his own power and walked slowly to the sideline injury tent to get checked out. He later was seen with a heating pad on his back and was cycling on a stationary bike. The third-year cornerback was also evaluated for...