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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/ravens-dolphins-fantasy-football-week-9-start-em-sit-em');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens Dolphins Fantasy Football Week 9 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ravens-Dolphins-Fantasy-Football-Week-9-Start-%E2%80%98Em-Sit-%E2%80%98Em.jpg"></figure><h1>Ravens Dolphins Fantasy Football Week 9 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:17:20-07:00">October 28th, 9:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:17:45-07:00">October 28th, 9:17am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 9 of the NFL and Fantasy Football season is quickly approaching as fantasy managers head into the new week finalizing their rosters ahead of another matchup. Week 9 kicks off on Thursday Night Football when the <b>Baltimore Ravens (2-5) </b>visit the <b>Miami Dolphins (2-6) </b>with both teams coming off resounding wins and quickly building momentum. Ahead of all the action, we’ll be taking a look at which TNF players we’ll be starting and who’s staying on the bench.</p><p>The Baltimore Ravens beat the Chicago Bears 30-16 in Week 8 as backup QB Tyler Huntley earned his first win of the season. With the defense coming up big for the first time this year and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-john-harbaugh-expects-lamar-jackson-will-play-thursday-night-football-vs-dolphins">Lamar Jackson practicing fully</a>, the Ravens are understandably the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl">favorites to win</a> this game.</p><p>However, the Miami Dolphins had an awakening of their own with a dominant 34-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagavailoa-somehow-posts-best-half-season-despite-swollen-eye">Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for four touchdowns in his best outing of the season</a>, so don’t sleep on the Dolphins to build upon this momentum at home in Week 9.</p><h2>Ravens vs. Dolphins Week 9 – Start ‘Em</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Baltimore-Ravens-running-back-Derrick-Henry-22-celebrates-with-teammates-after-scoring-a-touchdown-against-the-Chicago-Bears.jpg"><figcaption>© Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Must-Start Players: Lamar Jackson, QB (BAL); Derrick Henry, RB (BAL); De’Von Achane, RB (MIA); Jaylen Waddle, WR (MIA)</b></p><p>Assuming QB Lamar Jackson is able to start after a promising week of practice and reassuring notes from head coach Jim Harbaugh, he’ll retain his role as one of the top fantasy quarterbacks reigniting this offense once again. Derrick Henry has looked more like himself the last two games and will be another favorite to find the endzone.</p><p>On the Dolphins’ side, De’Von Achane continues to be a top-5 running back week to week and this game at home will be no different. Jaylen Waddle is also a weekly must-start with 99 yards and a touchdown in Week 8.</p><p><b>Zay Flowers, WR (BAL)</b></p><p>With Lamar Jackson most likely returning, the wide receiver room may be the happiest on this team. While Flowers has been active in catching the football, he hasn’t <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/4429615/zay-flowers">eclipsed 75 yards receiving</a> in a game since Week 2 and hasn’t scored a touchdown since Week 1. This all changes with a healthy Lamar Jackson as Flowers is more than capable of 100-yard games as we’ve seen in the past. Given the tendency for both defenses to allow points, don’t be surprised if Zay Flowers sees a ton of yards-after-catch in a high-scoring game.</p><p><b>Tyler Loop. K (BAL)</b></p><p>Currently ranked as the 15th-overall kicker in fantasy, Tyler Loop is coming in off his highest-scoring game in 2025 with 13.0 fantasy points on three made field goals and three extra-points. The Miami Dolphins <a href="https://www.footballdb.com/fantasy-football/points-allowed.html?pos=K">allow the fourth-mos</a>t (9.9) fantasy points to kickers, so Loop could be in line for another useful performance in this game.</p><p>As is the case with all the skill position players, kicker Tyler Loop will instantly see a small bump with QB Lamar Jackson likely in the lineup.</p><h2>Ravens vs. Dolphins Week 9 – Sit ‘Em</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Miami-Dolphins-quarterback-Tua-Tagovailoa-1-in-action-against-the-Atlanta-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Oct 26, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) in action against the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Tua Tagovailoa, QB (MIA)</b></p><p>Despite all the haters and naysayers in Week 8, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-swag-mic-drop-dominating-swollen-eye">Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa managed to silence the critics</a> with a perfect four-touchdown performance against the Atlanta Falcons. It was the best he’s looked all season and did all of this against the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/2025-nfl-defense-rankings-team-pass-and-rush-stats">best passing defense</a> in the NFL, so there’s no surprise that fans are expecting another big game out of Tagovailoa in Week 9.</p><p>However, injuries always play a factor during a short week of practice and it’s not likely the Dolphins will come out with the same speed or intensity against a Ravens defense playing much better football the last few weeks. He’s ranked outside of the top-12 this upcoming week, so fantasy managers can certainly find better options elsewhere without banking on another four touchdown performance from Tagovailoa.</p><p><b>Baltimore Ravens D/ST, Miami Dolphins D/ST</b></p><p>Yes, it’s true that both defenses played well in Week 8, holding their opponents (CHI, ATL) to a combined 26 points and only allowing two touchdowns across the board. However, both offenses also flourished and scored at least 30 points in two of their better showings of the season. It’s tough to tell how both teams will come out given the short week of practice, but with Lamar Jackson coming back for the Ravens, we could see a boost in points and overall pace of the game.</p><p>Furthermore, it’s worth noting that both defenses have been historically bad by their standards this season. It would be foolish to take one performance and assume a drastic change is coming given their track records this year, so continue straying away from a fantasy standpoint.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens Dolphins Fantasy Football Week 9 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miami-preparing-face-lamar-jackson-injury-uncertainty');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins preparing to face Lamar Jackson despite injury uncertainty');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Lamar-Jackson-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins preparing to face Lamar Jackson despite injury uncertainty</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T13:41:50-07:00">October 27th, 1:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T13:41:50-07:00">October 27th, 1:41pm</time><address><a>Sterling Bennett</a>Sterling Bennett is a seasoned sports journalist and writer, specializing in in-depth coverage of the NFL and NCAA Football. With over half a decade of experience in sports media, Sterling combines insider knowledge, sharp analysis, and a passionate voice to deliver engaging content that resonates with fans. His work is known for its clarity, credibility, and ability to break down complex football narratives into compelling stories.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins have a quick turnaround after their impressive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jordyn-brooks-destroys-mike-mcdaniel-narrative-dominating-falcons" rel="noopener">34-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8.</a> While the win marked Miami’s second of the season, they will host the Baltimore Ravens in just four days on Thursday Night Football. </p><p>The Ravens are having an equally poor season as the Dolphins, primarily due to depleted defense and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-lamar-jackson-leads-wave-of-qbs-likely-to-return-this-week-per-adam-schefter" rel="noopener">uncertain health of two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. </a></p><p>When asked if the Dolphins are preparing to face Jackson or backup Tyler Huntley, head coach Mike McDaniel <a href="https://x.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1982874685877485854" rel="noopener">said the team will gameplan for both</a> but is expecting Jackson to make his return in primetime, via ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques. </p><p>“Safe to say you have to, as a coach, assume the All-Pro is going to play,” McDaniel said. “We know what [Huntley] is capable of. But I think you’ve got to prepare for the All-Pro so you’re not surprised on game day.”</p><p>Jackson’s injury status has come under scrutiny due to misleading reporting. Initially, the Ravens stated that Jackson was a full participant in Friday’s practice leading into a Week 8 matchup against the Chicago Bears. The report indicated Jackson was set to return. However, the team later altered his status and ultimately ruled him out.</p><p>It is unclear if the NFL plans to discipline the Ravens for what head coach Jim Harbaugh called an “honest mistake,” but either way, the Dolphins are expecting Jackson to return after missing four weeks with a hamstring injury suffered in Week 4 against the Chiefs. </p><p>Miami’s defense will have to face Jackson without cornerback Storm Duck, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-lose-starting-db-season-knee-injury">suffered a season-ending knee injury</a> against Atlanta. The team may also be without safety Ashtyn Davis as he battles a quad injury. However, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick should be good to go, according to McDaniel, setting up an intriguing Thursday Night Football matchup between a couple of two-win teams. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins preparing to face Lamar Jackson despite injury uncertainty

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-lose-starting-db-season-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins lose starting DB for season with knee injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/full_477b48.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins lose starting DB for season with knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T12:36:45-07:00">October 27th, 12:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T12:43:08-07:00">October 27th, 12:43pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jordyn-brooks-destroys-mike-mcdaniel-narrative-dominating-falcons">Miami Dolphins got things back in order</a> against the Falcons, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-swag-mic-drop-dominating-swollen-eye">Tua Tagovailoa turned in a big performance</a>. However, the Dolphins got bad news as cornerback Storm Duck will be <a href="https://x.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1982871098023719386" rel="noopener">out for the season</a> because of a knee injury, according to a post on X by Marcel Louis-Jacques.</p><p>Miami had its best game of the season, dominating the Falcons in what figured to be head coach Mike McDaniel’s last game if the team struggled again.</p><p>However, Tagovailoa threw a season-high four touchdown passes in Sunday’s 34-10 rout.</p><h2><b>Dolphins take a hit in the secondary</b></h2><p>Duck was in his second NFL season. He started three games as a rookie in 2024 and the season opener this year against the Colts. He played 15 snaps before getting hurt on Sunday. Jack Jones, Rasul Douglas, Kendall Sheffield, Ethan Bonner, and JuJu Brents remain in the Dolphins’ cornerback room on the 53-man roster.</p><p>Other than the injury to Duck, the Dolphins did an extremely impressive job of shutting down Falcons’ star running back Bijan Robinson, according to the Miami Herald.</p><p>“We knew that they were going to lean on Bijan,” rookie defensive tackle Kenneth Grant said.</p><p>And McDaniel had a plan to stop him.</p><p>“Stopping the run not only changed the time of possession,” McDaniel said. “But it also was an assistant to the third-down execution, where we could be a little aggressive. There were a lot of things at play. But the starting point was for us — we knew they would try to give it to a dangerous player. We needed to have multiple players on every play around the ball. We did a great job doing that.”</p><p>Grant added, “Our game plan was just really focused around him. And just stopping him and kind of making their offense one-dimensional,” Grant said.</p><p>What this performance means going forward remains to be seen.</p><p>“If you can sustain through tough times and continue to build momentum in your game without results, the results do come,” McDaniel said. “But easier said than done. I think it was an important one of 17. Unfortunately, I don’t think it will count in any other box score.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins lose starting DB for season with knee injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jordyn-brooks-destroys-mike-mcdaniel-narrative-dominating-falcons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jordyn Brooks destroys Mike McDaniel narrative after dominating Falcons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mike-McDaniel-on-Oct.-26-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jordyn Brooks destroys Mike McDaniel narrative after dominating Falcons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T08:47:55-07:00">October 27th, 8:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T08:47:55-07:00">October 27th, 8:47am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-swag-mic-drop-dominating-swollen-eye">Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins dominated the Atlanta Falcons</a> on Sunday afternoon, a result that shocked most of the football world, the energy shown disputed a narrative surrounding head coach Mike McDaniel. While there have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-mike-mcdaniel-not-lost-locker-room-but-running-aimless-program">rumors and speculation on McDaniel losing the Dolphins locker room</a>, that was shot down by the performance in Atlanta and by the words of linebacker Jordyn Brooks.</p><p>Looking individually, Brooks had another game where he was a tackle machine, totaling 10 of them, three for a loss, to go along with a sack as he was all over the field. Brooks would talk with Sports Illustrated about how the team has McDaniel’s back, as it was shown on the football field.</p><p>“Yes—today we showed that,” Brooks said. “Us, as leaders, we drive that point, to have his back. Whether we agree or disagree, we gotta have his back. As leaders, we can’t be pulling away from that and contradict what Mike’s message is, because now you’re leading the team in confusion. Whatever Mike is being criticized for, we’re there to enforce it as leaders, and everyone will follow suit. <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/week-8-nfl-takeaways-colts-jonathan-taylor-talent#_xlscqigcg" rel="noopener">Absolutely we have Mike’s back.”</a></p><p>Though Miami’s defense had been treacherous thus far, the unit would relatively shut down the Falcons, led by backup quarterback Kirk Cousins, and hold star running back Bijan Robinson to 25 yards on the ground.</p><h2><b>Jordyn Brooks on the Dolphins being honest with themselves </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was also a huge <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagavailoa-somehow-posts-best-half-season-despite-swollen-eye">bounce-back performance for the Dolphins quarterback in Tagovailoa</a>, who has had a relatively frustrating season, and entered Sunday with a swollen eye from an illness. Still, he would end up throwing for four touchdowns and 205 yards as Brooks spoke about how Miami looked at themselves in the mirror and worked hard to get back to their standard.</p><p>“We allowed ourselves to feel it and not hide from it,” Brooks said. “You have to be real with yourself and real with others. I thought we had some things we addressed toward each other, as a team, being real with each other as players, coaches, etc…The secret was coming back to work, emphasizing what we need to emphasize and keep pressing forward.”</p><p>At any rate, the Dolphins are still at a 2-6 record and look to turn around their season, though they have a short week in preparation for the Baltimore Ravens next Thursday, with quarterback Lamar Jackson planning to return from injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jordyn Brooks destroys Mike McDaniel narrative after dominating Falcons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-swag-mic-drop-dominating-swollen-eye');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa hits haters with ‘swag’ mic drop after dominating with swollen eye');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tua-Tagovailoa-of-the-Miami-Dolphins-3.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa hits haters with ‘swag’ mic drop after dominating with swollen eye</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T18:04:57-07:00">October 26th, 6:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T18:06:44-07:00">October 26th, 6:06pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-cbs-reporter-miami-players-checked-falcons-game">Miami Dolphins broke out of their slump in Week 8</a>, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34–10 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to improve to 2–6. Amid mounting criticism for weeks of inconsistent play, quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagavailoa-somehow-posts-best-half-season-despite-swollen-eye">Tua Tagovailoa silenced his critics</a> with one of his most efficient performances of the season while battling a swollen eye that nearly kept him out.</p><p>The 27-year-old woke up Sunday morning with his left eye swollen shut, uncertain if it was a sty or an allergic reaction. The injury forced him to wear a visor for the first time in his NFL career. Yet the ailment didn’t hinder his precision. Tagovailoa completed 20 of 26 passes (77%) for 205 yards, four touchdowns, and no turnovers. His 7.9 yards per attempt was his second-highest figure of the season.</p><p>This outing came after back-to-back losses in which Tagovailoa threw six interceptions and just one touchdown. However, he turned things around against Atlanta.</p><p>“This was probably one of the best team wins we’ve had …,” Tagovailoa <a href="https://x.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1982541972691681343" rel="noopener">said postgame, donning sunglasses</a> to cover the swollen eye, according to ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques. “This is the sort of swag we’ve got to carry over to next week.”</p><p>Miami’s offense converted six of 13 third downs and scored touchdowns on three of five red zone trips, all through the air. Offensive tweaks made by head coach Mike McDaniel were another major factor in the win.</p><p>For the first time in McDaniel’s tenure, the Dolphins used a six-offensive-lineman set, emphasizing the ground game. The team ran for 140 yards on 37 carries, led by De’Von Achane’s 67 yards on 18 attempts and rookie Ollie Gordon III’s 46 yards plus a 20-yard receiving touchdown.</p><p>Tagovailoa’s four touchdown passes went to Achane, Malik Washington, Jaylen Waddle, and Gordon. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-kevin-harlan-goes-berserk-jaylen-waddle-td-extends-lead-falcons">His 43-yard strike to Waddle early in the second half</a> widened the margin to 24–3 and all but secured the win.</p><p>Miami held Atlanta to just 213 total yards, limiting quarterback Kirk Cousins to 173 passing yards and running back Bijan Robinson to 25 yards on nine carries. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks led the charge with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, and a sack, while the unit held the Falcons to two-of-11 on third downs.</p><p>The Dolphins will now turn their attention to Thursday night’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa hits haters with ‘swag’ mic drop after dominating with swollen eye

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-cbs-reporter-miami-players-checked-falcons-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'CBS reporter claims Dolphins players ‘not checked out’ during Falcons game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tyreek-Hill-and-Tua-Tagovailoa.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>CBS reporter claims Dolphins players ‘not checked out’ during Falcons game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T13:24:19-07:00">October 26th, 1:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T13:26:38-07:00">October 26th, 1:26pm</time><address><a href="http://tylereasterday.journoportfolio.com">Tyler Easterday</a>Tyler Easterday covers primarily the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. Tyler is an avid fan of the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Bearcats after graduating from the University of Cincinnati in May 2025. In his free time, Tyler enjoys playing video games and fishing."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Dolphins fans haven’t had a lot to cheer for this season amid a 1-6 start, but CBS’s Melanie Collins gave a promising update during the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagavailoa-somehow-posts-best-half-season-despite-swollen-eye">game in Atlanta against the Falcons</a>.</p><p>According to Collins on the broadcast, the Dolphins are showing <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1982507240923046058" rel="noopener">“no signs of being checked out”</a> despite being off to a 1-6 start, via David Furones of the Sun Sentinel.</p><p>That played out on the field, as the Dolphins played one of their most impressive games of the season to get a 34-10 win over the Falcons.</p><p>Reports had come out earlier in the week that head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-mike-mcdaniel-not-lost-locker-room-but-running-aimless-program">Mike McDaniel hasn’t yet lost the locker room</a>. Those reports appear to be true as the Dolphins are engaged, focused and vibrant on the sideline despite having the team’s worst start to a season since 2019 when the team started 0-7.</p><p>It’s not all over for the Dolphins. If they can string a run of wins together to finish out the season, then it is still possible for them to make the playoffs in an AFC that is weaker than in past years.</p><h2><b>Can Mike McDaniel keep his job?</b></h2><p>Much has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/for-some-reason-dolphins-arent-firing-mike-mcdaniel-yet">made this season on the hot seat of McDaniel</a>. With Brian Callahan out as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans, many are saying that either McDaniel or Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is next up to be fired.</p><p>If McDaniel can lead the Dolphins to a respectable second half of the season, then it is possible that he can survive and advance to his fifth season in South Beach.</p><p>McDaniel, an offensive-minded head coach, has not seen a good year from what some consider the best aspect of the team’s roster: the passing offense. Of course, the loss of star wide receiver Tyreek Hill has hurt, but quarterback Tua Tagavailoa has seen a down year in pretty much all aspects. His ten interceptions entering Sunday lead the entire NFL, already three more than he had all of last year. His 42.8 QBR so far this year is also the worst of his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

CBS reporter claims Dolphins players ‘not checked out’ during Falcons game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-wondering-where-all-haters-went-falcons-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tyreek Hill is wondering where all the Dolphins haters went during Falcons game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tyreek-Hill-and-Tua-Tagovailoa.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Tyreek Hill is wondering where all the Dolphins haters went during Falcons game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T12:29:16-07:00">October 26th, 12:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T12:29:16-07:00">October 26th, 12:29pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-mike-mcdaniel-not-lost-locker-room-but-running-aimless-program">rough season so far for the Miami Dolphins</a>, but the team is rolling in Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons. The franchise is up 24-3 entering the fourth quarter, and the big lead has Tyreek Hill feeling good.</p><p>Hill, who is 31 years old, posted on social media calling out individuals who have been bashing the Dolphins throughout the season. He posted a simple statement, pointing out how the <a href="https://x.com/cheetah/status/1982512751194124400" rel="noopener">doubters have fallen silent</a> on Sunday.</p><p>“App real quiet right now.”</p><p>Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has recorded 167 passing yards and three touchdowns through three quarters of play. He then backed that up with another touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, giving him four on the day. He’s connected with Jaylen Waddle, Malik Washington, De’Von Achane, and Ollie Gordon for all four of his scores through the air.</p><p>Unfortunately, the five-time First-Team All-Pro wide receiver is unable to play alongside his teammates. Hill suffered a gruesome leg injury in Miami’s 27-21 Week 4 win over the New York Jets. The injury has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-admits-weighing-retirement-devastating-injury">forced Tyreek Hill to be out</a> for the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign.</p><p>Hill ended this season with 21 receptions for 265 yards and a touchdown before falling to injury. Since then, the Dolphins have had to rely on Waddle, Washington, and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine in the wide receiver room. Meanwhile, Achan and Gordon have been utilized often in the rushing attack.</p><p>Sunday’s performance appears to be what the Dolphins needed to potentially get back on track. It’s been a drama-filled season, as rumors have speculated that the clock is ticking for head coach Mike McDaniel. But winning games can possibly solve the problems going on in Miami.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tyreek Hill is wondering where all the Dolphins haters went during Falcons game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-kevin-harlan-goes-berserk-jaylen-waddle-td-extends-lead-falcons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Harlan goes berserk after Jaylen Waddle TD extends Dolphins’ lead vs. Falcons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Waddle-catches.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Harlan goes berserk after Jaylen Waddle TD extends Dolphins’ lead vs. Falcons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T12:23:19-07:00">October 26th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T12:24:34-07:00">October 26th, 12:24pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-mike-mcdaniel-not-lost-locker-room-but-running-aimless-program">Miami Dolphins hit the road</a> to take on the Atlanta Falcons, searching for their second win of what has been a disastrous 2025 NFL season after a recent road loss to the lowly Cleveland Browns. There was some late question as to whether quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagavailoa-somehow-posts-best-half-season-despite-swollen-eye">Tua Tagovailoa would be able</a> to play in this one after a late illness flared up, causing his eye to become swollen, but he ended up taking the field on the same turf where he won the 2017 national championship game with Alabama.</p><p>Tagovailoa and the Dolphins got off to a hot start in this one, taking a 17-3 lead into the locker room in a performance that had to feel refreshing for long-suffering Miami fans, and the onslaught continued into the third quarter with a 40-plus yard strike to wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to make the score 24-3 in favor of the Dolphins.</p><p>The epic moment drew a great call from CBS commentator Kevin Harlan, who was in town to do play by play on the game, which quickly <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1982523890208583758" rel="noopener">went viral on social media</a> (video via Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team on X, formerly Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tua Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle for the TD with Kevin Harlan on the call to extend the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> lead.</p><p>Like old times. <a href="https://t.co/zl7Xr0WYwJ">pic.twitter.com/zl7Xr0WYwJ</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1982523890208583758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“What is going on?!” wondered Harlan at one point in the call, referencing the Dolphins’ struggles as of late.</p><h2><b>A big performance for the Dolphins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tagovailoa-vs-the-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Some fans assumed that after last week’s disaster against the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and perhaps other members of his staff would be fired.</p><p>However, they stuck around for at least another week and may have extended their coaching lifelines even further with the performance against Atlanta on Sunday.</p><p>There’s one school of thought that the Dolphins would behoove themselves to lose as many games as possible this season in hopes of a better draft pick, but good luck telling that to the players, who seemed to be enjoying themselves as they demolished the Falcons on Sunday.</p><p>In any case, up next for the Dolphins is a game on a short week against the Baltimore Ravens Thursday evening at home.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Harlan goes berserk after Jaylen Waddle TD extends Dolphins’ lead vs. Falcons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagavailoa-somehow-posts-best-half-season-despite-swollen-eye');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagavailoa somehow posts best half of season despite swollen eye');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tagovailoa-vs-the-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagavailoa somehow posts best half of season despite swollen eye</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T11:46:03-07:00">October 26th, 11:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T11:46:03-07:00">October 26th, 11:46am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the Miami Dolphins hit the road to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-status-week-8-vs-falcons-positive-turn">take on the Atlanta Falcons</a> in search of their second win of the season after last week’s blowout road loss to the Cleveland Browns. Things got off to a surprisingly good start <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-mike-mcdaniel-not-lost-locker-room-but-running-aimless-program">for the Dolphins</a> on Sunday, as the team got on the board first and ended up taking a 17-3 lead into the locker room at halftime.</p><p>It was a particularly strong performance for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, <a href="https://x.com/gunnerhal/status/1982513350371336671" rel="noopener">who diced up</a> the Atlanta defense throughout the first 30 minutes of the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagavailoa somehow posts best half of season despite swollen eye

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-mike-mcdaniel-not-lost-locker-room-but-running-aimless-program');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins rumors: Mike McDaniel hasn’t lost locker room, but he’s running ‘aimless program’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mike-McDaniel-looks-on-from-the-sidelines-against-the-Los-Angeles-Chargers.jpg"><figcaption>© Rich Storry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins rumors: Mike McDaniel hasn’t lost locker room, but he’s running ‘aimless program’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T09:35:06-07:00">October 26th, 9:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T09:35:06-07:00">October 26th, 9:35am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 season has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-week-7-losers-dolphins-raiders-bottom-out-giants-collapse-denver">turned into a disaster for the Miami Dolphins</a>. Miami is just 1-6 heading into Week 8 after an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-how-mcdaniel-and-tagovailoa-responded-to-embarrassing-loss">embarrassing loss against Cleveland</a> last week. Now the narratives are beginning to spin about a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-will-miami-blow-it-up-insiders-debate-tua-tagovailoa-trade">potential rebuild for the Dolphins</a> being the only real path forward.</p><p>The Athletic’s Dianna Russini <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6747218/2025/10/25/nfl-trade-rumors-news-aj-brown-jerry-jones-targets/" rel="noopener">dropped some interesting reporting</a> surrounding the Dolphins ahead of Week 8.</p><p>“I’m told that embattled Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has not lost the vast majority of Miami’s locker room despite a 1-6 start,” Russini wrote on Saturday. “However, as we have seen play out in press conferences, his relationship with QB Tua Tagovailoa needs work if the Dolphins hope to right the ship Sunday in Atlanta — and beyond.”</p><p>Tua made waves earlier this month when talking about his teammates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-mcdaniel-unbothered-response-viral-tagovailoa-comments">showing up late for player-only meetings</a>. That is just one more symptom of the dysfunction within the Dolphins organization.</p><p>One NFL general manager had a blunt assessment of the situation in Miami.</p><p>“Miami needs a fresh start,” the source told Russini. “They never really developed and drafted well enough. They put Band-Aids on the roster and no progress. Mike’s not a bad coach. It’s just an aimless program … not a program that can be sustained.”</p><p>Unfortunately, it seems like the worst is yet to come for the Dolphins.</p><h2><b>Russini observed Mike McDaniel has checked out nightmare season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/McDaniel-coaches.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Russini also observed on Monday that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-dianna-russini-observes-mike-mcdaniel-checked-out-despite-ownership-backing">McDaniel did not look locked in</a> after Miami’s latest defeat.</p><p>“Yeah, I think we all saw it. I don’t think anyone watched that game and thought that Mike McDaniel even wanted to be out there in the rain and in the cold,” said Russini. “He looked miserable just being the head coach. So, we’ll just start with him on the sideline and obviously the ridiculous sunglasses and he just looks like, for a coach that I think had so much potential and is still a really bright guy, he just looks like it’s spinning a little bit out of his control.”</p><p>But Miami’s leadership is still confident in McDaniel, despite all of the narratives flying around in the media.</p><p>“I talked to some people on Monday after that game about, alright making changes, right? What do we got? When are you guys going to fire Mike? Just give us a heads up. And they continue to say the same thing, which is, we’re not doing it because ownership believes that he can still continue to turn this around. That’s obviously Stephen Ross’ opinion,” Russini added.</p><p>Perhaps getting a win in Week 8 can calm some of the uneasiness surrounding the Dolphins this season.</p><p>Dolphins at Falcons kicks off at 1PM ET on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins rumors: Mike McDaniel hasn’t lost locker room, but he’s running ‘aimless program’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-added-week-8-injury-report-last-minute');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa added to Week 8 injury report at last minute');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tua-Tagovailoa-1-throws-a-pass-during-the-second-quarter-against-the-Carolina-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>© Cory Knowlton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa added to Week 8 injury report at last minute</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T06:52:21-07:00">October 26th, 6:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T10:01:55-07:00">October 26th, 10:01am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-week-7-losers-dolphins-raiders-bottom-out-giants-collapse-denver">Miami Dolphins’ rough season</a> took another unexpected turn on Sunday morning when quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was added to the Week 8 injury report. After spending the week preparing to start against the Atlanta Falcons, the veteran signal-caller appeared on the report just hours before kickoff; this time, with an illness.</p><p>The <a href="https://x.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1982439955025567973" rel="noopener">team confirmed the update on social media</a>, posting: “Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa has been added to the injury report with an illness but will have no game status designation. He is expected to start today’s game vs. Atlanta.”</p><p>Tagovailoa went through his normal warmups before the game, but it quickly became apparent that his left eye was severely swollen as a <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1982490103219212333" rel="noopener">result of the illness</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> QB Tua Tagovailoa woke up with an illness that caused his left eye to swell, but he’s playing today, per CBS.</p><p>Here's a look at his eye:</p><p>(🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/houtz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@houtz</a>)<a href="https://t.co/xmPheSekf1">pic.twitter.com/xmPheSekf1</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1982490103219212333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The news comes just days after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-shuts-down-injury-concern-with-1-word">Tagovailoa assured reporters that his thumb injury</a>, which forced him to exit last week’s 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns, was “good.” Despite the setback, the 26-year-old is expected to play through his illness as Miami looks to avoid a 1-7 start to the season.</p><p>Still, Tagovailoa’s health has become a major storyline amid a disappointing campaign. After a strong start in 2024, he’s thrown 10 interceptions in seven games and was even benched in the fourth quarter against Cleveland.</p><p>Head coach Mike McDaniel has remained publicly supportive of his quarterback but acknowledged that the team must “evaluate everything” after a string of turnover-heavy performances.</p><p>ESPN insiders Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler recently speculated that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-will-miami-blow-it-up-insiders-debate-tua-tagovailoa-trade">Miami could explore sweeping roster changes</a> before the November 4 trade deadline, though Tua’s massive guaranteed contract makes any move unlikely. For now, the Dolphins’ focus remains on getting their starting quarterback healthy enough to stabilize an offense in crisis.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa added to Week 8 injury report at last minute

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-status-week-8-vs-falcons-positive-turn');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle status for Week 8 vs. Falcons takes a positive turn');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jaylen-Waddle-celebrating-a-touchdown.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle status for Week 8 vs. Falcons takes a positive turn</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T12:51:40-07:00">October 24th, 12:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T12:51:40-07:00">October 24th, 12:51pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins should have their star receiver available when they take on the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. Despite previously <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miamis-woes-worsen-jaylen-waddle-downgraded-injury-report">adding Jaylen Waddle to its injury report</a> earlier in the week, the team expects him to remain in the lineup.</p><p>Waddle was a surprise addition to the Dolphis’ injury report on Thursday, but that now appears to merely be a precaution. Head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that he expects Waddle to <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidFurones_/status/1981746486539854137" rel="noopener">play through his hamstring injury</a>, according to David Furones of the Sun Sentinel.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel tells reporters gathered in Miami Gardens that Jaylen Waddle is expected to play through tweaked hamstrings.</p><p>TE Julian Hill not expected to play against the Falcons. <a href="https://t.co/Z1VaEfaaz7">https://t.co/Z1VaEfaaz7</a></p><p>— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidFurones_/status/1981746486539854137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Furones also noted that the Dolphins are preparing to be without tight end Julian Hill. The 25-year-old has started each of the team’s first seven games, but has recently ceded a lot of pass-catching work to Darren Waller.</p><p>Waddle was one of three Dolphins to log limited practice sessions on Thursday, joining safety Elijah Campbell and cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. Waddle is listed on the injury report as “hamstring/rest,” implying that his addition was always mostly precautionary.</p><p>The star receiver’s inclusion was still a massive scare for a struggling Dolphins offense. Although he did not perform well in Week 7 — which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-jaylen-waddle-game-bizarre-reason">Tua Tagovailoa attributed to his being short</a> — he leads the team with 405 receiving yards.</p><p>If Waddle is limited in any way, Miami will turn to Waller and Malik Washington for more production. The Dolphins will likely continue to lean on running back De’Von Achane, who was the team’s only productive offensive player in Week 7.</p><h2><b>Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle in prime rebound spot</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/786872682-jaylen-waddle.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Assuming his hamstrings do not hold him back too much, Waddle could be in for a big week. If the Dolphins hope to have any chance of upsetting the Falcons, they will need to rely on the speedy 26-year-old.</p><p>The Falcons are one of the most zone-heavy defenses in the league, against which Waddle tends to thrive. Over 83 percent of Waddle’s season-long production has been against zone coverages.</p><p>Atlanta’s defense will also be notably shorthanded, playing without two of its starters. Veteran linebacker Divine Deablo has already been ruled out of the game, along with rookie cornerback Billy Bowman Jr.</p><p>The Dolphins have struggled all season, but have a better chance to beat the Falcons in Week 8 than the betting lines suggest. Atlanta has been highly unpredictable thus far, beating top-end teams like the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings but suffering double-digit losses to the Carolina Panthers and a shorthanded San Francisco 49ers team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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