Our 8-3 AFC East Division leaders travel to Washington this week to take on the 4-8 Washington Commanders. Yeah, still hard not to think Redskins, but it is what it is. The Commanders defense is dead last in the NFL, 32 of 32 allowing 29.2 points per game. This bodes well for our team, which is scoring 30.8 points per game.The bright spot for the Commanders is they appear to have a QB, potentially a franchise QB. Although his play has been uneven, QB Sam Howell has thrown for 3339 yards, 18 TD’s and 13 INT’s. That’s 162 more yards passing than our own Tua Tagovailoa for Howell, in his rookie season no less. Howell is also completing 66.5% of his passes, just a shade less than Tua at 69.8%. This is an opportunity for our offense to get back on track, but also a chance for our defense to continue to show that this is one of the top units in the NFL as we get closer to the playoffs.
It was a crushing blow last week when OLB Jaelan Phillips season ended after a non contact achilles injury. He was playing at a very high level, equal to the amount of hype he received before the season. Now, the forgotten man in this defense, DE/LB Emmanuel Ogbah moves very much to the forefront. Of course AVG, Andrew Van Ginkel will probably see more snaps now at OLB, Ogbah will most certainly see a lot more snaps than he has all season. The good thing is, Ogbah has fresh legs, and is completely healthy, playing nearly a 1/3 of the snaps this season (21%) compared to the usual 65-77% of the snaps in other years. Besides the pass rush, one thing that directly affects the pass rush is the pass coverage. Right now, our defense couldn’t be any better, with a healthy CB Xavien Howard on the left side and the scalding hot CB Jalen Ramsey on the right. Safeties Jevon Holland and DeShon Elliot round out this excellent secondary. Holland, of course, had the amazing “Hell Mary” 99 yard TD interception return on the last play of the first half against the NY Jets.
It seems as if we may be getting some players back on the offensive side, as RG Robert Hunt looks like he may be ready to play, although he may be on a snap count. It seems as if the entire team logged a LIMITED practice session yesterday, and it’s impossible to tell if that’s just precautionary, like injury maintenance or if that’s the best those injured players could manage. RB De’Von Achane looks like he’s going to be QUESTIONABLE unless he manages to get in a FULL practice today. The same goes for Raheem Mostert, although we’ve seen Mostert with the QUESTIONABLE designation for weeks and he still manages 20 + touches on offense. C Connor Williams returned last week and should be good to go this week as well. RG Liam Eichenberg played very well against a tough NY defensive front and if Hunt can’t go, I won’t be too concerned since Eichenberg is handling the job sufficiently. Hunt, incidentally, did suit up for the Jets game but did not play.
The Dolphins are now a 1/2 game behind the Baltimore Ravens who are 9-3 but have their BYE week this week. We’re ties with both Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Kansas City Chiefs, but we are currently the #4 seed in the AFC. We must win this week to continue to stay near the top of the conference. Nothing will help this team more than to play as many playoff games in our house as possible, considering besides the Eagles and the Cowboys who are in the NFC, we’re the only undefeated AFC team at home. Home is where we play our best football. On offense, we’re not a physical team, although we can and have run the ball well. We’re actually #2 in the NFL in rushing behind the Ravens, this despite the fact that we have nearly 100 less rushing attempts, 390 rushes for 1903 yards (4.9 YPC) for the Ravens while we have 292 rushes for 1597 yards (5.5 YPC). The Ravens are just a more physical team, they run the ball more, and their QB is a huge reason. Yes, they have a big, imposing RB in RB Gus Edwards, who has 590 yards on 141 rushes for 4.2 yards per carry. He’s a grinder, but the Ravens second leading rusher is their QB Lamar Jackson. Jackson has 574 yards rushing this season, but the Ravens alos have a weapon very similar to our own De’Von Achane, RB Keaton Mitchell. Mitchell is also a TD waiting to happen, he’s averaging 9.3 yards per carry, 29 carries for 269 yards and 2 TD’s rushing. De’Von Achane, for comparison has 39 carries for 461 yards and 5 TD’s rushing and Achane also has 2 TD’s receiving. The big question is though, do we see a healthy and productive Achane again this season or does he get shut down? In addition, we play the Ravens New Year’s Eve day in Week 17, and I believe that game will tell us an awful lot about our team going forward into the playoffs.
The Dolphins are the biggest road team favorites in the NFL this week, a hearty 9.5 point favorite. I don’t mention this because I’m a betting man, I’m not, but this is a game we should win, and absolutely need to. We need to clean up the turnovers. Our opponents have fumbled 20 times against us, 9 forced fumbles. OLB Bradley Chubb has 4 of them.We have 38 QB sacks on defense and have allowed only 18. That’s remarkable. We have the 3rd most sacks, behind the Bills (41) and the Ravens (47). On offense and sacks allowed, the Chiefs (referees) (14 sacks allowed) and the Bills (Josh Allen) (15 sacks sacks allowed) are the only teams better. We have 11 INT’s, Tua (10), and Mike White (1). We have fumbled 20 times, lost 12. We have one of the worst turnover differentials in the league at -5, we have 9 interceptions and 5 fumble recoveries for 14 takeaways, while on offense we have 11 interceptions and 9 fumbles lost for 19 turnovers. Tua and Mostert have bosh lost 3 fumbles, and I suppose we’re a bit lucky, because Tua has 10 fumbles this season. Both of these guys need to be more aware of ball security. If De’Von Achane can’t go this week, RB Jeff Wilson will share the lesser amount of carries with RB Raheem Mostert, as long as Mostert plays as expected.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Really hoping Baker is week to week, not out for the season.
It looked pretty bad, I’d be surprised if he’s back this season
Me too, holding out hope.
I want the jest to be heart-broken, their spirits crushed, their games meaningless
by the time we play them.
Dolphins held Howell, the yards leader in passing, to 127 passing yards
Our defense ain’t fucking around. The secondary intact is making a huge difference, and the pass rush is no doubt benefitting from the Ramsey Effect
Our depth has been impressive too.
Indy wins in OT, hurts the Bills chances for a WC.
Howie’s List
Week 13
🐬@ 👨🏻✈️
🦬 35-13 🐬
🌴 45-10 🐬
🐷 56 – 17 🐬
🗿42-20 🐬
⚔️38-13 🐬
🏈 44-10 🐬
🎰 50-10🐬
🇬🇧 34-16 🐬
🇨🇦 41-13 🐬
Looks like Naples got closest this week?
It was a nice definitive win against a “lesser opponent” on the road but it didn’t because it was out of conference it doesn’t move the needle for us.
Every win matters.
REALLY NICE seeing Ogbah and AVG stepping up and making BIG PLAY, not just filling a spot.
Our depth at LB just got thin if Baker is out. Channing Tindall is the only other inside LB we have, including practice squad. I suppose we could move an outside guy inside, but now you have to hope that Duke Riley can last out the rest of the season.
Riley filled in nicely today. Tindall made a couple of nice plays too.
AVG can play some middle when JPP comes around
gladly buy you one next time I see ya
Great minds (scary as that may be)
AVG played a lot of ILB this season already
The MIAMI DOLPHINS are currently the #1 seed. Until they aren’t later on. LOL That’s what I mean about not moving the needle.
It doesn’t matter. Just keep beating the “lesser teams” a win is a win and they control their future.
Take the night off. Tomorrow start studying film on Tennessee
Come home and get ready for the next three at home while enjoying their scooters
We jump the Ravens this week, and move into at worst the #3 spot.
I wonder if he got McDaniel a scooter?
The way things have been going that away game in Baltimore is shaping up to be HUGE. They are one spot behind us at the MOMENT as games are still going on this week.
I really believe a home field playoff game will make the difference for this team. One less game to heal up will matter that much more.
KEEP THE #1 SEED
It’ll be huge
Rocko – I’m aware AVG can play ILB, but fuck man, he’s a beast on the outside, and our defense is so much more dangerous with him there. I don’t want to go into the playoffs with Riley and Tindall as my only depth.
I’m not super hyped about JPP. He can spell either Ogbah, AVG, or even Sieler or Wilkins, but AVG has to be on the outside, that’s where he makes a huge impact
If JPP is playing well we have them both on the field and Ogbah is still here
I was just pointing out a possible solution. My hair, what little I have is too short to pull and wale in grief. 😉
Our magic number is 3
This is painful for me: dada, da da da da: Go Pack Go
Nice seeing James Connor put it on his old team
Cardinals with the victory over Steelers on the road.
Rock – I’m not curling up in a ball and rocking to try and console myself, I’m just saying maybe we need to make a move to bring in another LB
Yeah, and I was dismissive, my apologies, but I think my solution to the problem (inserting AVG in the middle while using Halfhand more on the outside) is a more viable one that hoping that a street free agent after the trade deadline will step in and solve this problem.
Go Green Bay Go Cincinnati
I do not like that Mike White played today. I am not of the school of sitting players. Did the other team stop playing? Is Tua a delicate little flower?
I did like 10 rushing plays in a row at the end so I will praise that at least. LOL
Game was over, why keep Tua in, we may need White later like week 18, when we have the #1 seed already clinched🤪
ahem, admitted stat whore here…
3 sacks none against, 45 pts, no TOs 1 for, D score, no STs problems, that’s the difference between winning by 30 or 10
We have skill players and depth, Tyreek is just sick
Usually I’m excited when we have a big play for a td, but today it was just like again Tyreek
Saw both bombs develope, would’ve been more animated, if they didn’t go for 6
Key to our success is the OL, and Eichenberg played pretty good
I think Tyreek just needs 520 more yards to break 2000. Needs an average of 104 a game last 5 games.
Needs 484 to pass Calvin Jonhson. Needs to average 97 a game for that.
Butch Barry and Frank Smith have performed miracles. We are playing our backup backups and still winning match ups and games. Those are two bad ass tackles we went up against today.
MM has a lot to do with that too, but yeah they have been great
Told my wife today four times while watching the game — “Damn the Dolphins are good.” I know the Skins suck, but thinking I am ready to bite the cheese.
LOL DON’T EAT THE CHEESE! DON’T DRINK THE HOMERAIDE!
He said with a wink and giggle
girlish giggle too….
😳
Well, maybe just take a nibble….But be careful
“The final score of 45-15 is notable because it marked the first time in NFL history that a game had ever ended with that exact final score. “
wow, really?
According to an article that looked legit at least.
This is just so much fun. Another week, another win.
If we have enough wins, we won’t need the tie-breaker BS.
PS: this just in … NE Patriots suuuuuuuccckkkk!
“Tyreek Hill has just tied Mark Duper’s 36-year-old Miami Dolphins record with 8 straight 100-yard receiving games.” And then there is next week.
I thought Kion Smith looked tough and spry out there.
He was smash blocking on the second level.
Ryder said he’s been coming around. What position did he play? LT late, when White came in?
U75s tell us again how full of shit Tyreek was for praising Tua before playing a game with him and his he wouldn’t put up the stats he did with KC
I am kinda enjoying watching SF over the Eagles…
Do our losses effect our SOV? I mean, who the teams we lose to beat?
Strength of Victory
I think Pats are tanking. They currently will have the #2 pick in 2024 draft.
I think Chargers must have been trying to tank also so they have a shot at Marvin Harrison, Jr.
Pats just tanked harder. LOL
Tyreek needs” to average just over 103 yards per game for the rest of the season to hit the 2000 yars milestone. To just break Calvin Johnson’s single-season mark, he would need to average 96.6 yards per game for the rest of the season.”
See 5:47pm post lol
I just rounded up
Hill is our first WR to have TWO 60 plus yard TDs in one game since I was in college!!!
Which is a lonnnnggg time ago.
Hint: it was Paul Warfield,
and Miami had not won a single Super Bowl at that time.
Now we see why Eagles are 10-1, down 21-6 get 30 yards of bs penalties on ensuing drive
Game was getting out of hand. Goodell wanted them to reel it in a little.
I’ve watched the Eagles a number of times this year, and it seems they get the refs every game.
I think Tua’s second TD to Tyreek went 50 air yards in damp conditions if I am not mistaken. Looked like he slung it from the Miami 32 and Tyreek caught it at the Commanders 18. Could be off just a little.
31 to the 21
Thanks
Here comes the butt push
We are back to the Greeks?
Rock – not just any street FA, Shaquille Leonard
I don’t think he is the same guy he was but if Baker is done he may be the best option. I have to Say that Duke Riley played well today
well, I must now concede point to MikeE because I didn’t realize he was talking about Shaq.
I hate the tush push and I do not think that we should allow them to rename it the brotherly shove, every time someone says brotherly shove we should all as a society shut it down, immediately say tush push or something even more derogatory, every time, like reflex. repeat it twice. tush push tush push
Chargers scored 6 points and still covered 5.5 spread
LOL
LOL
SAMUEL! BOOOYAAH
Looks like snow moved out of GB area. Boo, I wanted to watch a game in the snow.
The Sodom Shove
Lol Stop
Mccaffrey is a freaky wheeble whobble
I just realized the Titans/Dolphins game is only on ESPN. Fucking NFL
I hope Peyton and Eli do it
at least I get ESPN
Instead of the illegal streams, I’ll probably just order ESPN+ for a month, another ten bucks, NFL wins again.
You cut the cable huh? Do you have Disney?
I have Netflix, Amazon video, HBO Max, and Disney+Hulu- but I don’t have the Disney bundle which includes ESPN+.
With all those streams, I still pay about $40 less per month than I was paying DirecTv back in 2019, lol.
And of course I have NFL+ and Youtube ticket.
because we won coming out of the bye they didn’t flex us out. I thought for sure that they were going to. I was wrrrr wrrrrrrrr I was wrrrrrr
I may not have predicted the future correctly.
49rs pounding the rock on the Iggles
Sports book knew something, they had SF favored by 2.5
TD’s? LOL
😉
Awesome!! I hope he’s right
Nice stiff arm to push the DB out of his way
Stanger is correct! 45-15 score was an NFL first
Gotta say, I wouldn’t go for the 2 point conversion until I got the 3rd TD. At that point, the other team is demoralized and reeling. Why put your team behind the 8 ball until you have to?
woooohoooooo sanders again LOL bye eagles bye
What a game today! I have to say, the two Tyreek TDs and the AVG INT for a TD were incredible to see in person !
Cool! Way to get us a nice road victory! Glad you enjoyed!!
Thanks Mike!
Rockphin says:
December 3, 2023 at 1:44 pm
There are a lot of whistles blowing off screen
Rock,
I said to me son while we were at the game that the whistles
Were so loud/ you could hear them over everything. It was actually the refs trying to get the players on the field most of the time .
It seemed like there was always chaos off screen for long stretches but like the NFL didn’t want the scuffles shown so they showed the two dufasses in the booth instead
Awesome you got a win!
Browns loosing.
Kind of hate it. Steelers, Browns and Broncos loosing and giving Bills hope.
Bills are still behind the 6-6 Broncos in the payoff rankings.
Yeah, the Bills actually should have won the Philly game. They aren’t done yet.
Caught up on the game between flights. That was an ass whoopin’
The game today played out just like my Madden games, except I don’t sit my starters and I run up the score. LOL
GREAT WIN, PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
Can you imagine?!!
Toba – Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, the door was closing so my line up stayed the same.
Browns going to lose
YAY!
Now if the Packers can handle their bidness this evening and the Bengals can handle their bidness tomorrow evening… that would be most acceptable! LOL
Yes
Browns and Steelers losing was good.🙂
Winning is so fun!!! 🤩
I never felt anxious at all the entire game.
I don’t get it, we picked before LAC
I know but it is still funny and I just happen to like the Hangover
LOL
https://x.com/ian693/status/1731480690380644534?s=20
Watch the AVG pick 6 a couple times and what he does at the line.
Smarts, instinct, watching film, whatever you want to call it, he read that all the way. He looks to his left twice at the receivers lined up to the left of him. Then the ball is snapped he doesn’t rush the passer. He just hesitates and waits for Howell to throw the WR screen. Boom! Pick 6!!
GB came to play
Let’s go Pack! Sorry Bookman
I could get used to weeks like this.
That completes the third quarter of our season.
We are 3-1 in each. If we can go 3-1 in the 4th ,
we’ll be 12-4 with Buff coming to Miami.
So is it a Butt Packer when GBay does it ?
Come on Packers .. hold this lead
Bull shit call
Big time. Mahomes is the new Brady.
100% agree
This gonna be interesting
I think KC gets it back
The end result being, the clock doesn’t run, and the chiefs can get up and run a play right away instead of losing 10 seconds or so
And that personal foul was such BS.
Right
Great job getting us that win today, Bri!
Of
Course!
Wow ..
The PF on Mahomes run was BS .. the one by Pacheco was valid … surprised no PI called next play
Yeah, I meant the one on Mahomes, he wasn’t even out of bounds, lol.
His forward progress was stopped . Clock should have run
These refs have been awful. Same crew that called Dolphins at Eagles
Seriously?
Yeah, Brad Allen
Prick
Refs have been awful all year …. Having an impromptu outcome lot of games
Impromptu?? WTF.
Wow, thank you Green Bay! Dolphins guaranteed no lower than #2 seed going into next week.
Fuck yeah Packers!!!!!
NICE. Go Bengals. Will still be #1
PACKERS WIN!!!
Guess Packers don’t get every call on the road
Err KC
Collinsworth really trying to sell that tiny bump
Right? They aren’t calling anything less than murder on a hail mary 🙄
I think Cris Collinsworthless should close his mouth, rooting for KC. This same type of thing (Zebras) has been happening to our Phins for well over 2 decades now. Deal with it… just as WE have for well over 2 decades.
Who’s on (in) first?!
Dear Terry McAulay, where were you when you screwed our Phins? Oh, we know!
Totally disgraceful on Terry’s part just now. Just WOW!
That’s be us at the moment 🐬🐬👍👍
YESSIR, MR. MANITOBA!!!
#PhinsUp!!!
I’m being 100 right here, so follow me. Can former NFL official Terry McAulay get suspended by the NFL for criticizing current NFL officials? How about Cris Collinsworthless? Can he get suspended from NBC for criticizing NFL officials?
But if a coach or a player criticizes an NFL official, it results in a major fine and suspension. Why are the media immune? I’m not sure I’ve EVER heard and/or seen the likes of any major media outlet such as NBC talk such smack about the outcome of a football game… rightfully or wrongly… it just doesn’t happen.
Can’t wait to see the fallout, if there is any.
They don’t work for the NFL. Won’t happen
Nice job Packers.🙂
Thank you Green Bay
I second this, Ken. Nice news to wake up to!
aaaaaannnnnddd
KC gets a pissed off Buffalo Bills team next week off their bye.
The Bills are no easy out. We are three games ahead of them, so we should have the division locked up based on their schedule. But that last game against the Bills will probably have playoff seeding implications for us.
and the red hot Rams go to Baltimore.
Is it too much to ask Matt Stafford to beat the Ravens?
They have a runner now.
It’s gonna be weird
But I think I’m gonna have to root for the bills next week