The Dolphins come home to Hard Rock Stadium and get an extra day of rest when they face off in a Monday Night Matchup against the Tennessee Titans. For those of you who don’t know, I used to love the Dolphins playing in a Monday Night Football affair. You also know how I lament the fact that it is no longer the NFL marquis matchup it used to be, and if my feelings aren’t enough to prove it, this is actually a Monday Night Doubleheader, the other game being the NY Giants hosting the Green Bay Packers. As a football fan before the likes of the NFL Sunday Ticket, nothing was more exciting than having the Dolphins slotted to play on Monday Night Football. With Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and soon to come Saturday Football, it’s really just another game, which in my mind is a shame.
The Dolphins have a lengthy injury list, and those include LT Terron Armstead and RG Robert Hunt, and of course LB Jerome Baker, all who did not practice this week. Armstead still has a chance, but if I had to make a guess, I’d say Hunt won’t be playing this week. Good news is G Robert Jones is back at practice and full practice. T Kendall Lamm also did not practice which would give T Kion Smith another start if Armstead doesn’t go. RB Raheem Mostert gets these “maintenance” days which translates to veteran rest, and he’s good to go for Monday night, as well as De’Von Achane who participated in full and is no longer on the injury report. TE Durham Smythe did not practice but I suspect he will play Monday Night.
The Titans at 4-8 are having a miserable season, but QB Will Levis is a bright spot in the murky darkness. WR DeAndre Hopkins is having a nice comeback year, with 50 receptions for 774 yards and 5 TD’s. RB Derrick Henry is 2nd in the NFL just ahead of our own Raheem Mostert with 841 yards rushing and 8 TD’s. I don’t need to tell you all which back leads in the NFL in rushing TD’s, but it’s so much fun to say Raheem Mostert with 14! Mostert trails Henry by only 13 yards so let’s hope Mostert takes over 2nd place after this game. The Titans offense is 25th in the NFL scoring 17.8 points per game and the defense is mid pack at 16th, allowing 21.3 points per game. The Dolphins are 2nd in the NFL in scoring at 32 points per game and on defense, have improved to 21st allowing 22.2 points per game. Our defense has really been killing it, and although it was thought RB Derrick Henry may miss the game with a concussion, he will be playing. First we lost OLB Jaelan Phillips for the season and now LB Jerome Baker is week to week. AVG and Emmanuel Ogbah have done well in Phillips stead, and LB Duke Riley played his best game as a Miami Dolphins last week against the Commanders. It’s obviously a tough task trying to bring King Henry down at 6’3 247, so this defense will have to get to Henry early and not allow him to get a head of steam.
The Dolphins signed DE Jason Pierre-Paul, and also signed big DT Justin Ellis to the PS this week. Ellis is a massive 6’2 350 nose tackle type of DT who may help down the stretch as we know our DT’s all play tons of snaps. I think JPP will be playing mostly on the D-line either at end or maybe even tackle in pass russ situations. Both Sieler and Wilkins have been over 75% of the defensive snaps, so both Ogbah and JPP can give these guys a breather so they’re ready for the championship run. On offense, WR River Cracraft is back, although Tyreek Hill is the show in Miami. WR Jaylen Waddle is a distant 2nd to Tyreek, Waddle has almost exactly HALF the receiving yards (743) of Hill (1481) and 1/4 of the TD’s (3) to Hill’s (12). Still, Waddle is important as he’s always a threat, but he’s had a tough season with some untimely drops. RB Jeff Wilson seems as the break glass in case of emergency back with Mostert and Achane sharing very productive carries. WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. has quietly done some good things although the last 2 games he was not targeted.
Now that the Dolphins are the #1 seed, they have a target on their back, but also have a target set for themselves, to keep the #1 seed and play every post season game, with the exception of the Super Bowl at home at Hard Rock. Will Levis is a capable QB, and while his completion percentage is garbage at less than 60%, he has 7 TD’s and only 2 INT’s, splitting the season equally, and sharing a 2-4 record with QB Ryan Tannehill, who this season had 2 TD’s and 6 INT’s. Titans TE Chigoziem Okonkwo has the 2nd most receptions (35) behind WR DeAndre Hopkins (50) followed by RB Tyjae Spears with 33. We need to shut down King Henry and let our new dominant secondary and pass rush limit the Levis to Hopkins connection and we should be able to win this game. No trap games, every game must result in a W to maintain that all important home field advantage.
Finsmob Unleashed 
To OT we go!
Ravens win the toss
IDK of I’d rather give Jackson 4 downs the entire drive or win the coin toss
Okay Stafford wrap this up 👍
mahomes picked , Allen blows chance
mahomes sacked
That looks like game 😲
Rams beat themselves
Wow Rams
FUCK!!!
Jax strangely going for 2 down 4 WTF
No TOs left either, I don’t get it
It made zero sense. They already had long odds in needing the onside kick; why makes your odds longer by going for 2?
That sucked. Fuck.
C’MON BROWNIES!!!
FINISH OFF THE JAGS!!!
Over
YUP!!!
BROWNIES WIN!!!
3 block in the backs 16 missed tackle
And that was before the punt had even been caught 😳
Rams are stupid.
Well they do smash head first into each other over and over 🤷♂️🤡
I’d rather the Bills beat the Cheifs and the Ravens win if I was forced into an either/or.
The carrion didn’t look invincible tonight
^
The game In Baltimore will probably decide the 1st seed.
Could play out in a number of ways.
Ravens have
@Jags
@Niners
Home v Phins
Home v Steelers
Our last 3 are:
Home v Dallas
@ Ravens
Home v Bills
Yea I guess pretty similar difficulty? What I meant was there is a high probability that the winner of the Baltimore gsme is gonna be the 1 seed.
Hard not to agree with that, but both them have a tough slate to end. No “gimmees” in there.
The Chiefs don’t look very good
Who do we want to win, Chiefs or Bills? Neither really…
This is true. A tie would be the preferrable outcome.
*preferable
Chiefs, none of the other wildcard teams scare me, so Buffalo out to me is more important, than the #1 seed
wrong
For me the Bills. We play them at HRS last game of the season which, if we can’t win, it doesn’t matter who wins this game
Bills can beat anyone at any time, and thus year lose to anyone at any time, so they’re dangerous
I’d rather play Colts and Jax at home, then in KC, instead of bye wildcard round Buffalo in Division round
Chiefs can beat anyone at any time too and are only 1 game back from us
Also, Chiefs know how to win, Bills know how to choke
I’m finding it impossible to root for the Bills
I’m finding it impossible to root for either team to be honest.
This is a GRAND game for our Phins to scout, however.
Ditto
I want the Chiefs to lose, but I am definitely rooting against the Bills, lol.
I’d like the Chiefs to lose but Allen to get a high ankle injury in Q4 that would keep him out for the subsequent 4 games 😉
This was all McKinnon and the push upfront
So what you’re trying to say Romo is the blocking was good and he followed his block to the EZ
Sucks Ravens won.
Come on Broncos! They have the head to head over Buffalo.
Bills could leapfrog a couple teams and be the 3rd WC team with a win today. Not sure though. Go Chiefs
I forgot Knox was back off IR. He is a huge go to guy for Allen.
Both tackles went early on 3 down play
Booth review stops the clock, it wasn’t close
Come on Raiduhs improve our SOV. lol
Bengals also have head to head over Bills
Soooo, I’ve not been seeing a lot of football today due to the eggnog making, but am I really drunk or did I see the Jets beat the Texans? By a lot? WTF?
30-6 blow out. LOL
Yeah, and to make you feel drunkerer, they did it with a QB named Zach Wilson
I also hate Monday Night Football because I have to look at the Ravens warming our chair as the #1 seed until tomorrow night. Get your sour smelling sweaty ass out our our chair Ravens
I can just feel the referee crew fucking the Away Dolphins Raw on New Years Eve. I see it coming.
Since Bills lost to Bengals and Broncos they have been really tough the last 3 games to include this one.
With the Jets win, our SOV increased to .319 🙂
That’s not real impressive. Maybe what they say about our soft schedule has a point to it.
Yeah, ours is lowest in NFL. That said 9-3 Dallas Cowboys SOV is .336 and second lowest. So, there’s that.
Raiders going to lose
Lets go! Play for the tie
I’m like Brian – having a difficult time pulling for the Bills.
KC fucked on hat one!
Miami just needs to take care of business. Ravens have two difficult games before they play Miami – Jags and 49’ers.
I give up rooting for the Bills.
6 and 6 on the season
and 4th and 38 tied late in the 4th?
I’m going to find a better team to root for.
Herbert has become fragile.
But they won’t talk about it because he is not that other QB we love
So has Burrow
Damn Raiders. SOV back down to .316, LOL 😦
our ex FG kicker just won for the Vikes.
Allen missed a wide open winning TD.
Boncos win. SOV back up to .319 🙂
Fuck. Buffalo is going to win
Bills going to win. I would rather had Chiefs win, TBH.
Mahomes is the biggest crybaby
Dolphins and Ravens separating themselves from the rest of the AFC
We’ll take the win from the Bills tonight.
All of this is leading up to our game against the Ravens. And YES, we can whip them!
Broncos only 1 game behind Chiefs and have Lions, Pats, Chargers and Raiders left. Chiefs have Pats, Raiders, Bengals and Chargers.
Perfect scenario still in play. Just need to win our next two and have the Bills lose next week to the Cowboys.
Bills won, so knocked KC back,
but Denver, Browns, and Cincy won,
so Bills are still11th ranked.
Perfect!
Bills at 7-6 have 5 other 7-6 teams ahead of them in the playoff rankings. They are still 11th seed right now.
They have been playing very well last 3 games. Should have also beaten Philly in Philly. Don’t want to see them in the playoffs.
We need a Dallas win in Buffalo next week, but I don’t see it.
Bills have 2 easy games after the cowboys. If they beat Dallas, they will be in the playoffs. They will probably be 10-6 coming into Miami.
We could win our next 2 then lose our next 2 after that then have Bills at home we’d be 11-5. That game would decide who wins the division as Bills would have the head to head on us if they were to beat us.
We’d be a WC team headed to KC or Buffalo.
This is why I wanted Bills to lose vs KC.
If the Bills lost this game then lost to Dallas, they would have been almost eliminated from the playoffs. Now, they still have everything to fight for, including the division. This scenario is not farfetched at all.
Oh, fuck! Someone tell me to STFU!
STFU!
Or Buffalo loses next week to Dallas and in week 18 to us and miss the playoffs at 9-8
Stfu…lol…dude you need to get high…oh my, lol.
Thanks y’all, needed that!
Our next 3 games are at home where we are undefeated. Take care of our own business and we are guaranteed to win the division by the 3rd win.
Sheesh, flag-fest
Just for perspective…
The Eagles and Cowboys currently have a combined 5 losses (obviously, one will lose this evening, making it 6 combined losses). The Bills have 6 losses this season! LOL
AND, the Chefs* have 5 losses this season!
Mahomes being that angry at the refs because they threw the flag when his WR lined up offsides is effing hilarious. Dude was egregiously offsides, but he thinks the refs shouldn’t throw flags on them in those moments, lol.
He looked like he was ready to fight and being restrained, not because the refs got the call wrong…but because they dared to call it in that moment.
We were wrong but you should look the other way
Bad things happen when a WR lines up on the defensive side of the ball
🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely fecking hilarious
LOL
It’s Game Day Bitches!!
GO DOLPHINS!!
Great results across the board yesterday except for the Ravens winning. Too bad they were able to pull it out or we would have been two games ahead of everyone (after our win tonight) Oh well, it looks like we are heading to an early playoff game week 17 against the Ravens.
Ravens have to go to the 49’ers next week. Hopefully that will give us a one game cushion for the #1 seed.
“ 5. I think I love this little note from the week in Miami: The turf was replaced Tuesday night at Hard Rock Stadium, and the Tennessee-Miami game tonight will be the first NFL game played on the new grass. The turf comes from an 80-acre sod farm in Loxahatchee Groves, Fla., 61 miles north of the stadium. The Dolphins own the sod farm; the team bought the acreage and established the place in 2019 in a quality-control effort ensuring the best field they can have through the year. They can replace the turf, easily, on short notice, with trucks hauling it from an hour away. They change out the grass eight to 10 times a year. This farm can grow about 15 fields at once, and it takes about a year to grow one of the fields to full maturity before it is transplanted.” – Peter King
First Class operation
Now somebody tell the jest how to grow fescue
or whatever they use for grass up north …
surely with NJ being the garden state,
they can find somebody who knows how to plant a sod farm.
Rock
agreed and
we’re now back to my favorite teams
for being Wild Cards:
Browns, Pitt, Indy
BBM
HUSH
you’re scaring me
Go Dolphins!
Hey, anyone know who’s on Monday Night Football tonight?
Titans
They have a good young QB and a great coach,
so it should be fun for America to watch
Tennessee’s growth.
The games yesterday resulted in something else I love to see.
NE now has a little e next to their entry in the AFCE standings.
It stands for ELIMINATED!!!!
Even though they won their game!
So their jubilation in finding an offense with Zappe
was smashed at finding out it’s too late to save their season
and only worsened their draft pick.
Actually, though, now that they are out of the PO,
I’d be fine if NE won out and helped us secure our spot.
Their remaining schedule includes KC, Den, and Buff, so goooo patsies.
(forgive me, Krishna)
YES! I said this last week. I hope that Patsies win out the rest of the season!
Win tonight and we have a 2 game lead over KC, which has a h2h tie-breaker over us. Playing in KC, with the hfa was always something to be avoided at all costs imho, so I’m good with yesterday’s results (except for the Rams giving a W to the carrion on a silver platter tied with a bow).
Regardless (almost) of what happens, we have a rematch vs. the Bills for the div with hfa in Jan and we need to take care of business then, divisionally. If we can’t do that, then an appearance in the play-offs would likely be just that. Not a run.
Our whole season has been geared up towards the last 3 games. Our whole emphasis from our HC has been to get the team as healthy as possible and prepared as possible for that and beyond. We aren’t making anywhere near as many false starts as we did. The C/QB exchange is night and day. We are getting pressures and sacks a plenty. The INTs have started to come. We are running the ball effectively and committing to the run (at least in H2 – we are still pass happy in H1 when we get all the gaudy numbers until teams adjust and think it might be a good idea to cover Reek with a S too). Tua had some picks, but pitched a perfect game (virtually) last time out. We are relatively healthy as a team going down the stretch and Tua has done a great job avoiding situations where he might get hurt thus far. Even STs are getting better. All the metrics are improving and trending upwards.
We are getting to the real start of the race now, but what we mustn’t do, on an individual basis, is have our eyes on the prize. Just beat the Titans. The end.
I’m posting this again in case anyone misses the reply above – it’s so good.
I didn’t know Wilkins was on the injury report with a groin injury???
He showed up on Friday, so it must have happened in practice. He doesn’t have a gameday designation, so he’s good to go. Something to watch going forward though.
The Dolphins still could clinch by the end of Week 15 with victories against the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets and a Buffalo loss at home against the Dallas Cowboys next Sunday.
The Cowboys are playing really good right now.
I didn’t realize Herbert got hurt again. He gets hurt a lot, maybe he should be called Hurtbert.
LOL
👏
Good stuff. Definitely NR.
thanks for sharing this. It was really good. Breeze likes our offense
so glad Sunday is over. I felt so impatient all day long, even when trying to cheer for “other stuff to happen”. Chiefs/Bills was hard to get too worried cuz win/loss by either team had a way of helping us.
If Ravens had lost to Rams then the Bills win would have “felt good” … let’s hope Cowboys keep it up for only one more week 😉
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-look-like-super-bowl-contenders-in-2023
Omar talking like this…
That might be the best column that Omar has ever written.
Thanks for sharing this.
Lots of people are feeling that way.🙂
Twitter is great bc we can re-live the really bad takes
Remember this one…
…
has this meathead lost his job for being stupid yet? NO? He had made a career out of being stupid and a Jet’s fan you say? People PAY him to say stupid stuff you say? Hmmmmm.
This meme states my feelings perfectly. (Data’s view)
🤣🤣🤣🤣
You’re good people Rock, you too Ken
I am so sick of all the Ravens hype I have heard on the radio today
The Ravens had to go to overtime
and score on a fluky PR to beat the 6-7 Rams.
On ESPN they called it a signature win this morning
Lol Ken, I’d call it one of those games where the league said the Ravens need to win this game (4 blocks in the back not called on PR)
I also find it amusing that Zach Wilson is now the savior of the Jets
I hope we smash him in the mouth and return him to his 3-pick norm.
That sod farm the Phins bought and manage is further proof the Phins being a well run organization. Getting in good grass reliably was a problem — buy a sod farm.
Rockphin says:
December 11, 2023 at 8:12 am
It’s Game Day Bitches!!
GO DOLPHINS!!
______________________________
Not yet it isn’t Rock. It’s still Monday – we play on Tuesday. You KNOW this! 😉
UK — you gonna watch the game in the middle of the night or record and watch later?
I’m in bed now Stang – alarm set for 1.10am. Not missing any games this season.
That’s Dolphins Strong my friend.
I’m sorry folks — rest of the season is giong to be a train wreck. Only had to read this headline to know that the curse of Omar shall fall on us.
Kelly: These Dolphins Indeed Are Super Bowl Contenders
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-look-like-super-bowl-contenders-in-2023
Shhhhhhhh. No curse!!!!
This team and organization has everyone believing
Win tonight and we’re 2 games up on KC and Jax, so of course we’re SB contenders, not like he’s calling Houston or the Colts contenders
I was just poking at Omar. We’ve got a lot of history with him, including Omar always being a debbie downer. He was pissing of people in the complex.
😜
I get it, feel like I’m the hardest on that coconut head
Hard to believe we respected him years ago
Wait bearded coconut
Ken – it will be a signature win for us when we beat the Ravens
👍👍
Hell yeah!
Are you implying that beating them in Baltimore is a reach or just that we’re both 2 games up on the other 2 division leaders and the win gives us the inside track at the #1 seed?
yes
We are not allowed signature wins
I know, right
Our signature wins are not losing to lesser teams
Seems 51 years ago one Don Shula preached the same thing to the boys. How’d that play out
Putting up 70 against Denver , a possible playoff team doesn’t count because nobody thought they were good when we played them
Here
Any truth to my suspicion that this is how you were with eggnog yesterday?
https://x.com/wildwidex/status/1734292869446525289?s=61&t=NWZ–WfgKu_dYbC-fKuB3A
https://x.com/wildwidex/status/1734292869446525289?s=61&t=NWZ–WfgKu_dYbC-fKuB3A
No comment. 😵💫😎
On Omar’s article, in particular the Tua quote about Waddle not coming up to him saying dude you gotta get me the ball
Now compare that to what Diggs has been saying in Buffalo, especially after Burrow kicked their ass last year in the playoffs
We know the chemistry is there, we have the talent at the right positions, we have the coaching, so why not us?
We’re just as much a Super Bowl contender as any other team in the AFC. One game at a time.
Yep — my goals are clinch a playoff spot, clinch the division (why wanted KC to beat the Bills), Home playoff game and clinch a bye in that order. One step at a time.
Everyone seems to forget that Miami beat the Ravens in Baltimore last year.
And in Miami the year before
Without looking up gonna say the 3 games against the Ravens before that didn’t turn out that well. Think was at 2 of them.
Then just don’t go to the game
Good point. I may be a Jinx on Ravens games.
I didn’t.🙂
we were being blown out 35-14 at the beginning of the 3rd quarter before the incredible full game in the 4th we had that day!
**beginning of the 4th qtr
The Miami Dolphins announced they have elevated linebacker Quinton Bell and tackle Ryan Hayes to the active roster for tonight’s game.
WHO?
We drafted Hayes in the 7th round. He got poached from our PS then he was released and we signed him back. I don’t know anything about Bell.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-week-14-rooting-guide-follow-up
(and why the Bills winning was good)
I wonder if Hayes’ elevation is just a “Break in case of Emergency” type move.
I would think so.
Getting excited
Dolphins game is near
Very!
ukfinfan says:
December 11, 2023 at 2:20 pm
Rockphin says:
December 11, 2023 at 8:12 am
It’s Game Day Bitches!!
GO DOLPHINS!!
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Not yet it isn’t Rock. It’s still Monday – we play on Tuesday. You KNOW this! 😉
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Pipe down there Future Boy. Just because you live fire hours in the future doesn’t mean shit to me because you won’t share the winning Lotto numbers
So, I have a dilemma, I did all my laundry yesterday. Nothing dirty to wash
Go soil something
Lmao
So, I have these towels. I have never used said towels. they have been hanging in two of the bathrooms for 5-6 years because they are “Decorative” towels……
I have been divorced over 5 years now, LOL I still do not touch those towels.
They are getting washed tonight. Problem solved.
Don’t touch those towels you’ll upset things
Has it been 5 years? Time to do some internet dating places. How I found my lovely after the first marriage crashed and burned. You are a catch man.
I hope Mahomes gets a big mafine
LOL
My internet is down so no TV
Might be on ABC with antenna
What is an antenna?
Ken, I could be wrong, but believe it is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the civil war era.
Hope it comes back but call some bars to see if they have signal.
Watch on your phone at least
Simulating the game on Madden and so far at the half 28-0 Dolphins. 3 ints on the rookie QB one a pick six
Henry not getting shit
Ken
If you have internet access on your phone, you can probably get a link to the game
hot spot
Woohoo internet is back
And yes I did figure out how to watch it on my phone but I was more likely to be going to more likely going to be headed to my local watering hole
👍🏻
Armstead and Holland out.
Hunt?
Out
Just finished second margarita. Is it kickoff yet???
unlikely 48-0 ending data irregularities like 205 yards rushing and 198 yards passing
there were a total of nine interceptions in that game of madden, LOL
I threw up three when I already had them closed out but, I picked Levis 6 times LOL
I was going for the mythical 70 Madden will not let it happen. LOL it warps time and space to move that safety.
we are going to get to see how Long looks against #22 tonight. I hope he stacks up. He gives up 20lbs on the boy
Where is Howie’s List?
I’m going with
🗿 35 – 17 🐬
You already picked one. 😂