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 
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
🎰 40 – 10 🐬
🌴 38 – 17 🐬
🗿 42 – 24 🐬
🇬🇧 48 – 20🐬
🏉 27-21🐬
🗡️ 38 – 13 🐬
🏈 48-13 🐬
ok, I’ll keep my original guess
Waddle on the slant is sooo deadly
Look at queen bee with the excellent timing. PAGE TURN
Eggnog is very good. Also very strong. 😁
I love eggnog.
I like it strong, and I put bourbon in it.
It already has some in it.
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
🎰 40 – 10 🐬
🌴 38 – 17 🐬
🗿 42 – 24 🐬
🇬🇧 48 – 20🐬
🏉 27-21🐬
🗡️ 38 – 13 🐬
🏈 48-13 🐬
🇨🇦 37-10 🐬
ESPN has the Dolphins lovers comentating tonight so it should be positive.
Better than the ABC crew
One good thing for us is that our MLB has practiced against their offense for years.
OMG they made that “walk off” run back the number one play!?? You could almost hear the bell ring and see the screen pause with Ding 1 block in the back, Ding 2 block in the back, Ding three block in the back
The other team has been hearing what everyone has been saying. I hope they don’t take affront….
You are soooo good looking
You guys see the virtual table on ESPN 2 where Peyton is analyzing plays? Cool
Go Phins!!!!
LFG!!!
GO PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
HERE WE GO
That’s +1 long
N O HOWARD HURT
Shi!
Fuck. Injury already
FUCK…
Charlie Horse?
Let’s hope so.
Looks like a hip
Damn Brandon Jones injured another teammate…
Good
This is not going well
Man , rough start
3 injuries in 3 plays
Dropping like fly’s!
FUCK! Now Waddle?
Mostert also looked to be hobbling a bit
That was a dangerous throw
Last 3 plays 3 injuries
Beer me
🥃
Mostert back in
Wtf!
Holy hell
Williams now?
MASH unit
This is getting ridiculous
FUCK! Now Connor Williams?
Waddle looked okay
WHAT THE FUCK MAN
THIS IS GETTING STUPID
TOO MANY INJURIES
WTF is happening?!
Let’s forfeit this game
Bills did it 🤷♂️
I didn’t see what happened to Connor Williams, did Brandon Jones hit him?
😎
Mostert looks fine 👍
When you need it the Mostert
Grrrr
Fuck
Great
FUCK AGAIN!!! 😡
This is where I got one of my pick sixes
Good call
Well? At least we had a mistake free game last week
Tua has him up snapping to him
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Nice
HA HA HA HA HA THERE’S MY PICK SIX
Sieler!!!!!!!!
Rectified the fumble
Well that’s one way
Fumble no biggie
SIELER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSIELER!!!!!
ROCKKKKKKKKKK you da MANNNNN
Levis may be concussed. He didn’t look so good
Fumble at the 1 to set up the D just like they drew it up
Is that Sieler’s first career touch down?
I kinda remember him getting a fumble return last year
Defense has been absolutely ferocious
Wilkins gonna eat tonight
Victory formation the next 50 minutes
😂
Fumble and injuries aside, great start.
On the hard stuff – sipping tea 🍵
Looking really good.
To be honest both Defenses are looking really aggressive. I hope we continue to see their offense collapse as we see our pick their aggressiveness apart and make them pay for it.
Penguin lined up in neutral zone on 1st down
I saw that too
Wilkins is too quick to stop.
The Stadium is loud, sounds awesome
Fuck me
Jesus Fucking Christ
Wtf man
Achane threw Eich into a block.
FUCK! Now ‘Reek?
I’m hating this game already
Tyreek is one tough dude
The Cheetah is going to get the house rocking
The way the stadium reacted to hill running was awesome
Just sit Hill for the half
I need him in fantasy
I have him too- I lost fantasy this week, but I clinched first place last week so I don’t care
That was a wussy tackle.
That wasn’t holding….wtf
We need to hang 50 on these schmoes.
HIGH snap from Eich to Tua
Eich looks like he’s sweated out 3 gallons already
They didn’t call the horse collar
They didn’t call the defenseless receiver
But they call holding there?
Wtf
That wasn’t a hold
Raheem is soo smooth.
1st quarter went crazy fast!
Considering there were a dozen injury tos
Fucking hell, just let us get out of this game without any serious losses
This
good thing that was such a bad throw or it would have been a pick six
Tua first quarter 7/7 for 70 and a 108 rating.
Levis with a 8.3
Levis looks like Tannehill with the helmet on
Sieler was ridiculously held on that Ogbah knockdown
Remember when Ogbah had the most batted passes in the league
Sieler held again!!
Jones almost took out another defender
Hand is really playing well