Last week’s Dolphins performance makes me feel very confident going into this week’s Christmas Eve matchup at home at Hard Rock against the Dallas Cowboys. Coach McDaniel knows he and his team made a critical mistake allowing the Titans to steal that MNF game 2 weeks ago and now his team focused on the prize. There’s a sense that they should not only win out so the team is able to secure the #1 seed, but because they have the talent and ability to do so. The Cowboys are a good football team, they have talent on both sides of the ball and should present a difficult challenge. I do believe our team is ready for that challenge.
The Cowboys are a much better team playing at home than they are outside of AT&T Stadium in Arlington. At home in Texas, the Cowboys have score 37.7 points per game while allowing only 15 points per game to their opponents. Away from Texas, the Cowboys are scoring 19.8 points per game while allowing 24.3 points per game, and this includes the season opener in which the Cowboys shellacked the NY Giants 40-0. The Dolphins defense needs to continue it’s ferocity, particularly the pass rush which has been nothing short of fierce. Only one team has more sacks the Dolphins defense, that’s the Baltimore Ravens with 50 compared to our 48. I believe that by the time we face the Ravens, we’ll have more sacks than them.
The Dolphins also have a decent disparity between their home performances and their away performances, but not nearly as drastic as the Dallas Cowboys huge chasm of home and away scoring. The Dolphins are scoring a healthy 35.8 points per game at Hard Rock and 27.1 points per game away. That’s almost a 9 point differential which pales compared to the Cowboys 18 point differential. At home, the Dolphins have allowed 16.4 points per game, but have allowed 25.5 points per game away. Here, the difference in points scored and allowed for both teams is much closer, just about 8 points per game better at home for both teams. The Dolphins defense has also been significantly better in the last few weeks. On the whole, we’re scoring 31.5 points per game and allowing 21. In our last 7 games the defense has really clamped down, allowing only 15.2 points per game, and that includes 3 away games.
I have to say, I’m thrilled we’re on Hard Knocks. I’m enjoying that like no else’s business! Not only do I get to see every Dolphins game, but now I get to see the players and coaches behind the scenes as well! I’m enjoying it ALL as I still firmly believe we’re witnessing a special season. I think this team is capable of representing the AFC in the Super Bowl. First order of business is to take care of the Cowboys in our house on Christmas Eve Day. The injury situation is still rough, I’m guessing that Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead, Xavien Howard, Jevon Holland, Liam Eichenberg, and Andrew Van Ginkel will all suit up and play, and we’ll also see the return of RB Chris Brooks. Unfortunately on the negative side, it looks like RT Austin Jackson and RG Robert Hunt will miss another game, leaving OT Kendall Lamm to handle RT and either G Robert Jones or Lester Cotton to handle RG.
One very honorable mention, this needs to be said, make it two honorable mentions. actually. LB Duke Riley has played so well in the place of injured LB Jerome Baker. I know this will kill Hulk, but Liam Eichenberg toughing it out last week and suiting up and playing some good football deserves a big mention as well. I don’t know what kind of magic Offensive Line Coach Butch Barry is mixing up but my goodness, that guy deserves major props! I’m looking forward to spending time with family and watching the Dolphins game against the Cowboys Christmas Eve, what could be better? Tyreek Hill will be back, but what a nice game for Jaylen Waddle who really stepped up last game with Tyreek out. We need to see more of him, and not be so Tyreek Hill centric. Could we even see big Chris Brooks getting some carries to put the Cowboys away late in the game and give Raheem Mostert a breather? Stay tuned Dolphins fans!
Merry Christmas !!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
We just cannot wrap up the QB tonight
That was some bull fucking shit there
inevitable
Yup
You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. This fucking team
STOP GARGLING COWBOY BALLS
FUCKING TAINT SUCKERS
Well, let’s see if we are who we think we are. Time for the offense to step up.
Not surprised at all.
Will this game end on a Tua fumble like so many of our big games have?
Let’s see if Tua can actually get this done to win the game. I ain’t confident.
Nope. Why would you be?
Ok, so if you’re a good team go win this fucker.
Shades of Tennessee
If we lose this game, we lose out. You heard it here first.
How can McCarthy protest the face mask call?
Why do we keep throwing
Can’t run it effectively
This game is typical of 2 good teams slugging it out, last team with possession wins
If we pick up this 3rd down, I think we win the game.
If we don’t, Dallas drives to win at the end
Agreed Cav. We need a TD though. Just so I’m not so stressed
It would be so Sanders to miss now….
Need 2 1st downs
Succinct and spot on
And a made FG
If we kick a FG but leave them enough time to come back and win it on a FG somebody needs to be slapped.
We might not have a choice
Okay fine throw the ball 🤡
Throw it
fucking massive 3rd down here
RUN UP THE GUT THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Did we beat a winning team?
We are in the playoffs!!
It would be soooo Sanders…..
Nice drive. Nice win!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Boo yeah
fUCK YEAH, OFFESEN!!!!!!!
TEAM WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuckin A
Fuck ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Made the playoffs two years running.
Woooohooooo!!!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
🎅🏻🎄🎁🐬❤️🏈
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
That’s our fucking team!!!!!!!!!!
That game was a battle. All 3 of our units had their parts to play. All 3 contributed to this win.
We beat a team with a winning record.
We are in the playoffs.
Way to go Dolphins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Santa!!!!
Knowing we can do it on sanders going into the playoffs is huge
Gritty win! Very impressive. Those ate the wins that build confidence that you can win a tight game
Dolphins in the playoff dance!!
One more win gets us the AFCE
Two more wins gets us the AFC #1
That was a tough fight and a great win. Fuck the narrative.
Fuck Cowered Colinherd and his fake Gucci bitch ass wanker bullshit. Props to the Cowboys for a tough fight. Look out, Baltimore, the fucking Dolphins are coming!!
That was a playoff style victory.
With a makeshift OL
STRONG FINAL GAME WINNING DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We’re in playoffs 🙂
Pundits are not informed but have a lot to say. Fuck em!🙂
Great work by the offense on that last drive. Sanders was huge today.
Naples was so close!
Howie’s List
Week 16
🐬 vs 🤠
🦬 27 – 24 🐬
🐷 35 -6 🐬
🗿 42-38 🤠
🌴 23-20🐬
You aren’t going to win games like that in December and January…..
You will if you are playing in Florida in December and January BITCHES
That’s exactly how you win in those games.😂
Sanders gets game ball.🙂
My buddy the conspiracy theorist was right so far. Said we would squeak out win against 10-4 team to get to 11-4 to then match up with the 11-4 Ravens for huge playoff implications.
We’ll see if SF takes care of business tomorrow night.
I am a huge 49’rs fan this week. And in general with Mr. Irrelevant being very relevant
I am so plastered. And I am so enjoying this win. Pretty sure my neighbors are going to call the cops and inform them someone has been screaming sat the top of their lungs for the last 45 mintues
Figure I have another hour before my voice is completely gone
Still not sure if I trust them…
Tua wasn’t great but he only took one sack and he stayed away from the big negative plays. Then he made all the plays necessary to win the game on the last drive.
Tua hasn’t thrown an interception in 4 games now
Dolphins need to get better in the red zone. We’ve been #1 in the league, but not been very good the last few weeks. 1 for 4 this week.
That was stupid of Denver. Take the points.
Relatable
https://x.com/joshuaclow/status/1739077846922834342?s=61&t=NWZ–WfgKu_dYbC-fKuB3A
https://x.com/b_shousejr/status/1739092799134302565?s=61&t=NWZ–WfgKu_dYbC-fKuB3A
Hopefully that last TD being caught on Ramsey makes him a little more humble and he nips this whole bitchy about not getting the role he wants in the defense thing in the bud.
GO DOLPHINS!!!! Whooojhoooo!!
HELL YEAH, CAV KONG!!!
Great win, Brother!!!!!
OUTSTANDING win, despite not playing at an elite level on Offense: GRITTY WIN!!!
We trusted the process despite most of us (including me) thinking Ramsey should have been covering Cee Dee all game long.
Our decimated O-Line did enough to keep us in the game: PROPS!!!
Tua was definitely off today, but no turnovers… and against a venerable secondary.
‘Reek was clearly not 100% and Waddle missed most of the game… we still won!!!
Jason Sanders, THANK YOU!!!
GO PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE TO ALL!!!
Back-to-back playoff seasons!!! First time in over two decades, correct?!!
I’ve an idea for a movie: “How
StellaSanders Got His Groove Back”.Can’t say enough GOOD about Sanders right now!!!
Coward Colinherd and his weak ass take on our dolphins being not physical and being fake gucci. He’ll come out and say how he was wrong adn give props to the Dolphins.
I say, a giant eff off to you. You’re trash and a shyte analyst. If athletes had the same success rate on their respective fields as you do as an analyst, they’d be sitting at home on the couch like you should be. You’re a bitch ass punk that doesn’t deserve a platform.
Go Dolphins!!!! We have a legit chance at the #1 seed. Keep it going. Prove the Cowards of the world WRONG!!!
Man, I can’t stand Colin Coward. I’m right there with ya!
And Chris Sims — along with Mike Floria — are agitating and fake as fuck to me, as well.
Eff that guy. I don’t mind the picking against us. Nothing wrong with that. But to go out of his way to disrespect us with that garbage take. I hope he gets herpes and the next time he orders take out, it’s late, cold, and soggy.
😆
Sanders: AFC ST player of the week.
Doesn’t even need to be written down… it needs to be chiseled in.
+100000000000000000
Agree, 3 50+ FGs to go along with 2 more FGs for 15 points, including the game winner!
Guaranteed
Nice win…team win. Wow…
Next!
That’s a 3–1 December Finns Fans!
HELL YEAH, WYOMING!!!
Boom!
A Titans miracle from 4-0
Let the loudmouth pundits have an orgy. Nothing they say decides anything. Enjoy the game.😎
CavalierKong says:
December 24, 2023 at 8:49 pm
A Titans miracle from 4-0
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That’s right!!!
And the Chef’s* miracle when we played them is the other game. We could easily be 13-2 if not for a few miracle plays.
Not satisfied yet!!!!!!!
Damn right, they don’t train all year to make the playoffs.
They WANT to give Miami home playoff games. The players love playing here.
I must be going for the night, my good fellow bloggers… it’s time to attend to family matters on this most special of nights.
Wishing you ALL a Merry Christmas! Be well, be safe, be merry as can be, and realize that I’ve got love and respect for ALL of you!!!
PHINS UP!!!
Merry Christmas MF13
The NF is such trash.
I’m trying to watch the Denver/ Pets game on NFL plus (which I PAY FOR) and the stream is just crap. I’ve tried it on my phone (which I can’t cast), my TV, and my computer, and I can’t get a good stream.
Don’t feel to bad!
It’s a shit game so far
Back up 🙂
*I’m* back up
FUCK I HIT SUBSCRIBE
GOD DAMN IT! IF THIS BLOG WINDS UP SPAMMING MY INBOX I WILL QUIT
He’s gotten better every year.
He’s really versatile- perfect for Fangio’s defense.
Merry Xmas Yall. May Santa (Clara) 9er give us another gift tomorrow evening….
HA!
B+
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This game was a slog for the league’s top scoring offense as Miami had to settle for five field goals from Jason Sanders. However, those field goals were also a sign of offensive consistency, something that eluded the visiting Cowboys. Defensively, they came up with a clutch fumble recovery on the opening drive for the game’s only takeaway. It wasn’t pretty at times, but Miami got the job done, earning them consecutive playoff appearances for the first time since five in a row from 1997-2001. Merry Christmas, you filthy animals.
F you B+
I admit to being a filthy animal
As bad as the team played at times, Dallas has a great D and we still pulled off a close win. We are one of only two teams in the AFC to have clutched a playoff berth so great job with that. Watching Buffalo almost lose to a terrible Chargers team shows that a win is all that matters in the end. I wish Tua didn’t need Reek to be a great QB, but at least we got it done. Defense looks superb overall. We’re still far too much of a finesse team and have too many injuries but overall, we have a great team.
Tua completed 24 out of 37 for 283 and a TD with no fumbles
no picks and only took 1 sack. A 7.9 yard per attempt rate.
Excuse me … 293 yards and a 98.1 passer rating
If we win our next 4 games, we’re in the Super Bowl.
🙂
Congrats on the Phins setting the franchise record in sacks with over 50 for the first time with 52.🙂
We win and make the playoffs we get crickets. Lose and we’d have a bunch of posts about what sucks.😂
I love to vent here after a loss. I definitely post more then!
Heck of a comeback by the Broncos.
NFL+ is trash for live games. I’ve had so many issues, I’d have been better off watching it on an illegal stream, smh.
You suck Denver
Dolphins with a perfect 4 minute offense to seal the game:
4 runs
5 passes
2 kneel downs
1 fg
3 minutes 27 seconds off the clock
Dolphins win
Chubb has 11 sacks by the way
It feels like it went unnoticed
That 57 yard kick from Sanders had the distance to be good from something like 67. He drove the hell out of that thing. I thought for sure he pushed it left, but it got to the uprights so quick it snuck through.
Wow, check out this article on Jaire Alexander screwing up the Packers selection after they won the coin toss…and how he talked about it afterwards. Keen intellect isn’t the first thing that comes to mind…
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39179795/green-bay-packers-overcome-mistake-coin-toss-win
Just got a chance to watch this game. Holy fuck Jason Sanders I take back everything I said about you
Merry F’n Christmas that was a great win
How about the way this team closed out the 2nd and 4th quarters. 10 points, left 17 seconds on the clock in the 1st half, ran the entire clock out in the 2nd half.
You can’t do it any better.
2 great 2 minute drives to perfection. That is a reflection of the head coach
Looked like Eich had a good game at center too.
And how ’bout Fletch!
His versatility has given him value. I don’t think he’s great at any particular position but he has improved and he has been a valuable roster spot because he can play so many positions
Bradley Chubb is quietly having an outstanding season
Yes, and with 11 sacks now he’s got us leading the league
Lame- it’s funnier when it keeps playing
“IF it’s Niners vs. Dolphins in the Super Bowl” — that will be one interesting day in the Toba Football basement.
Merry Christmas BITCHES and Herd!
Merry Dolphins Christmas, everyone!!
A win against a top tier team on a day when Tua was off. Doesn’t get better. Merry Christmas all.
Merry Christmas everyone
Great win yesterday, fun game to watch and I never got worried during it, was feeling good about it the whole time
Herd must have mixed our Fins eggnog just right this year.
Lol…felt the same way….
Sanders Claus is coming to town
Sanders Claus is coming to town
He’s making a kick and blasting it through
He don’t care if it’s fifty or more
Merry Jason Sanders everyone!!!!!!!!!!
Missed most of second quarter and whole 4th quarter due to work but have to say he was clutch.
Cav, I think that 57 yarder would have been good from 70 if you take away that slight movement to the left.
I missed the 4th quarter because I had to drive to the next county to bond a 66 yo man out of jail for DUI. He was arrested for DUI when he was caught driving down the sidewalk on his riding lawn mower in the rain while pounding down a 24 oz Bud Light. He ran out of beer and knew he was drunk and didn’t want to drive his car so he thought the mower would be okay. Was only driving it a half mile to the gas station and back home. Not only was the officer dick enough to not cut him a break, he also called a towing company to impound the mower. The poor old guy still only had one thing on his mind. When I had him sign his paperwork, he asked me “What do you think they did with my other beers?” I told him, “I don’t know, he is probably off duty now tipping them back.” He said, “That SOB!” I think he thought I was serious. LOL
Yep, typical dick cop…merry christmas from the “rule breaker brigade.” Lol.
It was Florida Highway Patrol. I think if it were a county deputy, they would have just made sure he got home safely. Most of the deputies in Santa Rosa County are like that. Unless you are in the southern part of the county near the beaches. Those deputies are dicks also.
Now that we have clinched a spot in the playoffs, I hope they don’t relax. I don’t think they will.
How did we hold up on the injury front?
Was it an ankle or knee for Waddle?
They said shin
And what about the Armstead tackle on Mostert?
Did they return?
He was cleared to play. Came in and scored our only TD and really didn’t play after that
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/hyde10-sanders-big-foot-tua-s-late-drive-afc-playoffs-10-thoughts-on-dolphins-22-20-win-vs-cowboys/ar-AA1lZnYZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6c46afc85d7044bbb3260834cd68284d&ei=16
Thanks Ken!