Four Verts: Don’t laugh but Dolphins still have a shot at playoffs

(Yahoo Sports)

Ten weeks down. The postseason picture is starting to come into form and the season has officially reached crunch time for the teams that didn’t perform well to start. It’s over for some teams, but one team with very few wins still has a small heartbeat after a big victory this week and a recent turn of improved health.

Can the Dolphins go on a run and make the playoffs?

The Dolphins’ season gained a quick breath of air this week following their Monday night win over the Los Angeles Rams. With the rest of the league largely struggling, the Dolphins have a chance to save their season if they can get hot right this very second. At 3-6, every game is essential to get into the playoffs, but if they play their cards right they can at least compete for it.

The bones of a playoff roster are still very much there, but the Dolphins lost too many games early in the season while Tua Tagovailoa was out with a concussion. Since his return, they’ve looked more like the team that they wanted to be at the start of the season.

Since Tagovailoa’s return in Week 8, the Dolphins are back to being a functional team. On a per-play basis they’ve been just about a top-five offense in three games since Tagovailoa resumed his duties as the starting quarterback. Miami’s defense hasn’t been as consistent as it was with Tagovailoa out, but the group played a huge role in battering the Rams and getting the Dolphins a huge win on the national stage. As a whole, this team is certainly not as bad as its record suggests.

Don’t laugh. Even though Miami is 3-6, Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins aren’t out of the playoff hunt yet. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

What is giving the Dolphins a chance is the bottom of the AFC being a dumpster fire. Miami’s 3-6 record has it in the 10th seed. That is just two games out from the seventh seed and playoff position, which is currently owned by the Broncos (5-5). Sandwiched in between them are the Colts (4-6) and Bengals (4-6). The…

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Publish date : 2024-11-13 22:18:48

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