The Phinsider
NFL media makes their picks, and final score predictions on the Dolphins vs. Titans.
All is quiet on the southern front during the Miami Dolphins bye week.
All eyes are on whether Tua Tagovailoa will be activated off of the injured reserve when he’s first eligible next week, but before that, they prepare for the Indianapolis Colts.
The Dolphins are in survival mode until that time, but quarterback Tyler Huntley got an extra week to study the offense and prepare for the Colts, so if you couple that with the positive game he had against the New England Patriots, the Dolphins might finally have something cooking in Tagovailoa’s absence.
That’s at least compared to what they’ve had the last few years with a backup in. If I were a betting man, I’d bet on Huntley recording his first multi-touchdown game as a Dolphin.
I can’t go as far as to say that the offense will flourish, but I’d expect this to be the best version of the Mike McDaniel offense without Tagovailoa out there.
The Colts don’t come without their own concerns. Although a 3-3 team, they’re having injury issues at the most important position, quarterback. Anthon Richardson is a second-year player who’s already missed 15 of his first 23 games with three different injuries.
The Colts signed Joe Flacco over the offseason, who’s given the Colts some juice off to the bench, but Richardson took all the starter snaps this week and is on track to play.
Although Flacco has looked better than Richardson in their starts, the latter is the franchise guy and is getting right back on the horse, which could give the Dolphins a slight advantage with Richardson missing a few weeks and playing poorly before that.
If the Dolphins defense can capitalize on said poor play and force some turnovers, the Dolphins might be able to squeak their way to 3-3 just in time for a Tagovailoa return.
Let’s see what the media thinks about the Dolphins last potential survival game:
