The Phinsider
It’s over. Blow it up. The 2025 Miami Dolphins are a completely inept football club — especially on defense.
Despite making things interesting against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Dolphins still found a new and astonishing way to lose a football game as they fell to their opponent by a score of 29-27 due to a last second field goal off of the foot of Chargers’ kicker Cameron Dicker (who made all five of his field goal attempts on Sunday).
Dicker’s final attempt should have been thwarted — as the Dolphins had Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert wrapped up for, not one, but two sacks during their final possession of the game. Instead, Herbert would escape both Dolphins defenders, finding wide receiver Ladd McConkey on the second of those broken tackles for what should have been a five or six yard gain. However, Dolphins rookie defensive back Dante Trader Jr. overran McConkey in pursuit, allowing the shifty pass catcher to easily gain 42 yards and get his team deep into field goal range for a chip-shot game-winner.
As we lament another “what could have been situation” for our disappointing team, let’s take a look back at the good, bad and ugly from Sunday’s deflating defeat.
The Miami Dolphins lost again on Sunday, but that loss cannot be blamed on Dolphins running back De’Von Achane.
Once again, Achane proved himself to be one of the most electric players in the National Football League and, quite possibly, the Dolphins best player overall. Against Los Angeles, Achane carried the ball 16 times for 118 yards — good for 8.0 yards per carry. He scored on the ground twice, while adding four receptions for 22 yards during the contest.
When the Dolphins needed a play to be made, they often called Achane’s number to get the job done. While Miami’s playoff hopes are essentially dashed, their star running back could find himself in the conversation for a Pro Bowl nod if he continues his stellar play this season.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa finished Sunday’s loss against the Chargers with just 205 passing yards on 32 attempts. He had one touchdown throw, but gave the ball to Los Angeles three separate times in the form of backbreaking interceptions. He mustered just a 54.8 passer rating for the game.
Now, it must be said that Tagovailoa’s first interception was due to a bobbled ball by receiver Jaylen Waddle and his final interception came on the game’s final snap when Miami was hoping for a replication of their famed Miami Miracle play, but earlier this season, when Miami’s signal-caller was asked why his turnovers seem to come in bunches, he scoffed at the reporter for suggesting such a thing. After his three turnover game on Sunday, Tagovailoa will have to answer more questions about...
