Week 16 of the NFL season winds down this evening with the San Francisco 49ers traveling cross-country to take on the Indianapolis Colts. The 49ers enter this game having already secured a playoff spot and have an opportunity to move within one game of the AFC West’s current leaders, the Seattle Seahawks. The Colts were at one point leading the entire AFC with their record before faltering, and are now just fighting for a playoff spot, and currently 8th in the AFC standings.

Please use this thread to follow this evening’s two MNF games and, as always, to discuss your...

With just two games to go in the 2025 regular season for the Miami Dolphins, one player who hasn’t been seen in awhile has been confirmed to miss the remainder of the year for the South Florida franchise.

During Monday’s availability with local media, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel conveyed that offensive lineman James Daniels will miss the rest of the season after being placed on injured reserve due to a pectoral injury suffered during the team’s week one loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Daniels signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the Dolphins ahead of the 2025 season —...

The Miami Dolphins are 6-9 on the season, with nothing to play for but pride and preparation for the 2026 season. The season has been a rough one for Miami in every aspect, from coaching, personnel decisions, on-field execution, injuries, and leadership. The Dolphins have already moved on from general manager Chris Grier, they have benched starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and the flames underneath head coach Mike McDaniel’s chair continue to grow.

The offseason will be one of change for Miami, with new executives, potentially new coaches, and likely widespread player decisions to be made. The Dolphins will also have...

The Miami Dolphins got the snot kicked out of them by the previously four-win Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday — losing to the suddenly happy Joe Burrow, Chase Brown, Ja’Marr Chase and company by a score of 45-21.

Mike McDaniel’s squad only trailed by three points at the half, yet still lost the game by 24 points. More on that later…

Sunday’s game marked the first time this season that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa didn’t get the start for the Dolphins, with McDaniel saying that the switch to rookie passer Quinn Ewers was motivated by his belief that the former Texas product...

One bad offensive penalty call by the officials was the turning point for this game. The Miami Dolphins got routed by the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday as Joe Burrow carved up the Dolphins defense and Miami had a 7th round rookie starting at quarterback in Quinn Ewers. These last couple of games is going to show just how bad this Dolphins roster is. They lack talent and are going to be dealing with some cap issues this offseason. Whether Mike McDaniel is back or not, this team probably won’t be ready to compete for anything next season.

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The Miami Dolphins hosted the Cincinnati Bengals in a Week 16 showdown on Sunday afternoon. They played the part of host well, basically allowing the Bengals to do whatever they wanted in the second half in route to a second-straight embarrassing loss to an AFC North team. The game was close at halftime, with the Dolphins starting with the ball, only to have multiple turnovers blow the doors off anything Miami wanted to do.

The first career start at quarterback for rookie Quinn Ewers, who replaced the benched Tua Tagovailoa, did not do anything to spark Miami’s play. Interceptions, fumbles,...

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Week 16 2025**, Sunday, December** 21st

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Our Miami Dolphins ended one era last week and entered a new one today. Last week’s loss not only ended the Phins’ hope for a shot at the playoffs but also seemingly served as the end of Tua Tagovailoa’s reign as the starting quarterback. Tua, as most of you know by now, was demoted to third string with Quinn Ewers being elevated to starter. Miami will use the final three games to allow Ewers to audition for the starting quarterback role going forward.

Today’s opponent, the Cincinnati Bengals, like our Dolphins, are out of the playoffs after losing starter Joe...

The Miami Dolphins made a major move late in the 2025 season, benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa following a series of uninspired play. Tagovailoa not only lost his starting position on the depth chart, replaced by rookie Quinn Ewers for the team’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but he fell to the bottom of the chart. Tagovailoa was officially listed on the team’s inactive players list Sunday, with the Dolphins designating him as the emergency third-string quarterback.

Tagovailoa will still dress for the game and could play if both Ewers and backup Zach Wilson were to be injured during the contest....

Week 16 continues on Sunday with 12 games on the schedule following a Thursday night and two Saturday games, and ahead of tomorrow’s Monday night contest. It is a Sunday slate full of playoff implications, draft position posturing, and roster changes to prepare for the 2026 season. The Week 16 schedule features some of the top teams in each conference facing off, as well as teams desperate to hold on to a playoff spot despite a string of rough outings and other teams making a charge.

It is a fun weekend of football, and as always, we are back with...

The Miami Dolphins shook up their offense heading into Week 16, demoting incumbent starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to third string and promoting rookie Quinn Ewers into the top spot. The Dolphins will use today’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals as the start of the three-game audition for Ewers, judging if he could be the team’s starting quarterback heading into the 2026 season. After losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football to close out Week 15, eliminating Miami from the AFC playoff picture, the Dolphins are playing for pride as they start the slow build up to next season....

The Miami Dolphins saw their four-game winning streak snapped on Monday when they failed to compete meaningfully against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Dolphins were run out of the building early in the game, then threw up some garbage-time stats and points near the end of the contest. The loss ended the team’s already minuscule playoff chances and may have ended quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s tenure with the team.

Miami announced this week that they were benching Tagovailoa, dropping their 2020 first-round pick from the starting position to third string as rookie Quinn Ewers moved into the top spot. Heading into Week...