Dolphins are back at practice today and LB Tyrel Dodson is out of the red non-contact jersey
Didnβt see TE Darren Waller but Wednesdays have become a pretty common rest day for him
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Dolphins are back at practice today and LB Tyrel Dodson is out of the red non-contact jersey
Didnβt see TE Darren Waller but Wednesdays have become a pretty common rest day for him
Dolphins LB Tyrel Dodson hasn't officially cleared concussion protocol but is trending in that direction, per Mike McDaniel
Dodson won the AFC's Defensive Player of the Week last year when Miami played the Browns -- 15 combined tackles and an interception in the 20-3 win
McDaniel said "it's never one person's responsibility" to contain a guy like Myles Garrett and it'll take a team effort -- despite the on-paper matchup between Garrett and Patrick Paul, who's been one of the NFL's better tackles this season
15.10.2025 15:30 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa had good intentions with his comments after Sunday's game, Mike McDaniel said Monday -- but they were "misguided"
More from today's availability:
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Both Patrick Paul and Aaron Brewer have answered questions about Tua's comments by saying Dolphins team matters should remain within the team, and "it's not for the outside world."
13.10.2025 18:48 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1#Dolphins OT Patrick Paul on facing #Browns DE Myles Garrett:
"He's a very, very good football player so this is gonna be really fun and I'm very excited excited to go against him."
Paul ranks 16th among all NFL tackles in pass block win rate while Garrett ranks 12th in pass rush win rate
McDaniel said Tua communicated his concerns to his teammates and doesn't think there will be any lingering effects from his comments after Sunday's game
13.10.2025 18:30 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 2 π 2There won't be any Dolphins players returning from injured reserve this week, per Mike McDaniel
That means no: James Daniels, Liam Eichenberg, Jason Sanders, Austin Jackson
McDaniel said he spoke with Dolphins owner Stephen Ross after Sunday's game -- like he does every week.
"He's experiencing that loss similar to all of us ... the focus is on what we need to do as a team to try to correct this."
I think the criticism for how McDaniel dresses is dumb lol
Everyone was gassing him for his fashion two years ago and I think he's actually toned it down -- plenty to criticize him about but the guy can dress how he wants
An issue thatβs plagued the Dolphins in the past has crept up once again, as Tua Tagovailoa said some players have been late to players only meetings β or skipped them altogether amidst Miamiβs 1-5 startοΏΌ
More:
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Today was De'Von Achane's first 100-yard rushing game of the season. He did so twice in 2024 -- in Week 16 and Week 18
All three games featured at least a 49-yard run
Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on Tua Tagovailoa saying players have been late to player-led meetings:
βClearly heβs sending a message. But from my standpoint, everything Iβve asked of guys, theyβve delivered on. And so iβm sure whoever heβs talking to, theyβll deliver.β
Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on his message to try to keep everybody together:
βI think itβs pretty simple β that sucks β¦ Iβm not worried about the team staying together, Iβm worried about us getting our football right.β
Mentioned itβs their 4th game this year that they lost in the final minutes
A recurring problem inside the Dolphins building β Tua said some players have been late to player-led meetings this season, and some have missed meetings
βThereβs a lot that goes into that β do we have to make this mandatory?β
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, when asked where the team goes after the shock of this game and a 1-5 start:
βThe only place we can go is next week.β
Tua is picked off by Derwin James to end the game, Chargers win 29-27
Miami falls to 1-5 with trips to Cleveland and Atlanta coming up over the next two weeks
Chargers' 33-yard FG is good with :06 remaining, they take a 29-27 lead over the Dolphins
Between this and the loss to the Patriots in Week 2, just some gut-wrenching finishes at home for Miami
That is why Justin Herbert is a superstar -- he shakes off the Jaelan Phillips sack and hits Ladd McConkey for a 42-yard gain. Dante Trader couldn't make the 1-on-1 tackle and now the Chargers are in range for a chip shot FG to win the game...
12.10.2025 19:57 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 0 π 040-yard kick return for the Chargers sets them up on the MIA 41-yard line
Cameron Dicker has already hit from 58 yards earlier today and LA is nearly in range already
Touchdown Dolphins! Who else -- Darren Waller
Tua finds a wide open Waller for his 4th TD catch of the season with :46 remaining
PAT is good and the Dolphins, who had just a 6% chance to win this game at the start of the quarter, have taken a 27-26 lead
Tua's pass over the middle is tipped by a Chargers defender, but then caught by Waddle for a first down. Roller coaster of emotions inside Hard Rock Stadium
Dolphins driving, 2:30 remaining and they're at the LAC 34
Game ain't over yet -- De'Von Achane gets his second TD of the game on a 4-yard toss
Dolphins trail 26-20 with 7:56 remaining in the 4Q
Tua just thread the needle to Alec Ingold for a 22-yard gain -- that was inches away from a Derwin James pick-six
12.10.2025 19:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dolphins fans booing again after a Tua incomplete pass to Jaylen Waddle on first down
Two plays later, Tua's sacked on 3rd and 10 and the boos get even louder. Miami's offense looks broken
Chargers take advantage of the takeaway and score on a 7yd pass from Herbert to Kimani Vidal (congrats to fantasy owners who picked Vidal over Haskins)
Dolphins trail 23-13 in a pretty lifeless game so far
Wow, Benjamin St. Juste makes a diving INT on a Tua pass intended for De'Von Achane. Basically ran the route for him
Dolphins offense has been listless outside of the big plays by Waddle and Achane
Minkah Fitzpatrick clearly throttled back on that Ladd McConkey catch, so that he wouldn't rock a defenseless player
In 2006, that play's ending up on a YouTube highlight reel
Dolphins lead Chargers 13-9 at halftime.
Hell of a defensive performance for Miami, particularly in the red zone
Tua: 9/16, 116 yards, INT
Herbert: 12/16, 93 yards
Achane: 107 tot. yards, TD
Waddle: 5 rec., 82 yards
K. Vidal: 9 car., 72 yards
Jaylen Waddle somehow comes down with a deep ball from Tua -- he bobbled it on his way to the ground but caught it while on his back -- got control of it with maybe a few inches to spare as he's sliding out of bounds
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