The Grinch visited our Miami Dolphins on Christmas Day, sending us from a fan base full of hope to rumblings of the “same old Dolphins”. Tua is set to miss more time with another concussion, leaving our playoff fate in the hands of Teddy Bridgewater as we get set for a division clash with the New England Patriots.

Game Recap: Miami Dolphins 20, Green Bay Packers 26

Gotta Love It

• The defense showed a lot of strong play and overall they setup the offense in good position pretty consistently.
• Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill are absolute cheat codes, both pulling down the deep ball with ease in the first half. 
• Running on 4th and 1.

Hate to See It

• I can’t say enough how curious I am to see if Mike McDaniel pulls the plug on Josh Boyer. 
• Tua continues to show signs of regression, throwing 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter and ultimately losing us a very winnable game.
• Tua being in the concussion protocol for the second time this season is going to leave a lot of unanswered questions.
• The special teams unit is so bad that they just gave up at one point, kicking a squib that set the Packers up near the 50-yard line.

Final Thoughts

• Tua’s mistakes are snowballing and he doesn’t seem to know how to get out of it. 
• This defense is so promising, with a better coaching staff on that side of the ball we could see a huge turnaround from them next season.

Game Preview: 8-7 Miami Dolphins vs. 7-8 New England Patriots

• Playoff Update
  • The Dolphins would make the playoffs if:
    • They win their final two games
    • They win against the Patriots and the Jets lose week 17
    • They win against the Jets and the Patriots lose week 18
  • The Dolphins would miss the playoffs if:
    • They lose their final two games
    • They go 1-1 and are forced into a tiebreaker with another AFC East team
  • The 5th seed would be up for grabs if the Ravens and Chargers both lost their final two games or if there is a three-way tie at 10-7.
• Injury Report
  • MIA 
    • Questionable: Terron Armstead, Bradley Chubb, River Cracraft, Alec Ingold, Xavien Howard, Greg Little
    • Doubtful: Eric Fisher
    • Out: Tua Tagovailoa
  • NE
    • Questionable: Jalen Mills, Hunter Henry, Jonathan Jones, Rhamondre Stevenson, Tyquan Thornton
    • Out: Jack Jones, Marcus Jones, DeVante Parker, Jonnu Smith
• Team Trends
  • Both teams are 1-4 in their last 5 regular season games.
  • Miami is 4-1 in their last 5 head-to-head matchups with New England.
• Keys to the Game
  • Keep it simple for Teddy, but don’t be so predictable that it leads to turnovers.
  • Tyreek and Waddle should destroy this beat-up secondary, get them the ball.
  • Cover-0 has worked really well against Mac Jones in the past and the Patriots' offense has been in a state of turmoil as of late. Frustrating them early could cause an implosion.
• Madden Prediction: Dolphins 21, Patriots 38
• Fins Family Podcast Final Prediction: Dolphins 24, Patriots 21

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