After benching Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins handed the offense to rookie Quinn Ewers, who struggled in his first start during a 45–21 loss to the Bengals. Did the ugly defeat serve a larger purpose, and what’s Miami’s goal for the final two games of 2025?

Running back Mark Fletcher Jr. is coming back to Miami next season, postponing his NFL plans for another year.

Tua Tagovailoa has been benched and is officially inactive, serving as the emergency third quarterback. MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins host the Cincinnati Bengals at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 21. This game was moved from a night game by the NFL.

Atlanta beat Arizona 26-19, which keeps them in the 10th spot at 5-10 on the season. The Falcons traded their first rounder to the Rams during last year's draft, which means Los Angeles would've moved in front of Cincinnati if the Falcons had lost.

The Miami Dolphins are inching closer to the first pivotal moment in their next chapter as an organization. There’s been plenty of posturing publicly with reports of what Miami’s intentions are this winter — between the contract of QB Tua Tagovailoa and the job status of head coach Mike McDaniel.

As the end of the Dolphins’ season becomes more about the youth the team can build around, the hope is first-round picks Chop Robinson, Kenneth Grant can be building blocks.

The Miami Dolphins' defense has been on something of a rollercoaster ride in 2025. Miami's defensive effort in the first month of the season was, well, egregiously bad. It wasn't '2019 Miami Dolphins' bad,

Armstrong is long gone (he was cut by the Dolphins in August and released from the Lions practice squad after a week there). But Wease stuck around and impressed enough on the practice squad, and scout team, to earn a chance last Sunday against Cincinnati.