In the back half of the year, Miami has won five of its last seven games, but it may be too little, too late. One of the AFC’s three wild card berths is already out of reach and the Broncos and Chargers are on the verge of securing the other two. Tagovailoa says players shouldn’t need playoff stakes to show up and play hard, though.

MIAMI GARDENS — If Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is a razor-sharp 26 of 30 passing in each of his next two games, he’ll finish the season completing 74.7 percent of his passes and narrowly surpass Drew Brees’ all-time single season completion record of 74.4 percent, established in 2018.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is 0-7 in his career when the temperature is 46 degrees or colder at kickoff, and 1-8 when it's 50 degrees or colder. It will be around 43 degrees in Cleveland for Sunday's 4:05 p.

If one or both of the Chargers and Broncos lose on Saturday, the Dolphins can keep their playoff hopes alive into the final week of the regular season by beating the Browns. On Thursday, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said the team’s focus won’t change, regardless of the Saturday results.

The Cleveland Browns (3-12) are an underdog by 6.5 points as they look to halt a four-game skid in a matchup with the Miami Dolphins (7-8) on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Cleveland Browns

The Miami Dolphins need plenty of outside help to make the AFC playoffs. First, though, they must help themselves. With no margin for error, the Dolphins (7-8) hope to stay in the postseason hunt at least another week with a win Sunday over the Browns (3-12),