Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Dolphins’ stunning victory over the Falcons on Sunday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta as Miami improves to 2-6 on the season:
Dave Hyde, Columnist
Where did that team come from? Most points this year. Least points given up. Let’s not go as far as to say the season is saved, but for one Sunday it was good to watch the Dolphins look like the team everyone hoped they could be at their best this year.
Chris Perkins, Dolphins Columnist
The Dolphins ended a three-game losing streak and a five-game road losing streak by playing their most complete game of the season. The much-maligned run defense was the star of the show but let’s give credit to the offense and special teams for playing clean games. The Dolphins weren’t happy to be 2-6 last year but they can feel a little better about being 2-6 at this moment.
David Furones, Dolphins Writer
These Dolphins, man. Just when you think they’re done, they look like world beaters. A landslide victory in Atlanta is good to hold people over for a week — or, in this case, a few days before Thursday night against the Ravens. The coming slate will tell us if this is a team that can seriously build toward a season turnaround or if this was a one-off occurrence. Let Tua play every game with his visor, and put Kevin Harlan on every Dolphins game!
Steve Svekis, Assistant Sports Editor
Maybe Tua Tagovailoa may never toss that visor. In his most decisive start-to-finish game in since 2023, the Dolphins quarterback saw everything perfectly and surgically annihilated the Falcons. Having that performance complemented by Jordyn Brooks and a swarming defense made the Dolphins look like a potentially problematic spoiler in the season’s second half.
Keven Lerner, Assistant Sports Editor
Where has this Tua Tagovailoa been? This Dolphins defense? That was as decisive a Dolphins dispatch of a .500 or better team on the road likely since the 38-13 Wildcat domination of the Patriots … 17 years ago. An incredibly incongruous performance compared with Weeks 1-7.
Originally Published: October 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM EDT