A pair of AFC teams close the curtains to Week 15 action on Monday, as the Miami Dolphins travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers.
The Dolphins have won four straight games and, with just a 1% chance to make the playoffs, are looking to play spoiler toward the end of the season. Miami’s win streak is the franchise’s longest within a season since 2022. After a 1-6 start to the season, Mike McDaniel and the Dolphins have turned things around.
Heading into Monday’s game, the Steelers are leaders of the AFC North, but it’s a tight race with the Baltimore Ravens in the rearview mirror. Pittsburgh won a crucial division game over the Ravens in Week 14 after losing its previous two games. But the Steelers will be without one of the best pass rushers in the NFL for Week 15, with T.J. Watt recovering from surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung.
With the Steelers having a slight lead in the AFC North, Monday’s game for Pittsburgh has a lot of playoff implications. If Pittsburgh gets a win, it has a 72% chance to secure a playoff spot, but a loss knocks the Steelers down to 54%, according to Next Gen Stats.