Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Dolphins’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium as Miami’s win streak was ended and the Dolphins fell to 6-8:
Chris Perkins, Dolphins Columnist
The Dolphins have been eliminated from playoff contention and their four-game winning streak is over. Now all that’s left is seeing where they’ll be drafting. Oh, and seeing if QB Tua Tagovailoa finishes as the starter or whether they give Zach Wilson and/or Quinn Ewers a look. By the way, if coach Mike McDaniel returns hopefully this run-first offense becomes the main offense instead of the big-play passing game.
David Furones, Dolphins Writer
Playoff hopes were slim anyway, and finally ended with this one. Dolphins could never get any offense going while the game was competitive, and the swing from the end of the first half to start of the second half was killer. Miami looked like a team that can’t handle the cold in Monday night’s elements in Pittsburgh.
Steve Svekis, Assistant Sports Editor
Well, that song-and-dance is over, with Miami’s earliest elimination from the playoffs since the 2019 atrocity. It seems the Dolphins have to look hard at taking the Sean Payton path the Broncos coach took after 2023, choking down a massive dead cap hit to move on from his highly paid but ineffective quarterback (Russell Wilson), and draft someone.
Keven Lerner, Assistant Sports Editor
Somehow, the passing offense has become easily the worst unit on the Miami Dolphins, even though the defense also was awful in the second half on Monday night. Miami now is two weeks from trucking through the 25th anniversary of their last playoff win, with no end in sight.