{"id":262468,"date":"2025-10-31T08:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262468\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T08:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:12:08","slug":"dolphins-mike-mcdaniel-has-complete-meltdown-on-sideline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262468\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins&#8217; Mike McDaniel has complete meltdown on sideline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike McDaniel\u2019s \u201cirate\u201d sideline outburst said it all. His Dolphins are going nowhere but down this season. <\/p>\n<p>Miami was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/30\/sports\/huge-dolphins-gain-wiped-out-with-controversial-penalty\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trounced on Thursday night, 28-6,<\/a> by the Ravens at home as they fell to 2-7 on the season, well out of playoff range. <\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins, though, had a chance to take a lead early in the game when they decided to go for it on a fourth-and-1 situation from the Ravens\u2019 12-yard line as they trailed 7-3. <\/p>\n<p>Tackle Larry Broom, though, was called for a false start to push Miami back five yards.<\/p>\n<p>In a moment of pure frustration, McDaniel ripped off his headset and started screaming toward his team. Moments later, things went from bad to worse when kicker Riley Patterson missed a 35-yard field goal. Baltimore went down the field on a seven-play drive to open up a 14-3 lead.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66699219;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37537118\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2244247357.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Mike McDaniel of the Miami Dolphins reacts against the Baltimore Ravens during the first quarter in the game at Hard Rock Stadium on October 30, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-37537118\"  \/>Head coach Mike McDaniel reacts angrily (above and below) during the Dolphins\u2019 28-6 home loss to the <br \/>Ravens on Oct. 30, 2025.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>McDaniel explained after the game why he got so mad. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been putting such an emphasis on all things related to our operation,\u201d McDaniel explained. \u201cAnd in a critical fourth-and-1, where we\u2019re pretty fired up about the defensive look, it was what we were calling the play for. That\u2019s flat-out a controllable that our team knows that keeps you from winning. I was irate at nothing but our self-inflicted wound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of self-inflicted wounds from the Dolphins, as they turned the ball over three times \u2014 two fumbles and one Tua Tagovailoa interception. They also took five penalties for 45 yards, hurting their chances further. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37537085\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP_Ravens_Dolphins_Football_86218-8031a-0.jpg\" alt=\"Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel on the sidelines during a game.\" class=\"wp-image-37537085\"  \/> AP<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins are just one game ahead of the one-win Jets in the AFC East, and with the trade deadline just days away, it\u2019ll be interesting to see what happens to Miami over the next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike McDaniel\u2019s \u201cirate\u201d sideline outburst said it all. His Dolphins are going nowhere but down this season. 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