The Miami Dolphins remain massive long shots to make the playoffs in 2025, but it shouldn't stop us from looking at all the possibilities
heading into their Week 15 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they at least remain in the hunt — a good accomplishment after the unfortunate 2-7 start. Heading into the final four weeks of the regular season, the Dolphins not only need to continue winning but still need a lot of help in the form of other AFC playoff hopefuls getting beat, sometimes by teams already eliminated.
The Dolphins are tied for ninth in the AFC standings with their 6-7 record, two games behind the Houston Texans, who currently own the seventh and final playoff spot in the conference.THE TEAMS THE DOLPHINS MOST WANT/NEED TO SEE WIN IN WEEK 15The Texans already have clinched the tiebreaker with the Dolphins because of conference record, so the Dolphins need for them to see their five-game winning streak come to an end against a team that hasn't won in a couple of months.It's probably a lot to ask for the Jets to upset the Jaguars on the road with undrafted rookie free agent Brady Cook making his first NFL start.The Chargers have to lose out for the Dolphins to have a chance catch them and they do have a tough remaining schedule, and the Chiefs can lose another game for the Dolphins to move ahead.The Colts clearly are in desperation mode, evidenced by their turning to 44-year-old Philip Rivers to help navigate a brutal closing schedule.The Patriots already are out of reach for the Dolphins, but Miami can catch Buffalo if the Bills collapse at the end of the season and this would be a good start.The chances of the AFC North having a wild-card team are very, very small, but it still wouldn't hurt to bury the Ravens' chances for that regardless.These are games for Dolphins fans to watch for pure enjoyment or fantasy football purposes because they don't involve AFC contenders.Cleveland at Chicago, Sunday, 1 p.m. ETGreen Bay at Denver, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ETCarolina at New Orleans, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET1. Denver Broncos — Green Bay, Jacksonville, at Kansas City , L.A. Chargers6. Buffalo Bills — at New England, at Cleveland, Philadelphia, N.Y. Jets8. Indianapolis Colts — at Seattle, San Francisco , Jacksonville, at Houston10. Kansas City Chiefs — L.A. Chargers, at Tennessee, Denver , at Las VegasAlain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls , the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.
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