The Miami Dolphins have a little extra Christmas anxiety this year.
After looking like a Super Bowl contender for much of the season, the Dolphins have lost three straight and now sit at 8-6 with a real possibility of missing the NFL playoffs. A Christmas Day showdown with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers was viewed as a dark-horse Super Bowl preview before the season; now it features two teams fighting to stay in the race.
The Dolphins at least get to be home for the holidays. Tua Tagovailoa could use the comfort after a rough three-game road trip that saw his MVP case fall back to earth.