An in-state rivalry against Tampa Bay in Week 17 carries familiar stakes for the Miami Dolphins, but the most important storyline goes well beyond the win-loss column.
Miami is entering a critical evaluation window over the final two weeks of the campaign, and at the center of it remains rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers.
Still not even 23 years old, Ewers’ football life has unfolded almost entirely under a microscope. From elite high school recruit to five-star prospect at Ohio State, from a reset and resurgence at Texas, to now finding himself starting NFL games as a seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft, the spotlight has followed him at every stop.