The ' fortunes quickly unraveled Sunday as they were eliminated from playoff contention.
With a 10-5 record heading into Week 17, the Dolphins were firmly in the driver's seat in the AFC wild-card race. They were the fifth seed in the conference via tiebreaker.
Here's what Miami needed in order to get into the postseason, any one of which would've sent them through:
Instead, the Dolphins suffered a 56-26 blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills, who had already clinched the AFC East, while Tua Tagovailoa threw three interceptions in a rough performance.
The Ravens, Browns and Colts then all won to close out the regular season and seal Miami's fate.