NY Times · Dec 20, 2021
What We Learned From Week 15 in the N.F.L.
Christian Wilkins, a Dolphins defensive tackle, caught a 1-yard touchdown pass in Sunday’s win over the Jets.Credit...Cliff Hawkins/Getty ImagesThe music on this Titanic was deafening two months ago. When the Miami Dolphins fell to a hopeless, directionless 1-7 record after a Week 8 road loss to the A.F.C. East division-rival Buffalo Bills, staff firings appeared imminent.
Miami had spent much of the past two seasons losing games and amassing draft picks to end up with this roster, with the 2019 fifth overall draft pick, Tua Tagovailoa, under center. But on that October afternoon, the team’s odds of making the playoffs were as close to zero as they could be while the season was still active.