In the back half of the year, Miami has won five of its last seven games, but it may be too little, too late. One of the AFC’s three wild card berths is already out of reach and the Broncos and Chargers are on the verge of securing the other two. Tagovailoa says players shouldn’t need playoff stakes to show up and play hard, though.

MIAMI GARDENS — If Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is a razor-sharp 26 of 30 passing in each of his next two games, he’ll finish the season completing 74.7 percent of his passes and narrowly surpass Drew Brees’ all-time single season completion record of 74.4 percent, established in 2018.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is 0-7 in his career when the temperature is 46 degrees or colder at kickoff, and 1-8 when it's 50 degrees or colder. It will be around 43 degrees in Cleveland for Sunday's 4:05 p.

At the beginning of the season, a late meeting between the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns could have been a fight for a wild card playoff berth. Now, it’s a game

The 3-12 Browns are currently on a four-game losing streak. They have dealt with numerous injuries to key players this season, losing starting quarterback Deshaun Watson and star running back Nick Chubb for the season. They have also been involved in trades that sent receiver Amari Cooper and pass rusher Za’Darius Smith elsewhere.

Preview the Week 17 matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Rookie edge rusher Chop Robinson has caught fire recently, recording all six of his sacks in the last eight games. His trademark “chop” celebration after a sack has been well-received, especially the one he did with teammates on the sideline in last week’s win over San Francisco.

The Miami Dolphins kept their playoff hopes alive last week with a win against the San Francisco 49ers, but there's a chance they'll be eliminated before they even play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

It's not a desirable position the Miami Dolphins find themselves in heading into their Sunday trip to face the Cleveland Browns. For the game to have playoff implications, Miami will