A 24-17 Dolphins win
The Dolphins enter this game with more to lose. The Patriots just watched the Buffalo Bills snatch their AFC East title last night — ensuring the Patriots won’t win the division for the first time since 2008 when the Dolphins were division champions. But while New England, at 6-7, is likely to feel some type of way about the Bills’ success, Miami has known for several weeks that unless Buffalo helped the cause, Miami’s path to the postseason ran through a wild card berth.
And after coming up just short against the defending world champions, expect Miami to play some inspired football today as they look to climb the conference standings and potentially search for a playoff berth as early as next weekend.