Miami Dolphins' season could be ended once again by the Kansas City Chiefs, but in a different way
The Miami Dolphins did what they had to do on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive, dispatching with the Cleveland Browns on the road 20-3. The win moved the Dolphins to 8-8, just one game back of the Denver Broncos for the final wild card spot in the AFC. Miami got some help on […]
The Miami Dolphins did what they had to do on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive, dispatching with the Cleveland Browns on the road 20-3. The win moved the Dolphins to 8-8, just one game back of the Denver Broncos for the final wild card spot in the AFC.
Miami got some help on Sunday, with the Indianapolis Colts losing to the previously two-win New York Giants 45-33 and being eliminated from the playoffs in the process. Miami needed that loss to happen, and it did.
However, aside from beating the New York Jets next week, the Dolphins need the Denver Broncos to lose to the 15-1 Kansas City Chiefs. Seems pretty ideal on the surface, right?
Well, not so much when you get down to it. According to multiple outlets, the Chiefs are expected to rest some starters, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Carson Wentz should draw the start for Kansas City. That's because they've already clinched the top seed in the AFC and have nothing to play for.
That's obviously not an ideal situation for Miami. Denver will be playing with their hair on fire with a playoff spot on the line before their home crowd, while the Chiefs will likely just be playing out the string with backups before they go into a bye week in the playoffs.
Sure, anything can happen in the NFL, but things that are likely to happen most often do, and the Broncos are currently favored by 8.5 points next Sunday.
So, it looks very much like the Chiefs could have a hand in helping end the Dolphins season. Just not quite as directly as last year's 26-7 wild card beatdown in frozen Kansas City.
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