The 2024 Miami Dolphins were 2-4 through six games. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had missed four of them with a concussion. The Dolphins lost three of those games, and their offense wasn’t the same without Tua. He returned for a Week 7 home game against the Arizona Cardinals. After leading by nine in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals scored the final 10 points to win 28-27. The Dolphins then became 2-6 after a close loss to the division-rival Bills in Buffalo. Things weren’t looking promising.
Going 2-7 would all but eliminate the Dolphins from the playoffs. Miami traveled to Los Angeles to face the Rams in a must-win situation. Never trailing, the Dolphins showed up and came away with a 23-15 victory. Their next two games were at home against two rebuilding teams. The Dolphins came away with easy wins against the Raiders and the Patriots, and at 5-6, they are right back in the Wildcard discussion.