The Miami Dolphins squandered their chance to get to the .500 mark on the season on Sunday. They lost to the Indianapolis Colts by six points and now have a subpar 2-4 record.
The play of running back Raheem Mostert was one of few positive takeaways that Miami could glean from its fourth loss of the campaign. He finished with 50 rushing yards on 11 carries, which means he averaged 4.5 yards per carry.
After the Dolphins lost to the Colts, Mostert issued a strong statement. He implied that all of Miami’s players up and down the roster need to participate in some self-reflection.
“Everybody has to look themselves in the mirror and grow and be a contributor to our success and not our failure,” Raheem Mostert said.
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) October 20, 2024
Outside of the production the Dolphins received from their running backs, their offense once again floundered against Indianapolis. Quarterback Tyler Huntley may have had his worst performance of the season so far, considering he finished with just 87 passing yards and completed only seven passes before he exited the game with a shoulder injury.
Tim Boyle filled in for Huntley after he went down, but the 30-year-old didn’t play all that better. He finished with 74 passing yards on 13 passing attempts. Plus, with Boyle leading the offense for much of the second half, the Dolphins failed to score a single point. All of the Dolphins’ 10 points came during the first half of the contest, including seven in the opening quarter.
Considering recent reports seem to indicate that Tua Tagovailoa will return to the field in the near future — whether that’s against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 27 or another game down the line — perhaps Miami will soon get back to its winning ways. But it’s still worth noting that the Dolphins are currently on pace to finish with their second-worst record in a decade.
Miami’s worst season of the last 10 years came in 2019, when the Dolphins ended up with a 5-11 record and winning percentage of 31.3 percent. So far this season, Miami has a winning percentage of 33.3 percent.
All in all, even if Tagovailoa makes his return against Arizona and stays healthy for the rest of the season, the Dolphins will still be facing an uphill battle if they want to qualify for the playoffs.
