4 HRS AGO - Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. While still in the playoff hunt with three weeks remaining, it’s just like the Dolphins to lay an egg after having one of the most memorable plays in NFL history last week. The Minnesota Vikings ran right over the Dolphins in the first quarter. Though the Dolphins were making a comeback issues started popping up at the worst time and the Vikings ran away with it. The Dolphins still have a small chance of making the postseason, but let’s be real, this season is over and the Dolphins remain a mediocre, inconsistent football team. You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below. 5 Instant Takeaways: Minnesota Vikings 41, Miami Dolphins 17 - Sports - The Palm Beach Post - West Palm Beach, FLMINNEAPOLIS — The Dolphins' faint playoff hopes are teetering on the edge of extinction.Miami fought back Collapse

17 HRS AGO - The Miami Dolphins were demolished by the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, with nothing seeming to go right - other than a Minkah Fitzpatrick pick-six - for Miami. The loss cripples Miami’s chances at the playoffs this year. Final Score Dolphins 17 - Vikings 41 Immediate Reactions. What went wrong for the Dolphins on Sunday? Whatever you thought when you read that sentence, that is the correct answer, no matter what it was. Injuries. Poor offensive line play. Poor defensive start. Play calling. Decision making. Penalties. You name it, and it went wrong. Nine sacks were allowed. Most of those came before Ryan Tannehill could even reach the end of his drop, but there were some where Tannehill tried to escape and simply ran into the rush. There was just nothing that worked once the Vikings got a decent lead in the second half. This is a hell of a way to come back to Earth after the high of the Miami Miracle. The vikings simply stepped up, punched Miami in the mouth, then, as the Dolphins Collapse

20 HRS AGO - Your Miami Dolphins will head north this weekend to take on the Minnesota Vikings. The Dolphins are of course coming off a thrilling walk off victory over the New England Patriots after winning on a hook and ladder play that shocked pretty much everyone in the stadium that day, most especially the Pats team who were already celebrating their victory. The win gave Miami a 7 and 6 record that left them one of several teams chasing the final wild card playoff spot in the AFC. The other wild card spot will wind up going to which ever of the two teams from the AFC West that comes in second now that the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angles Chargers are tied for first place, both with 11 and 3 records that have both teams already clinching playoff spots. The Vikings are in a similar spot as the Dolphins, needing to continue to win to hold onto a chance for one of the remaining wild card spots in the NFC. They presently sit three games behind the Chicago Bears in the division, a team that Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The NFL schedule has reached that time of year when they start playing Saturday games. This week’s schedule, including the Thursday night game, has started with three games that directly impact the AFC Playoff picture. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, tying the two AFC West division rivals in the standings, with the Chiefs holding on to the top seed based on division records (4-1 to 3-2). Saturday then had the Houston Texans beat the New York Jets, moving the Texans into the second seed position, just ahead of the New England Patriots who, if they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers this afternoon, would be able to reclaim the position. The third game featured two teams trying to hold on to slim playoff chances, with the Cleveland Browns coming away victorious over the Denver Broncos, and keeping an AFC North championship in play for the Browns. After all of these AFC games have been factored into the standings, the AFC playoff picture looks like: AFC Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The Miami Dolphins head into Week 15 in a four-way tie for the AFC’s final Wildcard position. They have a chance to make the post season for the second time in three years if they can keep winning, while also getting some help from around the league. What hep do they need? That is what we bring you this afternoon. Looking at the weekend’s slate of games, we break down for which teams you should be rooting Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Houston Texans at New York Jets, 1pm ET This game only makes the list in order to keep the Texans from falling back into the Wildcard chase if either Indianapolis or Tennessee is able to make a run at the division title. A Jets win would assist Miami’s strength of victory, but Houston clinching the AFC South is more important. Root for: Texans. Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, Saturday 8:20pm ET The Browns and the Broncos are both in the AFC Playoff picture, with Denver at 6-7 and Cleveland 5-7-1. This is simply about the team with the better Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Miami Dolphins fan confidence in the direction of the team hit a season high after the team’s 3-0 start to the season, then quickly fell as injuries and losses mounted. The Dolphins are now 7-6 and in playoff contention. It has not been the ideal season, but it is mid-December, and Miami is playing big games, meaningful games, and, essentially, playoff games. And, the fan confidence has started to recover. After reaching 86 percent fan confidence leading into Week 4, the fans’ roller-coaster confidence in the team reached as low as 26 percent in Week 9. Last week, it was sitting at 44 percent, though Dolphins fans expected to lose the team’s Week 14 game against the New England Patriots, with the fan-voted point spread having the Patriots win by three. After the Miami Miracle brought an unbelievable win to the Dolphins, the fans’ confidence in the team has jumped. Now, 67 percent of the fans believe in the direction of the team. Two-thirds of Dolphins fans are suddenly happy with Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Once again we have another work week (for most of us) in the books. That mean’s its time for the Victory Of The Week post. This is of course where you come and tell us what your victory/accomplishment/etc. of the week is. It can be a small thing all the way to something huge and life altering. Remember as always this is an open thread meaning any subject is on the table outside of religion and politics per the site rules. Please try and keep your pics to a maximum of four per person in any live thread. Also, try your best to keep things as close to PG as possible as we are on the front page. So, tell us what is your victory or accomplishment for this week? Collapse