After making back-to-back appearances in the NFL playoffs for the first time in more than two decades, the Miami Dolphins aren’t in this season’s Super Bowl tournament.

According to The Athletic's playoff prediction model, the Dolphins have a 19% chance of making the playoffs heading into Week 18. This places them behind the Denver Broncos, who have a 74% chance, but ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals, whose chances stand at just 6%.

NFL post mortems are well and truly upon us! Although the Miami Dolphins season did not end how they would have wanted; given their 2-6 start to the year, the team actually rallied fairly impressively to get to the final week of the season and still be in playoff contention.

When Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier was asked Tuesday why the team's 2024 season fell way short of expectations, he pinned some of the blame on Tua Tagovailoa's inability to avoid injuries.

The Miami Dolphins will be without Tua Tagovailoa on Sunday afternoon as they attempt to play for the final Wild Card berth in the AFC

The Dolphins front office knew they'd have to make roster changes once quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's new contract kicked in — after all, this is the offseason where the bill becomes due for Miami. Tagavailoa's cap hit will skyrocket from $9.

The Miami Dolphins were a legitimate playoff contender heading into 2024. An injury that sidelined Tua Tagovailoa four weeks changed that, and on Tuesday, GM Chris Grier gave an honest assessment about the QB’s future.