The Dolphins blew the Jets out of the water last night behind a terrific performance from backup quarterback Matt Moore, but the aftermath of the win brought with it some potentially bad news about No. 1 signal-caller Ryan Tannehill.
Tannehill, of course, was pulled from last week’s game against the Cardinals with what was initially feared to be a full ACL tear, but which was later reported to be an ACL/MCL sprain (a partial, but incomplete tear of those ligaments). After last night’s game, however, Adam H. Beasley and Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald passed along a report from the NBC/NFL Network broadcast team that Tannehill in fact tore the MCL off his knee completely, a report ostensibly substantiated by the fact that he spent the night in a full leg cast and walked with a noticeable limp and the assistance of a crutch.
Tannehill, though, lent some clarity to the situation, observing that his ligaments are not fully torn and that he has a Grade 2 sprain rather than a Grade 3 (link via Salguero). Said Tannehill, “It’s not a Grade 3. A Grade 3 sprain is completely torn. A sprain could be a torn anything. It’s not completely torn all the way off but definitely there’s damage. It’s categorized as a Grade 2 so there’s still some integrity there.”
Bills are likely to have a new coach come Week 16 so they’ll be a hot mess. And the Pats will likely use Week 17 like a bye week and start their bench. Dolphins could pull this off!
Only way dolphins can get in is if they win out and the chiefs and raiders and broncos lose all there remaining games. Sorry but 11-5 may not cut it in the afc this year
Haha that’s not at all true. One team is going to win the West which holds no relevance to the Dolphins playoff chances.
What? Dolphins beat the bills and denver loses to kc and theyre in. Or dolphins win vs bills and a bye week pats team