The Tennessee Titans (0-3) look for their first win of the 2024 NFL season on Monday night against the wounded Miami Dolphins (1-2).
The Dolphins are down to their third starting quarterback of the season, with Tua Tagovailoa and Skylar Thompson injured. Miami will turn to Tyler Huntley to start Monday’s game. The Dolphins signed the former Baltimore signal-caller off the Ravens’ practice squad just two weeks ago.
What will we see the Titans see from the Dolphins? We spoke with Adam Stites, managing editor of our sister site, Dolphins Wire, to learn everything about the 2024 Miami Dolphins.
AS: Devastating is a good way to put it. The offense is tailored to Tagovailoa’s strengths with quick-release passes that Skylar Thompson wasn’t able to recreate last week. In Thompson’s defense, there are other factors at play, and the Dolphins weren’t exactly humming in the six-plus quarters they played with Tagovailoa under center. The offensive line is a problem; there’s absolutely no threat at receiver after Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, and they’ve also been without Raheem Mostert. Regardless, it’s pretty clear Miami is much, much better with Tagovailoa leading the way.
AS: It’s pretty tough to project with Tyler Huntley in the starting lineup. He just joined the team last week and is a much different quarterback than anyone else who has suited up in aqua any time lately. The best guess is that the Dolphins lean pretty heavily on their ground game after abandoning it way too early last week against the Seahawks.
AS: They’ve mostly been non-factors. They’ve each caught a handful of passes, but the big plays Dolphins fans are accustomed to seeing from the receivers haven’t happened since Week 1. The only offensive standout in the last two weeks was De’Von Achane, who has been Miami’s most dangerous receiver in addition to his rushing contributions.
AS: A weakness, without a doubt. While it hasn’t been as bad as most expected, the Dolphins made no effort to replace the loss of Robert Hunt and they’ll be without Terron Armstead on Monday night.
AS: Every level of the Dolphins defense has been just OK in 2024 without any particular aspect standing out as an issue or a significant strength. While Miami has been gashed for a few big running plays, the defensive line duo of Zach Sieler and Calais Campbell probably earn the nod for defensive MVPs as they’ve been responsible for making a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage. Opposing offenses have converted only eight of 30 third down tries against the Dolphins.
AS: Dolphins 16, Titans 14
