DOLPHINS (0-3) vs. NEW YORK JETS (0-3)
Kickoff: 7:15 p.m., Monday, Hard Rock Stadium
TV: CBS (Ch. 4 in Miami-Dade, Broward counties; Ch. 12 in Palm Beach), ESPN; RADIO: Westwood One, WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM); WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 28-28, including playoffs, in his fourth season as a head coach; the Jets’ Aaron Glenn is 0-3, in his first season with New York and overall.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series with the Jets, 61-57-1, including playoffs. Miami has won nine consecutive home games, including last year’s 32-26 overtime win, and eight of the past 10 overall.
Weather: 75 degrees, 69 percent humidity (feels like temperature of 84 degrees), 13 mph winds out of NW (gusts to 20 mph), 0 percent chance of precipitation
Line: The Dolphins are 2 ½-point favorites; the over-under is 44.5 points.
Injuries: Dolphins — Out: CB Storm Duck (ankle), S Jason Marshall Jr. (hamstring); Questionable: CB Ethan Bonner (hamstring); Physically unable to perform: OL Liam Eichenberg; Non-football illness: CB Cam Smith; Injured reserve: RT Austin Jackson (toe), RG James Daniels (pectoral), K Jason Sanders (hip), OL Andrew Meyer (upper body), CB Kader Kohou (knee), RB Alexander Mattison (neck), CB Artie Burns (knee), TE Jalin Conyers, CB Jason Maitre, OL Obinna Eze, OL Germain Ifedi, OL Yodny Cajuste …
Jets — Out: CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (ankle), OLB Jermaine Johnson II (ankle). Doubtful: Kene Nwangwu (hamstring). Injured reserve: G Alijah Vera-Tucker (triceps), LB Quincy Williams (shoulder) among others.
Noteworthy: The Dolphins, among the NFL’s biggest disappointments both for their record and how poorly they’ve performed this season, are fighting to keep coach Mike McDaniel out of hot water. They did it in last week’s 31-21 loss at Buffalo, but they’ll have to do it again vs. the Jets. …
QB Tua Tagovailoa (5 TDs, 4 INTs, 1 lost fumble, eight sacks, 87.1 passer rating) must be better in crunch time. He has two fourth-quarter interceptions this season. …
The Dolphins are last in rushing attempts (52), which must change to have a better chance at success. Rookie RB Ollie Gordon II (12 carries, 50 yards, 4.2 yards per carry), the backup to De’Von Achane (30-147-4.9 ypc), figures to see more action Monday. …
WRs Tyreek Hill (15 receptions, 198 yards, 1 TD) and Jaylen Waddle (14, 137, 2) and Achane (18, 141, 2) are joined by TE Darren Waller this week in what will be Waller’s first action since retiring in June 2024. …
Watch the RG position where either Kion Smith, Daniel Brunskill or Cole Strange could start. …
Jets QB Justin Fields (1 TD, 0 INTs, 91.1 passer rating) is back from his concussion and will start. Fields rushed for 178 yards, an NFL record for a QB, vs. the Dolphins in 2022 when he played for Chicago. The Dolphins, who are 28th in rushing defense (145 ypg), will likely put a spy on Fields in certain situations. …
RB Breece Hall (38-157-4.1) could see an increased workload as the Jets try to find what works. …
WR Garrett Wilson (21, 229, 2) ranks 10th in the NFL in receiving yards No. 7 in receptions and No. 8 in targets (30). …
DT Quinnen Williams (12 tackles, 1.0 sack) will be among the best the Dolphins face this season. …
Dolphins special teams must be watched. They’ve had an opponent miss a field goal or extra point in all three games, returned a punt for a TD, had a kickoff returned for a TD, and have twice been penalized for running into the punter or roughing the punter. …
The Jets’ Will McDonald blocked a 43-yard FG attempt last week vs. Tampa Bay and returned it 50 yards for a TD with 1:49 left to give the Jets a 27-26 lead. But Tampa Bay won, 29-27, on a 36-yard FG as time expired to negate the Jets scoring 21 fourth-quarter points to overcome a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit.
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