Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Dolphins’ loss to the Ravens on “Thursday Night Football” at Hard Rock Stadium as an error-prone Miami fell to 2-7 on the season:

Dave Hyde, Columnist

What happened in Atlanta stayed in Atlanta. The Dolphins got back to their identity of mistakes, turnovers and untimely penalties in losing to Baltimore.

Chris Perkins, Dolphins Columnist

Well, things are back to normal for the Dolphins in the 2025 season after a brief respite in last Sunday’s 34-10 Atlanta victory. The Dolphins got pounded Thursday thanks to a few key self-inflicted errors. Things could get ugly next week (Buffalo) and the week after in Madrid (vs. Washington).

David Furones, Dolphins Writer

The grand effort in Atlanta was just an anomaly. The Dolphins were exposed as a team that needs to be selling at the trade deadline Tuesday. The heat is right back on coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier after this embarrassing effort.

Steve Svekis, Assistant Sports Editor

The John Harbaugh Ravens, as they usually have done, roasted the Dolphins yet again. And, now, the Miami record is 2-7. The Dolphins offense has been two different animals since 2020: Tua Tagovailoa without Tyreek Hill, and then with Hill, especially the one who finished his 20s in 2022 and 2023, as the Dolphins lefty chucked the ball deep to him as he destroyed cornerbacks immediately off the snap, or threw to others in the wide-open spaces the mere fear of Hill’s elite speed created. The non-Hill offense is often unsightly as a completed pass more than 10 yards downfield is an infrequent cause for celebration. Can the status quo possibly hold?

Keven Lerner, Assistant Sports Editor

The Dolphins pop-gun, butterfingered offense gave away every inch of the good will that had been in abundance after the Falcons rout. And now, reality sets in as a likely seller team before Tuesday’s trade deadline.

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