DOLPHINS (3-7) vs. COMMANDERS (3-7)
Kickoff: 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain
TV: NFL Network, CBS Miami (Ch. 4 in Miami-Dade, Broward counties; Ch. 12 in Palm Beach); 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 31-32, including playoffs, in his fourth season as a head coach; the Commanders’ Dan Quinn is 17-13, including playoffs, in his second season leading the Commanders and 63-57, including playoffs in his eighth season overall.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series with the Commanders, 10-6, including a victory in the Super Bowl that completed Miami’s perfect 1972 season and a Washington Super Bowl over the Dolphins 10 years later.
Weather: 56 degrees, 77 percent humidity; 49 percent chance of precipitation, 8 mph winds; Bernabéu has a retractable roof expected to be closed with some open air entering the venue.
Line: The Dolphins are 2 1/2-point favorites; the over-under is 47 1/2 points.
Injuries: Dolphins — Doubtful: RT Austin Jackson (toe); Questionable: OLB Bradley Chubb (foot), WR Dee Eskridge (shoulder), CB Rasul Douglas (foot/ankle); Physically unable to perform: OL Liam Eichenberg; Injured reserve: WR Tyreek Hill (knee), TE Darren Waller (pectoral), Jackson, RG James Daniels (pectoral), K Jason Sanders (hip), CB Storm Duck (knee), 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 …
Commanders — Out: QB Jayden Daniels (elbow), WR Terry McLaurin (quadriceps), WR Treylon Burks (finger), S Will Harris (ankle), DE Drake Jackson (knee), LB Ale Kaho (concussion); Questionable: LB Jordan Magee (knee), TE Ben Sinnott (ankle); Suspended: DT Daron Payne; Injured reserve: RB Austin Ekeler, CB Marshon Lattimore, CB Trey Amos, DE Dorance Armstrong among 12 players in IR.
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Noteworthy: The Dolphins and Commanders partake in the NFL’s first game in Spain and final international game of the league’s 2025 slate. …
Miami, after an inauspicious first half of the season, has put together impressive wins in two if its last three games, including a shocking 30-13 beatdown of the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. …
Two Polynesian quarterbacks from Hawaii square off as the Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa faces an idol since his adolescent years in the Commanders’ Marcus Mariota, who is in for the injured Jayden Daniels. …
Miami’s defense is coming off a three-takeaway effort in shutting out Josh Allen and the Bills through three quarters last Sunday. …
Dolphins running back De’Von Achane looks to expand on his 225-total-yard performance against Buffalo that included 174 rushing yards against a Commanders defense that will be missing standout defensive tackle Daron Payne due to suspension. …
Miami wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, has 29 receptions for 485 yards and three touchdowns in the six games since Tyreek Hill went down with his season-ending knee injury. He faces a Commanders secondary down a couple of cornerbacks and may see former Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene in the game. …
Left tackle Laremy Tunsil was once traded from the Dolphins to the Houston Texans for a slew of draft picks and now is leading the Commanders’ offensive line.
