During a season already riddled with obstacles, moving pieces and uncertainty, even a two-score loss can offer some hope to cling on. Throughout the Miami Dolphins’ 24-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the physical, resilient identity new head coach Jeff Hafley hopes to establish began to take shape.
The Miami Dolphins showed the kind of fight they had been looking for Sunday afternoon, but not quite enough finish. Yes, it was a moral victory. One that we’ll take, hopefully the last one for this season.
Malik Willis on Dolphins’ 0-3 Start: “You Just Got to Keep Going” Malik Willis isn’t interested in moral victories. The Miami Dolphins quarterback believes his team made progress Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, but after Miami dropped to 0-3, Willis wasn’t about to give himself a passing grade.
The Miami Dolphins are sitting at 0-3 and are looking for answers to try to find any type of hope. However, things are now going to be more difficult for them as they have lost the player who they were relying on most to lead the offense.
The Miami Dolphins have looked like the worst team in the NFL through three weeks. Miami lost another game on Sunday, falling 24-10 against Kansas City to become 0-3 on the season.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Dolphins Keep Things Interesting but Fall to Chiefs in Week 3 The Miami Dolphins welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to South Beach for their home opener, and visiting fans dominated the stands.
Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left ACL in Sunday's loss to Kansas City, ESPN reported Monday.
The Miami Dolphins’ best offensive weapon will miss the final 14 games of the 2026 season. Running back De’Von Achane suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and will miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Monday.
The Miami Dolphins’ 2026 NFL season just keeps on getting worse. Still without a win after three weeks of football, the Dolphins face a tougher road ahead
De’Von Achane didn’t make it through the first quarter Sunday. Miami’s opening drive against Kansas City ended with him on the turf, clutching his left knee.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Injuries rarely arrive neatly for an NFL team. They stack up by position, spill into game plans and force young players into moments they may not yet be ready to own.
De’Von Achane Suffers Torn ACL, Out for Dolphins’ 2026 Season The Miami Dolphins received the news they feared Monday morning: star running back De’Von Achane suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the 2026 season.
De’Von Achane’s injury from Week 3 led to concerns about a lengthy absence. The Dolphins running back will indeed be out for the remainder of the season.
Life just got a whole lot harder for both the Miami Dolphins and their star running back. The Miami Dolphins have lost each of their first three games in 2026, with the team showing some steady signs of progression along the way.
Miami’s backfield depth became the central concern after De’Von Achane exited early and Ollie Gordon II was forced into a featured role. The Miami Dolphins walked out of Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday with more than a 0-3 record.
The Miami Dolphins were already struggling so far in 2026, as they fell 24-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs to drop to 0-3 on the season on Sunday. On Monday morning, they got the kind of crushing news that can truly torpedo a season.
Few NFL coaches know more about winning than the Chiefs’ Andy Reid, which makes his comments about the Miami Dolphins after Week 3 that much more notable.
The Aqua Shoots of Improvement: Miami Dolphins Showing Signs of Progress They were there. They were definitely there, and they were pretty easy to spot.
The Miami Dolphins had a game within their grasp on Sunday afternoon against the Chiefs. But as Patrick Mahomes explains, the Dolphins’ inexperience showed up at the worst possible time.
Miami Dolphins Gave Fans an Entertaining Game vs. Chiefs As loyal fans, few of us expected the Dolphins to upset the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. Neither did the Vegas oddsmakers, who predicted an 88% probability of a Chiefs victory and a ten-point spread.
The Dolphins signed running back De’Von Achane to a new long-term deal in the offseason, and the returns thus far have not been great. Achane came into
The Miami Dolphins hoped running back De'Von Achane would be their biggest playmaker this season, but that responsibility now falls to quarterback Malik Willis.
Before the season, Miami Dolphins rookie head coach Jeff Hafley joked that they're planning to give Achane "40 to 45 touches a game." He may need to change their strategy.
The losses have come against the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers on the road, and the Dolphins have scored 13 points each in the first two games.