The Miami Dolphins fell to 0-5 on the season in Week 5 — but their loss still came with several strong performances to build upon. The Miami Dolphins didn’t get the outcome they wanted.
The Miami Dolphins fell to 0-5 on the season in Week 5 — but their loss still came with several strong performances to build upon. The Miami Dolphins‘ Week 5 effort against the Cincinnati Bengals offered a slow start on offense and some familiar issues that have plagued the first month of the season.
Miami Dolphins Head Into Bye Week After Tough Loss The Miami Dolphins head into their bye week after a frustrating 31-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
The Miami Dolphins came into week five 0-4, looking for their first win, especially at home against the Cincinnati Bengals. But the offense looks uncomfortable with quarterback Malik Willis.
Outmatched Dolphins Lose Fifth Straight Game A few takeaways from the Dolphins’ fifth loss of the 2026 season: Willis is making poor decisions and is inaccurate.
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Malik Willis Looks Awful in Loss to the Bengals It is a borderline miracle that the Miami Dolphins only lost 31-24 to the Cincinnati Bengals. Given quarterback Malik Willis‘s poor play, the Bengals should have blown them out.
The Miami Dolphins recorded their fifth straight loss to begin the Jeff Hafley era, as they fell to the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 31-24. Let’s overreact to this game: This is, without question, the worst special teams unit I have ever seen.
Jeff Hafley stepped to the podium after the Miami Dolphins’ 31-24 loss to Cincinnati unwilling to separate a flawed plan from flawed execution. His message was that everyone shared responsibility.
The scoreboard delivered another defeat, but Miami’s 31-24 loss to Cincinnati was not without useful evidence. The Dolphins finally created sustained offense, yet familiar mistakes kept the encouraging signs from changing the result.
The Miami Dolphins produced several individual bright spots Sunday, but three turnovers and recurring breakdowns left them 0-5 after a 31-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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The Miami Dolphins showed enough fight late Sunday to make the final score respectable, but their 31-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was shaped long before the final onside kick drifted out of bounds.
The Miami Dolphins will head into their bye week after Week 5’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals hoping to find a solution that probably isn’t there.
A mere look at the final score might suggest some progress for the Miami Dolphins in their Week 5 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, but it actually was the opposite.
Dolphins Stock Up, Stock Down: Winners and Losers vs. Bengals The Miami Dolphins are 0-5, and I am a bit shocked. Not with the record, but with how the special teams and offense seem to get worse week after week.
The Miami Dolphins are seven-point home underdogs against Cincinnati, but an upset is possible if a young roster turns several favorable matchup details into its cleanest performance of the season.
After their Saturday moves, the Miami Dolphins' inactive list for their Week 5 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals should have been very easy to predict.
Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins Expected to Play vs. Dolphins The Miami Dolphins will have their hands full Sunday afternoon when they host the Cincinnati Bengals at Hard Rock Stadium, as Cincinnati’s two superstar wide receivers, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, are expected to play despite dealing with injuries throughout the week.
Two members of the Miami Dolphins roster were included in a fresh batch of NFL trade deadline speculation. The Miami Dolphins spent this offseason saying goodbye to a whole bunch of household names from the last iteration of the team.
As part of a series of roster moves on Saturday, the Dolphins activated defensive tackle Kenneth Grant from injured reserve, according to Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.
The Miami Dolphins claimed running back Kaytron Allen off waivers from the Washington Commanders on Friday, adding a recent draft pick who never settled into a role in the nation’s capital.
Hill remains the subject of an active NFL personal conduct policy review after his estranged wife came forward with allegations of domestic violence against him. A civil trial regarding those accusations got underway this week, and Hill took the stand on Thursday.
The 32-year-old hasn't played an NFL snap since he suffered a gruesome knee injury while with the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 29, 2025, and he reportedly may not be ready to make his in-game return until November.