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Sun-Sentinel:
20 things we learned in Miami Dolphins' 34-3 loss to Tennessee Titans  —  NASHVILLE — Good teams and upper-echelon players bring their best when the spotlight shines the brightest.  —  With a postseason berth on the line the Miami Dolphins failed to rise to the occasion in Sunday's 34-3 loss …
Discussion: NESN.com
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Hyde10: Ten thoughts on Dolphins' blowout loss at Tennessee Titans  —  It wasn't the loss that was so disheartening.  It was the blowout.  —  Tennessee 34, Dolphins 3.  —  The question about whether they are a playoff team after seven straight wins against easier competition was answered.
Discussion: Twin Cities
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
On a measuring-stick day, Tagovailoa and Dolphins come up embarrassingly short in loss to Titans  —  Early on, when it was still a game, Tua Tagovailoa rolled left for a 10-yard pass to Mack Hollins that went eight yards.  It short-hopped to him like a stone skipping on the water.
Kenny Rosarion / Sun-Sentinel:
Instant Analysis: Tennessee Titans 34, Miami Dolphins 3  —  It was everything you feared as a Dolphins fan, making that seven-game win streak look like fool's gold.  Tua Tagovailoa struggled.  The defense got over-run.  The team didn't compete enough in the biggest game of the year and got blown out, 34-3.
Discussion: Twin Cities and Daily Herald
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' playoff hopes dealt significant blow in loss to Titans, ex-quarterback Ryan Tannehill  —  The man who was the franchise quarterback for seven mostly losing seasons helped deal the Miami Dolphins a significant blow to their playoff hopes in the 2021 season.
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins spent three years rebuilding the same mediocre team they tore down
Discussion: Daily Herald and Boston Herald
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Ryan Tannehill-led Titans neutralize Dolphins' blitzing defense
Discussion: The Tennessean and ProFootballTalk
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins dig for motivation in finale after ‘disappointment’ of elimination; plus, a Week 18 rooting interest for Miami fans
Discussion: Betsided
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' playoff hopes go through ex-quarterback Ryan Tannehill in showdown with Titans
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Joe Judge delivers impassioned defense of Giants foundation after Chicago blowout  —  Joe Judge said bring on the boos if next week's Giants season finale looks anything like Sunday's historically bad 29-3 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.  —  “If we don't play well, every fan has a right to boo my ass out of the stadium.
Dennis Waszak Jr / Associated Press:
Antonio Brown gets kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after taking off his pads and shirt and leaving the field during a game  —  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Antonio Brown was apparently frustrated and angry.  So he walked away.  —  From the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  And possibly his NFL career.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Antonio Brown's in-game exit from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was the perfect job walkout for the pandemic era  —  We all want to go out with that perfect ending, a chance to put an exclamation mark on a career no one dreamed would happen but you.  —  But few of us outside the sports arena ever …
Discussion: Twin Cities
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens blow late lead, lose to Rams, 20-19, as playoff hopes fade with fifth straight loss  —  Quarterback Matthew Stafford passed for 309 yards, including a go-ahead touchdown with 57 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Rams held on late for a 20-19 win in Baltimore, dealing a nearly knockout blow to the Ravens' playoff hopes.
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Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens center Bradley Bozeman misses loss to Rams because of illness, coach John Harbaugh says  —  Ravens starting center Bradley Bozeman did not play in Sunday's 20-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams because of an illness, coach John Harbaugh said after the game.
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Former Damascus, Terps RB Jake Funk thrilled for return to M&T Bank Stadium with Rams: ‘You dreamed about being there on Sundays’
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Ken Rosenthal out at MLB Network due to previous criticism of Rob Manfred  —  MLB Network has cut ties with insider Ken Rosenthal that is believed to be the end result of acrimony that peaked in the summer of 2020 after Rosenthal criticized commissioner Rob Manfred, The Post has learned.
 
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