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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 …
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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.
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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.
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins spent three years rebuilding the same mediocre team they tore down — You can feel the football season shutting depressingly down now. This always happens after the Miami Dolphins are eliminated from the playoffs, all false hope and fool's gold gone. — Another end. Another mess.
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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.
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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.
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins dig for motivation in finale after ‘disappointment’ of elimination; plus, a Week 18 rooting interest for Miami fans
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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Ryan Tannehill-led Titans neutralize Dolphins' blitzing defense
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' playoff hopes go through ex-quarterback Ryan Tannehill in showdown with Titans
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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 …
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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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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Week 17 recap: Chicago Bears jump all over the New York Giants — and Robert Quinn sets a franchise record — en route to a 29-3 win in their home finale — The Chicago Bears defense made sure the fans who sat through the cold at this season's Soldier Field finale on Sunday had a memorable game to watch …
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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.
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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
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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.
