Who you should get excited about

The Miami Dolphins are finally going to have their farewell week, and it comes at a good time. Towards the end of the season there is a winning streak of 5 games. Now they have to sit back and watch the teams that are ahead of them jump further forward or fall back on them.

On Thursday evening, the Dolphins got a little help from the Vikings when they knocked down the Steelers. Pittsburgh is still ahead of the Dolphins in the overall standings for two reasons. First, they were tied with the Lions, and second, John Harbaugh went for two and failed. The Steelers have only six defeats despite six wins thanks to the draw.

While Pittsburgh will stay ahead of Miami this week, they’re not playing very well.

On Sunday, the Dolphins fan base has plenty of games to watch and get excited for teams they wouldn’t normally fight for.

• Jacksonville, Tennessee – 1:00 Sunday Root for Jax

Getting passionate about the jaguars is hard, especially if you’re a jaguar fanatic. Trevor Lawrence has had a TD in the last five games and has only thrown more than one TD once. Week one when he threw three. Needless to say, a Titans team without Derrick Henry shouldn’t have a problem knocking the Jaguars down on Sunday. Still, root for a miracle.

• Las Vegas, Kansas City – 1:00 Sunday Root for KC

The Raiders are the Jekyll and Hyde team of AFC West. One week they look great and the next they are trying to recover in the 4th quarter hoping for pass-interference calls to move the ball. Firing for the Chiefs is the best that can happen to Miami. The Raiders are 6-6 in the season so a loss holds them together with the Dolphins despite owning the head-to-head tie-breaker should it come into play.

• Baltimore, Cleveland – 1:00 am Sunday root for the ravens

Granted, I hate fighting for the ravens. I’m not a fan of the Steelers, and I’m not a huge fan of the Browns either. The only team I can really take at AFC North are the Bengals. I blame the Browns fan base for not liking this team. Normally I’d be cheering the Browns against the Ravens, but this week it’s better for the Ravens to take control of this game.

The Browns are 6-6 and one loss keeps the Dolphins attached to them.

As an aside, the Ravens’ schedule is pretty tough with games against the Rams, Packers and Bengals and wraps against the Steelers. If the Ravens finish the season with 10 wins and catch up with the Dolphins, Miami wins that tie-break. This could be a game that could work both ways in Miami’s favor.

• NY Giants at Los Angeles Chargers – 4:05 Sunday Root for the Giants

The Chargers are one game ahead of the Dolphins with seven wins. Loss will allow the dolphins to keep up with them. Problem is, the Giants are a total mess right now and the Chargers are trying to keep up with the 8-4 Chiefs in the west.

• Detroit at Denver – 4:05 am Sunday Root for Detroit

Former Miami Dolphins interim head coach Dan Campbell scored an emotional first win last Sunday and the Lions will have to feed on it, beating the much better Broncos on Sunday. The Broncos are 6-6 and could win a game against Miami with a win.

• San Francisco, Cincinnati – 4:25 Sunday Root for the 49ers

While it would be nice to see the 49ers drop this game and move the Dolphins picks a little closer to a top ten picks in the first round, a Bengals defeat keeps them just one game ahead of the Dolphins for that possibly last game card on site.

• Buffalo in Tampa Bay – 4:25 Sunday Root for the Bucs

There is rarely a time to fight for the bills and this is definitely not one of them. The Bills lost last Monday night to a Patriots team who threw only three passes during the entire game. Tom Brady will throw a lot more.

Buffalo is one game ahead of the Dolphins and the Bucs could keep it that way.

• When it all goes to Miami

If everything goes in Miami’s favor this weekend, the Dolphins won’t jump up the standings, but they will be in a more favorable position for the past few weeks.

The Dolphins are 6-7 in the season, with the Jets coming to Miami every week starting Sunday. This is what the table could look like if everything fits this weekend.

• Miami – 6-7
• Denver – 6-7
• Raider – 6-7
• Steelers – 6-6-1
• Buffalo – 7-6
• Bengal – 7-6
• Chargers – 7-6

The remaining top teams all lead their divisions. That weekend’s result would place the Dolphins within one game of the two wild card courses with four games remaining.

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