And we can safely say that McDaniel does not agree about that charge from the CBS NFL analyst against his 1-6 Dolphins. "It was not because people were disinterested, quite the contrary," McDaniel volunteered, the day after the 31-6 defeat.

The Miami Dolphins' season takes another step closer to the midway point on Sunday with a trip to Atlanta to face the Falcons. And Miami, sitting at 1-6, is enduring wave after wave of scrutiny and criticism amid what has been a disappointing campaign.

Head coach Mike McDaniel did not tell the media Friday who won the Miami Dolphins backup quarterback competition between veteran free agent pickup Zach Wilson a

After facing two NFL contenders in back-to-back weeks, the Atlanta Falcons will return home to host the 1-6 Miami Dolphins in Week 8. The Falcons have gone 1-1 since their bye week, defeating the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football before losing to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football.

The Miami Dolphins are tinkering with their quarterback depth chart. Tua Tagovailoa will remain Mike McDaniel's starter, but NFL Media reports the Dolphins are promoting rookie Quinn Ewers to QB2 for Miami's Week 7 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Zach Wilson will be the inactive emergency third quarterback.

The Miami Dolphins’ defense has a daunting challenge in Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons. It’ll have to figure out how to bottle up one of the best running ba

Barring an upset against the Falcons, it seems like it’s just a matter of time before embattled Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel will be fired.

The Dolphins have struggled all season, but have a better chance to beat the Falcons in Week 8 than the betting lines suggest. Atlanta has been highly unpredictable thus far, beating top-end teams like the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings but suffering double-digit losses to the Carolina Panthers and a shorthanded San Francisco 49ers team.

On Wednesday, former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said the obvious, that he's not the tallest player on the field, and it blew up in the media. Specifically, he said "I’m not the tallest guy in the back there either,