The playoffs for the Miami Dolphins started in November, according to wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
“It started today,” Hill told reporters after a 30-27 loss to the Buffalo Bills, via David Furones of the Sun Sentinel. “It was that mindset today. We’ve got to win out from here on out.”
The Dolphins fell to 2-6 with their latest loss and they face an uphill climb to get back into contention in the AFC.
“If we play football like we played today, we’re going to win a lot of football games,” Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell said. “The problem is that we’ve pretty much put ourselves in a position where our margin for error is zero.”
In the latter half of the 2024 season, Miami is set to face a relatively easy slate of opponents. The Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans are the only remaining games against teams with a winning record, although the 4-4 San Francisco 49ers and 4-4 Los Angeles Rams could be tough outs as well.
The Dolphins are down to nine games and may need to win at least eight of them to reach the postseason. As Hill basically said, the playoffs start now.
