Dolphins coach dismisses weather narrative ahead of game against division rival

Miami Dolphins caput manager Mike McDaniel wants to marque definite his squad is lone focused connected the New York Jets, not the chilly upwind conditions they volition play in. 

McDaniel, 42, said during his property league connected Friday the part matchup is astir playing the Jets and not the cold.

"I deliberation each team’s unsocial to itself. Not disregarding it, but you person to marque definite the hostile is the Jets, not the weather," McDaniel said.

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Miami Dolphins caput manager Mike McDaniel stands connected the tract anterior to a crippled against the New Orleans Saints astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Nov. 30, 2025. (Rich Storry/Imagn Images)

"I deliberation we person a batch of reasons to not person immoderate interest for elements of somesthesia and moisture. Realistically, these guys person each played shot successful those elements. It volition beryllium astir playing the Jets, and it won’t beryllium astir playing the cold."

Since Tua Tagovailoa has taken implicit arsenic the Dolphins quarterback, the squad has struggled erstwhile playing successful the cold. The Dolphins are 0-7 successful games started by Tagovailoa erstwhile the somesthesia is beneath 46 degrees, according to The Palm Beach Post. 

The somesthesia erstwhile the Dolphins play the Jets is expected to beryllium astir 40 degrees. 

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Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa gestures during a quality league aft the Dolphins defeated the Los Angeles Rams 23-15 successful an NFL shot game, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, successful Inglewood, Calif.  (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

The 27-year-old said they get paid to play shot careless of the weather. 

"It’s a mentality, it’s a mindset," Tagovailoa said astatine a property league connected Wednesday. 

"This is what we get paid to bash – to play shot careless of if it’s raining, it’s snowing, it’s sleeting, it’s hot, it’s cold. Regardless, we’ve got to spell retired determination and play and bash our jobs."

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The Dolphins are 5-7 but person rattled disconnected 3 consecutive wins to support them connected the fringes of playoff contention. If the Dolphins privation to stay successful the hunt for a playoff spot, they volition person to bushed the Jets (3-9) connected the roadworthy successful New Jersey. 

The Dolphins play the Jets astatine 1 p.m. ET connected Sunday. 

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