“We were anticipating that situation, so we had the appropriate call,” McDaniel said after the game. “I’ll have to take a look at the execution of it because I was surprised. It was the punt return scheme that we want in that situation to defend against that specific play.

Mike McDaniel spoke to the media after the game to give an injury report for the team. Mike: So far there has been some positive feedback related to some head and neck imaging. He will stay here overnight,

Mike McDaniel isn’t fazed by talk about his job security. During a Wednesday press conference, the Dolphins head coach brushed off a question about his future in Miami with his team floundering in the standings.

McDaniel, 41, was hired by the Dolphins in 2022 and led the team to the postseason in his first two seasons with the team. However, Miami lost both of its playoff games under McDaniel and has earned a reputation for losing its matchups against contenders. The team’s 20-12 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday was the latest example.

The Dolphins lost to the Texans but Mike McDaniel says Tyreek Hill got separation on the Derek Stingley game-sealing pick.

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel answered a question from a reporter about his job security on December 18.

Mike McDaniel and his Miami Dolphins passed an essential test Sunday. They tried. Hard. More important than their Week 16 result — a 29-17 victory over the wounded San Francisco 49ers — the Dolphins showed that they weren’t mailing it in after their season-wrecking loss to the Houston Texans the Sunday before.

Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle suffered an injury on Sunday that is not considered to be serious but could force him to miss games.

Mike McDaniel has confirmed the Miami Dolphins want to re-sign a former backup quarterback of Tua Tagovailoa in the 2024 NFL season.

The Miami Dolphins did not play a perfect game against the Houston Texans Sunday. Miami turned the ball over four times in the sloppy and uninspiring contest. Miami lost 20-12 and now finds themselves two games under .

The grades are in, and they’re not good. The Dolphins got spanked by the Texans. Coach Mike McDaniel failed. The Dolphins weren’t prepared on offense or special teams.

The Miami Dolphins and their electric offense were on the verge of a second straight playoff berth at this time last season.