After the Miami Dolphins' playoff hopes officially ended with Monday's 28-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, head coach Mike McDaniel didn't sound like he is ready to bench Tua Tagovailoa going forward despite his struggles.

The Dolphins have turned their season around with a four-game winning streak after a brutal start and De'Von Achane credits his coach.

"I'm flabbergasted by what we've witnessed here in this fourth quarter with the Dolphins," Aikman said on the broadcast. "And now they want to call timeouts. It just is about as ridiculous a fourth quarter as I've seen in a long time." Aikman took another dig at McDaniel in the final minute of the game.

Troy Aikman was unimpressed with the referees during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 28-15 win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. Aikman took extreme exception to a taunting call on

McDaniel hinted over the summer that he understood his seat could be at least somewhat warm after he failed to guide Miami to a playoff win over his first three seasons in charge. The 2025 Dolphins then fell to 2-7 before the organization and general manager Chris Grier "mutually" agreed to part ways on Oct. 31.

Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins had a Monday Night to forget against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tagovailoa threw for 253 passing yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the loss, and the Dolphins have been officially eliminated from playoff contention.

Coach Mike McDaniel stated the team is focused on playing the Jets, not the weather, with a forecasted high of 42 degrees. McDaniel recalled being impressed with rookie De'Von Achane's detailed analysis of his own game tape during a pre-draft meeting.

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