Dolphins need to make sure collapse against Titans doesn’t turn into a late-season skid
Associated PressMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In the moments after the AFC East-leading Miami Dolphins blew a late 14-point lead to the Tennessee Titans, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa shook his head at the thought of the past. It’s not like the world ends because we lost this game.” Miami had a chance to become just the second AFC team to reach 10 wins on the season and pad its lead atop the AFC East, but instead was knocked out of the top spot in the AFC after allowing Will Levis and the Titans to score twice in the final three minutes Monday to pull off the upset. You take this stinging feeling, this gut punch as a learning lesson that you can’t leave plays out there.” The Dolphins still largely control their fate the rest of the season — they’ll clinch the AFC’s top seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs if they win the remaining four games on their schedule. INJURIES Coach Mike McDaniel said Tuesday that Williams sustained a season-ending ACL injury against the Titans.. Hill is day to day with his ankle injury.. Elliott is in the NFL’s concussion protocol after reporting symptoms. KEY NUMBER 1,542 — Hill’s 61 yards receiving Monday gave him 1,542 for the season, which still puts him on pace for the first ever 2,000-yard receiving season.