Week 16 · 2025–26 season

Dolphins

L 21-45 vs Bengals · Dec 21, 2025

75

Misery Index · Miserable

Dolphins fans drafting the McDaniel firing post while shopping Mongolian beachfront to anyone defending him.

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.

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What happened

D.Achane's 48-yard sprint to the end zone on the second snap was the high point, and everything after was J.Burrow carving up a defense that surrendered 45 to a team shut out the week before. The brief flicker of hope — Q.Ewers hitting J.Waddle, A.Ingold falling on the fumble — went nowhere, and M.Washington's score only delayed the inevitable. The scoreboard is bad; the realization that this is simply what the Dolphins are now is worse.

What fans said

  • “I think it’s most likely we’re the Miami Dolphins and everything we do is fucking terrible.”

    u/dirtyricher▲ 221rage

  • “The 2025 Dolphins”

    u/FinsTFUp▲ 183despair

  • “We just gave up 45 points to a team that was shut out last week.”

    u/strachanjm▲ 139despair

  • “We let some bum named Joe Burrow throw for 300 yards and 4 TDs! He hasn't made the playoffs since 2022!”

    u/Number333▲ 76rage

  • “the majority of BS we deal with over the next few years will be entirely his fault.”

    u/L0ckeandD3mosthenes▲ 68rage

  • “They weren't even the worst defense on the field today bro!!!!!”

    u/Number333▲ 26rage

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