Week 17 · 2025–26 season
Dolphins
W 20-17 vs Buccaneers · Dec 28, 2025
Misery Index · Euphoric
Dolphins fans toasting the Ewers era one game in and quietly declaring 7-9 a lifestyle worth defending.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
Q.Ewers and T.Wease torched Tampa for 63 yards on the opening drive, and from there Miami squeezed out 20 points and held on. The game really turned in the fourth when A.Davis picked off B.Mayfield at the 5 and B.Chubb strip-sacked him minutes later, Q.Bell falling on the ball. A win is a win, but the lingering question is why tackling an injured Baker required two takeaways instead of one clean stop.
What fans said
“We might actually never lose again”
u/RagingAcid▲ 216hope
“1st win in the post Tua era we are all qwinners on this blessed day.”
u/MiamiViceTC▲ 60joy
“If you don’t love Miami Winning 7-9 games you don’t love Dolphins football”
u/FinsUp1228▲ 152pride
“I love when the Miami Dolphins win”
u/TheDJMaxey▲ 28joy
“But also **SO MUCH BAD SHIT.** How tf is it *that* hard to tackle an injured Baker?”
u/Number333▲ 131frustration
“South Florida superiority reigns again.”
u/Number333▲ 89pride
14 more
“lol I like Mike's smile What a shockingly enjoyable 1st half of football today.”
u/Number333▲ 18joy
“My god was that a QB scramble for a first down 🥲🥲🥲”
u/BraevGhost▲ 16joy
“Never thought I'd see a Dolphins third quarter where we only give up 3 points, have positive yards, and didn't give up a lead.”
u/SnarkyAnxiety▲ 15joy
“FINALLY A BLOCKED FG!! HASNT HAPPENED IN 35 YEARS!”
u/TheNewCore4▲ 12joy
“That’s it! Stop the game! We won and Ewers played great!! We don’t need to play the 3rd quarter!”
u/BowTie1989▲ 12joy
“I take back everything I said, we are going to win the superbowl this season”
u/Skullripper675▲ 14joy
“Ewers sacked and jumps up smiling. Been awhile since we’ve seen that”
u/Big_A_All_Day▲ 21joy
“Fucking hell an actual go route thats actually hit and called instead of a bitch ass shit screen.”
u/TheRatchetTrombone▲ 10joy
“I like this nigga man, I’m sold! Lmaoooooo”
u/SpaceGhostxSNRS▲ 10joy
“Ewers looking like he is having fun out there. Chubb dancing. Get it homies!”
u/Dmoneybohnet▲ 10joy
“Too ass to be a super bowl threat yearly (or ever in the past 25 years), too ass to prepare for an elite talent when already mathematically eliminated from playoffs.”
u/BlackFlubber▲ 35frustration
“Dolphins first win against the Buccaneers since 2009”
u/Deadmaninc1▲ 13joy
“I've seen enough, welcome back Dan Marino”
u/Spectre__Six▲ 19despair
“THAT'S A DOLPHINS BLOCKED FG??? I DONT BELIEVE MY EYES”
u/Number333▲ 15joy