Week 18 · 2025–26 season
Dolphins
L 10-38 at Patriots · Jan 4, 2026
Misery Index · Miserable
Dolphins fans treating a 38-10 wrap as the merciful end to a season nobody will bother remembering by March.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
A 38-10 finale in New England plays like a season summary in miniature: a blocked A.Borregales field goal recovered by J.Marshall, a J.Wright fumble handed back at midfield, and a Q.Ewers interception that erased whatever fight was left. R.Stevenson's 56-yard run on the opening drive set the tone before anyone settled in. The roster questions are real, but the bigger one lingers — what, exactly, from these 18 weeks is worth carrying into next year?
What fans said
“cant believe the season is already over 😪😪😪 goes by in the blink of an eye”
u/PapiZucchini▲ 82despair
“That was about as fitting of a game to end this utter waste of a season.”
u/Number333▲ 101frustration
“Probably the most miserable season since like 2017 or something. Typical dolphin shit.”
u/Cornasium▲ 73frustration
“What an absolutely pathetic season. I can't remember anything to be excited about.”
u/JustTheBeerLight▲ 18despair
“Sieler has been so fucking bad this year. Cannot believe we gave him a new deal.”
u/thewhitelink▲ 14rage
“I can’t live with another year of McDaniel.”
u/SwampyThang▲ 14rage
14 more
“Then we'll start next year 1-3 or 1-4 and then he'll get trashed and we'll do this over again.”
u/Number333▲ 46frustration
“At this point I hope they kick our ass so bad that Ross has a change of heart and McDaniel is gone tomorrow.”
u/Nov4can3▲ 12rage
“Adam Schefter tweeting that Mike McDaniel has been fired is gonna hit like crack”
u/Deadmaninc1▲ 25joy
“he was winning awards for locker room cleanliness or whatever while he cost us a first rounder because he's an incompetent dumb fuck.”
u/Notwerk▲ 11rage
“Ewers is ballin. In the cold. I repeat. Ewers is ballin. In the cold!”
u/dproma▲ 15joy
“It’s exhausting to follow a team for 25 years without a playoff victory. 25 years.”
u/Conscious_Math6627▲ 12despair
“There’s your third down run up the middle on an obvious run situation….fuck heads!”
u/TheRyanFlaherty▲ 10rage
“Fire Mike, fire Weaver, fire the waterboy, fire everyone”
u/BowTie1989▲ 10rage
“I can’t imagine Quinn can save him. If he stays next year it’s going to be more of the same.”
u/MixMasterRudy▲ 13despair
“I just love gameday, I can go to the store early and pick up food to make for the game.”
u/PapiZucchini▲ 19joy
“WHY THE FUCK IS DANIEL BRUNSKILL RUNNING A ROUTE IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS CED LMAOOOO”
u/Upper-Orchid▲ 9rage
“WHY CANT THIS TEAM FUCKING SACK ANYONE!!!”
u/BowTie1989▲ 9rage
“Holy shit a fucking DB just blew through Jonah. He should never play for this team ever again.”
u/Aromatic-Sun2147▲ 9rage
“I am beyond sick of this bullshit.”
u/misterlakatos▲ 9rage