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Getty Images NFL teams rarely use two quarterbacks, for a variety of reasons. Dolphins coach Brian Flores uses a periodic quarterback system for one important reason: It works. “We felt like we needed a spark, trying to win the game,” Flores said after last night’s unlikely win over the...

Getty Images Late in Saturday’s game, the Raiders had the ball at the 1-yard line and the Dolphins were poised to let them score a touchdown, but Raiders coach Jon Gruden directed Derek Carr to take a knee to run the maximum time off the clock before kicking a field goal and taking a 25-23...

Getty Images FitzMagic will not be making a triumphant return to Buffalo next weekend. At least not initially. After quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick helped the Dolphins to an improbable win over the Raiders with an involuntary no-look throw for the ages on Saturday night, coach Brian Flores told...

Getty Images The Dolphins began Saturday night’s game without DeVante Parker (hamstring) and Preston Williams (ankle/injured reserve). They now have lost Jakeem Grant, who has five catches for 43 yards. Grant was bent backward — with his right leg taking the brunt of the hit — after a 5-yard...

Getty Images Dolphins linebacker Elandon Roberts covered his face with a towel as he left on a cart with 3:44 remaining in the third quarter. Roberts was injured while shooting the gap to make a tackle on Raiders running back Devontae Booker, who was stopped for a 1-yard gain from the Miami 5...

Getty Images Down 16-13 and running out of time, the Dolphins have replaced rookie Tua Tagovailoa with Ryan Fitzpatrick. It is the second time since Tagovailoa became the starter that Fitzpatrick has replaced him. Tagovailoa went 17-of-22 for 94 yards and a touchdown against the league’s...

Getty Images Fitzmagic may have saved the Dolphins’ playoff hopes . . . while dashing those of the Raiders and the Ravens. Ryan Fitzpatrick replaced Tua Tagovailoa in the fourth quarter. In three drives, the veteran quarterback directed the Dolphins to as points as Tagovailoa did in eight —...

Getty Images The Dolphins will have tight end Mike Gesicki and receiver Jakeem Grant tonight, but they won’t have receiver DeVante Parker. Parker was limited in practice all week with a hamstring injury, with the Dolphins listing him as questionable to play against the Raiders. Grant...

Getty Images Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Friday with the Saints hosting the Vikings for a Christmas matinee and it continues with three games on Saturday and 11 more games on Sunday. The teams playing in those games have released their final injury reports. The teams playing...

Getty Images The Dolphins will be missing a key part of their defensive line in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Defensive end Shaq Lawson did not travel with the team and will not play due to a shoulder injury. Lawson had been listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report of the week...

Getty Images Raiders head coach Jon Gruden isn’t saying who will start at quarterback on Saturday night. Derek Carr practiced for the third straight day and Gruden said on Thursday that he’s “optimistic” about Carr’s chances of playing despite the groin injury he suffered against the Chargers...

Getty Images The Dolphins played without wide receiver DeVante Parker last weekend and they’re not sure he’ll be back this week. Parker was limited in practice all week with a hamstring injury and he was listed as questionable to play in Saturday’s game against the Raiders. Wide receiver...

Getty Images Raiders head coach Jon Gruden may not have wanted to let the cat out of the bag on his starting quarterback, but his injury report probably just did. Derek Carr has no injury status for Saturday’s game, meaning he’s expected to play against the Dolphins. Carr suffered a groin...

Getty Images The 49ers placed receiver Trent Taylor on the COVID-19 reserve list Wednesday. They signed receiver Matt Cole to a two-year deal Thursday, the team announced. Cole originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent, signing with the Dolphins after the draft this spring. The...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said on Tuesday that he will do anything he can in order to play against the Dolphins this Saturday and it seems things are moving in that direction. Carr was listed as a full participant in Wednesday’s practice. He was limited by the groin injury...

Getty Images The Raiders have placed linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski on the reserve/COVID-19 list, dealing a significant blow to their defense for Saturday’s game against the Dolphins. Kwiatkoski is Las Vegas’ defensive signal-caller, making him a key piece to the scheme. He’s played 12 games in...

Getty Images Running back Myles Gaskin could be back in the Dolphins lineup in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Gaskin practiced for the Dolphins on Wednesday, which means he’s been cleared to return to the active roster from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Gaskin missed the last two games while on the...

Getty Images In the 30 seasons during which the NFL welcomed 12 teams per year to the playoffs, only one 11-win team failed to qualify. This year, three different teams have a chance to be shut out of the AFC field despite winning 11 games. The Colts, Browns, or Ravens could end up missing the...

Getty Images The Dolphins listed wide receivers DeVante Parker and Jakeem Grant as limited in Tuesday’s practice and they moved to increase their depth at the position later in the day. Wide receiver Isaiah Ford has been promoted from the practice squad as a COVID-19 replacement. He will...

Getty Images Former top-10 quarterback Josh Rosen will get another opportunity on an active roster. The injury-plagued 49ers are signing Rosen from the Buccaneers’ practice squad, according to multiple reports. Rosen will back up C.J. Beathard, who is slated to start with both Nick Mullens...