The Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Rams were both in the playoffs last season. They both returned playoff quality rosters.
But you only get so many chances in an NFL season, and a few tough losses can create too big of a hole. The Dolphins can look at Monday night’s performance in a bittersweet way. They easily beat a pretty good Rams team on the road in a 23-15 win. They can also watch that film and wonder what might have been if Tua Tagovailoa hadn’t missed four games due to a concussion and they didn’t lose consecutive games on last-second field goals when he returned.