The Denver Broncos fell in overtime to the Cincinnati Bengals on the road last weekend, missing an opportunity to end the Miami Dolphins' postseason hopes and earn their first postseason trip in eight years. The Dolphins are still in the postseason thanks to that result and their Week 17 win over the Cleveland Browns.
In Week 18, the Dolphins will square off against the 4-12 New York Jets, who are currently seventh in the 2025 NFL draft order. If Miami wins and the Broncos lose, it will clinch a playoff berth for the third straight season. Kansas City Chiefs at home.
Miami's injury report for the crucial Week 18 matchup is below.
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Miami Dolphins injury report for Week 18
The Miami Dolphins' The quarterback is still the judge of the injury situation Tua Tagovailoa's hip problem, but on Wednesday, three players completely missed training due to injury.
Additionally, forward Kendall Lamm was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday. It's unclear what Lamm has put on injured reserve after missing Week 16 against the San Francisco 49ers and Sunday's Week 15 game against the Houston Texans with a back injury.
Linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. (knee), safety Jordan Poyer (knee/toe) and tackle Terron Armstead (knee) also missed Miami's practice on Wednesday. Linebacker Calais Campbell (rest) was also DNP, but he is not dealing with any injuries.
Walker has yet to return to practice after missing last week's win over the Cleveland Browns. As for Armstead, he suffered a knee injury in the first half of last weekend's game and has not returned.
Four other key Dolphins players were also listed as limited participants in Wednesday's practice: safety Jevon Holland (wrist), punter Jake Bailey (back), wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (knee), wide receiver Tyreek Hill (wrist/rest) and Tagovailoa (hip). .
Tagovailoa is dealing with a hip injury he suffered in Week 15 against the Houston Texans. He was able to play with the injury in Week 16 against the 49ers, but didn't last week against the Browns.
Head coach Mike McDaniel announced Wednesday that the team will be signing a backup quarterback Tyler Huntley Ready as QB1 for Week 18. In addition, he stated that if he is fully recovered, the team will have time to return to Tagovailoa later in the week.
Linebacker Duke Riley participated fully in Wednesday's practice despite a foot problem listed on the injury report.
Edited by Kim Daniel Rubinos