The Miami Dolphins earned a hard-fought victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers this past week.
On the heels of three straight losses to the likes of the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings – Miami really needed this one.
Having quarterback Tua Tagovailoa back in the fold certainly helped. Although he and the Dolphins went ice cold in the second half of the Pittsburgh outing, the offense did look good early.
Tagovailoa’s return and subsequent play wasn’t the only thing that fans took note of last week, though. A wild video of one of their cheerleaders, Jared, also left quite the impression:
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This actually isn’t the first time in recent weeks Jared has blown up in this fashion. She previously caused a stir with her provocative photos and notable behavior during a recent loss.
Plus, she also has more than 43,000 followers on Instagram and regularly blows up online for posts like this:
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Big picture, it will be fascinating to see where the Dolphins go from here. The team has revolved around Tagovailoa both on and off the field up to this point, and it’s hard to see that changing any time soon.
Off the field, obviously the photos of his secret wife coming out caused a lot of commotion. But that settled down eventually. And from there, it was all about his stellar play in the beginning of the season right up until the injuries started to pile up.
Upon returning to the fold, Tagovailoa looked good in spurts – but his timing was noticeably off. This had an obviously detrimental effect on Tyreek Hill’s performance as well.
It’s to be expected that a guy who spent two weeks in concussion protocol would exhibit a bit of rust, but it remains unclear how long that will last.
The Dolphins don’t have long to wait.
Miami is currently 4-3 and sits third in the AFC East. Games against the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers loom before a massive match-up against the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 18.
Some are now calling Rachel Stuhlmann the biggest star in all of tennis. https://t.co/I6q6F0ylYF
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If the Dolphins can be at 9-4 by the time that Bills game rolls around, they’ll be in pretty great position. Anything less than that, though – and this season is likely a lost cause.
Tagovailoa and Co. got off to a really great start before things outside their control derailed the hype train. Hopefully they can get back on track and give the cheerleaders like Jared something to really get excited about.
The NFL, as a whole, is a lot more fun when the Dolphins are good.
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A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
