Mike McDaniel ’s seat may not be as hot as it looked a few weeks ago, but the stakes are still massive for the Miami Dolphins . After a statement 30-13 win over the Bills in Week 10, owner Stephen Ross is reportedly looking for every reason to keep McDaniel in place for 2026, banking on how the locker room responds and whether the team can stack results down the stretch rather than reset the entire operation.

As Joe Schad lay out on X, the Dolphins, now 4-7 heading into their bye, still have a mathematical path . Miami should be favored coming out of the break at home against the Saints and then on the road against the Jets.

If they can claw their way to 6-7, New York Times/Athletic models put their playoff chances at roughly 1 percent. If they rip off four straight to get to 8-7,

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