MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins are delusional. And that's by their own definition.

They're entering their bye week at 4-7, five losses behind AFC East leader New England in the division race, 2 1/2 games behind Jacksonville for what would be the final wild-card spot in the conference, and as a 50-1 long shot just to make the playoffs, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

In other words, they're not exactly in a great spot. One would have to be, well, delusional, to think that playoff hopes are realistic. But that's exactly the word that Dolphins linebacker Bradley Chubb used a couple of weeks ago, and it has stuck.

"If I had a dime for every time I was called 'delusional' ... it's right down my alley," Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel said.

It's not like the reasons for at least some

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