Dolphins Def/Spec Team: Miami pass defense struggling

The Dolphins listed tackle Branden Albert, wide receiver Jarvis Landry, running back Lamar Miller, wide receiver DeVante Parker, tight end Jake Stoneburner, and guard Billy Turner as probable, while the Colts included tight end Jack Doyle, linebacker Jerrell Freeman, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, linebacker D’Qwell Jackson, and linebacker Erik Walden in the category.

The Miami Dolphins (5-9) suffered a 30-14 loss to the Chargers last week.

Hasselbeck is expected to play, but how much is anyone’s guess: He is nursing several injuries and the Colts are still without Luck who was expected back but was ruled out due to a lacerated kidney. “It gets challenging. We’ve lost a few games. So we just need guys to stick together, toughen up mentally and physically, and fight”.

They can also keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a victory over the Dolphins, who’ve been eliminated from the postseason. Indianapolis now holds a 6-8 record, second in the AFC South behind the Houston Texans with two crucial games remaining on the schedule.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. In the receiving end, Donte Moncrief had 51 yards and one touchdown in five receptions. Hilton said, “The throws have been there, but we just haven’t been calling them”.

The pair could work together to accomplish that feat against Indianapolis’ 29th-ranked defense, which is yielding an average of 267 yards through the air. Hasselbeck was seen in a sling during the second half on the sidelines with the quarterbacks, but Whitehurst actually did a pretty good job in the second half, meaning that we may have seen the last of the incredibly beat-up Hasselbeck.

Indianapolis was able to push 35-40 yards to midfield, but couldn’t convert on a 3rd & 4.

Will the Dolphins put the final stake in the Colts season and end the year with a sense of pride?