THE Miami Dolphins improved to 7-8 with a 29-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16 that kept their playoff hopes alive for another week.
While it’s still an uphill climb with a small chance of coming to fruition, the Dolphins hope to sneak into the AFC’s final wild card spot. As it stands, those three spots belong to the 10-5 Baltimore Ravens, 9-6 Denver Broncos and 9-6 Los Angeles Chargers.
The Ravens clinched their spot, but the 7-8 Dolphins, along with the 7-8 Indianapolis Colts and 7-8 Cincinnati Bengals are still mathematically capable of regaining one of the last spots.
Here’s what would have to happen for Miami to get in:
With at least two of the following three:
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Chargers lose to Patriots (Week 17) and Raiders (Week 18)
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Broncos lose to Bengals (Week 17) and Chiefs (Week 18)
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Colts lose to Giants (Week 17) and/or Jaguars (Week 18)
The Dolphins would win a tiebreaker against every other team 9-8 except the Colts.
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