New: Be a GM College lets you run your NIL budget, fight the portal, and play the season. Try it. →
FreeBe a GM · run the cap, the cuts, the trades and the draft for your teamRun the team

Games › Redo › What Lost It

Week 5, 2026 · Final

Why the Dolphins lost to the Bengals

Jeff Hafley's Dolphins lost 31-24 to the Bengals; these three plays cost the most.

  1. Q1 15:00 · Kickoff

    Dohnte Meyers returned Riley Patterson's kickoff 81 yards.

    -9 points of win chanceWin chance 26% to 18%
  2. Q2 11:56 · 3rd & Goal at the MIA 6

    Joe Burrow hit Samaje Perine for a 6-yard touchdown.

    -8 points of win chanceWin chance 24% to 16%
  3. Q1 14:08 · 3rd & Goal at the MIA 4

    Joe Burrow hit Mike Gesicki for a 4-yard touchdown.

    -5 points of win chanceWin chance 19% to 14%

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win. Each play shows how far it moved.

See it from the Bengals side · Every team this week

Other Dolphins weeks

Fan-made. Not affiliated with the NFL or its teams. Play-by-play: nflverse.