Game time: Fast facts, odds, injury report and key info for Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Game time: Fast facts, odds, injury report and key info for Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers [ad_1]

DOLPHINS (3-3) vs. STEELERS (2-4)

Kickoff: 8:20 p.m., Sunday, Hard Rock Stadium

TV: NBC (Chs. 6 in Miami-Dade, Broward; 5 in Palm Beach); RADIO: WQAM (560 AM), KISS (99.9 FM), WQBA (1140 AM, Spanish), Westwood One

Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 3-3 in his first season as a head coach; Mike Tomlin is 164-98-2, including playoffs, in his 16th season as Steelers coach and overall.

Series: The Dolphins trail the all-time series with the Steelers, 15-13, including playoffs. Pittsburgh has won seven of the past nine meetings.

Weather: 77 degrees, 69 percent humidity, 6 mph winds, 3 percent chance of precipitation.

Line: The Dolphins are a 7 1/2-point favorite; the over/under is 45 1/2.

Injuries: Dolphins — Doubtful: CB Keion Crossen (knee); Questionable: OT Terron Armstead (toe), CB Xavien Howard (groin), CB Kader Kohou (oblique), WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder), DE Emmanuel Ogbah (back), DT Christian Wilkins (hand), TE Durham Smythe (hamstring), T Greg Little (Achilles), QB Skylar Thompson (right thumb); Reserve/PUP: CB Byron Jones (lower leg); Injured reserve: OT Austin Jackson (ankle), CB Nik Needham (Achilles), DE Trey Flowers (foot), TE Cethan Carter (concussion), CB Trill Williams (knee), TE Adam Shaheen (knee), LB Calvin Munson, FB John Lovett; Steelers — Out: WR Steven Sims (hamstring); Doubtful: CB Ahkello Witherspoon (hamstring); Questionable: CB James Pierre (hip); Injured reserve: OLB T.J. Watt (pectoral) among eight players on IR.

Noteworthy: The Dolphins look to snap a three-game losing streak that followed a 3-0 start in a prime-time showdown with the Steelers. …

Miami hosts “Sunday Night Football” for the first time since 2017. While winners of four of their past five prime-time games overall, dating back to 2020, the Dolphins last won a Sunday night game on Dec. 26, 2004 against the Cleveland Browns. …

The 1972 Dolphins, owners of the only perfect season in NFL history, will celebrate their 50th anniversary with pregame and halftime ceremonies. The current team will wear throwback uniforms and the Hard Rock Stadium field will have a classic theme design to it. …

Brian Flores, the Dolphins coach the previous three seasons who is now Steelers senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach, has his first game against his former team since he was fired following back-to-back winning seasons and subsequently named the Dolphins in a class-action lawsuit against the NFL over claims of racially biased hiring and retention practices against Black coaches. His return coincides with Dolphins owner Steve Ross wrapping up his suspension in the past week. …

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is back as the starter for the first time since his Sept. 29 concussion against the Bengals in Cincinnati knocked him out of that loss and kept him out for Miami’s two games that followed. …

Former Dolphins in Pittsburgh safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and reserve offensive lineman Jesse Davis return to play in Miami Gardens. The Steelers also have three Broward County high school products returning to South Florida on Sunday: Linebacker Devin Bush Jr. (Flanagan), cornerback James Pierre (Deerfield Beach, FAU) and practice squad defensive back Quincy Wilson (University School, UF).

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