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USA TODAY Sports The Raiders didn’t want to score a late touchdown. The Dolphins wanted them to. Although a touchdown from the Raiders would have given the Dolphins more time, the Dolphins also would have had to score a touchdown to win or perhaps tie (if Las Vegas had gone for two and made...

Getty Images NFL teams rarely use two quarterbacks, for a variety of reasons. Dolphins coach Brian Flores uses a periodic quarterback system for one important reason: It works. “We felt like we needed a spark, trying to win the game,” Flores said after last night’s unlikely win over the...

Getty Images Late in Saturday’s game, the Raiders had the ball at the 1-yard line and the Dolphins were poised to let them score a touchdown, but Raiders coach Jon Gruden directed Derek Carr to take a knee to run the maximum time off the clock before kicking a field goal and taking a 25-23...

Getty Images The Dolphins began Saturday night’s game without DeVante Parker (hamstring) and Preston Williams (ankle/injured reserve). They now have lost Jakeem Grant, who has five catches for 43 yards. Grant was bent backward — with his right leg taking the brunt of the hit — after a 5-yard...

Getty Images Dolphins linebacker Elandon Roberts covered his face with a towel as he left on a cart with 3:44 remaining in the third quarter. Roberts was injured while shooting the gap to make a tackle on Raiders running back Devontae Booker, who was stopped for a 1-yard gain from the Miami 5...

Getty Images Down 16-13 and running out of time, the Dolphins have replaced rookie Tua Tagovailoa with Ryan Fitzpatrick. It is the second time since Tagovailoa became the starter that Fitzpatrick has replaced him. Tagovailoa went 17-of-22 for 94 yards and a touchdown against the league’s...

Getty Images Fitzmagic may have saved the Dolphins’ playoff hopes . . . while dashing those of the Raiders and the Ravens. Ryan Fitzpatrick replaced Tua Tagovailoa in the fourth quarter. In three drives, the veteran quarterback directed the Dolphins to as points as Tagovailoa did in eight —...

Getty Images The Raiders Defense ranks 25th in yards allowed, which led to coordinator Paul Guenther’s firing Dec. 13. In their second game with interim defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli, the Raiders aren’t playing like the 25th-ranked unit. The Raiders held the Dolphins to 120 yards and two...

Getty Images The Dolphins will have tight end Mike Gesicki and receiver Jakeem Grant tonight, but they won’t have receiver DeVante Parker. Parker was limited in practice all week with a hamstring injury, with the Dolphins listing him as questionable to play against the Raiders. Grant...

Getty Images Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Friday with the Saints hosting the Vikings for a Christmas matinee and it continues with three games on Saturday and 11 more games on Sunday. The teams playing in those games have released their final injury reports. The teams playing...

Getty Images The Dolphins will be missing a key part of their defensive line in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Defensive end Shaq Lawson did not travel with the team and will not play due to a shoulder injury. Lawson had been listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report of the week...

Getty Images Raiders head coach Jon Gruden isn’t saying who will start at quarterback on Saturday night. Derek Carr practiced for the third straight day and Gruden said on Thursday that he’s “optimistic” about Carr’s chances of playing despite the groin injury he suffered against the Chargers...

Getty Images The Dolphins played without wide receiver DeVante Parker last weekend and they’re not sure he’ll be back this week. Parker was limited in practice all week with a hamstring injury and he was listed as questionable to play in Saturday’s game against the Raiders. Wide receiver...

Getty Images Raiders head coach Jon Gruden may not have wanted to let the cat out of the bag on his starting quarterback, but his injury report probably just did. Derek Carr has no injury status for Saturday’s game, meaning he’s expected to play against the Dolphins. Carr suffered a groin...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said on Tuesday that he will do anything he can in order to play against the Dolphins this Saturday and it seems things are moving in that direction. Carr was listed as a full participant in Wednesday’s practice. He was limited by the groin injury...

Getty Images The Raiders have placed linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski on the reserve/COVID-19 list, dealing a significant blow to their defense for Saturday’s game against the Dolphins. Kwiatkoski is Las Vegas’ defensive signal-caller, making him a key piece to the scheme. He’s played 12 games in...

USA TODAY Sports Earlier this year, we commemorated the 70th birthday of the man who scored the touchdown on the other end of the Immaculate Reception. Today, we commemorate the 48th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in football history. The Immaculate Reception. Also, the moment at...

Getty Images Running back Myles Gaskin could be back in the Dolphins lineup in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Gaskin practiced for the Dolphins on Wednesday, which means he’s been cleared to return to the active roster from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Gaskin missed the last two games while on the...

Getty Images A report on Sunday morning indicated Dolphins wide reciver DeVante Parker would play after being listed as questionable with a hamstring injury, but he wound up on the inactive list against the Patriots. Parker was a limited participant in practice to close out last week and he...

Getty Images After Raiders quarterback Derek Carr left last Thursday’s loss to the Chargers with a groin injury, word was that he’d miss 10-14 days while recovering. Carr is pushing to beat the low end of that projection. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said on Tuesday that Carr was a limited...