November 7, 2024

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Will Dolphins finish 2023 with a Top 5 Defense?

Since Jalen Ramsey joining the Dolphins defense around midseason, Vic Fangio’s unit has been one of the NFL’s stingiest and worst-ever.

The journey has been long and arduous.

It has been filled with some doubt, a ton of second-guessing, a little bickering, a couple of humbling experiences, and a whole lot of fun, but the Miami Dolphins defense is finally where they’ve labored to be all season.

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Vic Fangio’s unit will enters this Sunday’s home game against the Dallas Cowboys’ high-octane offense, which is ranked second in points and sixth in yardage, as a top five defense.

According to numerous defenders, that was the goal when Fangio joined the Dolphins as Miami’s defensive coordinator this past offseason, becoming one of team’s top offseason acquisitions.

And here they are, having just cracked the barometer for NFL elite defenses at No. 5, allowing 293.4 yards per game, which ranks the Dolphins behind only the Cleveland Browns (261.1), Baltimore Ravens (287.9), Carolina Panthers (291.6) and Kansas City Chiefs (293.2).

The 103 total yards the Dolphins held the Jets to in Sunday’s 30-0 win — which was the first shutout since Oct. 18, 2020, and just the team’s third shutout in the past decade — moved Miami from 9th to 5th in the NFL.

Defense isn’t at full strength yet

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And to think the Dolphins joined the NFL’s defensive elites in a game where the defense didn’t have its every-down linebacker (Jerome Baker, who is on injured reserve till the season’s final week because of a knee injury), Pro Bowl cornerback (Xavien Howard, who missed the game Sunday because of a hip injury he suffered last week), and two starting safeties (Jevon Holland (two MCL sprains) and DeShon Elliott (concussion).

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