Dolphins at Bengals Week 4 Preview and Prediction

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By Matthew Horner – Sep 26, 2022, 9:56pm

I'm not sure I have ever seen a new head coach have as much success as Miami's Mike McDaniel. Not only is he 3-0 and in charge of one of the hottest teams in the NFL, but just look at the teams he has started off his career beating. He defeated Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots, John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens, and Sean McDermott and the Buffalo Bills. That is an absolute gauntlet to start your season (and career), and he has emerged from it undefeated.

Beating Buffalo only further vindicates the Dolphins as a legitimate Super Bowl contender, but we'll have to know the status of their starting QB for Thursday night. Tua Tagovailoa seemed to have been injured against the Bills, though, he was still able to finish the game remarkably. The guy was hardly able to stand one minute, and the next he was in there under center. On a short week, that is something you have to mo nitor. If he can't go Thursday, the Dolphins will likely have Teddy Bridgewater under center.

The good news is Miami has a loaded receiving corps featuring the one-two punch of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, which will put tremendous pressure on Cincinnati's defensive secondary. The Dolphins had four sacks in Week 3, and against that Bengals terrible offensive line, they could be in for a big day.

The Dolphins are 4-0 against the spread in their last four games overall as well.
  
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