Near the end of Sunday, as they discussed their playoff berth, the Miami Dolphins players weren’t quite ready to turn their attention to what’s coming next.
“I’m celebrating for a night,” quarterback Skylar Thompson said after beating the New York Jets 11-6.
That was a good idea, because on Monday the Dolphins woke up to a different world. They’re now the loneliest team in sports, the one no one’s rooting for, the one opposite a Buffalo Bills team everyone wants to hug and take home.