The Miami Dolphins welcomed the Detroit Lions to Hard Rock Stadium in sunny South Florida on Sunday, and despite Miami’s defense holding the Lions to just 19 points, the team still fell to their opponents. The Dolphins scored just 9 points against a defense that has struggled mightily at times this season — with neither the passing game or running game able to get things going against Detroit.
While the loss is disappointing, Dolphins fans have to be encouraged by the showing from their hodgepodge defense that features many young players and stop-gap pieces signed to one-year deals. One such piece is our Most Valuable ‘Phin of the week — EDGE Josh Uche.
For the second consecutive week, a pass rusher wins my MVP award — as Chop Robinson took home the award last week.
Uche finished Sunday’s game against Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs and company with one sack and two quarterback hits, one of which affected the trajectory of a Goff pass and allowed rookie cornerback Chris Johnson to nab his first interception as a professional.
Uche has already set a single season high in tackles with 34 combined instances — surpassing his previous single season high of 27 set in 2022 while he was with the New England Patriots. That season, he had 9 tackles for loss through 15 games played. He already has 5 of those this season in just 8 games played. His 7 quarterback hits this year is halfway to his single season high — he had 14 of those in his 2022 season.
Week One – WR Caleb Douglas
Week Two – LB Jacob Rodriguez
Week Three – OC Aaron Brewer
Week Four – EDGE Chop Robinson
Week Five – RB Ollie Gordon II
Week Seven – QB Malik Willis
Week Eight – EDGE Chop Robinson
Week Nine – EDGE Josh Uche