Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has seemingly been on the hot seat for the bulk of the season. In reality, though, he might not have much to worry about.

Two days after benching Tua Tagovailoa and making seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers his new starter, Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel isn't feeling any regrets. He says the week of practices leading up to a Week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals has validated his decision.

Brooks has a league-leading 155 tackles and has played 844 snaps, which is 95.5 percent of the Dolphins’ defensive snaps. Fitzpatrick has played a team-best 845 snaps, which is 95.6 percent.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel suggested a major shift may be coming after Tua Tagovailoa struggled and the Dolphins fell out of playoff contention.

With a lot of points to score and not much time to do it, the Dolphins were in no rush late in the game. Much to Troy Aikman's chagrin, the lackadaisical Miami offense continued to huddle and run the play clock down on its final drives.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel was proud of how his team fought despite their long playoff odds heading into Week 15.

"The quarterback play last night was not good enough," McDaniel said Tuesday, "and so for me, everything is on the table."

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel took a brutal MNF hit with Troy Aikman's criticism, and he responded to the shot.