Miami Dolphins Week 18 Injury Report feat. Tua Tagovailoa


The Denver Broncos fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime on the road last weekend, missing a chance to end the Miami Dolphins' postseason hopes and earn their first postseason trip in eight years. The Dolphins are still in the running for the postseason, thanks to that result and their win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 17.

In Week 18, the Dolphins will face the 4-12 New York Jets, who are currently ranked seventh in the 2025 NFL draft. Miami will qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season if they win and the Broncos lose Kansas City Chiefs at home

Miami's injury report for the crucial Week 18 game is below.

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Miami Dolphins Week 18 Injury Report

The Miami DolphinsThe injury situation is still dominated by the quarterback Tua Tagovailoahip problem, but on Wednesday, three players missed all of practice with injuries.

Also, offensive tackle Kendall Lamm was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. It's unclear what put Lamm on injured reserve, as he played against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16 and Cleveland on Sunday after missing the Week 15 game against the Houston Texans with a back injury .

Linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. (knee), safety Jordan Poyer (knee/finger) and offensive tackle Terron Armstead (knee) also missed Miami's practice Wednesday. Defensive tackle Calais Campbell (rest) was also DNP but is not dealing with an injury.

Walker has yet to return to practice after missing last week's win over the Cleveland Browns. As for Armstead, he went down with a knee injury during the first half of last weekend's game and never returned.

Four other key Dolphins players were also listed as limited participants in Wednesday's practice: safety Jevon Holland (wrist), punter Jake Bailey (back), wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (knee), wide receiver Tyreek Hill (wrist/rest) and Tagovailoa (hip).

Tagovailoa is battling a hip injury he suffered against the Houston Texans in Week 15. He was able to play through the injury in Week 16 against the 49ers, but was unable to play last week against the Browns.

Coach Mike McDaniel announced Wednesday that the team would be getting a backup quarterback Tyler Huntley ready as QB1 for Week 18. He also stated that the team would have time to bring back Tagovailoa as the week progresses if he is fully recovered.

Linebacker Duke Riley participated fully in Wednesday's practice despite having a foot problem on the injury report.