NFL Playoff Picture 2017: Wild-Card Odds, Picks and Matchup Scenarios

January 5, 2017   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

How can the Miami Dolphins hope to match up with the powerful Pittsburgh Steelers?
The Dolphins have not officially ruled out Ryan Tannehill (knee sprain) for their playoff game in Pittsburgh, but he did not practice Wednesday. That makes it less likely he will play when the two teams square off Sunday.
Backup quarterback Matt Moore has done an adequate job in Tannehill's absence, but he is a limited athlete who is not going to scare the Steelers with his ability to throw the ball downfield.
If Miami is going to win the game, it is going to have to depend on its offensive line to win the battle up front and open holes for running back Jay Ajayi. The Dolphins are also going to have to play perhaps their best defensive game of the year against the Steelers' explosive offense.
Ajayi is a first-rate running back who proved himself this year with 1,272 rushing yards, eight touchdowns and three 200-yard games. The first of those came against Pittsburgh in W...

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