Dolphins vow to play hard in final three games despite playoff elimination

"It's tough, to be honest with you. Being eliminated, you never want to hear that, but we still got to play. We still got three games left on the schedule, so I feel that we should finish the right way. I think that shows character and that's what we'll be playing for."

"For everyone, it's not just about football. It's about life. When things go good, everyone understands how certain people react or how people are more motivated to continue to do things. You got to take yourself back to whenever it was, that 12-year-old kid, take yourself back to that and tell yourself, 'Dude, what if you were playing in the NFL?' You'd be excited. That would have been your dream. You get to live it. With that being said, you also got to come out with a sense of urgency. Do you take pride in what you do when things are going good and when things are going bad? It falls into every facet of what you do in your life. That was sort of my message to the guys after the game."

"It's tough, obviously. We play this game to make it to the postseason. But we've got a good work that's going to come to work the next three weeks with the right mindset. We've got a job at the end of the day, and that's to go out there and play ball."

The Miami Dolphins' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers eliminated the team from playoff contention with three games remaining. Players vowed to maintain morale and effort for upcoming home games against the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a road finale at the New England Patriots. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks emphasized finishing the season the right way and showing character. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa urged teammates to remember childhood dreams, take pride, play with urgency, and act with consistency in good and bad times. The Dolphins had been on a four-game winning streak prior to the elimination.

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