MIAMI GARDENS - A winning formula has developed for the 2025 Miami Dolphins - run the ball, stop the run, play good special teams, win the turnover battle and keep penalties to a minimum. Those elements (well, except for penalties) came together in the Dolphins' 20-17 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday. These Dolphins (7-9) seem to be a new Dolphins team, or at the very least a different team. These Dolphins aren't the flashy, big-play, highlight-reel guys of the quarterback Tua Tagovailoa-wide receiver Tyreek Hill era.