Fantasy Football Player Notes

Tua Tagovailoa completed 15 of 21 passes for 173 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, good for an 88.1 passer rating. He's been inconsistent this season, but the schedule is great for a strong finish.
Jaylen Waddle matched up against Bills rookie CB Maxwell Hairston on 13 of his 18 routes, hauling in 3 receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown against the rookie. Hairston, who made his debut last week against the Chiefs, forced two tight-window targets including an interception on what was virtually an arm punt on 3rd-and-long midway through the fourth quarter. Waddle accounted for 80.0% of the Dolphins' team air yards on the day and 33% of the targets. Since Week 5 (without Tyreek Hill), Waddle is 1 of 3 receivers to account for over half of their team's air yards (Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are the others) - according to Next Gen Stats.
Waddle has stepped up as Miami's top receiving weapon, catching 5 of 7 targets for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Waddle has now topped 82 yards in five of his six games this season without Hill, averaging over seven targets and 79 yards per contest when Hill plays fewer than 50% of snaps or misses entirely (10-game sample size). He's cemented himself as an auto-start WR1 with Hill out.
Another W for Miami bodes well for Mike McDaniel's future as the Dolphins HC for the rest of 2025.
The Dolphins' final eight games feature four at home (one internationally — an ideal setup for fantasy production. With Achane commanding elite usage and Waddle thriving as the WR1 in Hill's absence, this offense remains a sharp buying opportunity for savvy managers looking ahead to the fantasy playoffs.