The Jets and Dolphins met in Miami on Monday Night Football back in September with Miami staving off a late Jets rally to hold on for the 27-21 win. Both teams were winless ahead of that meeting but things are a little different this time, as the Jets have won three of five and Miami has won four of five.

Now 5-7, Miami will be looking to keep their slim playoff hopes alive with another win on the road.

Let’s break down the Dolphins’ roster going position by position:

Tua Tagovailoa leads the league with 14 interceptions, although whether he will add to that against a Jets team that is historically bad at forcing turnovers remains to be seen.

While his overall numbers are down on 2023, when he was a pro bowler, and last year, when he led the league in completion percentage, Tagovailoa has been playing well enough for the Dolphins to win games over the past month or so. However, he has zero touchdown passes in four of the past six games and has passed for 205 yards or less in five of them.

Ex-Jets quarterback Zach Wilson is the backup, but he’s thrown only nine passes all season.

Seventh round rookie Quinn Ewers briefly moved ahead of Wilson as the number two but is now back as the third quarterback.

Miami’s offensive line has shown some improvement since they replaced starting right guard Kion Smith with veteran Cole Strange several weeks ago. Smith is now on the practice squad.

They also received a boost last week when former first round pick Austin Jackson came off injured reserve to make his second start of the season. Veteran Larry Borom had been starting at right tackle but now he reverts to the bench.

The other three starters – second round rookie left guard Jonah Savaiinaea, left tackle Patrick Paul and veteran center Aaron Brewer – have started every game. Brewer has been listed as questionable for Sunday, though, after being limited in practice for the past few days with a variety of ailments.

Savaiinaea has continued to struggle, giving up a team-high five sacks but the other starters have been solid. Brewer is the team’s best run blocker this year, but does lead them with nine penalties.

Last year’s starting right guard Liam Eichenberg and the opening day right guard James Daniels remain on injured reserve so the available backups are the veterans Borom, Daniel Brunskill and Kendall Lamm.

After a slow start, De’Von Achane has found his groove, as he’s already over 1,000 rushing yards with 54 catches and 10 total touchdowns. He’s rushed for 120 yards or more in each of the last three games, all of which Miami won.

The Dolphins now list 2024 draft pick Jaylen Wright ahead of sixth round rookie Ollie Gordon but Gordon has played more over the course of the season. Both carried three times last week.

Fullback Alec Ingold was a pro bowler two years ago and is fourth in voting for this year.

The Dolphins lost Tyreek Hill to a season-ending leg injury in their previous meeting with the Jets, bringing in Cedric Wilson to fill his roster spot.

With Hill out, they’ve leaned more heavily on Jaylen Waddle, who leads the team with 762 receiving yards and five touchdown catches.

Malik Washington has also stepped into the starting line-up and has 37 catches and 13 carries for a total of 342 yards.

The only other wideout in double figures for receptions is Nick Westbrook-Ikhene, who has 11 catches for 89 yards. Wilson, Dee Eskridge and Tahj Washington have just eight catches between them.

At the tight end position, Darren Waller has been limited to just five games but does have four touchdowns in those games. Julian Hill has been the main tight end in his absence but Greg Dulcich has been slightly more productive with 10 catches since he was added five games ago. Tanner Conner was in the rotation but is now back on the practice squad.

Miami tends to mix up their defensive fronts but primarily operate out of a 3-4 base. Zach Sieler is the best player here, but he’s surprisingly been held to just one sack after having been in double digits in 2023 and 2024.

The other two starters are rookies. Kenneth Grant was a first round pick while Jordan Phillips was drafted on day three.

Benito Jones was previously starting but he’s now been moved to the bench with Matthew Butler and another rookie; Zeek Biggers. Biggers was in the rotation for the most recent game, with Butler inactive.

The big change since these teams last met is that Miami traded pass rusher Jaelan Phillips to the Eagles, which leaves Bradley Chubb and Chop Robinson as the starters on the edge. Chubb leads the team with six sacks and 14 quarterback hits, but Robinson has disappointingly been held to just 2.5 sacks after having six as a rookie.

Veteran Matthew Judon is the primary reserve but he’s seemingly a shell of the player he used to be, with no sacks in 11 games.

On the inside, Tyrel Dodson and Jordyn Brooks continue to play a full-time role. Brooks currently leads the NFL with 137 tackles.

KJ Britt, Willie Gay and Cameron Goode have all seen brief action on defense but are mostly used on special teams.

Additional depth has been added in recent weeks with inside linebacker Caleb Johnson promoted to the active roster and edge Andre Carter II poached from Detroit.

The Dolphins’ secondary hasn’t changed much since these teams last met, although backup Juju Brents went onto injured reserve so Miami poached AJ Green III.

Otherwise, it’s still Minkah Fitzpatrick and Ashtyn Davis at safety with Jack Jones and Rasul Douglas at cornerback. Davis is the only one of the four without an interception and is also the only one of the four with less than five pass breakups. Jones has a team-high eight defensive penalties and has also been beaten for four touchdowns.

Fifth round rookie Jason Marshall had been the primary nickelback but, in recent weeks, Ifeatu Melifonwu has been coming into the game at safety with Fitzpatrick moving into the slot in sub-packages.

Fifth round rookie safety Dante Trader has seen some action, including three starts, but cornerback Ethan Bonner hasn’t played much on defense and Elijah Campbell has been employed almost exclusively on special teams.

Campbell and Melifonwu have both been listed as questionable although Melifonwu practiced full all week so you’d expect him to be available.

Cornerbacks Artie Burns, Kader Kohou and Storm Duck remain on injured reserve.

Miami’s kicker Jason Sanders has been eligible to return from injured reserve for some time but ex-Jet Riley Patterson has held onto the kicker role all year having initially been assumed to be a temporary replacement. Patterson has only missed two field goals and one extra point all season and had a game-winner in overtime against Washington two weeks ago.

Punter Jake Bailey is also doing well, as he is putting up career-best numbers in his third year in Miami.

In the return game, Malik Washington had a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown earlier in the season and has been the Dolphins’ best kickoff returner, although Eskridge has also had some success there. Wright is also listed as a reserve on kickoffs with Waddle the backups on punts.

In coverage, Britt, Goode and Bonner have been Miami’s most productive tacklers, but Miami did give up a kick return touchdown. Bonner and Campbell are the primary punt gunners.