Miami Dolphins’ Most Valuable Player | Week Sixteen | It’s almost over

Take a deep breath, Dolphins fans. While it’s been a horrendous 2025 season for Miami, there are only two more games to go until we mercifully get a break from getting our hopes dashed week in and week out by a club that is functioning like an airplane with one wing — spiraling to its inevitable end.

In week sixteen, the Dolphins showed promise in the first half of play — trailing Joe Burrow, Chase Brown, Ja’Marr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals by just three points despite starting rookie 7th round quarterback Quinn Ewers instead of longtime starter Tua Tagovailoa.

The second half was a different story, however. Cincinnati scored 21 points in the third quarter, Miami scored none, and that was basically all she wrote for that one.

Miami Dolphins Week Sixteen MVP – RB De’Von Achane

Much like most of the 2025 season, De’Von Achane was one of the very few bright spots for the Dolphins against the Bengals. He carried the ball just 15 times, but totaled 81 yards rushing (5.4 yards per carry) and a 48 yard scoring scamper early in the contest. He tacked on three receptions for 9 yards.

While some questioned if a player of his diminutive stature could cement himself as a true workhorse back in this league, Achane continues to prove doubters wrong by excelling in 2025. He is absolutely a player you build around and should continue to be the club’s focal point on offense moving forward.

Extension talks should heat up with Achane’s representatives this upcoming offseason, and I, for one, hope a deal gets done quickly.

Week One – RB De’Von Achane

Week Two – WR/PR Malik Washington

Week Three – RB Ollie Gordon II

Week Four – TE Darren Waller

Week Five – WR Jaylen Waddle

Week Six – RB De’Von Achane

Week Seven – RB De’Von Achane

Week Eight – LB Jordyn Brooks

Week Nine – OL Daniel Brunskill

Week Ten – RB De’Von Achane

Week Eleven – LB Jordyn Brooks

Week Thirteen – SAF Minkah Fitzpatrick

Week Fourteen – CB Rasul Douglas

Week Fifteen – TE Darren Waller

Week Sixteen – RB De’Von Achane