New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams (17) and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) are shown as they get ready to step off the field at MetLife Stadium, Sunday January 5, 2025, in East Rutherford. / Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With a 32-20 loss to the New York Jets, the Dolphins failed to make the NFL playoffs for the first time in head coach Mike McDaniels’ tenure. Their 8-9 year follows consecutive seasons of wildcard losses, this year’s injury-riddle season also cut short by the Denver Broncos’ 38-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

The hypotheticals seem limitless following Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets’ 2024 season finale on Sunday — a 32-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins to finish a disappointing season at 5-12. The 41-year-old future Hall-of-Famer could have very well played his last game ever on Sunday,