MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — After Buffalo beat Miami nearly a month ago, Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel said it was a valuable learning experience that his young team could use against tough competition later in the season.

McDaniel repeated those words after Sunday’s road loss to the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles.

“I kind of knew that going into the game that it was going to be that type of atmosphere,” McDaniel said, “and I think that’s very important for our team, being on the younger side, to experience. Those are critical. You have to feel what it’s like to play such a good team on the road.”

Miami will need to find a way to win such games at some point this season if it wants to be a title contender.

The AFC East-leading Dolphins have played two teams with winning records this season — the Eagles and the Bills — and have lost both games by double digits.
They scored 20 and 17 points against Buffalo and Philadelphia, which is well below their average of 34.3 points per game. On Sunday, Miami recorded a season-low 244 total yards after entering the game averaging nearly 500.

Miami plays host to New England on Sunday.

• The NFL world will get a behind-the-scenes look at Tua Tagovailoa and Dolphins later this season: They will be the featured in-season team on “Hard Knocks” this fall.

Miami was featured on “Hard Knocks” in 2012 under then-first-year head coach Joe Philbin.

BRONCOS: The NFL suspended Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson for four games without pay following his latest illegal hit to the head that resulted in his second ejection of the season.

Jackson, who faces about $589,000 in lost wages, was flagged for unnecessary roughness and ejected for a high hit to Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave in the fourth quarter of Denver’s 19-17 victory Sunday.

That came just 24 hours after the league announced Jackson had been fined $43,709 for an unflagged hit on Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco in Denver’s Week 6 loss at Kansas City.

That brought his season total to $89,670 in fines and he’s facing yet another one for his hit on Musgrave.

BILLS: Starting tight end Dawson Knox requires surgery for a wrist injury, Coach Sean McDermott said.

McDermott did not reveal the nature of the injury and said it was too early to determine how long Knox would be sidelined.

BROWNS: For the second week in a row, the Browns rallied in the fourth quarter and pulled out a thrilling, unexpected victory.

They showed grit, resilience and resolve.

Deshaun Watson just watched.

After missing two games with a right shoulder injury, Watson started Sunday at Indianapolis but lasted only 12 plays, five pass attempts, one interception — and nearly a second — before Cleveland’s quarterback either aggravated his strained rotator cuff or was kept out because Coach Kevin Stefanski felt backup P.J. Walker gave the Browns a better chance to win.

Nothing is clear.

Watson’s injury, which happened when he got hit in the back of his shoulder on a running play against Tennessee on Sept. 24, has become a daily distraction for the Browns, who have dealt with more than their share of drama in recent seasons.

Stefanski declined to provide any real update on Watson, who’s expected to undergo further medical tests the next two days on his shoulder.

EAGLES: QB Jalen Hurts trudged off the field wearing a knee brace and feeling all kinds of beat up.

In the second half of a 31-17 victory over Miami, Hurts played with a brace on his left knee yet still led the Eagles on a go-ahead drive — after first throwing a tying pick-6. Never one to say much anyway, Hurts was mum on his health afterward and offered not much more than an “I’ll be fine” ahead of Sunday’s game against Washington.

TRADE: The defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles traded for two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to help a banged-up secondary hours after beating the NFL’s best offense, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

The Eagles are sending the Tennessee Titans safety Terrell Edmunds and fifth and sixth-round draft picks in 2024, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

BEARS: Rookie Tyson Bagent helped lead the Chicago Bears to their first home win in more than a year with quarterback Justin Fields sidelined.

It looks as though he will get another chance to start this week.

Bagent is in line to be behind center again with Fields doubtful to play and likely missing his second consecutive game because of a dislocated right thumb, Coach Matt Eberflus said.

CHIEFS: Wide receiver Justyn Ross was arrested in suburban Kansas City and is accused of causing criminal damage of more than $25,000, according to a booking report from the sheriff’s office in Johnson County, Kansas.

The report does not provide any details or indicate whether bond was set.