▁three ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁With ▁their ▁Week ▁ 1 6 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills , ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁cl inch ed ▁a ▁winning ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁play off ▁ber th ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Tan neh ill ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 6 7 . 1 ▁completion ▁percentage , ▁ 2 , 9 9 5 ▁yards , ▁ 1 9 ▁touch down s ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁inter ception s . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Tan neh ill ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury ▁to ▁his ▁left ▁leg ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁non - contact ▁ 1 1 - on - 1 1 ▁practice ▁of ▁season . ▁After ▁lim ping ▁off ▁the ▁field , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁fe ared ▁he ▁t ore ▁his ▁A CL ▁and ▁would ▁require ▁season - ending ▁surg ery . ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁team ▁signed ▁recently ▁retired ▁quarter back ▁Jay ▁C ut ler ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁Tan neh ill ' s ▁replacement . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁Tan neh ill ▁agreed ▁to ▁have ▁surg ery ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁torn ▁A CL , ▁officially ▁keeping ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁injured ▁reserve ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8