Steelers put their long home Monday night winning streak on the line when Dolphins visit

Miami (6-7) at Pittsburgh (7-6)

Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN.

BetMGM NFL odds: Steelers by 3 1/2.

Against the spread: Dolphins 7-6, Steelers 6-7.

Series record: Steelers lead 15-14.

Last meeting: Dolphins beat Steelers 16-10 on Oct. 23, 2022, in Miami.

Last week: Dolphins beat Jets 34-10; Steelers beat Ravens 27-22.

Dolphins offense: overall (25), rush (8), pass (28), scoring (22).

Dolphins defense: overall (19), rush (25), pass (12), scoring (15).

Steelers offense: overall (27), rush (29), pass (23), scoring (14).

Steelers defense: overall (28), rush (21), pass (28), scoring (19).

Turnover differential: Dolphins minus-1; Steelers plus-9.

S Minkah Fitzpatrick. The former Steeler has been excellent in his first season back with the Dolphins team that drafted him in 2018. Fitzpatrick is third on the team in tackles (76 total, 54 solo) and has a sack and two fumble recoveries. Pro Football Focus has Fitzpatrick ranked third among all safeties this season, behind Houston's Jalen Pitre and Baltimore's Kyle Hamilton.

S Jalen Ramsey. Ramsey, part of the deal in June that sent Fitzpatrick back to the Dolphins, has adapted well to a move to safety necessitated by injuries at the back end of the secondary. The seven-time Pro Bowler has been an emotional leader for a unit in need of leadership after DeShon Elliott was lost for the season. When Ramsey is active and noticeable, Pittsburgh's defense is disruptive.

Miami edge rusher Bradley Chubb vs. whoever starts at left tackle for the Steelers. There's a chance longtime practice squad player Dylan Cook could make his first NFL start Monday night against Chubb, thanks to a series of injuries that have forced Pittsburgh to go deep into the depth chart. Broderick Jones and Calvin Anderson are both on injured reserve and Andrus Peat spent the start of the week in the concussion protocol. Chubb has 6 1/2 sacks this season, including 2 1/2 during Miami's four-game winning streak.

Dolphins: They head into Week 15 mostly healthy. LB Caleb Johnson (shoulder) is unlikely to play. ... RB De'Von Achane is nursing a rib injury, but is expected to play.

Steelers: Outside LB T.J. Watt spent time in the hospital with a lung issue and his status is uncertain. ... Rookie DT Derrick Harmon (knee) could play after sitting out each of the last two weeks. ... Peat, TE Darnell Washington and LB Malik Harrison all began the week in concussion protocol. ... Anderson, a reserve OT, is out with a knee injury. ... WR DK Metcalf will play despite being briefly hospitalized last week in Baltimore due to an abdominal issue.

The Dolphins have won three of the last five meetings, including a 34-28 victory on a wintry December day in 2013 that featured a gametime temperature of 25 degrees, followed by 3-plus hours of snow flurries. The forecast for Monday calls for temperatures in the teens at kickoff. ... Pittsburgh holds a 9-4 advantage all-time in the Steel City (playoffs included). ... The last time the teams met on Monday night, they played in a torrential downpour at then-Heinz Field, with the Steelers pulling out a 3-0 victory on a short field goal with 17 seconds remaining.

The Dolphins have won five of six since a 1-6 start, a surge that has stabilized — for now — coach Mike McDaniels' job status. ... The Steelers took control of the AFC North with a victory in Baltimore last weekend but they can ill afford a misstep at home. ... The Dolphins are 45-45 all-time in Monday night games. ... During their four-game winning streak, the Dolphins have allowed the fewest points per game in the league (13.3), while ranking second in takeaways (10) and third in third down defense (30.8 pct.). ... CB Rasul Douglas, who signed with the Dolphins late in training camp, was selected the AFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording five passes defensed, two tackles and coming up with an interception for the second week in a row in Week 14 against the Jets. He's the only defender in the AFC to record five passes defensed and an interception in a game this season and the first Dolphins player to do so since Eric Rowe in 2020. It's the third time a Miami player earned the award this season after LB Jordyn Brooks earned it in both Weeks 8 and 11. The Dolphins are the only team in the NFL with three Defensive Player of the Week recognitions this year. ... Achane, who reached 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career in Week 13, leads the NFL in rushing average (5.6) and ranks third in yards rushing (1,126). He's also tied for second in TD receptions (four) and ranks fourth in catches (55) and yards receiving (383) among running backs. ... The Steelers have won 23 straight home games on Monday nights, a streak that dates to 1991. They did lose to Washington on a Monday during the 2020 season, though that game was originally slated to be played on a Sunday before being pushed back due to scheduling changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Pittsburgh QB Aaron Rodgers is 4-2 all-time against the Dolphins. He last faced Miami in the 2024 regular-season finale, when he passed for four touchdowns while playing for the New York Jets. ... Steelers WR DK Metcalf posted season highs in receptions (seven) and yards (147) last week against the Ravens. ... Pittsburgh DT Cameron Heyward will make his 190th start for the Steelers, tied with former WR Hines Ward for fourth in team history. Heyward's 225 regular-season appearances are second in club history behind former QB Ben Roethlisberger. ... The Steelers are tied for second in the NFL in takeaways (23). Pittsburgh is 6-3 this season when creating at least one turnover and is 6-0 this year in games when it has a positive turnover ratio.

The Steelers have struggled to stop teams committed to running and Achane is one of the hottest backs in the league. The 24-year-old is averaging 109 yards rushing per game during Miami's recent surge, and his 5.8 yards per carry is tops in the NFL. If he plays, he could have a big day against a Pittsburgh defense that can't seem to stop the run with any sort of consistency, even when the Steelers know it's coming.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) passes against the New York Jets during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane (28) carries the ball against the New York Jets during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) runs to the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith (56) celebrates after a tackle during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Ollie Watkins scored again as Aston Villa knocked out Bologna out of the Europa League in a 4-0 rout Thursday to set up an all-English semifinal against Nottingham Forest.

Unai Emery's team reached its second European semifinal in three seasons with a 7-1 aggregate victory.

Watkins had netted twice in last week's 3-1 win in the first leg of the quarterfinal in Italy, and the striker set the pace at Villa Park.

He tapped in a low cross from the left provided by Morgan Rogers for a 1-0 lead after 16 minutes for his 100th goal for Villa.

Rogers had a golden opportunity to increase the lead but Bologna goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia saved his penalty kick.

Only a minute later, though, Villa doubled its lead when Emiliano Buendía scored from a tight angle.

Rogers made it 3-0 with another angled shot in the 39th, and Ezri Konsa finished the scoring seconds before the final whistle.

Villa reached the Champions League quarterfinals last season and is on course to secure a spot in the lucrative top-tier competition next campaign while sitting fourth in the Premier League.

Forest made the semifinals by beating 10-man Porto 1-0 in what's been a successful return to European competition after a 30-year absence. It advanced 2-1 on aggregate after last week's draw in Portugal.

Morgan Gibbs-White put the hosts ahead in the 12th minute with a deflected effort from outside the box after Porto defender Jan Bednarek was sent off for fouling Chris Wood, who then had to be substituted with a knee injury.

Wood is a key striker for relegation-threatened Nottingham — and New Zealand's World Cup plans — and only recently returned from a long-term knee injury.

Porto has never beaten a Premier League club in England in 24 attempts.

The last time Nottingham reached a European semifinal was in 1984 in the UEFA Cup.

Freiburg marched into the semifinals by beating Celta Vigo 3-1.

The Bundesliga team reached the last four in a European competition for the first time on a 6-1 aggregate score after last week's 3-0 victory in the first leg of the quarterfinal.

Freiburg has scored 11 goals in its last three games in the second-tier competition.

Igor Matanović put Freiburg 1-0 up with a stunning left-footed volley from outside the area. Yuito Suzuki doubled the advantage with a deflected shot late in the first half and then beat goalkeeper Ionut Radu after interval.

Williot Swedberg’s consolation goal came in stoppage time for the Spanish hosts.

Freiburg’s next opponent will be Braga, which came from two goals down to win 4-2 at Real Betis after those teams were tied 1-1 from the first leg.

Crystal Palace clinched a last-four spot in the third-tier Conference League despite a 2-1 loss to Fiorentina in Florence.

Palace advanced 4-2 on aggregate after a 3-0 home win in the first leg to meet Ukraine’s Shakhtar, which advanced past AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.

Strasbourg and Rayo Vallecano also advanced.

Italy’s soccer crisis only worsened with European exits for Bologna and Fiorentina.

As a result, Italy doesn’t have any club in a European semifinal for the first time in seven years.

That came after after Atalanta — the only Italian club to reach the Champions League round of 16 — was eliminated in a whopping 10-2 aggregate loss to Bayern Munich.

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Aston Villa's Emi Buendia celebrates scoring their side's second goal during the Europa League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Bologna, in Birmingham, England, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (David Davies/PA via AP)

Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, right, celebrates after scores his side's third goal during the Europa League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Bologna, in Birmingham, England, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers scores his side's third goal during the Europa League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Bologna, in Birmingham, England, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Shakhtar's Pedrinho in action in front of AZ Alkmaar's Weslley Patati during the Conference League second-leg quarterfinal soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Shakhtar Donetsk in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Freiburg's goalkeeper Noah Atubolu celebrates after saving during the Europa League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Celta Vigo and Freiburg in Vigo, Spain, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)