Xavien Howard is the only player left from Miami’s 2016 playoff roster

<div> <figure> <img alt="NFL: Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Yzd1bwu82Uq0GCD4_r2CZR6EAxo=/0x0:4909x3273/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71850777/usa_today_19679762.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> <p>Plenty has changed since the Dolphins last made the playoffs. </p> <p id="xpWenG">Xavien Howard, drafted in the second round of the 2016 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a>, started for the <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> as a rookie against the <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in the playoffs. </p> <p id="TM5e0I">Howard is the only player that remains on the roster from that postseason run as the No. 7 Dolphins prepare to play the No. 2 <a href="https://www.buffalorumblings.com/">Buffalo Bills</a> on Sunday. </p> <div id="LIfrPH"></div> <p id="3OLXfN"> “It feels good to be back in there,” <a href="https://media.miamidolphins.com/transcripts/">Howard said on Sunday</a>. “Last one was in 2016 versus the Steelers. Now we have the Bills, so we have to keep our head down and go to work. It’s a great feeling just being in that group of guys, especially those young guys that are getting that feeling just being in the playoffs.”</p> <p id="iLm0Oe"><a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2023/1/9/23545412/the-good-bad-ugly-from-the-miami-dolphins-week-18-victory-over-the-new-york-jets-tua-playoffs-nfl">Howard was busy</a> against the <a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">New York Jets</a> on Sunday as rookie receiver Garrett Wilson was targetted 17 times. Despite 33 pass attempts by Joe Flacco, New York couldn’t reach the end zone. </p> <p id="UxiBWx"><strong> </strong>“I feel like each week we try to have the mentality to win one game at a time,” Howard said. “It came down to the end. They fought hard. It was a good game and we ended up taking it off.”</p> </div>