Miami Dolphins
In this weekly column, I outline three reasons why the Dolphins won or lost their previous game, and provide a short preview for next week’s game.
Well, that was…something.
The Miami Dolphins lost for the second consecutive week in a row, in a soul-crushing 27-33 defeat to the New England Patriots. The Dolphins are now 0-2 for the first time since 2020, when head coach Brian Flores was still running the show.
Here’s three reasons why the Dolphins simply didn’t have enough to win on Sunday.
Reason 1: No Gas, All Brakes
Under head coach Mike McDaniel, the Dolphins have...
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The Miami Dolphins needed to beat the New England Patriots following their embarrassing Week One loss to the Indianapolis Colts if they wanted to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start with a trip to Buffalo on a short week to play the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football looming.
There were no excuses. The Dolphins were at home, playing in the hot South Florida sun, against a second-year quarterback in Drake Maye who was playing in just his second game under a new head coach and offensive coordinator coming off of a seven-point loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week...
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It’s only week 2, but this season is slowly getting away from the Miami Dolphins after they suffered another defeat on Sunday when the lost to the New England Patriots. Seats were already warm heading into the season, but things should probably start heating up for Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier. The Dolphins defense can’t seem to stop anyone and the offense isn’t sustainable with how they want to operate with big plays. It’s just frustrating to watch because this team looked so good two years ago but haven’t done much to adapt and poor roster management. The Dolphins head...
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Today’s week two slate of NFL games wraps up this evening with a Sunday Night Football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings. The Falcons are coming off a narrow season-opening loss at the hands of their divisional rival, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23 to 20. A win today would be a welcome boost for Atlanta before traveling for their second divisional showdown of the season next weekend against the Carolina Panthers. The Vikings also had a season opener against a divisional rival in the Chicago Bears. Minnesota pulled out the win, 27 to 24. The Vikings will...
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The Miami Dolphins have started the season 0-2 and will now have a short week to prepare for their AFC East rivals, the Buffalo Bills, who are off to a 2-0 start and again look like the class of the division. While Buffalo opened the season in sync and ready to go, Miami has looked like they are sleepwalking through the early part of the season as they have struggled to find their rhythm.
The opening odds for Week 3 have been released, and the oddsmakers have not missed how much of a mess Miami has been in the early...
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The Miami Dolphins dropped to 0-2 in the 2025 NFL season as they fell to their AFC East rivals, the New England Patriots, 33-27. Miami has four days to figure out what is going on before they take a primetime stage against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football. This is not the start to the year Miami expected, and not the start the Dolphins fans are tolerating.
The Dolphins did seem to wake up in the second half of Sunday’s game, but it was not enough. They were a half foot away from taking the lead late – running...
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The Miami Dolphins hosted the New England Patriots in a 2025 Week 2 AFC East matchup. Both teams came into Week 2 with Week 1 losses on the record, looking to bounce back against their division rivals.
The game proved to be a high-scoring, back-and-forth battle between the rivals. Neither team played perfect football, but they both were able to put together drives when needed. The Dolphins looked better than they did against the Indianapolis Colts last week, but the Patriots were still able to come away with the win and push the Dolphins to 0-2 on the year.
Final...
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Our Miami Dolphins will face off against the visiting New England Patriots this afternoon, with both squads looking for their first win of the season. Despite both teams losing their week one contest, Miami seems like the team that is in more of a must-win situation today. Head coach Mike McDaniel has no doubt heard all the whispers as well as the yelling for his head after last week’s embarrassing showing against the Indianapolis Colts. Can our Phins get themselves up off the mat and show that they still have some fight left in them this afternoon?
The Pats dropped...
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The Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots have released their respective inactive players lists for their Week 2 AFC East duel. Kickoff is just under 90 minutes away, with NFL rules requiring teams to reduce their 53-man roster (plus two practice squad elevations) to the game-day limit of 48 players.
Coming into the weekend, Miami had already ruled out three players: cornerback Storm Duck, defensive tackle Benito Jones, and tight end Darren Waller. Duck is dealing with an ankle issue, Jones has an oblique problem, and Waller has a hip injury. Miami also initially ruled out tackle Austin Jackson with...
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Week 2 of the 2025 season is underway, with the Green Bay Packers beating the Washington Commanders on Thursday night. We now move to the Sunday slate of games, with 13 games on the schedule ahead of Monday’s double-header.
We continue to bring you our season-long, straight-up winners picks pool from our contributors here on The Phinsider. We pick the winner for every game from Week 1 through the Super Bowl, seeing which of us can come away with the best results on the year. We focus on the moneyline / straight-up winners, but our contributors can also make picks...
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Welcome to the 2025 NFL regular season! Last week was still part of the preseason, right? At least, that is how it felt watching the Miami Dolphins, who seemed to barely be going through the motions as the Indianapolis Colts handed them a 33-8 loss. That was ugly. There was no silver lining to that performance. Miami was beaten, then kicked when they were down, and they just curled up and took it.
Does this team have any fight in it? They will have to show they do as they enter Week 2 with the first of three AFC East...
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