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[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

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[masterfins]

It's a much tougher schedule in 2026, at least on paper. Only "easy" games are the Jets and the Raiders.  Everyone else is better than the Dolphins.  Of course you never know what teams will lose players, who will get drafted, who may be injured in preseason, etc. etc.

[Spider-Dan]

At this same time last offseason, NE and CAR were expected to be two of the easier opponents on the schedule, while WSH and TB were expected to be two of the tougher ones.  And a year before that, many people saw late December matchups vs. SF and at CLE as scheduled losses against two playoff teams with elite defenses.

Just because a team was good this year, that doesn't mean they will be good next year.  And just because a team was trash this year, that doesn't mean they will also be terrible next year.  The NFL is an extremely volatile league (outside of ~5 teams).

[Denver2]

Yay I might actually be able to go to a game!

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

What we know so far:

1   Sept. 13   at Las Vegas Raiders (source)   4:25 p.m.
2   Sept. 20   at San Francisco 49ers (source)   4:25 p.m.   
   
5   Oct. 11   vs. Cincinnati Bengals   1 p.m.   

7   Oct. 25    at New York Jets (source)   1 p.m.   


I wonder if the plan is for the team to stay out west between weeks 1 & 2

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Miami Dolphins 2026 Schedule
Week 1
Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders

Sunday, September 13, 4:25 p.m. Eastern

Week 2
Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, September 20, 4:25 p.m. Eastern

Week 3
Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Sunday, September 27, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 4
Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings

Sunday, October 4, 4:05 p.m. Eastern

Week 5
Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Sunday, October 11, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 6
BYE WEEK

Week 7
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets

Sunday, October 25, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 8
Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots

Sunday, November 1, 4:25 p.m. Eastern

Week 9
Miami Dolphins vs. Detroit Lions

Sunday, November 8, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 10
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts

Sunday, November 15, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 11
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills

Sunday, November 22, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 12
Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets

Sunday, November 29, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 13
Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos

Sunday, December 6, 4:05 p.m. Eastern

Week 14
Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears

Sunday, December 13, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 15
Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers

Sunday, December 20, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 16
Miami Dolphins vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Sunday, December 27, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 17
Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills

Sunday, January 3, 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Week 18
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

TBD

[masterfins]

No international games, no Thursday games, no holiday games, no prime time games; I guess that tells you how the NFL thinks the Dolphins will fair this season (unfortunately I agree with them).  They do have a touch of the old scheduling (at least as I remember it) with the Jets road game being the end of October and the Bills road game being the end of November.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

No international games, no Thursday games, no holiday games, no prime time games; I guess that tells you how the NFL thinks the Dolphins will fair this season (unfortunately I agree with them).  They do have a touch of the old scheduling (at least as I remember it) with the Jets road game being the end of October and the Bills road game being the end of November.

With how liberal the flexing rules have become, the number of prime time games scheduled doesn't really mean much anymore.   

[Spider-Dan]

No international games, no Thursday games, no holiday games, no prime time games; I guess that tells you how the NFL thinks the Dolphins will fair this season (unfortunately I agree with them).

This is the first time I can remember any team not having a single Thursday game.

If only MIA had a schedule like this in 2023!

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

This is the first time I can remember any team not having a single Thursday game.

That happens every year.  Last year Brown, Jags, Colts, titans, saints and panthers all avoided Thursday.