Game #2 9/14 Patriots vs Dolphins

[LordSensei1958]

The New England Patriots will begin AFC East action this week when they travel to Miami to face the Dolphins. Both teams will be looking for their first win of the season. The Patriots dropped a 20-13 decision against the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Dolphins fell, 33-8, at Indianapolis. New England will look to end a four-game losing streak to Miami overall and a five-game losing streak to the Dolphins in Miami this week. The Patriots last win against Miami was a 23-21 win at Gillette Stadium in Jan. 1, 2022 and their last win at Miami was a 43-0 victory on Sept. 15, 2019.

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SERIES HISTORY​

The New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins will meet for the first of two scheduled meetings in 2025 this week in Miami. The teams will close out the regular season in the final game of the year at Gillette Stadium. The time and date of that game has not been set yet.
The Patriots have lost four straight games to Miami after being swept in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Last year, the Patriots lost 15-10 in the first meeting at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 6 and then lost at Miami, 34-15, on Nov. 24. Overall, the Patriots have lost five straight games at Miami, with the Patriots last win coming in a 43-0 victory on Sept. 15, 2019.
New England has the advantage against Miami in home games, leading the series 38-21 - including 17-6 at Gillette Stadium - but are 17-43 in road games against the Dolphins. The Dolphins and Patriots met for the first time in 1966 and began playing twice a year during the 1967 regular season, except in 1982 during a players' strike.
The two teams have played three times in the postseason with New England holding a 2-1 advantage.

Photo by Eric J. Adler

SERIES BREAKDOWN​

MIAMI 64, NEW ENGLAND 55
(Including New England 2, Miami 1 in Playoffs)
Record in New England: 38-21 (Incl. 1-0 in playoffs)

• Record in Foxborough: 36-19 (1-0)
• Record in Boston: 2-2

Record in Miami 16-43 (Incl. 1-1 in playoffs)

• Record at Dolphins / Hard Rock: 13-25
• Record at Orange Bowl: 3-18 (1-1)
• Record in Tampa:* 1-0

Season Sweeps: Patriots 10, Dolphins 16
Season Splits: 31 (Most recent 2022)
*A Miami home game was played in Tampa in 1969.

QUICK HITS​

Since 2000, the Patriots are 107-50 (.682) against AFC East opponents. New England is 27-23 against the Dolphins over that span, 39- 13 against the New York Jets and 38-13 against the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots were 3-1 against Indianapolis from 2000 through 2001 when they were in the AFC East.

Photo by Eric J. Adler

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CONNECTIONS​

FORMER PATRIOTS
Players

• LS Joe Cardona, (2015-24)
• P Jake Bailey, (2019-22)
• LB Matthew Judon, (2021-23)

Coach/Exec.

• Bobby Grier, (1981-2000)
• Chris Grier, (1994-99)

FORMER DOLPHINS
Players

• WR Mack Hollins, (2019-21)

Coach

• Doug Marrone, (1987)
• Terrell Williams, (2015-17)

Photo by Eric J. Adler
Patriots tight end Hunter Henry (85).

CLIMBING THE RANKINGS​

TE Hunter Henry enters this week ranked fifth among New England tight ends with 203 receptions and needs 5 receptions against the Dolphins this week to move past Russ Francis into fourth place among all New England tight ends.
Henry enters this week in sixth place among New England tight ends of all-time with 2,271 receiving yards and needs 6 yards to move past Ben Watson (2,275) into fifth place.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR​

• The Patriots will look to end a four-game losing streak to Miami and a five-game losing streak at Miami. The Patriots last win against the Dolphins was a 23-21 victory on Jan. 1, 2023, and their last win at Miami was a 43-0 win on Sept. 15, 2019.
• The Patriots held Las Vegas to just a 2.3-yard rushing average (24 carries for 56 yards) in the season-opener. If the Patriots hold Miami under a 3-yard average this week, it will mark the first time holding a team under a 3-yard average in back-to-back games since the 2023 season when they did so in three-straight games, holding the L.A. Chargers to a 1.2-yard average (12/3), the Steelers to a 2.9-yard average (12/7) and Kansas City to 2.2-yard average (12/17).
• The Patriots will look to open the season with back-to-back games holding the opponent under 3-yards per rush for the first time since the 2019 season when they opened the year with three straight games holding the opponent under 3 yards per carry – 2.5 yards vs. Pittsburgh (9/8), 2.8 at Miami (9/15) and 1.8 vs. the New York Jets (9/22).
• The Patriots will face Miami in the second week of the season for the 10th time in team history. Three of those games have been played in Miami with the last one being during the 2019 season.

PATRIOTS TO WATCH​

Rhamondre Stevenson​

#38 RB

• Height: 6-0
• Weight: 227 lbs
• College: Oklahoma

RHAMONDRE STEVENSON, RB, #38​

• Rhamondre Stevenson enters this week in ninth place on the team's rushing list with 3,081 yards and needs 100 yards at Miami to move past Corey Dillon (3,180) into eighth place on the all-time team rushing list.

Hunter Henry​

#85 TE

• Height: 6-5
• Weight: 249 lbs
• College: Arkansas

HUNTER HENRY, TE, #85​

• TE Hunter Henry has 19 touchdown receptions as a member of the Patriots and needs 1 touchdown this week to become the fifth Patriots tight end with at least 20 touchdown receptions.
• Henry enters this week ranked fifth among New England tight ends with 203 receptions and needs 5 receptions against the Dolphins this week to move past Russ Francis into fourth place among all New England tight ends.
• Henry enters this week in sixth place among New England tight ends all-time with 2,271 receiving yards and needs 6 yards to move past Ben Watson (2,275) into fifth place.

Kayshon Boutte​

#9 WR

• Height: 5-11
• Weight: 197 lbs
• College: LSU

KAYSHON BOUTTE, WR, #9​

• WR Kayshon Boutte opened the season with 6 receptions for 103 yards against the Las Vegas Raiders in the season-opener after closing the 2025 season with 7 receptions for 117 yards in the 2025 season-finale vs. Buffalo on Jan. 5, 2025. He will look to have his third straight 100-yard game this week at Miami. The last Patriots player to have at least three straight 100-yard games was WR Wes Welker in 2012.
• Boutte can become the first Patriots player to reach 100 yards receiving in the first two games of the season since WR Randy Moss began the 2007 season with four straight 100-yard games.

Harold Landry III​

#2 LB

• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 252 lbs
• College: Boston College

HAROLD LANDRY III, LB, #2​

• LB Harold Landry III registered 2½ sacks in the season-opener vs. Las Vegas. Landry will look to become the first Patriots player with at least 2 sacks in the first two games of the season in team history if he reaches at least 2 sacks this week at Miami.
• Landry will look to become the first Patriots player with at least 2 sacks in back-to-back games since LB Joshua Uche in 2022 when he had 2 sacks vs. Buffalo on Dec. 1 followed by 3 sacks at Arizona on Dec. 12.

Jaylinn Hawkins​

#21 S

• Height: 6-1
• Weight: 208 lbs
• College: California

JAYLINN HAWKINS, S, #21​

• S Jaylinn Hawkins had his first interception as a member of the Patriots in the season-opener vs. Las Vegas. If he records an interception this week at Miami, he will be the first Patriots player to have an interception in the first two games of the season since S Devin McCourty opened the 2019 season with a pick in the first four games of the season.

BROADCAST INFO​

TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Andrew Catalon will handle play-by-play duties with Jason McCourty and Charles Davis as the color analysts. AJ Ross will provide analysis from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Steve McKee and directed by Andy Goldberg.
LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 33 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello.

 

[Kontradiction]

Season’s probably toast if we find a way to lose this one. McDaniel has lost this team and already seems to have one foot out the door.

 

[Gumpboy45]

Season’s probably toast if we find a way to lose this one. McDaniel has lost this team and already seems to have one foot out the door.

well Gino smith just lit us up with a bunch of nobody's. Waddle and hill will have a field day

 

[Lord Maye]

Season’s probably toast if we find a way to lose this one. McDaniel has lost this team and already seems to have one foot out the door.

think Tyreek Hill has a big game, or will the Gonzo's return keep him shut down?

i need to know for FF.. gotta decide between Terry McClaurin or Tyreek Hill (lost my game because i started those 2 over Marvin Harrison Jr in week 1)

i have 3 solid RBs, so i have RB as my flex (Chubba Hubbard)

 

[Lord Maye]

well Gino smith just lit us up with a bunch of nobody's. Waddle and hill will have a field day

Gonzo has historically shut Hill down, but he's been out of action for months now with that hamstring so i dont think he can realistically be counted on to perform at that level his first game back

 

[Kontradiction]

well Gino smith just lit us up with a bunch of nobody's. Waddle and hill will have a field day

think Tyreek Hill has a big game, or will the Gonzo's return keep him shut down?

i need to know for FF.. gotta decide between Terry McClaurin or Tyreek Hill (lost my game because i started those 2 over Marvin Harrison Jr in week 1)

i have 3 solid RBs, so i have RB as my flex (Chubba Hubbard)

Hill and Waddle won’t be an issue if Tua plays the way he did last week. He looks like he should have retired a year ago.

 

[Gumpboy45]

Hill and Waddle won’t be an issue if Tua plays the way he did last week. He looks like he should have retired a year ago.

oh Great, so were looking at 350 yards and 4 TD's for Tua

 

[ItsGonnaBeMaye]

Gonzalez is back, and Vrabel has completely cucked Josh McDaniels in the media this week (and probably even worse behind closed doors) about his all-time horrible performance last week. This week, Josh's job is to simply sit in the corner and let Drake Maye cook.

Also, Vrabel has a good track record against Tua, unlike the previous 2 clowns we've had as head coahes.

This should be an easy W.