The dates and occasions for matchups on the Miami Dolphins’ 2022 schedule are set to be introduced on Thursday night time in an 8 p.m. program on NFL Network.
The opponents themselves, nevertheless, have already been decided. The Dolphins, as at all times, play residence and away towards their three divisional rivals — the Bills, Patriots and Jets — face all the AFC North in a three-year intra-conference rotation, the entire NFC North in a four-year inter-conference rotation and still have video games towards the AFC West’s Chargers, the AFC South’s Texans and NFC West’s 49ers.
In 2022, the Dolphins, with a street sport towards the Lions, could possibly be in play for his or her first Thanksgiving Day sport since 2011. Should they land a Sunday Night Football sport, it could be the primary time since 2017, which can also be the final time they hosted a Monday Night Football sport, having others in years since on the street.
Miami won’t go away the nation in 2022 after getting a world sequence sport in London towards the Jaguars final season, however the Dolphins, with two journeys to the West Coast and a number of other extra up north, are slated to journey the fourth-most miles this season.
Here’s a breakdown of the Dolphins 2022 opponents:
vs./at Buffalo Bills
The Dolphins look to snap a seven-game shedding streak within the rivalry sequence towards the crew that’s the new king within the AFC East. Last season’s sweep by the hands of Buffalo began and ended Miami’s in-season seven-game shedding streak that received the Dolphins to 1-7 earlier than turning issues round for wins in eight of their final 9. Miami has had Week 2 residence openers towards Buffalo every of the previous two seasons, however the chance for 3 straight may be eradicated, with a Bills-Titans Monday Night Football matchup already introduced for that week. The Dolphins’ final win in Buffalo got here on Christmas Eve in 2016, a key victory in Miami’s final playoff berth.
vs./at New England Patriots
Last season, the Dolphins opened on the Patriots and had their finale at residence towards New England, sweeping each matchups. Tua Tagovailoa is 2-0 towards his former backup quarterback at Alabama in Mac Jones and 3-0 total towards coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots in his profession after additionally profitable a rookie-year matchup in 2020. This matchup now not has the added intrigue of Brian Flores going towards the crew he spent a decade and a half with beneath Belichick.
vs./at New York Jets
Another divisional foe the Dolphins swept in 2021, Miami has gained 4 straight and eight of their final 9 within the sequence towards the Jets. This matchup is one other showdown of younger quarterbacks with New York’s Zach Wilson heading into his second season. The Jets rebuilt by the draft, very similar to the Dolphins did the yr prior, with 4 of the primary 36 picks in late April.
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores, now a defensive assistant on Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s employees, makes his return to Miami. Flores was head coach of the Dolphins for 3 seasons, going 24-25. He filed a class-action lawsuit towards the NFL and various groups claiming racist hiring and retention practices towards Black coaches. He alleged within the lawsuit that Dolphins proprietor Steve Ross provided him monetary incentive to tank and lose video games in 2019, which Ross has vehemently denied.
vs. Cleveland Browns
Deshaun Watson is coming to Miami – however not like that. The former Houston Texans quarterback was linked to the Dolphins in commerce talks for a lot of the 2021 offseason and common season up till final November’s commerce deadline, however the Browns finally made the transfer for him this offseason. Watson may additionally nonetheless face suspension stemming from the 22 civil lawsuits towards him with claims starting from sexual misconduct to sexual assault that he won’t be charged criminally for.
at Cincinnati Bengals
The Dolphins go to the defending AFC champs and quarterback Joe Burrow, who has reached immense heights after going to the Bengals with the No. 1 decide within the 2020 draft. It’s Miami’s first journey to Cincinnati since a 2018 loss.
at Baltimore Ravens
The Dolphins go to Baltimore after internet hosting the Ravens final season for one of many extra stunning wins of the 2021 season. Miami had a 22-10 Thursday night time win at Hard Rock Stadium as a double-digit underdog. Extra native curiosity at all times comes from this matchup with Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson a Pompano Beach native and Boynton Beach High grad.
vs. Houston Texans
Miami has traditionally struggled towards the NFL’s final enlargement franchise because it entered the league in 2002. The Dolphins misplaced their first seven conferences with the Texans however have since gained two of three. They host Houston for a second consecutive season after final yr’s 17-9 Nov. 7 win snapped a seven-game shedding streak and commenced a seven-game profitable streak.
at Los Angeles Chargers
The second assembly between quarterbacks from the 2020 draft in Tua Tagovailoa, whom the Dolphins chosen with the No. 5 decide, and Justin Herbert, whom the Dolphins handed on to draft Tagovailoa. Herbert has the 2020 Rookie of the Year and a 2021 Pro Bowl choice to his benefit, however Tagovailoa gained their first assembly, at residence of their rookie seasons.
vs. Green Bay Packers
Last yr’s high seed within the NFC visits Hard Rock Stadium in 2022. The Dolphins gained their first eight all-time conferences towards the Packers, however Green Bay has since taken 5 of the final seven. Could this go to for Aaron Rodgers, who’s 2-1 in his profession towards Miami, doubtlessly play a job in a 2023 offseason determination for him ought to Tua Tagovailoa wrestle this yr, main the Dolphins to buy a brand new quarterback?
vs. Minnesota Vikings
The final time the Dolphins gained the Super Bowl, it got here towards the Vikings, to conclude the 1973 season. That’s historic historical past at this level, however so is Minnesota’s final win in Miami, which got here in 1976 because the Dolphins have gained their final 4 conferences at residence. Former Miami Central High and Florida State standout Dalvin Cook is ready for a homecoming right here.
at Chicago Bears
Whenever these two groups play, one has to suppose again to the historic 1985 Monday Night Football matchup the place the Dolphins handed that yr’s Super Bowl-winning Bears their one loss, defending the franchise’s 1972 reign of getting the lone undefeated crew. The Dolphins visited the Bears for joint practices and a preseason sport in Chicago final August, however the two groups now have new head coaches.
at Detroit Lions
It’s doubtlessly the primary Thanksgiving Day sport for the Dolphins since a 2011 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, and they might face the Lions on Turkey Day for the primary time since 2006, when quarterback Joey Harrington returned to Detroit to assist Miami to a 27-10 win. The Dolphins are 5-2 all time on Thanksgiving and 7-5 total towards the Lions.
at San Francisco 49ers
New Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel returns to San Francisco to face the franchise he referred to as residence for the previous 5 seasons beneath 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, with the final coming as offensive coordinator. This is the additional matchup beneath the NFL’s 17-game schedule instituted final season, like the house sport towards the New York Giants was final season.
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