When is dolphins bye week

Baltimore thrashed Miami a couple of years ago early in the season, and while the Dolphins' defense is much better than it was then, it's never easy to contain Lamar Jackson. That may be the only home game that gives them significant trouble, though their matchup with the Bills will need to be watched as well.

That said, after Tagovailoa's late-season debacle against Buffalo last year, the Dolphins will surely be ready to deal out some revenge.

Biggest Breaks: This schedule as a whole looks pretty nice for the Dolphins. The Jaguars, Jets, Texans and Falcons all finished with bottom-four records last season, so the Dolphins could be ready to take advantage of those games. Yes, the Jaguars and Jets have new quarterbacks, but what about their defenses? The same can be asked about the Falcons. As for the Texans, will they be a daunting opponent if they don't have Deshaun Watson?

Probably not. They may not even be that good with him, at the moment, because of how unsettled every position on their roster currently is. Bottom Line: It's incredible that the Dolphins are still rebuilding, in some sense, as they are well ahead of schedule for where they're supposed to be.

Flores and Chris Grier have done an excellent job shaping this roster into a solid one, and their defense looks particularly good. So do the receivers and tight end weapons they've surrounded Tagovailoa with.

If the Dolphins had a tough schedule, they may only be a. But with a good-looking schedule ahead of them, the 'Phins can take advantage and push for a wild-card spot once again.

Record Prediction: American Football. Bills 1 p. An exact replica of the first two weeks of the previous season is something that's never happened in team history.

It's not a large number of prime-time games for a team that finished a year ago and an indication that national expectations for the Dolphins are somewhat lukewarm. Instead, the Dolphins will have their bye Dec. It's awfully late to have a bye; in fact, we can't remember the Dolphins ever having a bye in December. What happens with the Jets-Dolphins matchup will depend again on playoff races. The Nov. The Dolphins will play at Buffalo on Oct. AT Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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