MIAMI GARDENS – The Miami Dolphins are slight favorites about the New England Patriots going into their Week 1 matchup this weekend.
It is Miami by 3 1/2, in accordance to FanDuel SportsBook,
The Dolphins have won three consecutive game titles over the Patriots and are seeking to acquire their seventh consecutive dwelling sport in general.
Dolphins Player To Check out – WR Tyreek Hill
The largest shift in an offseason loaded with major moves by the Dolphins was landing Hill, probably the speediest wide receiver in the NFL and another person who could make lifetime for QB Tua Tagovailoa and fellow WR Jaylen Waddle much easier.
Patriots Player To Enjoy – QB Mac Jones
Jones is in the highlight as he enters 12 months 2 pursuing a 2021 Pro Bowl time in which his 22 touchdowns and 3,801 passing yards led all rookie quarterbacks. He will probably be identified as on to extend the discipline much more immediately after the Patriots added WR DeVante Parker.
Crucial Matchup
Parker vs. Dolphins secondary. Parker will be raring to go from his previous workforce, and he is aware of how great the Miami defensive backfield led by CB Xavien Howard and S Jevon Holland is.
Important Injuries
The most important issue is if Waddle, who has been slowed for a few of weeks with a quad issue, will get the all-obvious to participate in in 7 days 1.
Collection Notes
Miami is attempting for a fourth consecutive acquire in the collection, something the Dolphins have not accomplished considering the fact that topping New England 5 consecutive occasions involving 1999 and 2001. Miami is 3-1 when playing host to the Patriots in Week 1 games. The groups are 5-5 head-to-head in time openers.
Stats And Stuff
The Patriots are hoping for their 100th AFC East earn of the Belichick era (99-37).
Miami is in search of a seventh consecutive dwelling victory, which would match the team’s longest these streak due to the fact going 7- amongst Dec. 2, 2001 and Oct. 6, 2002. The prior time Miami had a person more time than that was a 10-sport streak spanning parts of the 1984 by 1986 seasons.
Patriots’ special teamer Matt Slater is getting into his 15th NFL period. He joins Tom Brady (20), Steve Grogan (16), Troy Brown (15), and Julius Adams (15) as the only New England gamers to play in at minimum 15 seasons with the group.
Dolphins mentor Mike McDaniel is bidding to be the fifth mentor to lead Miami to the postseason in his to start with 12 months with the franchise, becoming a member of Don Shula, Dave Wannstedt, Tony Sparano, and Adam Gase.
Capture the match Sunday at 1 p.m. on CBS4, your formal dwelling of the Miami Dolphins.
