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Miami Dolphins 2021 schedule: Week one return to Foxboro

By Brian Miller

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 03: A New England Patriots helmet sits on the sideline during a game against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on January 3, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 03: A New England Patriots helmet sits on the sideline during a game against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on January 3, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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The NFL has given fans a sneak peek at the first week of the 2021 regular season and the Miami Dolphins 2021 schedule will once again start in N.E.

Last year the Dolphins faced the Patriots in Foxboro in week one and now they will return for a second go-around to face their division rival. Last year to open the season, the Dolphins lost to the Cam Newton-led Patriots 21-11. Miami’s eventual top 10 defense struggled with containing Newton who only passed for 155 yards on 15 completions.

This year, the Dolphins will roll out with Tua Tagovailoa from the start and Miami’s defense should be able to pick up where they left off last season and only minimal changes have been made to the roster with most of those coming from an influx of youth.

Last year’s game also started at 1:00 but this year the game will kick-off as a later afternoon contest which means that it will likely be televised nationally.

The rest of the AFC East will not spend the opening weekend facing each other. The Jets will travel to Carolina to face the Panthers in a 1:00 game. It will be a faceoff of new Jets quarterback Zach Wilson against former Jets QB Sam Darnold who was traded to the Panthers this year.

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The Bills will start their run this year against the Pittsburgh Steelers in an early-season game that could eventually have head-to-head playoff implications. The Bills will host the Steelers at 1 p.m.

If there is good news about facing the Patriots early it is that we now know Miami will not face them in the cold later in the season avoiding at least one cold-weather game later.

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