Miami Dolphins schedule: 17 post-game headlines that lead to 11 wins
By Brian Miller
Miami Dolphins beat New England to open the season!
The Dolphins for the second year in a row will play the Patriots in Foxboro to kick off the season. Last year they didn’t fair so well. Unable to stop Cam Newton on the ground, the Dolphins held the quarterback to only 150 yards passing but they couldn’t get him off the field.
Miami is primed to start quick this year. The Patriots have made a lot of changes to their offensive side of the ball including the addition of two top tight ends in Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith. Miami will be tasked with stopping them.
At wide receiver, the Patriots last Julien Eddelman to retirement this year and added Jakobi Meyers and Nelson Agholor. Will that make a difference? Probably not as much as they hope. The biggest problem for New England is quarterback and Newton is that question. Teams are no longer being fooled by his running ability and they are not afraid of his passing.
The Patriots will probably roll out a short passing attack that compliments a more defined rushing attack that they will probably lean on early.
The match-up to watch here is the Dolphins offensive line vs. the Patriots defensive line and vice versa. This is a game that will be won in the trenches.