DOLPHINS in PATRIOTS
Kick off: 8:20 p.m., Sunday, Gillette Stadium
TELEVISION: NBC (ch. 6 in Miami-Dade, Broward; 5 in Palm Beach); RADIO: Westwood One, WGBB (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 10-9, including playoffs, in his second season as head coach; Bill Belichick is 292-121, including playoffs, in his 24th season leading the Patriots and 329-166 in 29 seasons overall as head coach.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series against the Patriots, 60-55, including the playoffs. With a victory in the last game, New England snapped a four-game losing streak against Miami.
Climate: 66 degrees, 64 percent humidity, 3 mph winds, 1 percent chance of precipitation.
Line: The Dolphins are three-point favorites; the over/under is 46 1/2.
Injuries: Dolphins – Questionable: OT Terron Armstead (ankle/knee/back), LB Jaelan Phillips (back), DB Elijah Campbell (knee) TE Julian Hill (ankle); Reserve/PUP list: CB Nik Needham (Achilles); Injured reserve: CB Jalen Ramsey (knee), RB Jeff Wilson Jr. (middle/finger), OL Robert Jones (knee), DB Myles Dorn, DE Zeke Vandenburgh;
Patriots – Questionable: WR DeVante Parker (knee), CB Jonathan Jones (ankle), OL Trent Brown (concussion), OL Mike Onwenu (ankle), G Cole Strange (knee), OL Sidy Sow (concussion); Injured reserve: DB Jack Jones (hamstring), WR Tyquan Thornton (shoulder), LB Raekwon McMillan (Achilles) OL Riley Reiff (knee) among seven players on IR.
Of note: The Dolphins look to start 2-0 after a thrilling 36-34 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in their opener. …
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is 4-0 in his career against the Patriots. Tagovailoa was out due to concussion protocol when New England won the last game on Jan. 1…
Tagovailoa is fresh off being recognized as AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his 466-yard, three-touchdown performance against the Chargers. Tyreek Hill had 215 receiving yards and caught two of those touchdowns. …
Since the NFL expanded its postseason in 1990, 63.8 percent of teams that start 2-0 advance to the postseason. In contrast, only 41.8 percent of teams that started 1-1 have made the playoffs since 1990…
Playing on “Sunday Night Football,” the Dolphins are participating in the first of five standalone national games on the 2023 schedule. …
The Dolphins look to continue South Florida’s recent athletic dominance of New England. Since April, the Florida Panthers have won three of four in Boston in their playoff series against the Bruins, the Miami Heat did the same in road games against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals and the Miami Marlins swept three games At the end of june. series at Fenway Park against the Red Sox.
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