The dates and occasions for matchups on the Miami Dolphins’ 2022 schedule are set to be introduced on Thursday evening in an 8 p.m. program on NFL Community.
The opponents themselves, nonetheless, have already been decided. The Dolphins, as at all times, play house and away towards their three divisional rivals — the Payments, Patriots and Jets — face the whole AFC North in a three-year intra-conference rotation, the entire NFC North in a four-year inter-conference rotation and still have video games towards the AFC West’s Chargers, the AFC South’s Texans and NFC West’s 49ers.
In 2022, the Dolphins, with a highway sport towards the Lions, might be in play for his or her first Thanksgiving Day sport since 2011. Ought to they land a Sunday Night time Soccer sport, it might be the primary time since 2017, which can also be the final time they hosted a Monday Night time Soccer sport, having others in years since on the highway.
Miami won't go away the nation in 2022 after getting a world sequence sport in London towards the Jaguars final season, however the Dolphins, with two journeys to the West Coast and a number of other extra up north, are slated to journey the fourth-most miles this season.
Right here’s a breakdown of the Dolphins 2022 opponents:
vs./at Buffalo Payments
The Dolphins look to snap a seven-game shedding streak within the rivalry sequence towards the staff that's the new king within the AFC East. Final season’s sweep by the hands of Buffalo began and ended Miami’s in-season seven-game shedding streak that received the Dolphins to 1-7 earlier than turning issues round for wins in eight of their final 9. Miami has had Week 2 house openers towards Buffalo every of the previous two seasons, however the chance for 3 straight might be eradicated, with a Payments-Titans Monday Night time Soccer matchup already introduced for that week. The Dolphins’ final win in Buffalo got here on Christmas Eve in 2016, a key victory in Miami’s final playoff berth.
vs./at New England Patriots
Final season, the Dolphins opened on the Patriots and had their finale at house towards New England, sweeping each matchups. Tua Tagovailoa is 2-0 towards his former backup quarterback at Alabama in Mac Jones and 3-0 general towards coach Invoice Belichick and the Patriots in his profession after additionally successful a rookie-year matchup in 2020. This matchup now not has the added intrigue of Brian Flores going towards the staff he spent a decade and a half with below Belichick.
vs./at New York Jets
One other divisional foe the Dolphins swept in 2021, Miami has gained 4 straight and eight of their final 9 within the sequence towards the Jets. This matchup is one other showdown of younger quarterbacks with New York’s Zach Wilson heading into his second season. The Jets rebuilt via the draft, very similar to the Dolphins did the yr prior, with 4 of the primary 36 picks in late April.
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores, now a defensive assistant on Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s employees, makes his return to Miami. Flores was head coach of the Dolphins for 3 seasons, going 24-25. He filed a class-action lawsuit towards the NFL and quite a few groups claiming racist hiring and retention practices towards Black coaches. He alleged within the lawsuit that Dolphins proprietor Steve Ross provided him monetary incentive to tank and lose video games in 2019, which Ross has vehemently denied.
vs. Cleveland Browns
Deshaun Watson is coming to Miami – however not like that. The previous Houston Texans quarterback was linked to the Dolphins in commerce talks for a lot of the 2021 offseason and common season up till final November’s commerce deadline, however the Browns finally made the transfer for him this offseason. Watson may additionally nonetheless face suspension stemming from the 22 civil lawsuits towards him with claims starting from sexual misconduct to sexual assault that he won't be charged criminally for.
at Cincinnati Bengals
The Dolphins go to the defending AFC champs and quarterback Joe Burrow, who has reached immense heights after going to the Bengals with the No. 1 decide within the 2020 draft. It’s Miami’s first journey to Cincinnati since a 2018 loss.
at Baltimore Ravens
The Dolphins go to Baltimore after internet hosting the Ravens final season for one of many extra stunning wins of the 2021 season. Miami had a 22-10 Thursday evening win at Exhausting Rock Stadium as a double-digit underdog. Further native curiosity at all times comes from this matchup with Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson a Pompano Seashore native and Boynton Seashore Excessive grad.
vs. Houston Texans
Miami has traditionally struggled towards the NFL’s final growth franchise because it entered the league in 2002. The Dolphins misplaced their first seven conferences with the Texans however have since gained two of three. They host Houston for a second consecutive season after final yr’s 17-9 Nov. 7 win snapped a seven-game shedding streak and started a seven-game successful streak.
at Los Angeles Chargers
The second assembly between quarterbacks from the 2020 draft in Tua Tagovailoa, whom the Dolphins chosen with the No. 5 decide, and Justin Herbert, whom the Dolphins handed on to draft Tagovailoa. Herbert has the 2020 Rookie of the 12 months and a 2021 Professional Bowl choice to his benefit, however Tagovailoa gained their first assembly, at house of their rookie seasons.
vs. Inexperienced Bay Packers
Final yr’s prime seed within the NFC visits Exhausting Rock Stadium in 2022. The Dolphins gained their first eight all-time conferences towards the Packers, however Inexperienced Bay has since taken 5 of the final seven. Might this go to for Aaron Rodgers, who's 2-1 in his profession towards Miami, probably play a job in a 2023 offseason choice for him ought to Tua Tagovailoa battle this yr, main the Dolphins to buy a brand new quarterback?
vs. Minnesota Vikings
The final time the Dolphins gained the Tremendous Bowl, it got here towards the Vikings, to conclude the 1973 season. That’s historical historical past at this level, however so is Minnesota’s final win in Miami, which got here in 1976 because the Dolphins have gained their final 4 conferences at house. Former Miami Central Excessive and Florida State standout Dalvin Cook dinner is about for a homecoming right here.
at Chicago Bears
Every time these two groups play, one has to suppose again to the historic 1985 Monday Night time Soccer matchup the place the Dolphins handed that yr’s Tremendous Bowl-winning Bears their one loss, defending the franchise’s 1972 reign of getting the lone undefeated staff. The Dolphins visited the Bears for joint practices and a preseason sport in Chicago final August, however the two groups now have new head coaches.
at Detroit Lions
It’s probably the primary Thanksgiving Day sport for the Dolphins since a 2011 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, and they'd face the Lions on Turkey Day for the primary time since 2006, when quarterback Joey Harrington returned to Detroit to assist Miami to a 27-10 win. The Dolphins are 5-2 all time on Thanksgiving and 7-5 general towards the Lions.
at San Francisco 49ers
New Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel returns to San Francisco to face the franchise he referred to as house for the previous 5 seasons below 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, with the final coming as offensive coordinator. That is the additional matchup below the NFL’s 17-game schedule instituted final season, like the house sport towards the New York Giants was final season.
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