Dolphins Open Season Against Division Rival Patriots
It's been a long wait, but the beginning of the NFL season has finally arrived.
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It's been a long wait, but the beginning of the NFL season has finally arrived.
Based on the mid-week NFL injury reports, when the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots take the field Sunday afternoon at Sun Life Stadium, there will be no shortage of aching bodies.
Nearly a decade has passed since the New England Patriots last held the Lombardi Trophy, and with Tom Brady closer to 40 years old than 30, it's unclear how big of a window the franchise has remaining to win another title during his tenure.
The Miami Dolphins brand new offense will make its debut on Sunday against the New England Patriots, but nobody is quite sure what to expect.
Despite publicly telling reporters that he would play in Sunday’s regular-season opener against the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick clarified in a Tuesday conference that the status of tight end Rob Gronkowski remains uncertain.
An AFC East showdown is in store for the Miami Dolphins in their 2014 NFL season/home opener, as the mighty New England Patriots invade Sun Life Stadium in Week 1.
Less than a week away from the Week 1 matchup between Miami and New England, the Patriots have already issued a warning strike.
If Miami Dolphins fans wanted to know why the team has been chasing the New England Patriots for the better part of a decade now, all they have to do is look at the sequence of moves that went down over the last two days.
It's debatable whether the 2013 New England Patriots season was a success or a failure, but it certainly wasn't boring.
Of the six coaches who were fired at the end of this season, each of them had quarterbacks with a quarterback rating placing them in the bottom half of the league.
The 2013 season might be the best performance of Bill Belichick's coaching career.
With plenty to play for still on the line, the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots must overcome a mountain of injuries in order to keep momentum going towards the final stretch and into the NFL playoffs.
After losing Rob Gronkowski for the remainder of the season, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots travel to Sun Life Stadium looking to avoid a letdown against a Miami Dolphins squad in the midst of a furious Wild Card race.
In danger of falling under .500 for the first time this NFL season, the Miami Dolphins travel to Foxboro looking to shock Tom Brady and the AFC East-leading, New England Patriots.
Losers of 16 of 22 games since the arrival of Tom Brady, Miami hopes to snap New England's six-game win streak when these AFC East rivals meet for the 93rd time. Can the Dolphins go into Foxboro and stun a Patriots team that just received some much-needed help?
Tim Tebow hasn't given up hope of playing in the NFL after being cut by the New England Patriots.
Coaches have admitted the league has shifted toward the pass-first offense. It's even inherently written into the rules.
Less than 24 hours after the news broke, quarterback Tim Tebow officially has a new team. The New England Patriots announced the team had signed Tebow to a two-year deal and he is scheduled to be in mini-camp Tuesday.
The Miami Dolphins would love to avoid a fourth straight losing season and finish with a third consecutive victory. Coach Joe Philbin's team has allowed 13 total points in its last two games, home victories over Jacksonville and Buffalo.
With an underwhelming offense that needs upgrades to become playoff-worthy, the Miami Dolphins this winter could be eager to reach a deal with a 1,000-yard rusher who can also catch passes and score from anywhere on the field.
The New England Patriots routinely dominate the AFC East, and this season is proving to be no different. After their latest division victory turned into a laugher, the Patriots look to clinch their ninth East title in 10 seasons by beating the Miami Dolphins for a fifth consecutive time Sunday.
Kellen Winslow II was a dominant tight end at the University of Miami and wound up being picked with the sixth pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. But since then, the man who once described himself as "a soldier" has played for five NFL teams and after being released by the New England Patriots is now unemployed in 2012.
The last time the Miami Dolphins saw the New England Patriots; Tom Brady torched the Fins for more than 500 yards passing in a game that set the tone for the Fins' 0-7 start. This Sunday, with just two games left, the Fins look totally different; but the Patriots remain one the NFL's juggernauts.
