Patriots vs. Dolphins Game Thread: Week 8, 2026

Patriots, and I'm not even getting out of the recliner for this one. New England is 4-3 with a +17 point margin, while Miami is 1-5 and has been outscored by 59, which tells me the Dolphins defense has been serving up open doors all year. Sure, Miami just won at the Jets and Maye's crew fell at Chicago, but Miami is 0-2 at home and 1-3 on the road, so Hard Rock has not exactly been a fortress. Patriots are 96.4 at quarterback to Miami's 77.1, and if you can't stop the run, you can't win, so Miami better find some tackling before kickoff or I'm throwing another remote.

Called it, Patriots 24, Dolphins 19, and my pick was right. New England ran for 131 yards while Miami scraped together 74, and if you can't stop the run, you can't win. Miami is now 0-3 at home and 1-6 overall, so I'm throwing a remote at the recliner while the Patriots head home to face Green Bay.