MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced their 2020 schedule. The team will kick off the 2020 campaign at the New England Patriots on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. Miami will open its 2020 home schedule on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. when the Buffalo Bills come to Hard Rock Stadium. It’ll mark the first time since 2014 the Dolphins have opened the season with back-to-back divisional opponents.
The Dolphins will take on an impressive slate of opponents as they’ll match up against both participants in Super Bowl LIV with a trip to San Francisco on Oct. 11 and a home date against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 13. In fact, the Dolphins will play five games against the AFC and NFC champions from the past two seasons as they’ll also play the New England Patriots twice and host the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 1. Miami will play the last seven AFC champions over the course of the year, with the aforementioned games against New England and Kansas City as well as a trip to Denver on Oct. 18.
Miami’s home schedule is loaded with quality opponents as the Dolphins will take on the Chiefs, Patriots and Rams, each of whom has played in a Super Bowl in the past two seasons. Together, those three teams have combined to go 69-27 (.719) since 2018. Among other intriguing home opponents for the Dolphins are division rivals Buffalo and the New York Jets, the Russell Wilson-led Seattle Seahawks and two teams featuring top 10 rookie quarterbacks with Joe Burrow for Cincinnati and Justin Herbert for the Los Angeles Chargers.
With the AFC East matching up against the AFC West and NFC West this year, the Dolphins will play four games in the Mountain and Pacific time zones this season. In total, the Dolphins are scheduled to travel 24,424 miles roundtrip. That mark is just shy of the 25,516 miles traveled in 2016, which is the team-record for an entirely domestic regular-season schedule. Miami’s 24,424 miles will be the sixth-most in the league in 2020 and the second-most of any team not in the Pacific time zone (all mileage calculated roundtrip from each stadium with the assumption a team travels returns home after each game).
The Dolphins also announced their 2020 preseason schedule. Miami will kick off its preseason at Atlanta. That game will take place between Aug. 13-17. The Dolphins’ first appearance at Hard Rock Stadium will come in a preseason matchup with Philadelphia that will be held between Aug. 20-24. Miami will also host Detroit (Aug. 27-30) and travel to New Orleans (Sept. 3-4) in the preseason. Specific dates and times for preseason games will be announced at a later date.
All games can be heard on Miami’s Sports Radio 560 The Joe WQAM, the official flagship radio partner of the franchise, and simulcast on KISS 99.9 FM. Fans can also listen to the Dolphins in Spanish on Univision Miami’s WQBA 1140 AM. Preseason games can be seen locally in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market on WFOR-TV CBS4, the official home of the Miami Dolphins in South Florida.
Fans can visit Dolphins.com to purchase single-game tickets, which are now on sale. To learn more about becoming a Season Ticket Member of the Dolphins and guarantee the best available seats and benefits, call 1-888-FINS-TIX (1-888-346-7849) or visit Dolphins.com.
MIAMI DOLPHINS 2020 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
| DATE | OPPONENT | STADIUM | NETWORK | TIME (ET) |
| Aug. 13-17 | at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | WFOR CBS4 | TBD |
| Aug. 20-24 | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | Hard Rock Stadium | WFOR CBS4 | TBD |
| Aug. 27-30 | DETROIT LIONS | Hard Rock Stadium | WFOR CBS4 | TBD |
| Sept. 3-4 | at New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | WFOR CBS4 | TBD |
MIAMI DOLPHINS 2020 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
| DATE | OPPONENT | STADIUM | NETWORK | TIME (ET) |
| Sun., Sept. 13 | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | CBS | 1 p.m. |
| Sun., Sept. 20 | BUFFALO BILLS | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | 1 p.m. |
| Thurs., Sept. 24 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Field | NFL Network | 8:20 p.m. |
| Sun., Oct. 4 | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Hard Rock Stadium | FOX | 1 p.m. |
| Sun., Oct. 11 | at San Francisco 49ers | Levi’s Stadium | FOX | 4:05 p.m.* |
| Sun., Oct. 18 | at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | CBS | 4:05 p.m.* |
| Sun., Oct. 25 | LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | 1 p.m.* |
| Sun., Nov. 1 | LOS ANGELES RAMS | Hard Rock Stadium | FOX | 1 p.m.* |
| Sun., Nov. 8 | at Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | CBS | 4:25 p.m.* |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | NEW YORK JETS | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | 4:05 p.m.* |
| Sun., Nov. 22 | BYE WEEK | |||
| Sun., Nov. 29 | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | CBS | 1 p.m.* |
| Sun., Dec. 6 | CINCINNATI BENGALS | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | 1 p.m.* |
| Sun., Dec. 13 | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | 1 p.m.* |
| Sun., Dec. 20 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | 1 p.m.* |
| Dec. 26 or 27 | at Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | TBD | TBD** |
| Sun., Jan. 3 | at Buffalo Bills | New Era Field | CBS | 1 p.m.* |
* Game subject to flexible scheduling in Weeks 5-17
All times EASTERN
“Flexible scheduling” will be used in Weeks 11-17. Additionally, in Weeks 5-10, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. In Weeks 5-16, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time.
Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday or Monday nights.
**In each of Weeks 15 and 16, up to three of five designated matchups will be played on Saturday with the remainder to be played on Sunday. Specific dates and start times for such designated Week 15 and Week 16 matchups will be determined and announced no later than four weeks prior to game day.
2020 Schedule Notes
New England Patriots (Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. at New England | Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. at Miami)
- The Last Time (HOME): New England 43, at Miami 0; Sept. 15, 2019
- The Last Time (AWAY): Miami 27, at New England 24; Dec. 29, 2019
- The Series: Miami leads 56-53 (includes three playoff games)
- Miami is 38-17 all-time at home against New England.
- Miami is 18-36 all-time in games played at New England.
- The Dolphins have won five (2013-15; 2017-18) of their past seven home games vs. the Patriots.
- Miami won at New England last year (Dec. 29) for the first time since 2008.
- The Dolphins and Patriots have split the season series in six of the past seven seasons. The lone exception was 2016 when New England won both games.
- This will be the fifth time in franchise history the Dolphins have opened the season at the Patriots. Miami’s last season opener at New England came on Sept. 9, 1990, a game the Dolphins won 27-24.
- The Dolphins are 5-2 in their past seven season openers despite four of those seven games coming on the road.
Buffalo Bills (Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. at Miami | Sunday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. at Buffalo)
- The Last Time (HOME): Buffalo 37, at Miami 20; Nov. 17, 2019
- The Last Time (AWAY): at Buffalo 31, Miami 21; Oct. 20, 2019
- The Series: Miami leads 61-50-1 (includes four playoff games)
- Miami is 35-20-1 all-time vs. Buffalo at home.
- The Dolphins trail the all-time series 26-28 in games played at Buffalo (includes win on Dec. 7, 2008 in Toronto).
- 20 will mark Buffalo’s earliest trip to Miami since 2006. The Bills have only played in Miami seven times in the month of September and the Dolphins hold a 4-3 mark in those contests.
- This will be the fourth time in the past five years and six in the past 10 that the Dolphins will travel to Buffalo in December or January.
- Miami will both open and close its regular season against AFC East foes for the first time since 2014 and the 19th time overall.
Jacksonville Jaguars (Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8:20 p.m. at Jacksonville)
- The Last Time (AWAY): at Jacksonville 23, Miami 20; Sept. 20, 2015
- The Last Time (OVERALL): Jacksonville 17, at Miami 7; Dec. 23, 2018
- The Series: Jacksonville leads 5-4 (includes one playoff game)
- Miami is 3-2 in its past five games against the Jaguars.
- The Dolphins are 3-3 all-time at Jacksonville.
- Despite playing in the same state and being less than 325 miles apart, this will be Miami’s first trip to Jacksonville (including preseason) since Sept. 20, 2015 – a span of more than five years between games.
- This marks the fifth consecutive Thursday Night Football game the Dolphins have played on the road and the first time the Dolphins and Jaguars have met each other on Thursday Night Football.
Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. at Miami)
- The Last Time (HOME): at Miami 24, Seattle 21; Nov. 25, 2012
- The Last Time (OVERALL): at Seattle 12, Miami 10; Sept. 11, 2016
- The Series: Miami leads 10-5 (includes three playoff games)
- Miami is 7-2 all-time in home games against the Seahawks, including two playoff contests.
- The Dolphins have won three in a row against Seattle at home.
- The last Seahawks win in Miami was on Oct. 6, 1996.
San Francisco 49ers (Sunday, Oct. 11 at 4:05 p.m. at San Francisco)
- The Last Time (AWAY): at San Francisco 27, Miami 13; Dec. 9, 2012
- The Last Time (OVERALL): at Miami 31, San Francisco 24; Nov. 27, 2016
- The Series: Miami leads 7-6 (includes Super Bowl XIX)
- This game will mark the first time the Dolphins have played at Levi’s Stadium, which opened in 2014.
- Miami is 3-3 all-time in road games against the 49ers.
- The Dolphins have won three of the past four overall meetings. San Francisco’s win in 2012 is their only victory in the series since 2001.
- The last time the Dolphins played a defending NFC Champion was on Oct. 15, 2017 when Miami posted a 20-17 comeback victory at Atlanta.
Denver Broncos (Sunday, Oct. 18 at 4:05 p.m. at Denver)
- The Last Time (AWAY): at Denver 39, Miami 36; Nov. 23, 2014
- The Last Time (OVERALL): at Miami 35, Denver 9; Dec. 3, 2017
- The Series: Miami leads 12-6-1 (includes one playoff game)
- Miami has won seven of the past 10 regular-season meetings but Denver has taken two of the past three.
- The Dolphins are 4-4-1 in regular-season games in Denver and have won three of their past five there.
Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. at Miami)
- The Last Time (HOME/OVERALL):A. Chargers 30, at Miami 10; Sept. 29, 2019
- The Series: Miami leads 18-16 (includes three playoff games)
- Miami is 8-4 all-time in regular-season home games vs. the Chargers. The Dolphins are 2-1 in playoff home games against them.
- The Dolphins saw an eight-game home winning streak against the Chargers snapped last year. The streak had included two playoff games (1993 and 1983).
- The Chargers’ win in Miami last year was their first since the Jan. 2, 1982 overtime victory in the playoffs.
- Miami has won four of the last six overall meetings with the Chargers.
Los Angeles Rams (Sunday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. at Miami)
- The Last Time (HOME): at Miami 17, St. Louis; Oct. 14, 2012
- The Last Time (OVERALL): Miami 14, at L.A. Rams 10; Nov. 20, 2016
- The Series: Miami leads 11-2
- Miami is 5-1 all-time in home games vs. the Rams.
- The Dolphins have won five straight home contests against the Rams, dating back to 1976, which is the Rams’ only win in South Florida.
- Miami has won 10 of the past 11 overall meetings between the two franchises.
Arizona Cardinals (Sunday, Nov. 8 at 4:25 p.m. at Arizona)
- The Last Time (AWAY): at Arizona 24, Miami 21 (ot); Sept. 30, 2012
- The Last Time (OVERALL): at Miami 26, Arizona 23; Dec. 11, 2016
- The Series: Miami leads 9-3
- Miami is 4-2 all-time at the Cardinals but has won just once in Arizona since the Cardinals moved there in 1988.
- The Dolphins opened the all-time series with eight consecutive wins before the Cardinals snapped the streak in 2004.
New York Jets (Sunday, Nov. 15 at 4:05 p.m. at Miami | Sunday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. at N.Y. Jets)
- The Last Time (HOME): at Miami 26, N.Y. Jets 18; Nov. 3, 2019
- The Last Time (AWAY): at N.Y. Jets 22, Miami 21; Dec. 8, 2019
- The Series:Y. Jets lead 55-53-1 (includes one playoff game)
- The Dolphins are 29-25-1 all-time at home against the N.Y. Jets.
- The Dolphins are 24-30 all-time in road games at the N.Y. Jets.
- Miami has won six of its past eight against the N.Y. Jets, dating back to the 2016 season.
- The Dolphins have won four consecutive home games against the Jets. The last time the Jets won in Miami was Dec. 28, 2014.
- This will mark the first time the Dolphins have played the same opponent in consecutive games since 1997, when Miami hosted New England in Week 17 and then played at the Patriots the following week in the Wild Card round.
- Miami has never played the same opponent in consecutive regular-season games until this matchup.
Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. at Miami)
- The Last Time (HOME/OVERALL): at Miami 38, Cincinnati 35 (ot); Dec. 22, 2019
- The Series: Miami leads 17-7 (includes one playoff game)
- Miami is 7-2 all-time in regular-season home games played vs. Cincinnati. The Dolphins also have a home playoff victory against the Bengals.
- The Dolphins have won seven of their last eight regular-season home games vs. Cincinnati dating back to 1974. The only Bengals win in Miami during that span came on Dec. 30, 2007 (25-38).
- Miami has won 13 of its past 17 games overall against the Bengals.
- Each of the last two meetings at Hard Rock Stadium have resulted in overtime wins for the Dolphins. Miami beat Cincinnati in overtime in both 2013 and 2019.
Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. at Miami)
- The Last Time (HOME): Kansas City 34, at Miami 15; Sept. 21, 2014
- The Last Time (OVERALL): at Kansas City 29, Miami 13; Dec. 24, 2017
- The Series: Miami leads 16-14 (includes three playoff games)
- Miami is 9-7 all-time in regular-season home games vs. Kansas City. The Dolphins have also won two home playoff games against the Chiefs.
- The Dolphins have won seven of their past nine home games against the Chiefs (including those two playoff wins) but Kansas City has taken two of the past three.
- Miami has defeated the defending Super Bowl champion in three of the past five seasons (all against New England). Miami did not play the defending Super Bowl champion in those other two seasons.
Las Vegas Raiders (Dec. 26 or 27, time TBD at Las Vegas)
- The Last Time (AWAY): Miami 33, at Oakland 17; Nov. 28, 2010 (the two teams met in London in 2014 with the Raiders designated the home team)
- The Last Time (OVERALL): at Miami 28, Oakland 20; Sept. 23, 2018
- The Series: Las Vegas leads 20-18-1 (includes four playoff games)
- Miami has won six consecutive regular-season road games against the Raiders (includes one win in London).
- The last time the Raiders won a regular-season game at home against Miami was Dec. 1, 1996. The Raiders did win a playoff game in Oakland against the Dolphins on Jan. 6, 2001.
- Miami is 7-11 all-time in road games against the Raiders (including three playoff games).
- This will be the first time the Dolphins have ever played a game in Las Vegas.
