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Miami Dolphins announce 2021 schedule presented by Publix

May 12, 2021
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May 12, 2021

Miami Dolphins announce 2021 schedule presented by Publix

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced their 2021 schedule presented by Publix. For the first time in team history, the Dolphins will host nine regular-season home games as the NFL expands to a 17-game regular-season schedule in 2021. The home schedule gets underway with a Week 2 matchup against the defending AFC East champion Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m.

In addition to the home opener against Buffalo, Miami will host several other premier matchups at Hard Rock Stadium. Three former NFL MVPs will visit Miami Gardens as the Dolphins host Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Oct. 24, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in a nationally-televised Thursday Night Football game on Thursday, Nov. 11 and Cam Newton and the New England Patriots in the season finale on Sunday, Jan. 9.

The Dolphins will play seven games against 2020 playoff teams including a home-and-home with Buffalo (Sept. 19 in Miami Gardens and Oct. 31 in Orchard Park, N.Y.). Miami will host home games against Indianapolis (Oct. 3) and Baltimore (Nov. 11), and travel to Tampa to take on the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Oct. 10). The Dolphins will also visit New Orleans (Dec. 27) and Tennessee (Jan. 2).

The Thursday Night Football game against Baltimore will be Miami’s first home TNF game since defeating Buffalo on Nov. 13, 2014. The Dolphins will also play a road prime time game, visiting Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the New Orleans Saints on Monday, Dec. 27. It will be Miami’s first MNF appearance since Oct. 28, 2019 at Pittsburgh.

The Dolphins will return to London for the first time since 2017 when they play the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 17. This will mark Miami’s fifth regular-season game in London, where the Dolphins are 1-3 all-time. The team’s four previous games in London were all at Wembley Stadium. This will be Miami’s first game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which opened in 2019.

Miami faces off against the NFC South with home games against Atlanta (Oct. 24) and Carolina (Nov. 28) and road games at Tampa Bay (Oct. 10) and New Orleans (Dec. 27). It’s the first time the Dolphins have played any of these teams since 2017. With the NFL’s addition of a 17th game, Miami will also host the New York Giants (Dec. 5) out of the NFC East. The Dolphins last played the Giants in 2019 and haven’t hosted them since 2015.

The Week 14 bye will be the latest bye week in franchise history. The Dolphins play consecutive road games just twice (Oct. 10 and Oct. 17; Dec. 27 and Jan. 2) and no more than two road games in a row. Miami has consecutive home games on two occasions (Nov. 7 and Nov. 11) including a three-game homestand with a bye in the middle (Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and Dec. 18 or 19).

The Dolphins also announced their 2021 preseason schedule. The lone home preseason game will be on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. vs. Atlanta. Miami will open the preseason on Saturday, Aug. 14 at Chicago and play a nationally-televised preseason game on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Cincinnati.

All games can be heard on Miami’s Sports Radio AM 560 The Joe WQAM, the official flagship radio partner of the franchise, and simulcast on KISS Country 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.

As the Official Ticketing Partner of Hard Rock Stadium, Ticketmaster provides fans with the safest and most convenient platform to purchase tickets for the live events they love. Ticketmaster is the only marketplace that can guarantee that the ticket and seat you buy is the ticket and seat you’ll get. To ensure the best ticket buying experience, fans should purchase from official sources like Ticketmaster, the Hard Rock Stadium website or the venue box office.

MIAMI DOLPHINS 2021 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

DATEOPPONENTSTADIUMNETWORKTIME (ET)
Sat., Aug. 14at Chicago BearsSoldier FieldWFOR CBS41 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 21ATLANTA FALCONSHard Rock StadiumWFOR CBS47 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 29at Cincinnati BengalsPaul Brown StadiumCBS4 p.m.

MIAMI DOLPHINS 2021 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

DATEOPPONENTSTADIUMNETWORKTIME (ET)
Sun., Sept. 12at New England PatriotsGillette StadiumCBS4:25 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 19BUFFALO BILLSHard Rock StadiumFOX1 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 26at Las Vegas RaidersAllegiant StadiumCBS4:05 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 3INDIANAPOLIS COLTSHard Rock StadiumCBS1 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 10at Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James StadiumCBS1 p.m.*
Sun., Oct. 17at Jacksonville JaguarsTottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)CBS9:30 a.m.
Sun., Oct. 24ATLANTA FALCONSHard Rock StadiumFOX1 p.m.*
Sun., Oct. 31at Buffalo BillsHighmark StadiumCBS1 p.m.*
Sun., Nov. 7HOUSTON TEXANSHard Rock StadiumFOX1 p.m.*
Thurs., Nov. 11BALTIMORE RAVENSHard Rock StadiumFOX/NFLN/Amazon8:20 p.m.*
Sun., Nov. 21at New York JetsMetLife StadiumCBS1 p.m.*
Sun., Nov. 28CAROLINA PANTHERSHard Rock StadiumFOX1 p.m.*
Sun., Dec. 5NEW YORK GIANTSHard Rock StadiumFOX1 p.m.*
Sun., Dec. 12BYE WEEK   
Dec. 18 or 19NEW YORK JETSHard Rock StadiumTBDTBD
Mon, Dec. 27at New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeESPN8:15 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 2at Tennessee TitansNissan StadiumCBS1 p.m.*
Sun., Jan. 9NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSHard Rock StadiumCBS1 p.m.*

* Game subject to flexible scheduling in Weeks 5-18

All times EASTERN

“Flexible scheduling” will be used in Weeks 11-18. Additionally, in Weeks 5-10, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. In Weeks 5-17, 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.

For Week 18, two Saturday games and the Sunday night game will be announced no later than six days prior to January 9. The schedule does not list Saturday games or a Sunday night game in Week 18, but games with playoff implications will be moved to those time slots.  Flexible scheduling ensures quality matchups in all Sunday time slots in those weeks and gives “surprise” teams a chance to play their way into primetime.  

Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday or Monday nights.

2021 Schedule Notes

New England Patriots (Sunday, Sept. 12 at New England | Sunday, Jan. 9 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME): at Miami 22, New England 12; Dec. 20, 2020
  • The Last Time (AWAY): at New England 21, Miami 11; Sept. 13, 2020
  • The Series: Miami leads 57-54 (includes three playoff games)
  • Miami is 39-17 all-time at home against New England.
  • Miami is 18-37 all-time in games played at New England.
  • The Dolphins have won six (2013-15; 2017-18; 2020) of their past eight home games vs. the Patriots.
  • The Dolphins and Patriots have split the season series in seven of the past eight seasons. The lone exception was 2016 when New England won both games.
  • This marks the second consecutive season the Dolphins have opened their season at New England.
  • The Dolphins are 5-3 in their past eight season openers despite five of those eight games coming on the road.
  • This marks just the fifth time in franchise history the Dolphins have opened and closed the season against the same opponent (2008, N.Y. Jets; 1987, New England; 1977, Buffalo; 1974, New England).
  • Miami will both open and close its regular season against AFC East foes for the second year in a row and the 20th time overall.

Buffalo Bills (Sunday, Sept. 19 at Miami | Sunday, Oct. 31 at Buffalo)

  • The Last Time (HOME): Buffalo 31, at Miami 28; Sept. 20, 2020
  • The Last Time (AWAY): at Buffalo 56, Miami 26; Jan. 3, 2021
  • The Series: Miami leads 61-52-1 (includes four playoff games)
  • Miami is 35-21-1 all-time vs. Buffalo at home.
  • The Dolphins trail the all-time series 26-29 in games played at Buffalo (includes win on Dec. 7, 2008 in Toronto).
  • 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.

Las Vegas Raiders (Sunday, Sept. 26 at Las Vegas)

  • The Last Time (AWAY/OVERALL): Miami 26, at Las Vegas 25; Dec. 26, 2020
  • The Series: Las Vegas leads 20-19-1 (includes four playoff games)
  • Miami has won seven 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 8-11 all-time in road games against the Raiders (including three playoff games).

Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, Oct. 3 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME): Indianapolis 18, at Miami 12; Dec. 27, 2015
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): Miami 16, at Indianapolis 12; Nov. 10, 2019
  • The Series: Miami leads 48-27 (includes two playoff games)
  • Miami is 25-12 all-time in home games against the Colts, including two playoff victories.
  • The Dolphins have not defeated Indianapolis at home since Dec. 10, 2001, posting a 41-6 win over the Colts.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sunday, Oct. 10 at Tampa Bay)

  • The Last Time (AWAY): at Tampa Bay 22, Miami 19; Nov. 11, 2013
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): Tampa Bay 30, at Miami 20; Nov. 19, 2017
  • The Series: Tampa Bay leads 6-5
  • Miami is 2-4 all-time at Tampa Bay.
  • The Dolphins have never won at Raymond James Stadium as their last win in Tampa Bay was on Oct. 30, 1988 at the old Tampa Stadium.
  • Miami has defeated the defending Super Bowl champion in three of the past six seasons (all against New England). Miami did not play the defending Super Bowl champion in two of those seasons and lost to Kansas City in the third (2020).
  • Despite not playing a regular-season game there since 2013, the trip to Tampa Bay is the shortest in the NFL for Miami as the driving distance between Hard Rock Stadium and Raymond James Stadium is roughly 270 miles.

Jacksonville Jaguars (Sunday, Oct. 17 at London, England)

  • The Last Time (AWAY): Miami 31, at Jacksonville 13; Sept. 24, 2020
  • The Last Time Dolphins Played in London: New Orleans 20, at Miami 0; Oct. 1, 2017
  • The Series: Tied at 5-5 (includes one playoff game)
  • Miami is 4-2 in its past five games against the Jaguars.
  • The Dolphins are 1-3 all-time in London with the lone win coming on Sept. 28, 2014 vs. Oakland (38-14).
  • This will mark the first time Miami is playing a game in London that has not been held at Wembley Stadium.

Atlanta Falcons (Sunday, Oct. 24 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME): at Miami 27, Atlanta 23; Sept. 22, 2013
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): Miami 20, at Atlanta 17; Oct. 15, 2017
  • The Series: Miami leads 9-4
  • Miami is 6-2 in home games against the Falcons.
  • The Dolphins have won the past two meetings against Atlanta, including the 2017 meeting where Miami overcame a 17-0 halftime deficit to come back and win 20-17.
  • Miami is 5-3 in its past eight meetings with the Falcons.

Houston Texans (Sunday, Nov. 7 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME): at Miami 44, Houston 26; Oct. 25, 2015
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): at Houston 42, Miami 23; Oct. 25, 2018
  • The Series: Houston leads 8-1
  • This is just the fifth time in franchise history the Texans have played at Miami. Houston in 3-1 all-time at Hard Rock Stadium.
  • Houston’s last trip to Miami was on Oct. 25, 2015, when the Dolphins set a first-half scoring record with 41 points, taking a 41-0 lead into halftime.

Baltimore Ravens (Thursday, Nov. 11 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME/OVERALL): Baltimore 59, at Miami 10; Sept. 8, 2019
  • The Series: Baltimore leads 10-6 (includes two playoff games)
  • Miami is 5-4 all-time in regular-season home games vs. Baltimore, including two overtime victories.
  • In each of Miami’s five home wins over Baltimore, the Dolphins have held the Ravens to less than 14 points. The Ravens have scored more than 14 points in each of their victories at Hard Rock Stadium.
  • This marks the first time since 2014 the Dolphins have hosted a Thursday Night Football game.

New York Jets (Sunday, Nov. 21 at N.Y. Jets | Saturday, Dec. 18 or Sunday, Dec. 19 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME): at Miami 24, N.Y. Jets 0; Oct. 18, 2020
  • The Last Time (AWAY): Miami 20, at N.Y. Jets 3; Nov. 29, 2020
  • The Series: Tied at 55-55-1 (includes one playoff game)
  • The Dolphins are 30-25-1 all-time at home against the N.Y. Jets.
  • The Dolphins are 25-30 all-time in road games at the N.Y. Jets.
  • Miami has won eight of its past 10 and six of its past seven against the N.Y. Jets.
  • The Dolphins have won five consecutive home games against the Jets. The last time the Jets won in Miami was Oct. 4, 2015.

Carolina Panthers (Sunday, Nov. 28 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME): Carolina 20, at Miami 16; Nov. 24, 2013
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): at Carolina 45, Miami 21; Nov. 13, 2017
  • The Series: Miami leads 4-2
  • Miami is 2-1 in home games against Carolina.
  • The Panthers have won the past two meetings against Miami while the Dolphins won the first four in the all-time series.
  • This will be only the second time Carolina has played at Hard Rock Stadium since 2005.

New York Giants (Sunday, Dec. 5 at Miami)

  • The Last Time (HOME): Y. Giants 31, at Miami 24; Dec. 14, 2015
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): at N.Y. Giants 36, Miami 20; Dec. 15, 2019
  • The Series:Y. Giants lead 7-2
  • Miami is 0-4 in home games against the N.Y. Giants.
  • The Dolphins’ last win against the Giants came on Oct. 5, 2003, when Miami posted a 23-10 road win.
  • With only nine all-time matchups, the Giants are Miami’s least-played franchise of any team that was in the league at the time of the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

New Orleans Saints (Monday, Dec. 27 at New Orleans)

  • The Last Time (AWAY): at New Orleans 38, Miami 17; Sept. 30, 2013
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): New Orleans 20, at Miami 0 (in London); Oct. 1, 2017
  • The Series: Tied at 6-6
  • The Dolphins are 3-4 all-time at New Orleans, though the 2005 game was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina.
  • That 2005 game was Miami’s last win at New Orleans. The Dolphins’ last win at the Superdome came on Nov. 29, 1998 (30-10).
  • The Dolphins are 42-43 all-time in Monday Night Football games.

Tennessee Titans (Sunday, Jan. 2 at Tennessee)

  • The Last Time (AWAY): Miami 38, at Tennessee 10; Oct. 18, 2015
  • The Last Time (OVERALL): at Miami 27, Tennessee 20; Sept. 9, 2018
  • The Series: Miami leads 21-17 (including one playoff game)
  • The last three meetings between Tennessee and Miami have been played at Hard Rock Stadium.
  • Miami is 8-8 all-time in road games against the Titans and 2-2 in contests played at Tennessee. The rest came when the team was the Houston Oilers.
  • The Dolphins have won three of their past four meetings with the Titans.
  • Miami’s last trip to Nashville came in 2015, when Cameron Wake’s four first-half sacks helped Dan Campbell win his first game as Miami’s interim head coach.
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