Miami Dolphins’ 2022 schedule: Early tests will be measuring stick

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins’ 2022 schedule was launched together with the remainder of the NFL slate Thursday.

The 2022 NFL season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 8 with the Buffalo Payments vs. the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. ESPN opens its schedule with Monday Evening Soccer on Sept. 12 that includes the Denver Broncos on the Seattle Seahawks.

The NFL expanded to 17 regular-season video games final season. The ultimate regular-season video games for the 2022 season can be performed Jan. 8, 2023. The playoffs start Jan. 14 and proceed via Tremendous Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.

This is what’s in retailer for the Dolphins:

Schedule

Sept. 11: vs. New England

Sept. 18: at Baltimore

Sept. 25: vs. Buffalo

Sept. 29: at Cincinnati (TNF)

Oct. 9: at N.Y. Jets

Oct. 16: vs. Minnesota

Oct. 23: vs. Pittsburgh (SNF)

Oct. 30: at Detroit

Nov. 6: at Chicago

Nov. 13: vs. Cleveland

Nov. 20: BYE

Nov. 27: vs. Houston

Dec. 4: vs. at San Francisco

Dec. 11: at L.A. Chargers

Dec. 17/18: at Buffalo

Dec. 25: vs. Inexperienced Bay

Jan. 1: at New England

Jan. 7/8: vs. N.Y. Jets

Power of schedule: twenty first, .481

Greatest takeaway

The nation will get a great take a look at the Miami Dolphins. They get two prime-time video games and a showdown on Christmas Day with the Inexperienced Bay Packers. It is also a brutal stretch to begin the season with the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Payments, Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers all on the schedule within the first seven weeks of the season.

Revenge recreation

Week 3 towards the Payments. The Dolphins have been swept in embarrassing trend by Buffalo final season, and this Sept. 25 matchup is their first shot at beating the reigning AFC East champion in what must be a measuring stick for coach Mike McDaniel’s workforce.

What the oddsmakers assume

They’ve the Dolphins’ win whole at 8.5. On paper, there are seven video games that Miami ought to win if it considers itself a playoff contender — if it takes care of enterprise in these video games and pulls out a pair swing video games, Miami ought to clear 8.5.

Daring prediction:

The Dolphins will begin the season 8-2. That stretch to begin the season can be troublesome, nevertheless it’s additionally affected by winnable video games. If McDaniel’s system works and Miami clicks early, it might begin the season on a scorching sizzling be aware.