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The Miami Dolphins' 2026 schedule will be released on May 14, featuring a young roster under first-year head coach Jeff Hafley. The team aims to improve significantly after 26 years without a playoff win.
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The Miami Dolphins' 2026 schedule will be released on Thursday evening, May 14.
First-year head coach Jeff Hafley, quarterback Malik Willis and running back De'Von Achane will attempt to dramatically exceed extremely low expectations for the 2026 season.
The Dolphins have not won a playoff game in 26 years.
Miami will use at least 13 rookies and figure to have the youngest roster in the NFL. Hafley plans to build a strong foundation so the team can be more physical and perform better on the road, against good opponents, on national television and in cold conditions.
The Dolphins may be playing a game against the San Francisco 49ers in Mexico City.
The NFL will announce its International Games on Wednesday, May 13, at 9 a.m. ET on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football."
Sep 20, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) makes a catch against Utah Utes cornerback Blake Cotton (16) and linebacker Johnathan Hall (7) during the third quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
The Miami Dolphins' 2026 schedule will be released on Thursday evening, May 14.
Jeff Hafley is the first-year head coach of the Miami Dolphins for the 2026 season.
The Miami Dolphins are expected to use at least 13 rookies in the 2026 season.
The Dolphins aim to improve their performance on the road, against strong opponents, and in cold conditions while trying to end a 26-year playoff win drought.
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Sep 20, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) is tackled by Utah Utes cornerback Smith Snowden (2) during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Oct 25, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) makes a catch against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the second half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images
Oct 18, 2025; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Texas Tech's Caleb Douglas makes a catch against UCF during a Big 12 Conference football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
Nov 8, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) catches a touchdown against Brigham Young Cougars defensive back Therrian Alexander III (1) in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images
Texas Tech's Caleb Douglas runs after a catch against UCF during a Big 12 Conference football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
Nov 1, 2025; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) celebrates scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images
Nov 29, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) makes a catch and runs for extra yards during the second quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images
Feb 28, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech wideout Caleb Douglas (WO19) does a flip during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Feb 28, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech wideout Caleb Douglas (WO19) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Feb 28, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech wideout Caleb Douglas (WO19) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Sep 20, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) makes a catch against Utah Utes cornerback Blake Cotton (16) and linebacker Johnathan Hall (7) during the third quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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Sep 20, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) makes a catch against Utah Utes cornerback Blake Cotton (16) and linebacker Johnathan Hall (7) during the third quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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Sep 20, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) is tackled by Utah Utes cornerback Smith Snowden (2) during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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Oct 25, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) makes a catch against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the second half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images
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Oct 18, 2025; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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Texas Tech's Caleb Douglas makes a catch against UCF during a Big 12 Conference football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
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Nov 8, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) catches a touchdown against Brigham Young Cougars defensive back Therrian Alexander III (1) in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images
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Texas Tech's Caleb Douglas runs after a catch against UCF during a Big 12 Conference football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
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Nov 1, 2025; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) celebrates scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images
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Nov 29, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) makes a catch and runs for extra yards during the second quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images
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Feb 28, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech wideout Caleb Douglas (WO19) does a flip during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Feb 28, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech wideout Caleb Douglas (WO19) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Feb 28, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas Tech wideout Caleb Douglas (WO19) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
The Dolphins will play fellow AFC East opponents Buffalo, New England and the Jets twice. They'll also play:
Home games:Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions
Road games:Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers (could be in Mexico City).
The Dolphins will have the 2nd-toughest schedule in the entire NFL in 2026, according to analysis by Warren Sharp, who used projected win-loss records of opponents.
Teams can play a maximum of sixs standalone prime time games. The Miami Dolphins were scheduled for five nationally televised games during the 2024 season and six in 2025. Miami is unlikely to have many prime time games in 2026, with expectations so low.
May 8, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley works with his players during rookie minicamp at Baptist Health Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
The early over-under on wins, as set by Bet MGM, has Miami at 4.5 wins.
They have Buffalo at 10.5 wins, New England at 9.5 and the Jets at 5.5.
In 10 recent NFL mock drafts for 2027, all 10 projected Miami to have the first or second overall pick.
Most experts are predicting Miami to finish between 3-14 and 5-12.
One ESPN analyst has projected the Dolphins at 2.5 wins, which would be 2-15 or 3-14.
Sports Illustrated has a way-too-early Dolphins projection of 6-11.
It would be nice if three of these road games - Denver, Green Bay, Buffalo, New England, Jets - were played in September or October and not November or December.
The Dolphins have historically struggled in cold conditions.
It might be helpful if the Dolphins were to avoid facing, say, four or five Super Bowl contenders in the first five or six weeks of Hafley's tenure.
The Miami Dolphins schedule and the NFL schedule will be released in the evening of Thursday, May 14.
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