2026 · Week 8 · Division

Scheduled

Patriots

New England

@

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-1.4est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Patriotsedge mapDolphins
  • -0.092EPA / play-0.242
  • 40.8%Success rate34.5%
  • +0.127EPA / dropback-0.183
  • -0.451EPA / rush-0.399
  • 1.4%Explosive rate10.9%
  • +5.97CPOE-8.85
  • 31.3%Third-down rate20.0%
  • 50.0%Red-zone TD rate33.3%
  • 1.11Points / drive1.18
  • 4.2%Turnover rate3.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

NE lead 29–25 since 1999

NE have won 2 straight. Meetings average 44.3 points. MIA are 28-25-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18MIA @ NE1038NE
2025 · W2NE @ MIA3327NE
2024 · W12NE @ MIA1534MIA
2024 · W5MIA @ NE1510MIA
2023 · W8NE @ MIA1731MIA
2023 · W2MIA @ NE2417MIA
2022 · W17MIA @ NE2123NE
2022 · W1NE @ MIA720MIA

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.42
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin-1.44