The rookie deep-threat arrives in hopes of changing the Raiders offense, which ranked 29th in air yards per pass last season.The Las Vegas offensive line is among the league's best. Kyle Shanahan continues to generate the most creative, innovative and effective run game in football as the Niners finished second in the NFL in total rushing yardage.San Francisco will see its second-leading back on the opposite sideline as Matt Breida was sent to Miami on draft day for a fifth-round pick.

The added beef up front could combat a second-ranked Bills defense that sacked Ryan Fitzpatrick nine times with 43 total quarterback pressures in two games last season.The Dolphins are 35-20-1 all-time at home against the Bills but the two have split the last six meetings at Hard Rock Stadium with three wins a piece.The only primetime game on this year's schedule puts the Dolphins on the road — on a short week — with a quick trip upstate to Jacksonville.These teams faced off two seasons ago, but both are almost unrecognizable from those 2018 campaigns. Derek Carr was sacked just 29 times and ranked 11th in attempts with more than 2.5 seconds to throw.The Raiders' last visit to Miami resulted in an exhilarating Dolphins win in which the home team scored twice late in the fourth to improve to a 3-0 record. Denver bulked up on offense in hopes of improving upon that 28th league-rank in scoring.Already a top 10 defense, Miami will have its hands full with a Broncos unit that got stronger in the trenches. The Kansas City offense can hang points in bunches thanks to perhaps the league's best group of skill players. HOME OF THE MIAMI DOLPHINS Drew Lock took over the Broncos offense last year in the month of December. Head Coach Pete Carroll makes no mystery of the Seahawks identity – Seattle ranked third and second the last two years in rushing attempts. The Miami Dolphins kick off their 2020 schedule on Sunday, Sept. 13 on the road against the New England Patriots. Minshew creates magic with a slew of young wideouts, but an offensive line that allowed 241 pressures last season.The Dolphins lost in its last visit to Northern Florida on a buzzer-beating field goal in Week 2 of the 2015 season.Miami gets a pair of benefits facing a tough Seattle team. Teams making the trek from Pacific or Mountain time zones to play the early kickoff in the Eastern time zone have traditionally struggled. It's a new era for the Chargers. Injury reports, unexpected developments, weather and more add up to a long list of variables that can impact a given matchup.Here, we'll detail the key facts for each of Miami's 16 games and what makes each showdown uniquely intriguing.The Dolphins kickoff the new season in the same place the 2019 campaign ended with a signature victory. The 2020 Miami Dolphins schedule consist of playing each opponent twice in their own division and playing each opponent once in AFC West and NFC West divisions. The 49ers' zone-heavy concepts meet an intriguing matchup as Miami got longer and stronger on the outside with the additions of Shaq Lawson and Emmanuel Ogbah in free agency. Miami Dolphins Schedule. The Dolphins added several integral parts to fortify its run defense with Shaq Lawson, Emmanuel Ogbah, Elandon Roberts, Kyle Van Noy, Kamu Grugier-Hill in free agency and Raekwon Davis, Jason Strowbridge and Curtis Weaver in the draft.Seattle's last win in Miami was on October 6, 1996. In his last two games against the Jets, Howard limited New York receivers to just five catches on 12 targets with no touchdowns, an interception and two pass breakups.The Dolphins trail the all-time series in road games against the Jets with a 24-30 record.Three days before Christmas, the Dolphins and Bengals played one of the year's most exhilarating games. Of course, Miami can still make changes from now up until the opening game on September 13, but the jersey numbers have been issued, the slate presented and virtual programs are under way.Character and desire: This is Brandon Jones' journey to the NFL.The Miami Dolphins have league-high 14 selections in the 2020 NFL Draft.The idea of the Dolphins taking a quarterback with their first of three first-round picks is even more widespread than before.The Dolphins GM answered questions leading into next week's NFL Draft.Nat Moore on Don Shula, Dan Marino, and the big win.The first four players officially joining the team are Byron Jones, Ted Karras, Ereck Flowers and Clayton Clayton Fejedelem.Draft analysts overwhelmingly expect the Dolphins to select a quarterback with their first of three first-round selections.Reshad Jones era in Miami has reportedly come to an end.Grizzard will oversee the wide receivers group and is entering his fourth year with the Dolphins. The Dolphins will also play one opponent at home from the AFC North and one opponent on the road from the AFC South. The Miami defense has generated eight takeaways and 11 sacks in the four contests against the USC product. His work in the ground game has been the go-to offensive threat in four career games against Miami. Both teams added significant parts to the trenches this offseason giving this matchup even more intrigue, with shades of the classic rivalry reigniting.The Dolphins have won four straight home games dating back to 2016 against the rival Jets.

The last trip to Denver featured a 2014 shootout between Peyton Manning and Ryan Tannehill as the Broncos prevailed 39-36 among the offensive fireworks.For the second time in the first seven games, Miami welcomes a west coast opponent for a 1:00 PM kickoff. Miami Dolphins 2020 Schedule Breakdown May 09, 2020 at 12:00 PM.

Miami jumped out to a 35-12 lead but needed overtime to capture victory as the Bengals scored 16 points in the final 33 seconds of regulation. Miami leads the all-time series 7-6 including a matchup in Super Bowl XIX.The Dolphins continue a west coast swing with a trip to the Rocky Mountains. The Week 6 conversion that put Rowe on more backs and tight ends resulted in a completion-allowed-rate of just 53.3 percent over the final 12 games.New England retained prized guard Joe Thuney on a franchise tag and extended the ever-dependable Devin McCourty at safety, but a lot of old faces are in new places. For the first time since 2005, they will start a quarterback not named Philip Rivers. The Dolphins lead the all-time series 10-5 (includes three playoff games).The Dolphins make their first ever trip to Levi's Stadium to take on the defending NFC Champions.