0–5, 4th in the AFC East; offense and defense both bottom 10.
The Dolphins are 0–5 in 2026.
By opponent-adjusted EPA per play the Dolphins' offense ranks 28th (−0.06) and their defense 24th (+0.05 allowed); 30th of 32 by net (−0.11).
Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .
Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM CT on CBS
Our call: Jets Toss-up
4 of 4 models favor the Jets. On average the models have the Jets by 2.9 points, a 59% win chance.
Every model, the quarterbacks and the matchup →
TV listings: ESPN
Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours. League-wide news →
| Team | Record | In the division |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| New England Patriots | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| New York Jets | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Miami Dolphins | 0–5 | 0–0 |
By winning percentage (a tie counts half), then the NFL's division tiebreakers as our standings apply them.
| Week | Opponent | Result | Our call | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1Sun, Sep 13 · Fox | at Raiders | L 13–27 | Raiders Toss-up · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 2Sun, Sep 20 · Fox | at 49ers | L 13–35 | 49ers Strong · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 3Sun, Sep 27 · CBS | vs Chiefs | L 10–24 | Chiefs Lean · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 4Sun, Oct 4 · Fox | at Vikings | L 10–15 | Vikings Strong · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · Fox | vs Bengals | L 24–31 | Bengals Lean · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 6 | Bye | |||
| Week 7Sun, Oct 25 · CBS | at Jets | — | Jets Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 8Sun, Nov 1 · CBS | vs Patriots | — | Patriots Lean | Game page |
| Week 9Sun, Nov 8 · Fox | vs Lions | — | Lions Lean | Game page |
| Week 10Sun, Nov 15 · CBS | at Colts | — | Colts Lean | Game page |
| Week 11Sun, Nov 22 · Fox | at Bills | — | Bills Strong | Game page |
| Week 12Sun, Nov 29 · CBS | vs Jets | — | Dolphins Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 13Sun, Dec 6 · Fox | at Broncos | — | Broncos Strong | Game page |
| Week 14Sun, Dec 13 · CBS | vs Bears | — | Bears Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 15Sun, Dec 20 · Fox | at Packers | — | Packers Strong | Game page |
| Week 16Sun, Dec 27 · Fox | vs Chargers | — | Dolphins Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 17Sun, Jan 3 · CBS | vs Bills | — | Bills Lean | Game page |
| Week 18Sun, Jan 10 | at Patriots | — | Patriots Strong | Game page |
Our call is the team the consensus of our models favored before kickoff, never changed after it; ✓ when that team won, ✗ when it lost. Each game page shows every model.
TV listings: ESPN
2026 regular season through Week 5, from nflverse's player stats: the Dolphins players above the leaders page's marks per team game.
| Player | Yardspassing | Attempts | Completedof attempts | TD | INT | EPAper dropback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik WillisQB | 849 | 130 | 56% | 2 | 4 | −0.20 |
| Player | Yardsrushing | Carries | Yardsper carry | TDrushing | Targets | Share ofteam targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Gordon IIRB | 236 | 47 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.9% |
| De'Von AchaneRB | 127 | 34 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | 9.4% |
| Player | Yardsreceiving | Catches | Targets | Share ofteam targets | Air yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik WashingtonWR | 262 | 23 | 36 | 28% | 424 | 0 |
| Player | Yardsreceiving | Catches | Targets | Share ofteam targets | Air yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg DulcichTE | 127 | 13 | 17 | 13% | 106 | 0 |
| Player | Tackles | For loss | Sacks | INT | Passesdefended | Fumblesforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob RodriguezLB | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordyn BrooksLB | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris JohnsonCB | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael TaaffeSAF | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dante Trader Jr.SAF | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Joshua UcheLB | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julius BrentsCB | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Marshall Jr.CB | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Gay Jr.LB | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan PhillipsDT | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 by tackles.
| Player | FG made | FG tried | Longestyards | Extra pointsmade | Extra pointstried |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley PattersonK | 7 | 9 | 41 | 5 | 6 |
Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 regular season to date; league rank of 32 beside each.
| Dolphins | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Offense, EPA per play | −0.06 | 28th |
| Offense, success rate | 40% | 30th |
| Passing offense, EPA per dropback | −0.05 | 27th |
| Rushing offense, EPA per run | −0.07 | 17th |
What the defense allowed, opponent-adjusted, 2026 regular season to date; 1st allowed the least. Net is offense minus defense.
| Dolphins | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Defense, EPA per play allowed | +0.05 | 24th |
| Defense, success rate allowed | 47% | 29th |
| Pass defense, EPA per dropback allowed | +0.19 | 29th |
| Run defense, EPA per run allowed | −0.11 | 13th |
| Net EPA per play (offense minus defense) | −0.11 | 30th |
Week 5 report (last filed); bye in Week 6
The official injury report, as of Tue, Oct 13 · 9:57 AM CT: players with a game status or a missed or limited practice.
Our call had the winner in 5 of 5 Dolphins games (100%).
| Model | Games | Winner right | Rate | Average miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus (our call) | 5 | 5 of 5 | 100% | 8.1 |
| Our model Experimental | 5 | 5 of 5 | 100% | 9.2 |
| Elo | 5 | 4 of 5 | 80% | 10.0 |
| SRS | 5 | 4 of 5 | 80% | 9.5 |
| ESPN FPI | 5 | 5 of 5 | 100% | 5.8 |
| Record | 5 | 5 of 5 | 100% | — |
Winner right: games where the model favored the team that won (a tie counts half). Average miss: points between the model's margin and the final margin. Weeks 1–4 reconstructed: worked out afterwards from data before each week. Every game, every team →
A long shot: the Dolphins reach the playoffs in <1% of our 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season and win the AFC East in <1%; their average finish is 4–13.
In the race for the 2027 draft: the Dolphins get the #1 pick in 16% of the simulations and a top-5 pick in 75%. Draft order →
After Week 5's games; simulated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT. The rest of the season is played out 20,000 times, each game with our call's win chance; the NFL's tiebreakers are applied in simplified form (no points or touchdown steps). How the simulation works →