The Miami Dolphins will close out their 2025 season when they face the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Here’s a roundup of national predictions on this game.<\/p>\n
Clare Brennan: Patriots<\/p>\n
Mitch Goldich:\u00a0Patriots<\/p>\n
Gilbert Manzano:\u00a0Patriots<\/p>\n
Conor Orr:\u00a0Patriots<\/p>\n
John Pluym:\u00a0Patriots<\/p>\n
Matt Verderame:\u00a0Patriots<\/p>\n
Jarrett Bell:\u00a0Patriots 31, Dophins 19<\/p>\n
Nick Brinkerhoff: Patriots 31, Dolphins 20<\/p>\n
Chris Bumbaca:\u00a0Patriots 24, Dolphins 20<\/p>\n
Nate Davis:\u00a0Patriots 24, Dolphins 17<\/p>\n
Tyler Dragon:\u00a0Patriots 28, Dolphins 19<\/p>\n
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz:\u00a0 Patriots 26, Dolphins 20<\/p>\n
Analysis:\u00a0The Patriots would get home-field advantage with a win and a Denver loss. Miami has won three of its last five games, but the losses are blowouts. Still, Miami is 3-1 ATS as an underdog of 10 points or more and the Patriots could always pull starters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prediction:\u00a0Patriots 24, Dolphins 16<\/p>\n
Matt Bowen: PatriotsMike Clay:\u00a0PatriotsDan Graziano:\u00a0PatriotsPamela Maldonado:\u00a0PatriotsEric Moody:\u00a0PatriotsJason Reid:\u00a0Patriots<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lindsey Thiry: Patriots<\/p>\n
Seth Wickersham:\u00a0PatriotsMike Florio:\u00a0Patriots 30, Dolphins 20Chris Simms:\u00a0Patriots 31, Dolphins 14Ali Bhanpuri:\u00a0Patriots 26, Dolphins 20Tom Blair:\u00a0Patriots 27, Dolphins 17Brooke Cersosimo: Patriots 28, Dolphins 20Gennaro Filice:\u00a0Patriots 27, Dolphins 19Dan Parr:\u00a0Patriots 23, Dolphins 17<\/p>\n
Analysis:\u00a0The Dolphins are playing for nothing, while the Patriots have a chance at the top seed. The cold weather has been a problem for Miami, and this will be a challenge in terms of motivation. Look for the Patriots to roll here as\u00a0Drake Maye\u00a0continues his quest for the MVP, but Miami will score with the running game.<\/p>\n
Prediction:\u00a0Patriots 28, Dolphins 19<\/p>\n
Joe Buscaglia: Buccaneers
Chad Graff: Dolphins
Larry Holder: Buccaneers
Nick Kosmider: Buccaneers
Zack Rosenblatt: Buccaneers
Dan Santaromita: Patriots
Hannah Vanbiber: Patriots<\/p>\n
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Analysis:\u00a0Maybe it’s not the same thing because there are no playoff ramifications involved for them, but pullling off a win in this game is the kind of signature moment McDaniel has lacked in his time as Dolphins head coach \u2014\u00a0the quality win late in the season on the road. The Dolphins came up spectacularly short in their last similar test when they fell behind 28-3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the game that eliminated them from the playoffs before two late scores made the final margin more respectable. While few are ready to put New England in the legitimate Super Bowl contender category, the Patriots clearly have discovered some magic. New England isn’t likely to be able to land the No. 1 seed, but playing for that home-field advantage in the second round is a big enough incentive that a letdown should be part of the equation here no matter what happens in Denver. The Dolphins haven’t quit and won’t in this game, but they just don’t have enough to pull off the big upset in the end.<\/p>\n
Prediction:\u00a0Patriots 26, Dolphins 20<\/p>\n
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