1 aspect of Dolphins 2026 schedule shows exactly how they're viewed

The Miami Dolphins joined the other 31 teams across the league and released their schedule for their 2026 NFL season on Thursday. With a new general manager and head coach, as well as an overturned roster with several new players on in expensive one-year deals, not many people expect the Dolphins to have a great season. That's probably why Miami has no prime-time games scheduled in 2026.

Instead, they have 11 contests scheduled at 1:00 p. m. ET and five bouts scheduled in the later window (either 4:05 or 4:25 p.

m. ET). The date and time of their Week 18 game against the New England Patriots will be determined near the end of the regular season.

If Miami hadn't moved on from key contributors like Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Bradley Chubb and Minkah Fitzpatrick over the last few months, they'd probably have at least one standalone game at some point. However, the NFL knows that Hafley's team will probably be uncompetitive for most of the year, so they'll put other teams in better television slots. More Dolphins: Dolphins RB surprisingly retires after rookie minicamp This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: 1 aspect of Dolphins 2026 schedule shows exactly how they're viewed