Why Dolphins' predicted home record in 2026 from ESPN would be a disaster
This prediction would be a brutal outcome for the tank in 2026.
Why Dolphins' predicted home record in 2026 from ESPN would be a disaster originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Miami Dolphins are not going to be a very good team in 2026 after they gutted the roster and kick-started a massive rebuild.
Jeff Hafley and Jon-Eric Sullivan are rebuilding this team, and with hundreds of millions in dead cap space, the odds for a successful 2026 season are slim at best. However, ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques is predicting that the Dolphins will not have a losing record at home, instead going . 500 in an unexpected outcome.
"Miami will finish the season with a . 500 record... at home," Louis-Jacques writes.
"What the Dolphins might lack in top-end talent, they'll make up for in effort -- and that's enough to catch a few teams slipping. " This prediction from Louis-Jacques might be a welcome one for a team trying to move beyond their rebuild and show some life, but for the 2026 Dolphins, this would be a disaster. Dolphins' predicted .