The NFL regular season is back, and the Patriots travel to Miami to meet the Dolphins for the 11th time to start a season and the third year in a row. The city of Miami has not been kind to the Patriots since the Dolphins entered the league. The Patriots are 17-40 in games played in Miami
Since Bill Belichick took over as the head coach of New England, the team is 99-37 against teams from the AFC East. They are 26-18 against Miami and have the same combined losses against the Jets and Bills (34-10 vs the Jets and 36-8 vs Buffalo).