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The Miami Dolphins 2025 schedule revealed with five prime time games

The day you’ve patiently waited for is here.

All 17 games for the Miami Dolphins‘ 2025 season have officially been released. The Dolphins will kick off their season at 1 p.m. Sept. 7th in Indianapolis against the Colts. Their home opener will come at 1 p.m. the following week against the New England Patriots.

The order is as follows:

1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 - at Colts

1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14 - vs. Patriots

8:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 - at Buffalo Bills (Amazon)

7:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29 - vs. the New York Jets (ESPN)

1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 - at Carolina Panthers

1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 - vs. Los Angeles Chargers

1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 - at Cleveland Browns

1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 - at Atlanta Falcons

8:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30- vs. Baltimore Ravens (Amazon)

1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 - vs. Bills

9:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16: vs. Washington Commanders in Madrid, Spain (NFL Network)

Sunday, Nov. 23: BYE

1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 - vs. New Orleans Saints

1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 - at Jets

8:15 p.m. Monday, Dec 15 - at Pittsburgh Steelers (ESPN)

8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 - vs. Cincinnati Bengals (NBC; Sunday night)

1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Saturday, Jan. 3 or Sunday, Jan. 4: at Patriots

The Dolphins have five prime time games this season, the first of which will come at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 14 in Buffalo against the Bills for Thursday Night Football. Miami will then host the Jets at 7:15 p.m. Sept 29 for Monday Night Football in Week 4.

Another Thursday Night Football matchup against the Ravens will happen at 8:15 p.m. Oct. 30 in Week 9. A trip to Madrid for the inaugural Spain game against the Commanders starts bright and early at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 16 in Week 11.

Miami’s final two prime time games will happen in December. The Dolphins will first face the Steelers at 8:15 p.m. Dec. 21 in Pittsburgh for a Week 15 Monday Night Football matchup. An 8:20 p.m. home game against the Bengals for Sunday Night Football on Dec. 21 will close out the Fins’ national schedule by Week 16.

In the preseason, the Dolphins will travel to Chicago to face the Bears then Detroit to face the Lions. Miami will then host the Jacksonville Jaguars to round out the preseason. The date and time of the three preseason games is unknown.

This story was originally published May 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM.

C. Isaiah Smalls II
Miami Herald
C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.
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