Live updates: All-day leaks on the Dolphins’ 2026 schedule before announcement
The Dolphins will announce their regular season and preseason schedules at 8 p.m. Thursday. But as is usually the case, schedule leaks are expected throughout the day.
Keep checking back for the latest Dolphins schedule leaks, with updates at the top.
For the official schedule and thoughts on each game, click here.
Will Flo get his revenge?
The Dolphins will travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4, per @ian693.
That means Brian Flores, currently the Vikings’ defensive coordinator, will get to face the team that he coached from 2019 to 2022.
Dolphins head to Buffalo
The Dolphins will head to Buffalo to face the Bills in Week 11, according to @ian693.
This, of course, would be a cold weather game. Whether it will snow, however, remains to be seen.
Dolphins to stay West for first two weeks
The Dolphins will begin their season with two games in the West, per @OzzieNFL. After opening in Las Vegas in Week 1, Miami will play at San Francisco in Week 2.
The Dolphins typically spend a week practicing on the road when they have consecutive games that far away from South Florida.
Dolphins to host Cincinnati again
Miami will play host to the Bengals for the second year in a row. That game will be in Week 5, per insider Jordan Schultz. Cincinnati drubbed the Dolphins 45-21 last December.
Dolphins-Jets set
Miami will play at the Jets in Week 7, per @NerdingonNFL, a popular X account with a history of accurate posts on NFL schedules. That game would be Oct. 25.
The teams will play a game in Miami, date TBA.
Dolphins with cold weather game
Miami’s game against Green Bay will be on Dec. 20, in Week 15, according to several Packers websites. (This is unconfirmed.) Miami lost at the Packers on Thanksgiving in 2024.
This will be a homecoming of sorts for Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley, who was the Packers defensive coordinator the past two seasons, as well as several members of the coaching staff and front office, including general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.
Dolphins opener in Nevada
The Dolphins are scheduled to open the season with a game at Las Vegas, according to the X account @OzzieNFL, which routinely breaks schedule stories. That means a potential matchup with No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza, the Miami Columbus High alum who will compete with Kirk Cousins for the Raiders’ starting quarterback job.
This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM.
