You fall into the trap of overlooking your current opponent and lose. The Dolphins say there’s no chance of that happening. The Dolphins (4-6), who likely need to win five of their remaining seven games to earn a wild-card playoff berth, maintain their sole focus is on the Patriots (3-8).

The Dolphins welcome the Patriots to South Florida for their annual visit from up north. Consecutive wins over have given the Dolphins a 4-6 record and considerable momentum aided by the NFL's most efficient offense since the return of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

When the Miami Dolphins played the New England Patriots in Week 5, they did a decent enough job limiting the Patriots’ best players and barely escaped with a victory.