Miami Dolphins 2026 Travel Schedule
The Miami Dolphins travel 27,560 round-trip miles in 2026, 6th most of the 32 teams, with no short weeks, 0 kickoffs before 11 a.m. on the body clock, and a bye in Week 6. Week 18's kickoff time is not set yet, so its rest and body-clock cells read TBD.
Miami Dolphins travel miles 2026 by week
Home: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock is the kickoff in Dolphins home time.
| Week | Opponent | Venue | Rest days | Miles | Time zones | Body clock | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | @ LV | Las Vegas | — | 4,340 | 3 | 4:25 PM | |
| W2 | @ SF | Santa Clara | 7 | 5,100 | 3 | 4:25 PM | B2B road |
| W3 | vs KC | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W4 | @ MIN | Minneapolis | 7 | 3,000 | 1 | 4:05 PM | |
| W5 | vs CIN | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W6 | BYE | ||||||
| W7 | @ NYJ | East Rutherford | 14 | 2,180 | 0 | 1:00 PM | Long rest |
| W8 | vs NE | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4:25 PM | |
| W9 | vs DET | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W10 | @ IND | Indianapolis | 7 | 2,020 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W11 | @ BUF | Orchard Park | 7 | 2,320 | 0 | 1:00 PM | B2B road |
| W12 | vs NYJ | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W13 | @ DEN | Denver | 7 | 3,440 | 2 | 4:05 PM | |
| W14 | vs CHI | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W15 | @ GB | Green Bay | 7 | 2,700 | 1 | 1:00 PM | |
| W16 | vs LAC | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W17 | vs BUF | Miami Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W18 | @ NE | Foxborough | TBD | 2,460 | 0 | TBD |
- Miles (round trip):
- 27,560
- Short weeks (under 7 days rest):
- 0
- Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):
- 0
- Longest road trip (games):
- 2
- Longest home gap (days):
- 21
- Time zones crossed:
- 10
- International games:
- 0
Miami Dolphins short weeks 2026
No 2026 game on fewer than seven days’ rest through the scheduled weeks.
How MockSlate counts travel miles
Every game is a round trip from Hard Rock Stadium to the game venue, as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. A home game counts zero; a neutral or international site counts from home even when the Dolphins are the designated home team. Rest days are the days since the previous game, a short week is fewer than seven, and the body clock is the kickoff in Dolphins home time. Back-to-back road games are flagged rather than modeled as one trip. All 32 teams ranked →
Miami Dolphins rest advantage 2026 by week
Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.
| Week | Opponent | Own rest | Opp rest | Edge | Situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | @ LV | — | — | ||
| W2 | @ SF | 7 | 10 | -3 | |
| W3 | vs KC | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W4 | @ MIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W5 | vs CIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W6 | BYE | ||||
| W7 | @ NYJ | 14 | 7 | +7 | Off bye |
| W8 | vs NE | 7 | 10 | -3 | |
| W9 | vs DET | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W10 | @ IND | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W11 | @ BUF | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W12 | vs NYJ | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W13 | @ DEN | 7 | 9 | -2 | |
| W14 | vs CHI | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W15 | @ GB | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W16 | vs LAC | 7 | 10 | -3 | |
| W17 | vs BUF | 7 | 9 | -2 | |
| W18 | @ NE | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Edge is the Dolphins’ rest days minus the opponent’s. Green is an edge, red a deficit, white even. Week 1 has no edge.
Dolphins’ season rest edge is -6, 26th in the league, through the scheduled weeks.
Miami Dolphins games off a bye 2026
- Week 7, at New York Jets: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.
NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002
Every regular-season game from 2002 to 2025 after Week 1, bucketed by the home team’s rest edge over the visitor. The win rate is the home team’s, so the Even row is the plain home-field baseline to read the others against.
| Home rest edge | Games | Home record | Home win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| −3 or worse | 650 | 345-303-2 | 53.2% |
| −2 to −1 | 469 | 269-198-2 | 57.6% |
| Even | 3,790 | 2131-1653-6 | 56.3% |
| +1 to +2 | 364 | 199-165 | 54.7% |
| +3 or more | 565 | 326-237-2 | 57.9% |
5,838 games bucketed: 6,223 in the file minus 383 Week 1 games and 2 later games where a team had no earlier game that season. Ties count as half a win.
Miami Dolphins hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule
The Dolphins’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 9 to 11: DET, @IND, @BUF, at an average model win chance of 20%, 2nd hardest three-game run in the league. Difficulty is 100 minus each game’s win chance, so home field and rest are already counted.
Hardest 3-game stretch: Weeks 9 to 11, DET, @IND, @BUF. Average win chance 20%.
Easiest 3-game stretch: Weeks 12 to 14, NYJ, @DEN, CHI. Average win chance 31%.
These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →
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Updated: September 6, 2026