How to Watch Dolphins vs Patriots Today: 4:25 P.M. on CBS From Hard Rock Stadium
Miami's second straight win attempt is a regional CBS game: Andrew Catalon and Logan Ryan in the booth, Paramount+ streaming locally, SiriusXM 819 for the Miami call — and a showers-likely forecast over Miami Gardens.
The Dolphins' Week 8 division game against the New England Patriots kicks off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, on CBS. Andrew Catalon handles play-by-play with former Patriots cornerback Logan Ryan as the color analyst. Because the game is a regional broadcast, it will be seen mainly in South Florida and New England; streaming runs on Paramount+ and NFL+ in local markets, with NFL Sunday Ticket carrying it out of market, and the radio calls are on SiriusXM — channel 819 for Miami's broadcast and 821 for New England's.
The matchup is a study in opposite problems. New England arrives 4-3 but 1-3 on the road, with extra rest after a Thursday-night loss to Chicago on October 22, and quarterback Drake Maye has thrown 12 touchdown passes over his past four games. Miami is 1-5 and still looking for its first home win at 0-2, protecting an offensive line that has allowed 16 sacks against a Patriots pass rush led by Elijah Ponder's 5.5 sacks — while Miami's own pass rush, with six sacks, is the league's quietest.
Miami's path runs through the two players who produced its first win. Malik Willis accounted for three touchdowns at the Jets, going 14-of-21 for 208 yards — but he has also fumbled five times this season and lost three, the league's worst mark, which makes ball security against Ponder's strip attempts a deciding stat. Ollie Gordon II carried 25 times for 103 yards in that win, his fourth straight game with a rushing touchdown.
The weather is part of the plan: the forecast for Miami Gardens is temperatures in the low 80s with showers likely, on a day when Miami-Dade sits under a flood watch — a wet field favors the ground game Miami just found. The oddsmakers still favor the visitors: New England is a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 43.5. Miami leads the all-time series 64-57, including playoffs.
