Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins, Week 3 2026
Chiefs
Dolphins
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF | HOME | AWAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chiefs
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 |
Bills
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 |
Bengals
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 4 |
Jaguars
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 5 |
Raiders
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 6 |
Patriots
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 7 |
Jets
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 8 |
Ravens
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 9 |
Broncos
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 10 |
Steelers
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 11 |
Browns
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 12 |
Dolphins
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 26 | 62 | -36 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 13 |
Titans
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 14 |
Chargers
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 15 |
Texans
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 16 |
Colts
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIFF | HOME | AWAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Giants
|
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 |
Vikings
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 |
Seahawks
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 4 |
Bills
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 5 |
Chiefs
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 |
49ers
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 7 |
Bengals
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 8 |
Raiders
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 9 |
Eagles
|
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 10 |
Bears
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 11 |
Lions
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 62 | 71 | -9 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 12 |
Saints
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 13 |
Jaguars
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 14 |
Packers
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 15 |
Broncos
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 16 |
Patriots
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 17 |
Panthers
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 18 |
Ravens
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 19 |
Cowboys
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 20 |
Jets
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 21 |
Cardinals
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 22 |
Browns
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 23 |
Steelers
|
1 | 1 | .500 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 24 |
Rams
|
0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 25 |
Colts
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 26 |
Buccaneers
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 27 |
Commanders
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 28 |
Texans
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 29 |
Titans
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 30 |
Chargers
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 31 |
Dolphins
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 26 | 62 | -36 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 32 |
Falcons
|
0 | 2 | .000 | 16 | 54 | -38 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Chiefs
IND
33-30
DEN
31-10
SEA
9-9
TB
15-16
LA
12-20
Dolphins
SF
13-35
LV
13-27
ATL
12-17
NYG
3-26
WAS
7-20
Chiefs vs Dolphins is Miami's first home game of the season and Kansas City's first trip out of Missouri. One team has spent two weeks in front of its own crowd. The other has not seen its own stadium since January.
Kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 27, which is also 1:00 in Miami Gardens and noon in Kansas City. From the opening snap this page runs on its own: live score, game leaders, box scores, play-by-play with the game flow chart and team statistics, all refreshing without you.
Chiefs vs Dolphins is an early kickoff in south Florida in September, which is its own kind of opponent.
Chiefs vs Dolphins Start Time, TV Channel and Live Stream
| Date | Sunday, September 27, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM MT / 10:00 AM PT |
| TV | CBS |
| Venue | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens |
| Gates | 2 hours before kickoff |
| Home team | Miami Dolphins |
Miami's First Home Game Under Jeff Hafley
Hafley opened at Las Vegas and then went to San Francisco, so this is the first time the twelfth head coach in franchise history has stood on the Hard Rock sideline for a game that counts. Malik Willis has the offense after two years behind Jordan Love in Green Bay.The roster underneath him is unusually young. Miami drafted thirteen players, the largest class in the league, and Hafley has rebuilt the cornerback room in his own image with longer, more physical bodies. His camp was deliberately stripped down, no scheming around opponents, just base defense and technique, on the theory that you cannot fix what you have not honestly measured.
Kansas City Leaves Arrowhead for the First Time
The Chiefs opened on Monday night against Denver and followed it with Sunday night against Indianapolis, both at home. Chiefs vs Dolphins is the first road game of a season that began with Patrick Mahomes returning from a reconstructed left knee, eight months after the December injury that ended a 6-11 year.Travis Kelce is back too, re-signed in March for a fourteenth season, and has said the only outcome he will accept is a championship. Noah Gray, in his sixth year in Kansas City, is behind him after 21 catches for 178 yards last season.
Chiefs vs Dolphins: Small Details
Two very different Septembers. Kansas City has played twice in prime time. Miami has played twice on the road, three time zones from home in Week 2.The Dolphins changed everything. New head coach, new starting quarterback, new secondary, after a 7-10 season cost Mike McDaniel his job.
Kansas City has six prime time games this year. This is not one of them, which makes it a rare quiet Sunday afternoon for them.
Rosters are set. The cut to 53 passed on August 30, so both depth charts are close to final. Follow the Chiefs and Dolphins pages, and check the NFL standings after three weeks. The rest of the slate is on the 2026 NFL schedule.
Shade, Heat and Gates at Hard Rock Stadium
Miami built a canopy over the seating bowl that keeps as many as 92 percent of spectators out of the sun and the rain, which is exactly what a one o'clock kickoff in late September needs. It does not cover the field, so the twenty two players are in it while the crowd is not.Practical timings for Chiefs vs Dolphins: parking gates open four hours before kickoff, the Dolphins Fan Zone opens on the same schedule, and stadium gates open two hours out. Entering at the gate nearest your section saves the longest walk of the day. The stadium's plan your visit page has maps, bag rules and everything else.
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Chiefs vs Dolphins gives Miami its first real home crowd of the Hafley era and Kansas City its first road test of a season built on a repaired knee. Come back on game day for inactives and the live score.
Last updated: August 27, 2026