Miami Dolphins Schedule 2026: Printable PDF, Times, TV Channels
The Miami Dolphins schedule 2026 opens on the road. Miami plays at the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, September 13 at 4:25 PM ET on FOX, then visits San Francisco before Hard Rock Stadium sees a regular season game.
Preseason offered little comfort. Miami went 0-3 and scored 22 points in three games. Malik Willis played one drive all August, a 91 yard touchdown march at Washington, and has not taken a competitive snap since.
The season itself is unusual. Not one prime time kickoff sits on the sheet, only FOX and CBS carry the games, and nine of the 17 come against 2025 playoff teams. Below is every date, kickoff time and TV channel, plus a free printable schedule and a wall calendar sized for US Letter paper.
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Miami Dolphins Schedule 2026 Quick Facts
| Season opener | Sun, Sep 13 at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 PM ET (FOX) |
| Home opener | Week 3, Sun, Sep 27 vs Kansas City Chiefs, 1:00 PM ET (CBS) |
| Stadium | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL (about 65,000 seats) |
| Head coach | Jeff Hafley (1st season) |
| Coordinators | Bobby Slowik (offence), Sean Duggan (defence) |
| Quarterback | Malik Willis, with Kyle McCord backing up |
| Division | AFC East |
| Home / road games | 8 / 9 |
| Bye week | Week 6, weekend of October 18 (2nd earliest in the NFL) |
| Prime time games | 0 |
| Networks | FOX 9, CBS 7, TBD 1 |
| Kickoff windows | Three only: 1:00 PM, 4:05 PM and 4:25 PM ET |
| Radio | BIG 105.9 FM (WBGG) and Fox Sports 940 AM (WINZ) |
| 2026 preseason | 0-3 |
| 2025 season | 7-10, third in the AFC East, no playoffs |
Miami Dolphins Schedule 2026: Every Game, Date and TV Channel
Home games are marked “vs” and road games “at.” All times are Eastern, which is also Miami local time, so the Time column needs no conversion in South Florida.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | at Las Vegas Raiders | 4:25 PM | FOX |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | at San Francisco 49ers | 4:25 PM | FOX |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | at Minnesota Vikings | 4:05 PM | FOX |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 6 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | at New York Jets | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs New England Patriots | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | vs Detroit Lions | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | at Indianapolis Colts | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | at Buffalo Bills | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 | vs New York Jets | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | at Denver Broncos | 4:05 PM | FOX |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | vs Chicago Bears | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | at Green Bay Packers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | vs Buffalo Bills | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 18 | TBD | at New England Patriots | TBD | TBD |
Nothing has moved since the May release. One date is still open: Week 18 at the New England Patriots falls on Saturday, January 9 or Sunday, January 10, 2027, and the league sets it after Week 17. Sunday afternoon kickoffs from Week 5 on can also shift under flexible scheduling, so treat the 4:05 PM and 4:25 PM slots as provisional until game week.
The Miami Dolphins schedule 2026 is one of the hardest in the league. Nine games come against seven different 2025 playoff teams, four of them against division champions, and five of the nine fall on the road. Measured by opponent record from last season it is the second toughest slate in the NFL at .542, behind only Chicago.
The run home is divisional at both ends: the Jets in Week 12, then Buffalo in Week 17 and New England in Week 18.
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Dolphins Preseason 2026 Results
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Aug 14 | at Washington Commanders | L 7-20 |
| 2 | Sat, Aug 22 | vs New York Giants | L 3-26 |
| 3 | Fri, Aug 28 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 12-17 |
Miami lost all three and scored 22 points. The one bright spot came on the opening drive at Washington, when Willis went 4 of 5 for 43 yards on a 91 yard touchdown march. He did not play again in August. The finale carried an odd subplot, with Tua Tagovailoa returning to Hard Rock Stadium in a Falcons uniform.
What Channel is the Dolphins Game On? TV Schedule
Two broadcasters carry the entire regular season.
| Network | Games | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| FOX | 9 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 |
| CBS | 7 | 3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 |
| TBD | 1 | 18 |
- An antenna covers the season. All 16 assigned games are on FOX or CBS, both free over the air in South Florida. The exception is Week 18 at New England, where the date, time and network are still open and the Saturday windows sit on Netflix and ESPN or ABC.
- Do not guess the channel from the opponent. CBS holds the AFC package, so games between two AFC teams normally sit there. Five of Miami’s landed on FOX instead: Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Denver and the Chargers.
- Flex scheduling can still change this. Sunday night is eligible from Week 5, Monday night from Week 12 and Thursday night from Week 13. A fast start would put the Week 17 home game against Buffalo in play for a national move.
BIG 105.9 FM (WBGG) and Fox Sports 940 AM (WINZ) are the flagship radio partners, heading a nine station English network across South Florida, and the club carries a Spanish call on WZTU 94.9 HD2. Out of market viewers can get the Sunday afternoon games through NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube.
Dolphins Kickoff Times in Every Time Zone
| Eastern (Miami) | Central | Mountain | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 4:05 PM | 3:05 PM | 2:05 PM | 1:05 PM |
| 4:25 PM | 3:25 PM | 2:25 PM | 1:25 PM |
Twelve of the 17 games stay in the Eastern zone: all eight Hard Rock Stadium dates plus the trips to New York, Indianapolis, Buffalo and New England. Five leave it. Minnesota and Green Bay are Central, Denver is Mountain, and Las Vegas and San Francisco are Pacific.
The travel is front loaded. Both Pacific trips land in the first two weeks, two 4:25 PM ET kickoffs that start at 1:25 PM local before the team has played once at home. After Week 4 at Minnesota, Miami leaves the Eastern zone only twice more all year, at Denver in Week 13 and Green Bay in Week 15.
Free Printable Miami Dolphins Schedule 2026 (PDF)
The whole year on one page: three preseason games and all 18 regular season weeks with dates, opponents, kickoff times and TV channels. Home games print in bold so the eight Hard Rock Stadium dates stand out, and every row has an empty box for the score. Sized for US Letter paper, free, with no sign up or email.
Want every team on one page? Get the full 2026 NFL schedule with all 32 teams, week by week.
Dolphins 2026 Wall Calendar Printable (PDF)
Prefer month grids? This version runs August 2026 through January 2027. Hard Rock Stadium dates are filled in aqua, road dates outlined in orange, and each square carries the opponent and kickoff time. Every regular season game lands on a Sunday, so each month reads as one clean column. November is the busiest page with five straight Sundays.
Printing tip: pick “Actual size” or “100%” instead of “Fit to page” so the small type stays sharp.
Why Miami Rebuilt the Whole Team in 2026
Miami started 2025 by losing seven of its first nine, rallied with four straight wins, then lost three of the last four to finish 7-10. It was a second consecutive losing season and a 25th straight year without a playoff win, and it ended Mike McDaniel’s four year run at 35-33.
The teardown went well past the coaching staff. Tyreek Hill was released in February. Minkah Fitzpatrick was traded to the Jets and Jaylen Waddle to Denver in March, and Bradley Chubb was cut the same week.
Tua Tagovailoa was released in March at a $99 million dead cap charge, the largest in NFL history, and signed a one year deal with Atlanta. General manager Jon-Eric Sullivan kept very little of the group that defined the McDaniel years.
Malik Willis came the other way from Green Bay, reuniting with Jeff Hafley after going 70 of 89 for 972 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions across 11 appearances and three starts. The quarterback room churned again in the final week of August: rookie Quinn Ewers was traded to Jacksonville, Kyle McCord arrived from Green Bay to back up Willis, and Brady Cook was claimed off waivers.
That recent form explains the TV listing. Networks pick national windows months ahead, and a team coming off back to back losing years does not get them. Miami had three prime time games in 2024 and three more in 2025. In 2026 it has none.
Hard Rock Stadium
Hard Rock Stadium opened in 1987 in Miami Gardens and seats about 65,000 for football. The canopy added in the 2016 renovation covers 626,000 square feet and keeps as many as 92 percent of fans out of the sun and rain. It hosted Super Bowl LIV in February 2020 and shares the building with the Miami Hurricanes.
The 2026 calendar was crowded before the Dolphins kicked off. The stadium staged seven FIFA World Cup matches between June 15 and July 18, including a quarterfinal and the third place match, running as Miami Stadium for the tournament because FIFA strips naming rights from venues whose sponsors are not partners.
The turnaround was routine here: the Dolphins own a 96 acre sod farm in Loxahatchee Groves that grows about 20 fields at a time, and Hard Rock is re-sodded eight to ten times a year.
Two home dates fall in the South Florida heat window, Kansas City on September 27 and Cincinnati on October 11, both at 1:00 PM. Afternoon humidity in Miami Gardens is a real variable for visiting teams in those two weeks, and it is the closest thing this schedule gives Miami to a built in advantage.
When is the Dolphins Bye Week in 2026?
Week 6, the weekend of October 18. Only Carolina and Kansas City rest earlier, in Week 5, so Miami has the second earliest bye on the calendar. Cincinnati, Detroit and Minnesota share Week 6.
The timing cuts both ways. Five games in, with both Pacific trips and the Kansas City home opener behind them, Hafley gets a week to fix what the tape shows. Then Miami plays 12 straight games from Week 7 through Week 18 with no break, the last two against AFC East opponents. Compare every club on our NFL bye weeks page.
Dolphins 2026 Coaching Staff and Key Players
- Jeff Hafley is the head coach, in his first season. He ran Green Bay’s defence in 2024 and 2025 and was head coach at Boston College before that. Bobby Slowik takes the offence after a year as Miami’s senior pass game coordinator, Sean Duggan the defence and Chris Tabor special teams. Only five coaches carried over from the previous regime.
- Malik Willis starts at quarterback in his fifth NFL season. Kyle McCord, acquired from Green Bay in August, is the backup. Third on the depth chart is Brady Cook, claimed off waivers on August 31.
- De’Von Achane is the centrepiece of the offence now that Hill and Waddle have gone. First round tackle Kadyn Proctor, the No. 12 pick out of Alabama, opens at left guard.
- The defence is the strength. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks led the NFL with 183 tackles in 2025, made first team All-Pro and signed an extension through 2029 in July. Defensive tackle Zach Sieler has 25.5 sacks over three seasons, and first round cornerback Chris Johnson graded well in August. Veteran linebacker Tyrel Dodson was the cutdown surprise, released in favour of rookie Jacob Rodriguez.
How to Get Miami Dolphins Tickets
Single game tickets run through the official Dolphins ticket page, which routes to Ticketmaster as the club’s official partner. Verified resale sits on StubHub, SeatGeek and Vivid Seats, and season ticket enquiries go to the club on 1-888-FINS-TIX.
Kansas City in Week 3 is the marquee home date and carries the biggest premium, with Buffalo and New England close behind. December is the value stretch: Chicago on the 13th and the Chargers on the 27th are the least in demand fixtures on the sheet.
Miami Dolphins Schedule 2026 FAQ
When is the Dolphins first game of the 2026 season?
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at the Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 PM ET on FOX at Allegiant Stadium. It is Jeff Hafley’s first game as a head coach. The home opener is two weeks later, in Week 3 on Sunday, September 27 against the Kansas City Chiefs at 1:00 PM ET on CBS.
Where can I get a free printable Miami Dolphins schedule 2026?
Use the download buttons above. The printable is a one page US Letter PDF with all three preseason games and all 18 regular season weeks, including dates, kickoff times, TV channels and a blank box for each result. A wall calendar version covering August 2026 through January 2027 is also available. Both are free with no sign up or email required.
What channel are Miami Dolphins games on in 2026?
FOX carries nine games and CBS carries seven, so every assigned regular season game is free over the air in South Florida. Week 18 at New England has no network yet and is set only after Week 17 finishes, with that weekend’s Saturday windows on Netflix and ESPN or ABC.
When is the Dolphins bye week in 2026?
Week 6, the weekend of October 18. It is the second earliest bye in the NFL for 2026, behind only Carolina and Kansas City in Week 5. Miami plays five games before the break and then 12 straight without one, from Week 7 on October 25 through Week 18 in January.
Do the Dolphins have any prime time games in 2026?
No. All 16 assigned games sit in Sunday afternoon windows at 1:00 PM, 4:05 PM or 4:25 PM ET, and Week 18 at New England is still unassigned. Miami had three prime time games in 2024 and three in 2025 and lost all of them after back to back losing seasons. Flex scheduling can still move a game to Sunday night from Week 5, Monday night from Week 12 or Thursday night from Week 13.
Who is the Dolphins quarterback in 2026?
Malik Willis, in his fifth NFL season. He signed from Green Bay in March and played one preseason drive, a 91 yard touchdown march at Washington. Kyle McCord, acquired from Green Bay on August 30, is the backup and Brady Cook is third. Quinn Ewers was traded to Jacksonville on August 29. Tua Tagovailoa was released in March and signed with Atlanta.
How did the Dolphins do in the 2026 preseason?
Miami went 0-3 and scored 22 points in total, losing 20-7 at Washington on August 14, 26-3 to the New York Giants on August 22 and 17-12 to the Atlanta Falcons on August 28. Preseason results do not count toward the regular season standings.
The Miami Dolphins schedule 2026 asks a first year head coach and a new quarterback to solve the second toughest slate in the league with no national spotlight and one very early bye. Seventeen Sunday afternoons, two networks, three kickoff windows, and an AFC East finish that will decide how year one under Jeff Hafley is remembered.
Bookmark this page for kickoff times and TV channels, grab the free printable PDF above, and check the full 2026 NFL schedule for every other team.
Last Updated: September 6, 2026.
