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Dolphins Opener Gaining Some Clarity
The Miami Dolphins' 2024 season opener remained unknown as of 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, but what we do know is who or when it won't involve.
The NFL announced another Week 1 game Tuesday, with the New York Jets facing the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on Monday night, Sept. 9.
The followed the earlier announcement of Baltimore at Kansas City on Thursday, Sept. 5 to kick off the season; Green Bay against Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 6 in the first-ever regular season game in Brazil; and Cleveland at Dallas in the late FOX game on Sunday, Sept. 8 in Tom Brady's debut as a game analyst.
Additionally, the NFL announced the Cincinnati Bengals playing at Kansas City in a CBS doubleheader game at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15 in Week 2.
The complete NFL regular season schedule will be announced Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network.
DOLPHINS AND THEIR SEASON OPENER
Of the eight teams whose season opener has been announced, the Dolphins are scheduled to face four of them in 2024. They'll face the New York Jets twice, along with Cleveland, Green Bay and San Francisco.
This means the Dolphins' season opener is down to 12 possible matchups:
-- vs. Buffalo at home
-- at Buffalo
-- vs. New England at home
-- at New England
-- vs. Tennessee at home
-- vs. Jacksonville at home
-- vs. Arizona at home
-- vs. Las Vegas at home
-- at Houston
-- at Indianapolis
-- at L.A. Rams
-- at Seattle
With the NFL doing away with the Week 1 Monday night doubleheader last season, there is one prime-time slot left, that being the Sunday night game on NBC.
Regardless, what we know for sure is the Dolphins will play their season opener on Sunday, Sept. 8.
ALAIN POUPART
Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of AllDolphins.com and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.