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Prepping for the Dolphins Schedule Release

The Miami Dolphins will find out Thursday night the exact dates and times of their 2020 regular season games
Alain Poupart|
Steve Mitchell-USA Today Sports

The 2020 NFL regular season schedule will be released Thursday night and, although everything will be subject to change because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will reveal the dates and times the Miami Dolphins will face each opponent.

Based on the NFL scheduling formula, we already know the list of Dolphins opponents:

HOME

Buffalo

N.Y. Jets

New England

Cincinnati

Kansas City

L.A. Chargers

L.A. Rams

Seattle

AWAY

Buffalo

N.Y. Jets

New England

Jacksonville

Denver

Las Vegas

Arizona

San Francisco

As is always the case, information will start trickling about specific games ahead of the official release at 8 p.m. ET.

One report has the Dolphins facing the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on Jan. 3.

Week 1 of the NFL regular season will feature a game between the Jets and the Bills and another between the Saints and Buccaneers.

Because they finished 5-11 in 2019, the Dolphins aren't likely to get a lot of prime-time appearances, although the Tua factor could come into play.

Of course, there's no guarantee as it pertains to when Tagovailoa will become the Dolphins' starting quarterback, even no guarantee that happens at all in 2020.

The Dolphins had one prime-time appearance in 2019, which came in late October when they jumped out to a 14-0 lead against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field before losing 27-14.

In terms of the season opener, the Dolphins have opened against New England (4-4) and Buffalo (5-3) eight times; against the Jets four times (2-2); against Cincinnati once (0-1); against Denver four times (3-0-1); against the Raiders (0-2) and Chargers (1-1) twice; against Kansas City once (1-0); against Seattle twice (1-1) and against San Francisco once (1-0).

They have never opened against Jacksonville, Arizona or the Rams.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and 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 and the Dolphins team website. 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.

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