One of the rituals after the regular season ends is the announcement of the following year’s team-by-team opponents, so the teams that will be part of the Miami Dolphins’ 2025 schedule are now official.
Opponents are determined according to a formula based on a rotation system, based on the previous season’s standings.
Next season, the Dolphins will face all teams from the AFC North and NFC South, as well as the same-place (second place) finalists from the AFC South and AFC West, as well as the NFC Is for what we call. 17th match.
The final opponent to be determined was revealed in Week 17, and that team became the Washington Commanders.
This is because the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC East title with their rout of the Dallas Cowboys, which allowed Washington to finish second in the division, the same place the Dolphins will finish in the AFC East , with the two divisions. will face each other next season for the so-called 17th match.
The game against Washington will be a home game for Miami.
The Dolphins found another 2025 opponent this weekend when the Los Angeles Chargers beat the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos lost in overtime to the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium, making the Chargers the last opponent of the AFC.
Those results helped Jim Harbaugh’s team clinch second place in the AFC West and that will send them to Miami to face the Dolphins, who were already locked in second place in the AFC East this season.
This sets up a fourth career meeting between fellow 2020 draft quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert following games in the 2020, 2022 and 2023 seasons. The Dolphins are 2-1 in those games, with wins expected in 2020 and 2023.
When the Houston Texans beat the Dolphins in Week 15 to win the AFC South, it also ensured that the Indianapolis Colts would be another opponent for Miami in 2025 based on their second place finish.
Buffalo (last meeting, 2024 at Buffalo… Bills 30, Dolphins 27)
New England (last meeting, 2024 in Miami… Dolphins 34, Patriots 15)
NY Jets (last meeting, 2024 at Miami… Dolphins 32, Jets 26, OT)
Baltimore (last meeting, 2023 in Baltimore… Ravens 56, Dolphins 19)
Cincinnati (last meeting, 2022 at Cincinnati… Bengals 27, Dolphins 15)
New Orleans (last meeting, 2021 at New Orleans…Dolphins 20, Saints 3)
Tampa Bay (last meeting, 2021 at Tampa Bay… Buccaneers 45, Dolphins 17)
LA Chargers (last meeting, 2023 in Los Angeles… Dolphins 36, Chargers 34)
Washington (last meeting, 2023 in Washington…Dolphins 45, Commanders 15)
Buffalo
New England
New York Jets
Cleveland (last meeting, 2024 in Cleveland… Dolphins 20, Browns 3)
Pittsburgh (last meeting, 2022 at Miami… Dolphins 16, Steelers 10)
Atlanta (last meeting, 2021 in Miami… Falcons 30, Dolphins 28)
Carolina (last meeting, 2023 in Miami… Dolphins 42, Panthers 21
Indianapolis (last meeting, 2024 in Indianapolis… Colts 16, Dolphins 10)
Let us also remind everyone that the Dolphins will play an international match next season, most likely in Spain or Brazil.
