The 2025 NFL schedule will be released fully on Wednesday night, with all 18 weeks of the regular season coming together. Ahead of the release, there will be rumors, leaks, and exclusive announcements of specific games including the Miami Dolphins’ game in Spain this season.
When will all the games be announced? Where will the Dolphins be playing each week? We have all the latest rumors, news, and updates for you.
2025 NFL Schedule Announcements
The league will allow each of their partners to highlight specific games prior to Wednesday night’s full release. Here is when those releases will be made:
Monday: TODAY Show on NBC - Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, Week 1 (Thursday night)
Monday: FOX
Monday: Prime Video
Tuesday: Good Morning American on ABC (ESPN)
Tuesday: Good Morning Football on NFL Network (Full international slate)
Wednesday: CBS Mornings
Wednesday: Netflix
Full Release: Wednesday, 8 p.m. Eastern
AFC East Division Standings
Our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook have updated their odds of the AFC East division title for 2025. Not surprisingly, the Buffalo Bills have the top spot, with the New England Patriots slightly ahead of the Dolphins for the second favorite. The New York Jets are well behind and look like they might be headed for another long year.
Buffalo BIlls -240
New England Patriots +500
Miami Dolphins +600
New York Jets +1700
Odds as of 4 p.m. Eastern, May 12, 2025. Odds subject to change.
Dolphins schedule rumors, updates, and confirmed dates:
Miami Dolphins 2025 opponents:
Home
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Los Angeles Chargers
Washington Commanders
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Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Indianapolis Colts
Dolphins 2025 Weekly Schedule:
Week 1 (September 4-8)
Announced: The Thursday night opener to the season was announced on Monday, with the Dallas Cowboys set to visit the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. The Dolphins do not play either of those teams this year.
Rumors: There is a rumor the Los Angeles Chargers will host the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday from Brazil. Based on that rumor, the Chargers would be out as a possible opponent for Miami in Week 1.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs.Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 2 (September 11-15)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 3 (September 18-22)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 4 (Setember 25-29)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 5 (October 2-6)
Rumors: The Cleveland Browns host theMinnesota Vikings in Week 5 from London,according to a rumor from OzzyNFL on X. The Dolphins have the Browns on their opponent list this year.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 6 (October 9-13)
Rumors: TheDenver Broncos will visit the New York Jets in a London game in Week 6,according to a rumor from OzzyNFL on X. As an AFC East rival, the Jets will face the Dolphins twice this year, removing two possible matchups for this week for Miami.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 7 (October 16-20)
Rumors: The Rams will visit theJacksonville Jaguars, according to arumor from Ozzy NFL on X.NFL Nerd on X matched the rumored Rams vs. Jaguars game.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 8 (October 23-27)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 9 (October 30-November 3)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 10 (November 6-10)
Rumors: The Indianapolis Colts will serve as the host team against the Atlanta Falcons in a Week 10 game from Germany,according to a rumor from OxzzyNFL on X. If true, that removes to possible Week 10 matchups for Miami, who will host the Colts and Falcons at some point in the schedule.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 11 (November 13-17): Commanders vs. Dolphins in Spain (Unconfirmed)
Rumors: According to Spain’s as.com author Jaime Dávila, the Dolphins will host the Washington Commanders on November 16 from Spain. This matches with earlier rumors that had been swirling over the last couple of weeks.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 12 (November 20-24)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 13 (November 27-December 1)
Thankgiving Week
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 14 (December 4-8)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 15 (December 11-15)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 16 (December 18-22)
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 17 (December 25-29)
Christmas week
Peacock will exclusively stream one game during Week 17 on Saturday as the NFL flexes the schedule later in the year.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts
Week 18 (January 3-4)
While no news about the Dolphins’ Week 18 opponent has been released, the NFL typically schedules division rivalry games in the year's final week.
Possible Opponents:
vs Buffalo Bills
vs. New England Patriots
vs. New York Jets
vs. Baltimore Ravens
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
vs. New Orleans Saints
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs. Los Angeles Chargers
vs. Washington Commanders
at Buffalo Bills
at New England Patriots
at New York Jets
at Cleveland Browns
at Pittsburgh Steelers
at Atlanta Falcons
at Carolina Panthers
at Indianapolis Colts