Phinsider - Loss
Miami, starting with two games on the road, is a little rough, but the league did hook the team up by giving it both of its Pacific time zone games over those two weeks. The Dolphins will likely stay out west after the Raiders game to get ready for the 49ers contest without adding in additional flights from South Florida and back. That is good for a team that will travel the most air miles in the league this season without an international game on the schedule.
Bruno Mars is scheduled to have concerts on the Friday and Saturday nights before Week 2, making it unlikely the Dolphins could have had a home game that weekend.
No one likes long-distance travel, but that is what Miami will do this year. The 49ers came up short of reaching the NFC Championship Game, but they play in the toughest NFC division. Back-to-back road games aren’t ideal to start a season, but at least Miami gets both of its West Coast games out of the way early.