# NFL Week 8: New England Patriots (4-3) vs. Miami Dolphins (1-5) Game Preview, Injury Report and Predictions

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> The New England Patriots look to snap a one-game skid when they visit the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. New England enters at 4-3 on a one-game losing streak, wh...

By Rhett Zone · Published 2026-11-01 02:01 UTC

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The [New England Patriots](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/teams/new-england-patriots) look to snap a one-game skid when they visit the [Miami Dolphins](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/teams/miami-dolphins) on Sunday.

New England enters at 4-3 on a one-game losing streak, while Miami is 1-5 but riding a one-game winning streak into kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium.

## Game details

- When | Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET
- Where | Hard Rock Stadium
- TV | CBS
- Line | New England Patriots -7 | O/U 43.5 (market view)
- New England Patriots record | 4-3
- Miami Dolphins record | 1-5

## The matchup

According to NFL game notes, [Drake Maye](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/drake-maye) is one of just two AFC quarterbacks this season, along with Josh Allen, to post 235-plus passing yards, two-plus touchdown passes and a rating of 110 or better in three different games. He's riding a run of four straight games with 235-plus passing yards and two-plus touchdown passes and looks to make it five in a row against Miami after throwing for 321 yards and two scores with a 117.8 rating on 24-of-31 passing last week.

New England got a monster game out of [Rhamondre Stevenson](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/rhamondre-stevenson) last week, who posted a career-high 93 receiving yards and 22 rushing yards for 115 scrimmage yards and a touchdown catch, and he's topped 70 scrimmage yards with a score in three of his last four outings. Miami leans on its own emerging pieces, with [Ollie Gordon II](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/ollie-gordon-ii) running for a career-high 103 yards and a touchdown in last week's win over the New York Jets, and rookie wideout [Caleb Douglas](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/caleb-douglas) becoming the only rookie this season with multiple touchdown catches in a game after his two-score night in Week 7.

## Key matchups

Maye against Miami's front seven is the game inside the game. [Jordyn Brooks](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/jordyn-brooks) led the Dolphins with nine tackles and two tackles for loss last week and has hit eight-plus tackles in 10 of his last 11 home games, while [Chop Robinson](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/chop-robinson) has a sack in two of his last three and is chasing his third straight game with a sack against New England.

[A.J. Brown](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/a-j-brown) is questionable with an ankle injury, but he's had success against Miami before, catching 10 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown in his last game against the Dolphins while with Philadelphia. [Hunter Henry](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/hunter-henry) is a safer bet in that passing game after catching seven balls for 71 yards last week and with a chance to make it three straight home games with a receiving touchdown.

On the other side of the ball, [Malik Willis](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/malik-willis) is looking for his third straight game with a touchdown pass and a rushing score after completing 14 of 21 attempts for 208 yards and two touchdowns with a 130.7 rating last week. He'll have to get through a Patriots secondary featuring [Christian Gonzalez](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/christian-gonzalez), who has a pass defensed in three of his four career games against Miami, and [Marcus Jones](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/marcus-jones), who had a season-high nine tackles, two tackles for loss and his first sack of the year last week.

Up front, [Christian Barmore](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/christian-barmore) is hunting his third straight game with a sack for New England, and [Robert Spillane](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/robert-spillane) is chasing his eighth consecutive game with five-plus tackles. Miami will try to counter by leaning on Gordon in the run game to keep that pass rush off Willis.

## Injuries that matter

New England lists A.J. Brown (ankle), [Carlton Davis III](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/carlton-davis-iii) (neck) and [Christian Elliss](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/christian-elliss) (chest) as questionable, along with running back [TreVeyon Henderson](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/treveyon-henderson), who is questionable with an illness.

Miami will be without offensive tackle [Kadyn Proctor](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor), who is out with a concussion, while cornerbacks [JuJu Brents](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/juju-brents) (neck) and [Reese Taylor](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/reese-taylor) (quadricep) are both questionable. Long snapper [Tucker Addington](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/players/tucker-addington) was limited in practice, with no game status attached yet.

## Fantasy angles

Drake Maye is projected for 22.5 DraftKings points and is a confident start given his recent run of multi-touchdown, high-rating performances.

Rhamondre Stevenson (12.0 projected) is in line for another heavy workload after his career-high receiving effort last week.

Malik Willis (16.0 projected) has produced a passing score and a rushing score in each of his last two games, making him a viable streaming option at quarterback.

Ollie Gordon II (12.5 projected) is Miami's clear lead back after his career-high rushing day and should keep getting goal-line and early-down work.

Caleb Douglas (9.5 projected) is worth a look as a touchdown-dependent flex play after becoming the only rookie this season with a multi-touchdown receiving game.

## The pick

The market has New England as 7.0-point favorites with the total set at 43.5, and the market's own score projection has the Patriots winning 25-18. New England has outscored opponents 160-143 on the season, while Miami has been outscored 157-98, and with Maye playing at a high level, the Patriots' edge through the air should carry them to a road win.

## Injury report

- Player | Team | Pos | Status
- A.J. Brown | New England Patriots | WR | Questionable
- Carlton Davis III | New England Patriots | CB | Questionable
- Christian Elliss | New England Patriots | LB | Questionable
- TreVeyon Henderson | New England Patriots | RB | Questionable
- JuJu Brents | Miami Dolphins | CB | Questionable
- Kadyn Proctor | Miami Dolphins | OT | Out
- Reese Taylor | Miami Dolphins | CB | Questionable
- Tucker Addington | Miami Dolphins | LS | Limited in practice (no game status yet)

## Depth chart

### Offense

- Pos | New England Patriots | Miami Dolphins
- QB | Drake Maye | Malik Willis
- RB | Rhamondre Stevenson | Ollie Gordon II
- FB | Reggie Gilliam | DJ Herman
- WR | A.J. Brown, DeMario Douglas , Efton Chism III | Malik Washington, Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell
- TE | Hunter Henry | Greg Dulcich
- LT | Will Campbell | Patrick Paul
- LG | Walter Rouse | Kadyn Proctor
- C | Jared Wilson | Aaron Brewer
- RG | Ben Brown | Jonah Savaiinaea
- RT | Morgan Moses | Austin Jackson

### Defense

- Pos | New England Patriots | Miami Dolphins
- LDE | Christian Barmore | Chop Robinson
- NT | Cory Durden | —
- RDE | Milton Williams | Josh Uche
- WLB | Elijah Ponder | Jordyn Brooks
- LILB | Christian Elliss | —
- RILB | Robert Spillane | —
- SLB | Dre'Mont Jones | Willie Gay Jr.
- LCB | Carlton Davis III | Jason Marshall Jr.
- RCB | Christian Gonzalez | JuJu Brents
- NB | Marcus Jones | Chris Johnson
- SS | Craig Woodson | Dante Trader Jr.
- FS | Kevin Byard | Zayne Anderson
- LDT | — | Kenneth Grant
- RDT | — | Zach Sieler
- MLB | — | Jacob Rodriguez

## Recent results

- Team | Last games
- New England Patriots | Wk7 L 24-30 vs Chicago Bears, Wk6 W 26-19 vs New York Jets, Wk5 W 45-17 vs Las Vegas Raiders
- Miami Dolphins | Wk7 W 28-25 vs New York Jets, Wk5 L 24-31 vs Cincinnati Bengals, Wk4 L 10-15 vs Minnesota Vikings

[**Game page**](https://profootballnewshub.com/nfl/game/119)

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