when is the miami dolphins first preseason game?
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The Dolphins will play at Hard Rock Stadium for the first time this season on Thursday, Aug. 20, when they host the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Unlike Thanksgiving Day, the NFL only sporadically has scheduled games on Christmas Day. The Dolphins have played three games on Christmas Day, including the 1971 classic playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs on the first day the NFL played games on that holiday.
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Miami won 31-17. The teams faced off again the following year on November 23, 2019 with FIU serving as the home team. ... In an upset, FIU won the game 30-24, giving them their first ever win over Miami.
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2. Super Bowl LIV will start at 3:30 p.m. PST on Sunday, Feb. 2. It will take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., the home of the Miami Dolphins.
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Tua Tagovailoa was taken by the Miami Dolphins with the No. 5 overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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The first NFL preseason game at SoFi Stadium will match the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints on Aug. 14, the team announced Wednesday. The Rams other home preseason game will be on Aug. 29 against the Denver Broncos.
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The Chargers will kick things off with their first preseason game on Sunday, Aug. 16 at SoFi Stadium to take on the Cowboys. The official 2020 season begins on Sept. 13 as the Chargers are on the road to take on the Bengals.
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The game is scheduled to be played on February 6, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, (with the exact date pending potential changes to the NFL calendar).
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Minkah Fitzpatrick has 'humbling experience' as NFL rookie. ... Fitzpatrick played in the CFP championship games for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons with Alabama -- the final two as a consensus All-American. He joined the Dolphins as the 11th player picked in the NFL Draft on April 26.
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Super Bowl LIV will start at 3:30 p.m. PST on Sunday, Feb. 2. It will take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., the home of the Miami Dolphins.
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The Florida Gators will face the Virginia Cavaliers in college football's Orange Bowl game in Miami, it was announced on Sunday afternoon. No. 9 Florida will make its first Orange Bowl appearance since the game that followed the 2001 season, when the Gators beat Maryland, 56-23, on Jan.
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The NFL had already called off its annual NFL Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, and in early July reportedly planned to skip games in preseason Weeks 1 and 4. But now, the league's first game since Super Bowl LIV will come on Thursday, Sept. 10 when the Texans and Chiefs play in primetime.
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The Patriots will open the preseason with a game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. New England's other home preseason contest will take place on Friday, Aug.
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The two schools' football teams finally played each other again on September 22, 2018, marking the first game between the two since 2007. ... In an upset, FIU won the game 30-24, giving them their first ever win over Miami.
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The first game of the NFL preseason will be played on Aug. 6 with the Cowboys and Steelers duking it out in the Hall of Fame Game, which will be played in Canton, Ohio.
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The official broadcast will begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., with kickoff expected to be closer to 6:40.
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The Miami Dolphins are tanking the 2019 season. Everyone says so, so it must be true. Media members are developing plans for the Dolphins to be able to throw games later in the season to make sure they finish the season winless and able to claim the first-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.