A pair of sentences most probably wouldn’t have fathomed to think would be a possibility at this point in the year: The Miami Dolphins are 3-0. The New England Patriots are 1-2.
But on Sunday, when the Dolphins travel to Foxborough, Massachusetts, for their first of two games against the Patriots, they face the daunting task of defeating Bill Belichick’s team at home — no easy feat for any team. The Patriots have gone 118-27 at Gillette Stadium over Belichick’s 18-plus years leading the team, including six years with a perfect 8-0 mark at home. His lone losing season in front of the home crowd came in his inaugural year as New England’s head coach in 2000.