Welcome to Season 8, Episode 16 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious-yet-lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup.
The first time the Patriots faced the Dolphins this season, way back in Week 2, it was supposed to be easy, and man, was it. So much was so easy for the Patriots then, it seemed.
They thoroughly demolished the Dolphins that Sunday, 43-0, on Miami’s turf. How thorough was it? When the third quarter ended, the Dolphins were outgaining Patriots tight end Matt LaCosse, 38-33.
Stephon Gilmore and Jamie Collins returned interceptions for long touchdowns.