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Miami Dolphins are back at home in Week 8, as they're set to host the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium for their first of two matchups against their division rivals in their 2026 campaign.
New England, coming off their run to the Super Bowl last year, hasn't been overly impressive this year, going 4-3 through the first seven weeks of the season. They're comin off of a Thursday night loss, so they do have a bit of extra rest coming into this game.
Before we get to the weekend, let's take a look at who some of the experts are picking to win this AFC East showdown between the Dolphins and Patriots.
USA Today Sports
- Jarrett Bell: Patriots
- Nick Brinkerhoff: Patriots
- Chris Bumbaca: Patriots
- Nate Davis: Patriots
- Adam Kaufman: Patriots
- Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz: Patriots
ESPN
- Matt Bowen: Patriots
- Mike Clay: Patriots
- Jeremy Fowler: Patriots
- Dan Graziano: Patriots
- Kalyn Kahler: Patriots
- Pamela Maldonado: Patriots
- Eric Moody: Patriots
- Jason Reid: Patriots
- Benjamin Solak: Patriots
- Lindsey Thiry: Patriots
- Seth Wickersham: Patriots
CBS Sports
- Pete Prisco: Patriots
- Jared Dubin: Patriots
- Ryan Wilson: Patriots
- John Breech: Patriots
- Tyler Sullivan: Patriots
- Dave Richard: Patriots
- Jamey Eisenberg: Patriots
Sports Illustrated
- Albert Breer: Patriots
- Eva Geitheim: Patriots
- Mitch Goldich: Patriots
- Mike Kadlick: Patriots
- Gilberto Manzano: Patriots
- Conor Orr: Patriots
- John Pluym: Patriots
- Matt Verderame: Patriots
NFL.com
- Jeremy Bergman: Patriots
- Brooke Cersosimo: Patriots
- Gennaro Filice: Patriots
- Bobby Kowmack: Patriots
- Dan Parr: Patriots
Bleacher Report
- Gary Davenport: Patriots
- Brad Gagnon: Patriots
- Ian Hanford: Patriots
- Kristopher Knox: Patriots
- Moe Moton: Patriots
- Wes O'Donnell: Patriots
- Brent Sobleski: Patriots
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Expert picks for Dolphins vs. Patriots in Week 8
