Since Tom Brady left in the 2020 offseason, the history between the New England Patriots and their division rivals now has a completely different balance. Josh Allen took over as the starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and has given the Pats some of their most humiliating defeats in recent memory. Now that the Jets have Aaron Rodgers , that team is no longer going to be the easy victory that many New England fans anticipate before kickoff.
However, the Miami Dolphins are always scrappy and normally come up with plenty of upsets against this team, mainly whenever they play in South Beach. But it’s not like Miami always comes out to play and brings it down to the wire every single time. No, there have been plenty of moments where the Patriots have blown out the Dolphins, regardless if it is at home or on the road.
Let’s take a look at the five best games where that has been the case for now, but do not worry, there will be another time when the Miami curse will be explained. The Dolphins Are Always the Toughest Rival for New England There haven’t been a lot of seasons where the Patriots and Dolphins were both trying to fight for a spot in the playoffs, but heading into this Week 14 showdown in Gillette Stadium, one of them needed to win to keep their hopes alive. The Patriots had already beaten this division rival on the road in October, which will be talked about later on, so Miami was under more pressure to win.
Head coach Dave Wannstedt had his team 8-4 heading .
