# Week 18, 2026: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record

No pundit we track has picked a side in Dolphins vs Patriots yet.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-dolphins-at-patriots

## How they come in

The Dolphins are 0-4 and have lost 4 straight; the Patriots are 2-2. It is a division game. On win totals, 18 pundits put the Dolphins at 2.8 wins on average, and 16 pundits put the Patriots at 10.2 wins on average.

Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

- Miami Dolphins: 0-4, lost 4 straight (46 scored, 101 allowed)
  - Last games: L 10-15 at Vikings; L 10-24 vs Chiefs; L 13-35 at 49ers
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 32nd, defense 28th of 32
  - Last season: 7-10
  - Win-total calls: 18 pundits, average 2.8, 0 to 7 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 4 of 4 Dolphins games
- New England Patriots: 2-2 (65 scored, 77 allowed)
  - Last games: W 29-26 at Bills; L 6-35 at Jaguars; W 20-3 vs Steelers
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 30th, defense 10th of 32
  - Last season: 14-3
  - Win-total calls: 16 pundits, average 10.2, 9 to 14 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Patriots games

## Players to watch

Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard

- [Malik Willis](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malik-willis) (Starting QB, QB): 712 passing yards · 1 TD, 2 INT · 56.3% completions · 112 rushing yards · 4 games; 25th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 8, 2026: Malik Willis to record 1,000 rushing yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 6, 2026: Malik Willis to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Ollie Gordon II](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ollie-gordon-ii) (RB1, RB): 148 rushing yards on 29 carries · 2 TD · 5 catches for 14 · 3 games; 32nd in the NFL in rushing yards
- [Malik Washington](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malik-washington) (WR1, WR): 17 catches for 219 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 31st in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Malik Washington to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Greg Dulcich](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-dulcich) (TE1, TE): 9 catches for 90 yards · 0 TD · 3 games; 123rd in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 11, 2026: Greg Dulcich to outplay his draft cost (Late-Round) (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Aug 23, 2026: Greg Dulcich to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Zach Sieler](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zach-sieler) (Sack leader, DE): 2 sacks · 7 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks
- [Jacob Rodriguez](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacob-rodriguez) (Tackle leader, LB): 20 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 12th in the NFL in solo tackles
  - No. 2 Lance Zierlein, Sep 15, 2026: Jacob Rodriguez to win Defensive Rookie of the Year (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 9, 2026: Jacob Rodriguez to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Drake Maye](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drake-maye) (Starting QB, QB): 854 passing yards · 4 TD, 7 INT · 62.4% completions · 136 rushing yards · 4 games; 17th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 9, 2026: Drake Maye to finish QB1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 6, 2026: Drake Maye to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Rhamondre Stevenson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rhamondre-stevenson) (RB1, RB): 163 rushing yards on 44 carries · 1 TD · 12 catches for 90 · 4 games; 27th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 8, 2026: Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 7, 2026: Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Mack Hollins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mack-hollins) (WR1, WR): 15 catches for 209 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 39th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Sep 29, 2026: Mack Hollins to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Hunter Henry](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/hunter-henry) (TE1, TE): 12 catches for 133 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 86th in the NFL in receiving yards
- [Elijah Ponder](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/elijah-ponder) (Sack leader, LB): 2.5 sacks · 7 solo tackles · 4 games; 21st in the NFL in sacks
- [Robert Spillane](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/robert-spillane) (Tackle leader, LB): 17 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in solo tackles

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology