London Calling:
The Miami Dolphins will again be flying across the pond to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6 later this year. Over the last 13 years, London has been a tough city for Miami with a 1-3 record, the only win against Oakland in 2014.
Although London hasn’t faired well for the Dolphins, they are unbeaten as an away team, and fans in South Florida will be pleased to know that this game isn’t a substitute for a Hot Day at the Hard Rock.
Miami’s UK Following: The matchup in Week 6 will be listed as an away game for the Fins, but Tua’s offense will be glad to hear that most in attendance that day will be Dolphins fans because of the substantial following they have in England.
Both teams have been no strangers to a game in London, but this game will be a change of scenery for both teams.
History in London:
Miami and Jacksonville have played a combined 11 games in the Capital, with the Jags possibly wanting to call London their new home in the future. However, over these 11 games, all of them have taken place at Wembley Stadium, which has a capacity of 90,000 and has staged all top sports events. In addition, this year, both teams will make a debut at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which only seats 60,000 but will create a great atmosphere for these two modern quarterbacks.
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Week 7 Bye? All teams that travel to London are always granted the option of taking their bye week after the UK game; however, they can push it back to another week that the Colts did back in 2016.
The Jets also announced that they returned home earlier than a west coast game, so will Miami did the same this year and is not taking their BYE week after their London game. They instead have their BYE week in Week 14.
Injuries are a massive factor:
With the international game being on paper and away one, the Dolphins will arrive later in the UK, with the Jags taking the heavy front of the media duties. The bye week, however, will be very intriguing and shouldn’t be overlooked.
On the road: The Dolphins overall record when facing the Jags outside of Miami is 4-3 with an average of 43 points per game; however, with the Dolphins having a loaded offense and if Lawrence lives up to his expectations, look for this game to fly over that total which will give great entertainment to the UK fan base.
Phins could play the Jags in Timbuktoo or the Himalayas for all I care, they’d better win . This is one Phin fans look to as a “W” when looking at the new schedule. Bucs, Bills twice, Pats twice, Saints, Titans, Ravens is no piece of cake. On paper, Jax is, so this is one they must have, London or not.