The Miami Dolphins wrap up their preseason on Friday, Aug. 28, against the Atlanta Falcons. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The game airs locally on CBS 4 Miami and WPTV (NBC Channel 5) in West Palm Beach. Streaming is available through Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
It's the final chance for players on both rosters to make a case for a starting job or a roster spot before cuts. For the Dolphins, that urgency is heightened after last week's 26-3 loss to the New York Giants, a performance that left the team searching for answers on both sides of the ball.
The one bright spot came on the only offensive series led by new starting quarterback Malik Willis. That brief stretch stands as the team's strongest work of the preseason, and it gives fans something to watch for against Atlanta.
There's another layer of intrigue in this one. Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins' former franchise quarterback, returns to Miami now fighting for the starting job in Atlanta against Michael Penix. Things haven't gone smoothly for him either, and the reception he gets from the home crowd adds a storyline that goes beyond the scoreboard.
Both teams are looking for long-term solutions at quarterback, and Friday's game offers a chance to see how each is progressing.
The Dolphins' preseason hasn't been kind so far. They opened with a 20-7 loss to Washington on Aug. 14, then followed it with the lopsided defeat to the Giants. That leaves Friday's game as the last opportunity for the roster to show something before the regular season begins.
Miami opens the regular season on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 13 at 4:25 p.m. ET on Fox. From there, the schedule doesn't let up: a trip to San Francisco follows in Week 2, then a home game against Kansas City in Week 3.
For the Falcons, the preseason finale is equally significant. The quarterback battle between Tagovailoa and Penix has been the focus of Atlanta's camp, and Friday's game gives both players one more chance to state their case before the regular season.
Tickets for the game are available through StubHub.
Elsewhere around the league on Friday, Pittsburgh faces Buffalo at 7 p.m. on NFL Network, New England meets Cleveland at 8 p.m. on Prime Video, San Francisco takes on Las Vegas at 8 p.m., and the LA Rams play the LA Chargers at 10 p.m. on NFL Network.
The Dolphins' full regular-season schedule is set, with a Week 6 bye and the regular-season finale at New England in Week 18, with the date and time still to be determined.
Source: Yahoo Sports