DOLPHINS (0-0) vs. COLTS (0-0)
Kickoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Lucas Oil Stadium
TV: CBS (Ch. 4 in Miami-Dade, Broward counties; Ch. 12 in Palm Beach); RADIO: WBGG (105.9-FM), WIOD (610-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM); WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 28-25, including playoffs, entering his fourth season as a head coach; the Colts’ Shane Steichen is 17-17, entering his third season leading Indianapolis.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series with the Colts 48-29, including playoffs. Indianapolis still holds the distinction as the last franchise to lose to Miami in a playoff game, back in 2000 as the Dolphins enter 2025 holding the longest active playoff win drought.
Weather: 66 degrees, 36 percent humidity, 5 mph winds, 0 percent chance of precipitation. Lucas Oil Stadium has a retractable roof that is often closed.
Line: The Dolphins are 1-point underdogs; the over-under is 46 1/2.
Injuries: Dolphins — Out: TE Darren Waller (hip), RB Jaylen Wright (knee), CB Ethan Bonner (hamstring); Questionable: G James Daniels (ankle), WR Dee Eskridge (concussion); Physically unable to perform: OL Liam Eichenberg; Non-football illness: CB Cam Smith; Injured reserve: K Jason Sanders (hip), OL Andrew Meyer (upper body), CB Kader Kohou (knee), RB Alexander Mattison (neck), CB Artie Burns (knee), TE Jalin Conyers, CB Jason Maitre, OL Obinna Eze, OL Germain Ifedi, OL Yodny Cajuste.
Colts — Questionable: RB Tyler Goodson (elbow); Injured reserve: RB Salvon Ahmed among nine players on IR.
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Noteworthy: The Dolphins have had success in recent openers, winning four straight, with coach Mike McDaniel 3-0 in Week 1 and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa 4-0 in his career in openers. …
The Colts have had the opposite go for them in Week 1. They haven’t won any of their past 11 openers (0-10-1). …
Last season, these two teams played to an ugly 16-10 decision in favor of the Colts as the Dolphins played the final of four games Tagovailoa had to sit out while on IR to recover from a concussion. …
Longtime Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard is expected to start and play plenty. With 100 career regular-season games played with Miami, his 101st career game is against the Dolphins. …
Rookies who are expected to play key roles for Miami on Sunday include running back Ollie Gordon II, left guard Jonah Savaiinaea defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. Grant was Miami’s first-round pick, No. 13 overall, and the Colts selected tight end Tyler Warren with the next pick. …
The Colts will honor late owner Jim Irsay, who died during the offseason. …
The Dolphins claimed ex-Colts cornerback JuJu Brents off waivers the day after roster cut-down day. Brents was a 2023 second-round pick of Indianapolis and didn’t make the team in his third NFL season. …
The Colts have South Florida connections in wide receivers coach Reggie Wayne (Hall of Fame Miami Hurricanes wide receiver), tight end Will Mallory (UM), cornerback Chris Lammons (Plantation High), defensive line coach Charlie Partridge (former FAU coach) and quarterbacks coach Cam Turner (former FIU quarterbacks/wide receivers coach).
