You fall into the trap of overlooking your current opponent and lose. The Dolphins say there’s no chance of that happening. The Dolphins (4-6), who likely need to win five of their remaining seven games to earn a wild-card playoff berth, maintain their sole focus is on the Patriots (3-8).

When the Miami Dolphins played the New England Patriots in Week 5, they did a decent enough job limiting the Patriots’ best players and barely escaped with a victory.