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A divisional clash between the Dolphins and Bills looms on the horizon in Week 2. We’ve made it to the weekend, which means we’ve entered into crunch time for preparations for a critical showdown in the AFC East for Miami. But, according to NFL Pick Watch, the buildup to Week 2 for the Dolphins may very well be anti-climatic, just as we saw in Week 1 when Miami traveled north to play the New England Patriots.
The Dolphins are going to have to earn the respect of the experts picking the games — because despite the injuries to the Buffalo Bills this weekend it is clear that the Dolphins won’t be getting the benefit of the doubt any time soon from anyone picking the games.
According to NFL Pick Watch, just 6% of individuals to predict the outcome of the game are willing to go out on a limb and say the Dolphins win. There aren’t very many teams who are such overwhelming underdogs according to the consensus in Week 2:
- Chargers – 1% (versus Kansas City)
- Jets – 2% (versus San Francisco)
- Jaguars – 3% (versus Tennessee)
- Washington – 4% (versus Arizona)
- Detroit – 4% (versus Green Bay)
Miami, based off their reputation last season, is going to persistently be bunched in among the lowly teams across the NFL until they force analysts to reconsider the development of the team. And given the flop in Week 1, Miami did nothing to disprove the notion that they’re still a long way off from being a team to be taken seriously.
They can change that in Week 2. Never mind that if Miami does indeed win, it will be turned into a joke about the Bills instead of a credit to the Dolphins. But that’s fine! All wins count the same at the end of the year no matter what.