Sunday afternoon in Foxboro, the red hot New England Patriots host the Miami Dolphins in an important AFC East divisional match-up. New England has outscored their last two opponents by a combined 94-7.
Tom Brady is officially back and playing as well as ever. Wes Welker and Randy Moss have combined for 33 catches and six TDs in their last two outings as Brady brought back memories of two years ago, when he threw for an NFL-record 50 touchdowns during a 16-0 regular season.
NFL odds makers love the Pats at home in this one as prognosticators are calling New England a heavy home favorite against their division rival. The Vegas line is sitting at, the Patriots -11 with the total at 46.5.
The Dolphins are coming off a 30-25 road win over the Jets last Sunday. It wasn't pretty, but Miami got the win.
Although the Dolphins were able to gain get just 104 yards from scrimmage, they scored 21 points during a third-quarter stretch without the offense touching the ball.
Last season both of these teams finished 11-5, but the Dolphins won the division. The Patriots will be ready to last season's nightmare. Expect the Pats to be ready to defend all the offensive looks at Miami throws at them.
With the run-heavy attack out of the wildcat slowing down a bit lately, the Dolphins may need to find more balance offensively if they're going to win for the fourth time in five games.
The Dolphins won't have to worry about that. After the way they looked last week, I don't expect them to be able to compete with the Patriots.
Take New England and give the points.