2022 Miami Dolphins Schedule: Full Listing of Dates, Times and TV Info

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Tua Tagovailoa faces a crucial season
in his development after the Miami Dolphins’ front office spent the
offseason making sure the third-year quarterback has all the
necessary tools to succeed in 2022.

The headline move was acquiring
superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs. He
gives the team a bona fide No. 1 target and should combine with
Jaylen Waddle to form one of the NFL’s most dynamic playmaker
tandems.

Miami also brought in fellow wideout
Cedrick Wilson and a pair of running backs, Chase Edmonds and Raheem
Mostert, to significantly increase the talent level around
Tagovailoa. Tight end Mike Gesicki also returns to a suddenly
high-upside unit.

The Dolphins upgraded in the
trenches, too, signing tackle Terron Armstead and guard Connor Williams to
remake the left side of their offensive line. So they left no stone
unturned in their effort to improve after
finishing 25th in total offense last season.

Now the question is whether Tagovailoa
can make a leap toward the upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks and turn
Miami into a serious threat in the loaded AFC.

Let’s check out the slate of games the
Dolphins will need to navigate as part of that quest following the
league’s schedule release Thursday.

2022 Miami Dolphins Schedule

Full television schedule can be found on the team’s official website.

Analysis

If the Dolphins don’t at least contend
for a playoff spot, it’ll likely be hard to blame that lack of
success on their schedule, which looks manageable at the outset.

They have a quartet of highly difficult
road games against the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles
Chargers and San Francisco 49ers, but that’s the case for a vast
majority of the teams, especially in an AFC where there are so few
pushovers.

Even with those tricky tests away from
home, Miami certainly has a viable path to 10 wins, which is
basically what it took to earn an AFC playoff berth last season. The
Pittsburgh Steelers secured the last spot at 9-7-1.

New head coach Mike McDaniel told Joe
Schad of the Palm Beach Post he wants his players to embrace thinking
big.

“What is it going to feel like
when you’re on the Miami Dolphins in 2022 and they have their first
playoff win in 22 years?” McDaniel said. “You can’t be
afraid of that. Chase that. Chase that feeling.”

That’s a realistic goal based on the
Dolphins’ strong offseason and their schedule.

Pivotal Matchups

Winning the AFC East could prove
difficult given the Bills’ recent success, including the last two
division titles, and their own strong offseason, highlighted by the
addition of linebacker Von Miller.

So, barring an unexpected down year
from Buffalo or a season where everything breaks right for Miami, the
Phins are likely going to find themselves in the thick of the
wild-card race.

In turn, the most important games for
the Dolphins will likely be those against the other teams they will
probably be battling nearly the postseason cut line: the Chargers,
Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and
Pittsburgh Steelers.

Those six games (they play the Pats
twice) represent 35 percent of the team’s schedule and could
ultimately determine its playoff fate. Going 4-2 or better would
provide a massive boost.

All told, there’s plenty of reason for
optimism in Miami, but how the team performs in those key games and
any one-score contests will tell the tale for 2022.