Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

atFalcons at Dolphins

Preseason

August 28 · 7:00 PM EDT

· ATL -4.5 · O/U 36.5

Falcons ride form into Hard Rock Stadium

Atlanta arrives at Hard Rock Stadium having gone W-L-W-W-W over its last five, while Miami has stumbled to L-L-L-W-L in the same stretch. That divergence in recent form sets up a real contrast in momentum heading into kickoff.

Keys to the game

Miami will be without Trey Moore (Out) and James Ester (Injured Reserve), thinning the group that De'Von Achane, Tutu Atwell, Gottlieb Ayedze, Chris Bell, Coleman Bennett, Aaron Brewer, DJ Campbell and Kevin Cline will need to carry.
Atlanta is missing Trey Sermon, Malik Verdon and Jalon Walker, all on Injured Reserve, leaving Vinny Anthony II, Matthew Bergeron, Chris Blair, Zachariah Branch, James Brockermeyer, Nathan Carter, Beaux Collins and Kam Dewberry to shoulder the load.

Our predictionMedium confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Atlanta Falcons3rd in the NFC South, 1 backWLWWWW11-0Away

Miami Dolphins4th in the AFC East, 2 backLLLWLL20-1Home

Our pick, projected final

Falcons21

Dolphins23

Dolphins to win

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Atlanta Falcons5 listed

Michael Penix Jr.QB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Kam DewberryG · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Trey SermonRB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Malik VerdonLB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Jalon WalkerLB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Miami Dolphins5 listed

James EsterG · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Kenneth GrantDT · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Trey MooreLB · is out. Back 2026-10-25.

Ronnie Harrison Jr.LB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Ollie Gordon IIRB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Drafted players

Preseason game

In the preseason a roster is in flux: these are 90-man camp rosters that get cut to 53, and the depth chart behind them describes the season rather than tonight. So rosters and projected lineups are held for the regular season and the playoffs. What is settled is who each club took in April, in pick order.

Atlanta Falcons6 picks

2nd

Avieon TerrellCBClemsonNo. 48#12

3rd

Zachariah BranchWRGeorgiaNo. 79#17

4th

Kendal DanielsLBOklahomaNo. 134#53

6th

Anterio ThompsonDTWashingtonNo. 208Out

6th

Harold Perkins Jr.LBLSUNo. 215#56

7th

Ethan OnianwaOTOhio StateNo. 231#75

Miami Dolphins13 picks

1st

Kadyn ProctorOTAlabamaNo. 12#74

1st

Chris JohnsonCBSan Diego StateNo. 27#3

2nd

Jacob RodriguezLBTexas TechNo. 43#10

3rd

Caleb DouglasWRTexas TechNo. 75#7

3rd

Will KacmarekTEOhio StateNo. 87#82

3rd

Chris BellWRLouisvilleNo. 94#18

4th

Trey MooreEDGETexasNo. 130Out

4th

Kyle LouisLBPittsburghNo. 138#19

5th

Michael TaaffeSTexasNo. 158#31

5th

Kevin Coleman Jr.WRMissouriNo. 177#83

5th

Seydou TraoreTEMississippi StateNo. 180#49

6th

DJ CampbellOGTexasNo. 200#63

7th

Max LlewellynEDGEIowaNo. 238#57

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Falcons at Dolphins

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atFalcons at Dolphins

Preseason

August 28 · 7:00 PM EDT

· ATL -4.5 · O/U 36.5

Falcons ride form into Hard Rock Stadium

Keys to the game

Miami will be without Trey Moore (Out) and James Ester (Injured Reserve), thinning the group that De'Von Achane, Tutu Atwell, Gottlieb Ayedze, Chris Bell, Coleman Bennett, Aaron Brewer, DJ Campbell and Kevin Cline will need to carry.
Atlanta is missing Trey Sermon, Malik Verdon and Jalon Walker, all on Injured Reserve, leaving Vinny Anthony II, Matthew Bergeron, Chris Blair, Zachariah Branch, James Brockermeyer, Nathan Carter, Beaux Collins and Kam Dewberry to shoulder the load.

Our predictionMedium confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Atlanta Falcons3rd in the NFC South, 1 backWLWWWW11-0Away

Miami Dolphins4th in the AFC East, 2 backLLLWLL20-1Home

Our pick, projected final

Falcons21

Dolphins23

Dolphins to win

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Atlanta Falcons5 listed

Michael Penix Jr.QB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Kam DewberryG · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Trey SermonRB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Malik VerdonLB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Jalon WalkerLB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Miami Dolphins5 listed

James EsterG · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Kenneth GrantDT · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Trey MooreLB · is out. Back 2026-10-25.

Ronnie Harrison Jr.LB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Ollie Gordon IIRB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Drafted players

Preseason game

Atlanta Falcons6 picks

2nd

Avieon TerrellCBClemsonNo. 48#12

3rd

Zachariah BranchWRGeorgiaNo. 79#17

4th

Kendal DanielsLBOklahomaNo. 134#53

6th

Anterio ThompsonDTWashingtonNo. 208Out

6th

Harold Perkins Jr.LBLSUNo. 215#56

7th

Ethan OnianwaOTOhio StateNo. 231#75

Miami Dolphins13 picks

1st

Kadyn ProctorOTAlabamaNo. 12#74

1st

Chris JohnsonCBSan Diego StateNo. 27#3

2nd

Jacob RodriguezLBTexas TechNo. 43#10

3rd

Caleb DouglasWRTexas TechNo. 75#7

3rd

Will KacmarekTEOhio StateNo. 87#82

3rd

Chris BellWRLouisvilleNo. 94#18

4th

Trey MooreEDGETexasNo. 130Out

4th

Kyle LouisLBPittsburghNo. 138#19

5th

Michael TaaffeSTexasNo. 158#31

5th

Kevin Coleman Jr.WRMissouriNo. 177#83

5th

Seydou TraoreTEMississippi StateNo. 180#49

6th

DJ CampbellOGTexasNo. 200#63

7th

Max LlewellynEDGEIowaNo. 238#57

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins — Aug 28, 2026

Falcons ride form into Hard Rock Stadium

Keys to the game

Injury report

Drafted players

League standings

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins — Aug 28, 2026

Falcons ride form into Hard Rock Stadium

Keys to the game

Injury report

Drafted players

League standings