On Sunday night, the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers will meet in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. It will be their fifth postseason meeting in a history dating back to 1963.

Breaking down Miami Dolphins QB Quinn Ewers' third NFL start, a loss in New England to the Patriots to finish the season.

The Patriots and Dolphins play Sunday in Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season. Dolphins running back De'Von Achane and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle have been ruled out for the game. Patriots offensive tackle Will Campbell and defensive tackle Milton Williams are both expected to return this week.

The New England Patriots finished the 2025 regular season with a 38-10 blowout of the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium Sunday, but the game wasn't as close to perfect as the final score may indicate. Here are the final UP and DOWN grades for the Pats before the start of the playoffs...

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Patriots by 10 1/2 Against the spread: Dolphins 8-8; Patriots 10-5-1 Series record: Dolphins lead 64-56 Last meeting: Patriots won 33-27 in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The New England Patriots routed the Miami Dolphins 38-10 on Sunday behind five touchdowns from their running back tandem, clinching at least the No. 2 seed in the AFC and dropping Miami to 7-10 on the season.

The Miami Dolphins will aim to avoid double-digit losses for the first time since 2019 as they take on the 13-3 New England Patriots. Rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers will hope to pull off an upset for the second week in a row.

After the Patriots humiliated the Jets in Week 17, it was noted that opposing quarterbacks have put together a splendid season against the Jets defense.

Preview the Week 18 matchup between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Patriots must record victory over Dolphins in regular-season finale if they want to hold on to No. 2 seed in AFC playoffs

The New England Patriots entered Week 17 as massive favorites over the New York Jets, and they lived up to the pre-game expectation. Celebrating their eighth win in eight road games this year, they left their division rivals no chance and cruised to an easy 42-10 win that could have been even more lopsided had they not taken their foot off the gas in the second half.