Miami at Tampa Bay

Miami has a new coach in Mike McDaniel, who will try to continue the momentum of the Dolphins winning eight of their last nine games in 2021, though it wasn't enough for Brian Flores to keep his job. Tua Tagovailoa will likely have a chip on his shoulder after hearing rumors that Miami was trying to get Tom Brady after Tagovailoa played 13 games for the Dolphins and passed for 2,653 yards in 2021. Teddy Bridgewater is the backup and in his eighth NFL season. He threw for 3,052 yards with 18 touchdowns in 14 games with Denver last year. Skylar Thompson is the third-string QB and a rookie seventh-round pick from Kansas State who has looked great in camp. Brady has said he will miss this game for personal reasons, although it wasn't likely he would have played much anyway. Blaine Gabbert is the backup and is in his 11th NFL season. He managed to get into six games in 2021 and completed seven of 11 pass attempts. The No. 3 QB is Kyle Trask, and he has struggled some in training camp, throwing interceptions. Ryan Griffin is the other backup and has hung around for many years, but it has mostly been on practice squads. Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles was 7-9 straight up and 8-8 ATS in the preseason with the Jets. The road team has covered 11 of the last 12 preseason meetings between these teams, and Tampa Bay has lost seven of its last eight openers. Miami has covered five straight versus NFC South teams in preseason. Take the Dolphins.