Predictions

Dave Hyde Sports Columnist

Season record: 4-6 Prediction: Patriots 34, Dolphins 17

Comment: It’s the NFL. Anything can happen. But the Patriots remain the class of the AFC, the Dolphins’ daddy, and there’s nothing to suggest this will be much of a game unless the Patriots view it lightly.

David Selig Senior Digital Editor

Season record: 6-4 Prediction: Patriots 30, Dolphins 17 Comment: Leftover bird on the table, lights going up … and the Patriots putting the AFC East out of reach. It must be the start of the holiday season.

Omar Kelly Dolphins Writer/Columnist

Season record: 6-4 Prediction: Patriots 31, Dolphins 21

Comment: The Dolphins might be in New England’s division, but they aren’t in the Patriots’ league. New England executes like a well-oiled machine on offense, and the Dolphins can’t keep pace.

Keven Lerner Online Sports Editor

Season record: 6-4 Prediction: Patriots 31, Dolphins 13

Comment: The Patriots are favored by 17 points, and that spread could get even bigger come game time. The Dolphins have lost eight consecutive games at New England by a combined score of 255-109.

Matt Lincoln CBS12 Sports Director

Season record: 5-5 Prediction: Patriots 37, Dolphins 24

Comment: The Dolphins are in desperation mode, and the recent success of the offense continues in New England. But there’s no way a secondary that’s allowing opposing QBs a rating of 104 can contain Brady.

Steve Svekis Assistant Sports Editor

Season record: 5-5 Prediction: Patriots 28, Dolphins 10 Comment: Any trip to New England usually ends in a loss, but the Dolphins head north to play the defending NFL champions in chilly conditions with the additional figurative frost of the season being pretty much done after the team’s fourth consecutive defeat.