South Florida Sun-Sentinel Palm Beach (Sunday)

Sunday, 1 p.m.; Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

- —Safid Deen

TV: FOX (Ch: 7 in Miami-Dade/Broward; Ch: 29 in Palm Beach); Radio: 560-AM, 99.9-FM,

1140-AM (Spanish)

Coaches: Miami’s Adam Gase (16-16 in two seasons with Dolphins); Tennessee’s Mike Vrabel (0-0 in first season with Titans)

Series: Miami leads the all-time season series with Tennessee 20-17.

Betting Line: Dolphins +1

Key injuries Dolphins — Doubtful: WR DeVante Parker (broken finger); Titans — Out: LB Harold Landry (ankle), LB Rashaan Evans (hamstring), OT Jack Conklin (knee), S Kendrick Lewis (foot)

Noteworthy: Dolphins quarterbac­k Ryan Tannehill makes his return to action in the regular season after knee injuries in December 2016 and before the 2017 season. … Kenyan Drake, who has 823 yards rushing with five touchdowns in 32 career games, will assume an expanded role as Miami’s feature back. … Veteran Frank Gore, a former Coral Gables High and University of Miami standout, enters the game 76 yards shy of passing Curtis Martin for fourth place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. … Tennessee’s Mike Vrabel, a former Patriots linebacker, makes his head-coaching debut.

… Titans quarterbac­k Marcus Mariota is navigating his third offensive scheme in four seasons due to offensive coordinato­r and head coaching changes. …

Titans running back Derrick Henry assumes the starter role thanks to DeMarco Murray’s retirement, and will be spelled by former Patriots running back Dion Lewis. … Miami will start rookie linebacker Jerome Baker, while second-year linebacker Raekwon McMillian also makes his debut after recovering from a torn ACL suffered last year in the preseason. … Dolphins tight ends A.J. Derby and Mike Gesicki should see an increased role with starter MarQueis Gray lost for the season due to an Achilles tendon tear.

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