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The New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> will play their home opener of the 2016 NFL season at Gillette Stadium against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

The game will be televised by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ with Greg Gumble and Trent Green handling the play-by-play and analysis duties. Jamie Erdahl will work the sidelines. The game will also be aired on the Patriots flagship radio station 98.5 The SportsHub with Bob Socci and Scott Zolak on the call, produced by Marc Capello.<\/p>\n

The Patriots<\/strong> (1-0) defeated the Arizona Cardinals 23-21 on Sunday Night Football as Jimmy Garoppolo was impressive in his first NFL start throwing for 264 yards and a touchdown. LeGarrette Blount ran for 70 yards and a touchdown. Arizona\u2019s Chandler Catanzaro missed a 47-yard field goal with under a minute to go.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins<\/strong> (0-1) lost to the Seattle Seahawks 12-6 when Russell Wilson connected with Doug Baldwin for a game-winning touchdown pass with less than a minute to go. Miami had chances to win with a field goal being blocked, a fourth and inches attempt\u00a0failing from the Seattle 17-yard line and Kenny Stills dropping a sure-fire 71-yard score.<\/p>\n

We here at\u00a0PatsFans.com<\/a>\u00a0are continuing our \u201cRazor\u2019s Edge\u201d\u00a0column in 2016 to give some quick\u00a0analysis on some of the key matchups of the game and what you can look for in how the game plays out.<\/p>\n

Series History:<\/strong>
\nThe Patriots and Dolphins will be meeting for the 102nd<\/sup> time with Miami holding an all-time 53-48 edge. The Patriots hold the all-time edge in home games 33-18 and hold a sizable advantage at Gillette Stadium where they are 12-2. The last three years have seen the series split along home lines with each team holding serve on their home field.<\/p>\n

The Patriots crushed Miami 36-7 in Gillette and Miami dominated in a 20-10 win in the final regular season game of 2015.<\/p>\n

Here is a look at some of the key matchups and who holds the Razor\u2019s Edge.<\/p>\n

First up is the Patriots offense: <\/p>\n

Patriots RBs vs Dolphins Front Seven –\u00a0<\/strong>Razor\u2019s Edge Miami
\n<\/em><\/strong>The Patriots running game overall had a decent night in Arizona, rushing for 106 yards against a tough Cardinals defense. LeGarrette Blount accounted for 70 of those and none were bigger than his 8-yard touchdown run when he carried almost half of the Arizona defense into the end zone. But the offensive line struggled to open holes consistently and frequently Blount was hit in the backfield.<\/p>\n

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LaGarrett Blount scores an 8-yard touchdown run<\/p><\/div>\n

Miami had one of the worst run defenses in the league a year ago, allowing 126.2 yards per game. With the addition of Mario Williams along the defensive line and Kiko Alonso at MLB, they\u2019re looking to reverse that trend. They allowed 112 yards a week ago to the Seahawks but Seattle was a team that averaged over 150 in 2015.<\/p>\n

The key here is patience, with Earl Mitchell, Ndamukong Suh, Cameron Wake in the front line, the Patriots will struggle to consistently run the ball. But they\u2019ll have to stick with it, like a week ago and keep the defense honest. Blount is at his best in the 2nd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup> quarters when defenses wear down. Getting off to a quick start is key for the offense.<\/p>\n

Patriots WRs vs Dolphins Secondary –\u00a0<\/strong>Razor\u2019s Edge New England
\n<\/em><\/strong>The Patriots passing game was pretty effective against a very good Cardinals defense a week ago. Julian Edelman got things off to a quick start and Danny Amendola made a key 32-yard catch on their final scoring drive. Newcomers Chris Hogan and Malcolm Mitchell had impressive debuts in a New England uniform. The pass protection was good for the most part and Jimmy G. was able to move in the pocket to buy time.<\/p>\n

Miami got three sacks against Russell Wilson which is impressive and they got consistent pressure on him until the final drive of each half, which coincidentally were scoring drives for Seattle. Suh, Williams, and Wake were all effective and they\u2019re going to try to do the same against Garoppolo on Sunday.<\/p>\n

They will have to if they want to win this matchup because even without Rob Gronkowski, who probably won\u2019t play again this week, the Pats have plenty of weapons to attack the Miami secondary. Byron Maxwell and rookie Xavien Howard are the starting corners with Bobby McCain holding down the slot. Reshad Jones is among the better safeties in the NFL while Isa Abdul-Quddus is the free safety.<\/p>\n

It all comes down to whether Garoppolo has time to throw because this is a matchup they can easily win. The Patriots have the versatility where they can move their receivers around to find favorable matchups. I\u2019m looking for Edelman and RB James White to have big games this weekend for the Patriots passing game.<\/p>\n

Next up the Miami offense:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Dolphins RBs vs NE Front Seven –\u00a0<\/strong>Razor\u2019s Edge New England
\n<\/em><\/strong>The Dolphins let Lamar Miller walk in free agency and the talented running back was never really properly utilized. They have Jay Ajayi who saw a bit of action in his rookie season, Damien Williams, Isiah Pead and rookie Kenyan Drake who are all backups. They signed Arian Foster who was a free agent from the Texans and he\u2019s earned the starting role. Foster was a prolific back in Houston but age and injuries caught up with him. He may have lost a step in the running game but remains a very good receiver out of the backfield.<\/p>\n

The Patriots made their plan to limit the talented David Johnson a week ago and other than one play where everything went south, they did just that. Johnson had 15 carries for just 44 yards before breaking that 45-yard run in the second half. New England has a good rotational group at defensive tackle with Malcom Brown, Alan Branch, Vincent Valentine and Anthony Johnson. The edge players, Chris Long and Jabaal Sheard were outstanding at setting the edge against Arizona. Jamie Collins is outstanding at filling the holes in run support. They\u2019ll be without Dont\u2019a Hightower who hasn\u2019t practiced this week after injuring a knee on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Chris Long looks to continue his strong play<\/p><\/div>\n

Even without Hightower, the Patriots should have plenty of gap control to stop Foster from being a big factor in the running game. Rookie Elandon Roberts may see some action along with Shea McClellin, Jonathan Freeny, and Barkevious Mingo. The game plan here is to stop the run and force Tannehill into beating them.<\/p>\n

Dolphins WRs vs NE Secondary-\u00a0<\/strong>Razor\u2019s Edge New England
\n<\/em><\/strong>Ryan Tannehill is on his third coach in a year, the carousel of coaches, coordinators and systems has to be mind boggling for the QB who enters an option year for the team in 2017. But the Dolphins seem to have found the right guy in Adam Gase who was called the \u201csmartest guy I ever worked with\u201d by Peyton Manning.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins have plenty of weapons with Jarvis Landry, Kenny Stills, DeVante Parker and rookie Leonte Caroo as well as Foster out of the backfield. They\u2019ll need Parker who\u2019s been nursing an injury to play this week. The tight end position with Jordan Cameron and Dion Sims has to step up.<\/p>\n

The Patriots secondary is deeper this year, starters Malcolm Butler, Logan Ryan, and Justin Coleman (slot) return at corner as do Devin McCourty and Pat Chung at safety but with the additions of Cyrus Jones, Jonathan Jones and Eric Rowe from Philly, the Pats have the ability to mix in their coverages much better. Collins and Mingo are athletic freaks at linebacker who can drop into coverage or blitz.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m looking for the edge players, Long, Sheard, and Trey Flowers to have an active game, pushing Tannehill out of his comfort zone and forcing some mistakes. Tannehill has thrown eight picks in eight career games against New England.<\/p>\n

Special Teams-<\/strong>\u00a0Razor\u2019s Edge New England
\n<\/em>The Patriots special teams get the edge in the kicking game, where Stephen Gostkowski is the best, most reliable kicker in the NFL. He was responsible in a very large way for the New England victory a week ago. And it didn\u2019t all have to do with his scoring. Gostkowski was five for five hitting on all three FG attempts as well as both extra points but it was his kickoffs that made such a difference.<\/p>\n

With the new rules in place placing the ball at the 25-yard line following a touchback, the Patriots made a concerted effort to force Arizona to return the kicks. Gostkowski was very effective at launching these short \u201cmortar\u201d kicks down close to the goal line. The hang time allowed the coverage units to stop the returns deep in Cardinals territory.<\/p>\n

Gostkowski is clearly holding the edge over Andrew Franks for the Dolphins, who is still largely untested, attempting only 16 FGs a year ago.<\/p>\n

Jakeem Grant had an impressive opener returning kicks for Miami, he\u2019ll be a player to watch. Cyrus Jones is looking to step it up for the Pats, taking the heat off of Edelman and Amendola this season.<\/p>\n

Next up, who wins and why\u2026 <\/p>\n

Prediction:
\n<\/strong>This game is a divisional matchup so the teams know each other well. The Patriots will be without Tom Brady, Dion Lewis, Rob Ninkovich and probably Gronkowski and Hightower as well. That\u2019s a lot of veteran production there.<\/p>\n

The key for Jimmy Garoppolo and the Pats offense, like a week ago is getting off to a fast start. Look for the Patriots to spread them out in the passing game and find favorable matchups allowing Garoppolo to get the ball out quickly. Edelman and White will be key performers here. In his last four games against Miami, Edelman has 33 catches, 403 yards, and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n

This one should be closer than if New England was up to full strength but Bill Belichick and the home team hold serve. Patriots 24-16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter\u00a0<\/em>@SteveB7SFG<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or email me at\u00a0<\/em>stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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