The Miami Dolphins are still winless, but the mood around the team has taken a sharp turn back upward.
That’s the clearest takeaway from the latest SB Nation Reacts poll, which shows Dolphins fan confidence jumping back to 79 percent in Week 4. That puts Miami right back near its preseason level after a brief dip following the opening stretch of the season.
It’s been a rough start on the field, but not exactly a shocking one. Miami entered the year in what the source describes as a rebuild season, with the roster and salary cap being reset in hopes of building a steadier team over the next few years. The early results have been uneven, and the Dolphins are 0-3, but fans appear to still be buying into the process.
There was at least a little reason for that optimism after Week 3. Even in a 24-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami showed more fight than it had in Weeks 1 and 2.
The game also came with a major blow, as running back De’Von Achane suffered a season-ending ACL tear. Still, the Dolphins showed flashes of a team trying to pull together and battle through adversity.
The schedule has not done them any favors. Miami heads into Week 4 with a road trip to Minnesota, and the Vikings are one of four straight opponents who began the season 3-0.
The Dolphins have already faced the Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, and Chiefs, all of whom are undefeated through three games. With only five teams in the league starting 3-0, Miami drawing four of them in its first four games is a strange quirk of the schedule.
Oddsmakers still aren’t giving the Dolphins much of a chance this week. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Minnesota is a 9.5-point favorite, with the total set at 38.5. The line did move slightly toward Miami on Saturday, but the Vikings remain a heavy favorite to improve to 4-0.
The fan confidence numbers tell their own story. Miami opened the year at 80 percent in the preseason poll and followed with 79 percent in Week 1. That number dropped to a season-low 63 percent in Week 2, then ticked up to 65 percent in Week 3 before surging back to 79 percent in Week 4.
Around the rest of the NFL, the latest SB Nation Reacts polls showed even less optimism elsewhere. The Chargers’ fan confidence sits at just 11 percent, and their poll also asked fans to assign blame for the 0-3 start. Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, the Dolphins’ former head coach, drew a majority of those responses.
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