Mike McDaniel jokes about facing Belichick in Week 1

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel. HAL HABIB / The Palm Beach Post / USA TODAY NETWORK

Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on facing Bill Belichick in Week 1: 'Could there be a bigger disparity in career win/loss totals?'

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 9/5/22

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Miami Dolphins are favored in a game against the New England Patriots.

Miami brought in former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their new head coach in February and later added All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the mix. McDaniel was asked Monday morning about the team's upcoming Week 1 matchup against New England, and in particular, legendary head coach Bill Belichick.

“Could there be a bigger disparity in career win/loss totals?”

Added that the schedule came out a while ago and he’s been able to digest week 1 for some time now https://t.co/WS819QhYze
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) September 5, 2022

The new Dolphins' leader will be eyeing his first win as a head coach, while Belichick starts the 2022 campaign with 290 in the regular season and another 31 in the playoffs. The six-time Super Bowl champion ranks first among active coaches in wins and third all-time, trailing only Don Shula (328) and George Halas (318).

Belichick is the all-time leader with his 31 postseason wins and six Super Bowl titles as a head coach as well.

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