In the NFL, playing at home carries one obvious and major advantage: The fact that the tens of thousands of screaming fans for the home team can make disrupt the play calls and communication for the opposing team.
One just has to look at Patrick Mahomes’ home record at Arrowhead. Or Tom Brady’s two-decade-run of dominance at home with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Or Drew Brees and the fact that it took 12 years for him to lose his first home playoff game at the Superdome.
Yes, the crowd noise plays a significant factor for the home team in American football. It has always been that way.
But for the Miami Dolphins crowd noise isn’t the only advantage they have at Hard Rock Stadium. You’ve probably been overlooking it the entire time, but the stadium design carries another underrated advantage for Mike McDaniel’s squad.
TikTok user @notzachrosas shared an interesting video that details another advantage for the Dolphins: The stadium is designed where the home team’s sideline is protected by the shade, but the visiting team is left exposed to the scorching-hot sun:
Last year, the Minnesota Vikings had to deal with 30 degrees of warmer temperature than the Dolphins in their Oct. 22 contest:
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The stadium design is certainly working in Miami’s favor. They were 6-3 at home in 2021, 6-2 last year and are 5-0 so far here in 2023.
