Dolphins last in AFC East in fan confidence

It has not been a pretty two weeks around the Miami Dolphins Youth Josh Sitton Jersey , with a blowout loss to the New England Patriots being backed up with a late-game collapse from the Dolphins as they let a 17-0 lead become a 27-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It was rough watching those games, and the fans’ confidence in the direction of team is plummeting with those losses.Once the top team in the AFC East, two weeks later, the fans have Miami looking up at the rest of the teams in the division. This week, the Fan Pulse confidence poll for the Dolphins fell another 21 percent, down to just 34 percent of the fans responding that they are confident in the direction of the team.Sign up HERE to take our weekly Dolphins survey.Around the rest of the division, the fans of the New England Patriots saw their confidence rise two points, up to 75 percent overall. The New York Jets saw a huge jump, up 36 points, to 48 percent of the fans being confident. The Buffalo Bills saw a 13 point rise, up to 45 percent of the fans confident in the direction of the team.At least the Dolphins are not the Denver Broncos, who saw their fans’ confidence drop 33 percentage points, down to just 4 percent of the fans confident in the direction of the team.Also below Miami’s 34 percent confidence rating are the Green Bay Packers (30 percent), the Houston Texans (28 percent) http://www.dolphinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-akeem-spence-jersey , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (28 percent), the Oakland Raiders (19 percent), the Atlanta Falcons (19 percent), the Arizona Cardinals (18 percent), and the Dallas Cowboys (5 percent).The Dolphins are the only team in that group with a record above .500.Can beating the Chicago Bears (96 percent fan confidence) get the Dolphins - and the fans’ confidence in the Dolphins - back on track? Over the past several years, the Miami Dolphins have increased the amount and variety of activities for fans to enjoy inside and outside the stadium prior to the game. This year, Bud Light has its own backyard and ‘Tiny House’ in the South Plaza, complete with a stage, live music and a bar with $2 Bud Lights. The space features a rustic looking Tiny House, live music, overhead string lighting, grand entryway, tailgating games and the 16’ Bud Light Beacon photo opportunity. Also, a dedicated Bud Light Backyard Bar will be providing free Bud Light to the first 200 fans while continuing to serve Bud Light Jesse Davis Jersey , Bud Light Lime and Bud Light Orange for only $2 right up to kickoff.Another option for fans is the Sunshine Health Activation, located at the 300 Concourse Level in front of section 343. Sunshine Health represents the “Ambetter” and “Allwell” health care plans for the state of Florida. During the activation, they have a prize wheel that fans can spin and win cool prizes such as hand sanitizers, phone silicon stand and LED keychain. They are also raffling off an autographed football from one of our Miami Dolphins players.Finally, one of the biggest events for various community groups is the Football Unites tailgate. For the third consecutive year, Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross and Dolphins players will host Football Unites: Tailgates to strengthen relationships between community leaders, youth and law enforcement. Each tailgate will take place before Dolphins’ regular season home in addition to today vs. the New York Jets at Hard Rock Stadium.The tailgates feature giveaways, games, food and a live DJ with educational components designed to create dialogue and foster positive relationships and unite groups of different races, genders, sexual orientation and identities to help level the playing field in South Florida.Organizations from the Football Unites grant program including 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, Art Detectives, Community Justice Project, Inc. Authentic Bobby McCain Jersey , Miami Gardens Police Department, National Organization of Black Law Executives South Florida Chapter (NOBLE), North Miami Police Athletic League, North Miami Beach Police Athletic League, Pridelines, SAVE, Trayvon Martin Foundation, Urban League of Broward County and YWCA Miami will take part in the programThe tailgate initiative stems from a solution-oriented town hall hosted in the fall of 2016 by the Dolphins and the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) during which players and local leaders discussed actionable steps that could be taken to address issues of racial inequality and unite the community. Founded and created by Ross in Oct. 2015, RISE harnesses the unifying power of sports to improve race relations and drive social progress. To learn more about RISE, visit risetowin.org.The Dolphins also offer many more pregame activities in addition to this. If you’re not tailgating and/or you have some time before the game, there is no shortage of activities to enjoy prior to kickoff.Follow Matthew Cannata (CannataNFL) on Twitter by clicking here.