Joe Philbin has said that the Miami Dolphins have had a "good week" as they prepare to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend.

The AFC East side have had a mixed start to the pre-season, losing to the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans, while comfortably beating the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The head coach told reporters: "I thought we had a good week of practice in our preparation of the game against Tampa Bay. I'm excited to see our guys compete.

"As I mentioned to you guys earlier in the week, we formatted the week much like we will do in the regular season in regards to lifting, meetings and practice. I thought we had a good week of preparation.

"If you look at the schedule we have invested more time in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and this particular game plan than the preceding practices and the preceding games. We want to see cleaner, faster, better execution from everybody who steps onto the field."

The Dolphins face the Buccaneers on Saturday night.