2014 Miami Dolphins season | |
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Owner | Stephen Ross |
General manager | Dennis Hickey |
Head coach | Joe Philbin |
Home field | Sun Life Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers |
Brent Grimes, CB Mike Pouncey, OG Cameron Wake, DE |
Uniform | |
The 2014 season was the Miami Dolphins' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 49th overall and their third under head coach Joe Philbin. Following the appointment of Dennis Hickey, the team had a new general manager for the first time since 2007 after Jeff Ireland was fired on January 7, 2014. [2] The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 19 | Ja'Wuan James | Offensive tackle | Tennessee |
2 | 63 | Jarvis Landry | Wide receiver | LSU |
3 | 67 | Billy Turner | Offensive tackle | North Dakota State |
4 | 125 | Walt Aikens | Cornerback | Liberty |
5 | 155 | Arthur Lynch | Tight end | Georgia |
171 | Jordan Tripp | Linebacker | Montana | |
6 | 190 | Matt Hazel | Wide receiver | Coastal Carolina |
7 | 234 | Terrence Fede | Defensive end | Marist |
Draft trades
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 8 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 10–16 | 0–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
2 | August 16 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–14 | 1–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 23 | Dallas Cowboys | W 25–20 | 2–1 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 28 | St. Louis Rams | W 14–13 | 3–1 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 7 | New England Patriots | W 33–20 | 1–0 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 14 | at Buffalo Bills | L 10–29 | 1–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 15–34 | 1–2 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 28 | at Oakland Raiders | W 38–14 | 2–2 | Wembley Stadium ( London) | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 12 | Green Bay Packers | L 24–27 | 2–3 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 19 | at Chicago Bears | W 27–14 | 3–3 | Soldier Field | Recap |
8 | October 26 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 27–13 | 4–3 | EverBank Field | Recap |
9 | November 2 | San Diego Chargers | W 37–0 | 5–3 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 9 | at Detroit Lions | L 16–20 | 5–4 | Ford Field | Recap |
11 | November 13 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–9 | 6–4 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 36–39 | 6–5 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
13 | December 1 | at New York Jets | W 16–13 | 7–5 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 7 | Baltimore Ravens | L 13–28 | 7–6 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 14 | at New England Patriots | L 13–41 | 7–7 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 21 | Minnesota Vikings | W 37–35 | 8–7 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 28 | New York Jets | L 24–37 | 8–8 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Bills | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
Lions | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
Broncos | 3 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 39 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Jets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at SunLife Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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The game's overtime ended when defensive end Terrence Fede blocked a punt to the endzone for a safety. [3] Despite the win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention after the Steelers beat the Chiefs on the same day.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) New England Patriots | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 468 | 313 | L1 |
Buffalo Bills | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 5–7 | 343 | 289 | W1 |
Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 388 | 373 | L1 |
New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 283 | 401 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 [a] | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .514 | .487 | L1 |
2 [a] | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .521 | .484 | W1 |
3 [b] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .451 | .486 | W4 |
4 [b] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .479 | .372 | W1 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .498 | .425 | L1 |
6 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .475 | .378 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 [c] | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .447 | .299 | W2 |
8 [c] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .512 | .500 | W1 |
9 [c] | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .512 | .403 | L1 |
10 [c] | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .516 | .486 | W1 |
11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .512 | .406 | L1 |
12 | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .479 | .371 | L5 |
13 | New York Jets | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .543 | .375 | W1 |
14 [d] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .514 | .313 | L1 |
15 [d] | Oakland Raiders | West | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .570 | .542 | L1 |
16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .506 | .375 | L10 |
Tiebreakers [e] | |||||||||||
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2014 Miami Dolphins season | |
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Owner | Stephen Ross |
General manager | Dennis Hickey |
Head coach | Joe Philbin |
Home field | Sun Life Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers |
Brent Grimes, CB Mike Pouncey, OG Cameron Wake, DE |
Uniform | |
The 2014 season was the Miami Dolphins' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 49th overall and their third under head coach Joe Philbin. Following the appointment of Dennis Hickey, the team had a new general manager for the first time since 2007 after Jeff Ireland was fired on January 7, 2014. [2] The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 19 | Ja'Wuan James | Offensive tackle | Tennessee |
2 | 63 | Jarvis Landry | Wide receiver | LSU |
3 | 67 | Billy Turner | Offensive tackle | North Dakota State |
4 | 125 | Walt Aikens | Cornerback | Liberty |
5 | 155 | Arthur Lynch | Tight end | Georgia |
171 | Jordan Tripp | Linebacker | Montana | |
6 | 190 | Matt Hazel | Wide receiver | Coastal Carolina |
7 | 234 | Terrence Fede | Defensive end | Marist |
Draft trades
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
|
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
|
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 8 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 10–16 | 0–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
2 | August 16 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–14 | 1–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 23 | Dallas Cowboys | W 25–20 | 2–1 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 28 | St. Louis Rams | W 14–13 | 3–1 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 7 | New England Patriots | W 33–20 | 1–0 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 14 | at Buffalo Bills | L 10–29 | 1–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 15–34 | 1–2 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 28 | at Oakland Raiders | W 38–14 | 2–2 | Wembley Stadium ( London) | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 12 | Green Bay Packers | L 24–27 | 2–3 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 19 | at Chicago Bears | W 27–14 | 3–3 | Soldier Field | Recap |
8 | October 26 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 27–13 | 4–3 | EverBank Field | Recap |
9 | November 2 | San Diego Chargers | W 37–0 | 5–3 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 9 | at Detroit Lions | L 16–20 | 5–4 | Ford Field | Recap |
11 | November 13 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–9 | 6–4 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 36–39 | 6–5 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
13 | December 1 | at New York Jets | W 16–13 | 7–5 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 7 | Baltimore Ravens | L 13–28 | 7–6 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 14 | at New England Patriots | L 13–41 | 7–7 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 21 | Minnesota Vikings | W 37–35 | 8–7 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 28 | New York Jets | L 24–37 | 8–8 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Bills | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
Lions | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
Broncos | 3 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 39 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Jets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at SunLife Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Game information | ||
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The game's overtime ended when defensive end Terrence Fede blocked a punt to the endzone for a safety. [3] Despite the win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention after the Steelers beat the Chiefs on the same day.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) New England Patriots | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 468 | 313 | L1 |
Buffalo Bills | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 5–7 | 343 | 289 | W1 |
Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 388 | 373 | L1 |
New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 283 | 401 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 [a] | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .514 | .487 | L1 |
2 [a] | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .521 | .484 | W1 |
3 [b] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .451 | .486 | W4 |
4 [b] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .479 | .372 | W1 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .498 | .425 | L1 |
6 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .475 | .378 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 [c] | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .447 | .299 | W2 |
8 [c] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .512 | .500 | W1 |
9 [c] | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .512 | .403 | L1 |
10 [c] | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .516 | .486 | W1 |
11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .512 | .406 | L1 |
12 | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .479 | .371 | L5 |
13 | New York Jets | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .543 | .375 | W1 |
14 [d] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .514 | .313 | L1 |
15 [d] | Oakland Raiders | West | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .570 | .542 | L1 |
16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .506 | .375 | L10 |
Tiebreakers [e] | |||||||||||
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