The
2018 season was the
Miami Dolphins' 49th in the
National Football League (NFL), their 53rd overall and their third and last under
head coachAdam Gase. During the offseason, the Dolphins tweaked their uniforms' orange color to better align with their classical past and history. For the second straight season, they also brought back their throwback uniforms from the
Shula/
Marino eras and wore them for three games.
With quarterback
Ryan Tannehill playing for the first time since
2016, the highlight of the Dolphins' season came during a
memorable Week 14 win against
division rival and defending back-to-back
AFC champion
New England Patriots, which prevented the Patriots from clinching the AFC East that week. However, the Dolphins would lose all of their remaining games and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The 7–9 finish was also the team's second consecutive losing season, with all 7 wins decided by one possession scores.
The Dolphins traded wide receiver
Jarvis Landry to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection they acquired from Carolina (123rd overall), and a 2019 7th round pick Cleveland originally acquired from Pittsburgh.
The Dolphins traded running back
Jay Ajayi to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's fourth-round selection they acquired from New England (131st overall).
The Dolphins traded their fifth-round selection (147th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for linebacker
Stephone Anthony.
The Dolphins traded the seventh-round selection they acquired from Tampa Bay (223rd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's seventh-round selection (227th overall) and center
Daniel Kilgore.
Due to two weather delays, the game lasted for 7 hours and 10 minutes, the longest game since the
AFL–NFL merger in 1970.[2] Coincidentally, wide receiver
Danny Amendola met with former teammates
Malcolm Butler and
Dion Lewis. The three played for the New England Patriots from 2015 to 2017 and helped them win
Super Bowl LI over the
Atlanta Falcons.
Week 2: at New York Jets
Week Two: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
With their first loss of the season, the Dolphins failed to earn their first 4–0 start since
1995, during the
Dan Marino era and
Don Shula's final year as the Dolphins' head coach.
Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week Five: Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
This season finale marked the final games of players such as quarterback
Ryan Tannehill, linebacker
Cameron Wake, and head coach
Adam Gase all in Dolphins uniforms.
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abKansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division record.
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abNew England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
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abcDenver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati's cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
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abNY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory.
^When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
The
2018 season was the
Miami Dolphins' 49th in the
National Football League (NFL), their 53rd overall and their third and last under
head coachAdam Gase. During the offseason, the Dolphins tweaked their uniforms' orange color to better align with their classical past and history. For the second straight season, they also brought back their throwback uniforms from the
Shula/
Marino eras and wore them for three games.
With quarterback
Ryan Tannehill playing for the first time since
2016, the highlight of the Dolphins' season came during a
memorable Week 14 win against
division rival and defending back-to-back
AFC champion
New England Patriots, which prevented the Patriots from clinching the AFC East that week. However, the Dolphins would lose all of their remaining games and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The 7–9 finish was also the team's second consecutive losing season, with all 7 wins decided by one possession scores.
The Dolphins traded wide receiver
Jarvis Landry to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection they acquired from Carolina (123rd overall), and a 2019 7th round pick Cleveland originally acquired from Pittsburgh.
The Dolphins traded running back
Jay Ajayi to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's fourth-round selection they acquired from New England (131st overall).
The Dolphins traded their fifth-round selection (147th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for linebacker
Stephone Anthony.
The Dolphins traded the seventh-round selection they acquired from Tampa Bay (223rd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's seventh-round selection (227th overall) and center
Daniel Kilgore.
Due to two weather delays, the game lasted for 7 hours and 10 minutes, the longest game since the
AFL–NFL merger in 1970.[2] Coincidentally, wide receiver
Danny Amendola met with former teammates
Malcolm Butler and
Dion Lewis. The three played for the New England Patriots from 2015 to 2017 and helped them win
Super Bowl LI over the
Atlanta Falcons.
Week 2: at New York Jets
Week Two: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
With their first loss of the season, the Dolphins failed to earn their first 4–0 start since
1995, during the
Dan Marino era and
Don Shula's final year as the Dolphins' head coach.
Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week Five: Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
This season finale marked the final games of players such as quarterback
Ryan Tannehill, linebacker
Cameron Wake, and head coach
Adam Gase all in Dolphins uniforms.
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abKansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division record.
^
abNew England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
^
abcDenver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati's cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
^
abNY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory.
^When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.