2015 Miami Dolphins season

2015 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Joe Philbin (fired on October 5; 1–3 record) Dan Campbell (interim; 5–7 record)
General manager	Dennis Hickey
Owner	Stephen M. Ross
Home field	Sun Life Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Mike Pouncey, C Branden Albert, OT Jarvis Landry, WR Reshad Jones, SS Brent Grimes, CB
Uniform

The 2015 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League and the 50th overall. The Dolphins look to improve on their 8-8 record from 2014 and return to the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. However Miami failed to clinch a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive season after a Week 14 loss to the Giants.

The Dolphins entered 2015 with Joe Philbin as their head coach for a fourth season. After the team started 1-3, Philbin was fired by the Dolphins. The team was currently being led by Dan Campbell, the team's tight ends coach who is performing the duty on an interim basis.

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2015 Team
QB	Matt Moore	UFA	Miami Dolphins
S	Louis Delmas	UFA	Miami Dolphins
RB	Knowshon Moreno	UFA
DT	Jared Odrick	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars
G	Daryn Colledge	UFA
C	Samson Satele	UFA
TE	Charles Clay	UFA	Buffalo Bills
S	Jimmy Wilson	UFA	San Diego Chargers
LB	Kelvin Sheppard	UFA	Miami Dolphins
DE	Derrick Shelby	RFA	Miami Dolphins
LB	Jonathan Freeny	RFA	New England Patriots
RB	Daniel Thomas	UFA	Chicago Bears
S	Michael Thomas	ERFA	Miami Dolphins
RB	LaMichael James	UFA	Miami Dolphins
S	Jordan Kovacs	ERFA	Miami Dolphins
CB	R.J. Stanford	RFA
TE	Gerell Robinson	ERFA
C	Sam Brenner	ERFA	Miami Dolphins
RB	Jerome Messam	RFA

2015 draft

Main article: 2015 NFL draft

2015 Miami Dolphins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	14	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville
2	52	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma
4	114	Jamil Douglas	G	Arizona State
5	145	Bobby McCain	CB	Memphis
	149	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise State
	150	Cedric Thompson	FS	Minnesota
	156	Tony Lippett	CB	Michigan State

Notes

The Dolphins traded their second-round selection (No. 47 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round (No. 52 overall) and two fifth-round selections (No. 145 and 156 overall).^[1]
The Dolphins traded their third-round selection (No. 78 overall) and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for wide receiver Kenny Stills.
The Dolphins acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 149 overall) in a trade that sent their seventh-round selection (No. 232 overall — previously acquired in a trade that sent offensive tackle Jonathan Martin to the San Francisco 49ers) and wide receiver Mike Wallace to the Minnesota Vikings.
The Dolphins traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 231 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie during the 2013 season.

Staff

2015 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Chairman/Managing General Partner – Stephen Ross
Vice Chairman/Partner – Jorge Perez
Vice Chairman – Don Shula
President/CEO – Tom Garfinkel
General Manager – Dennis Hickey
Assistant General Manager – Eric Stokes
Executive Vice President of Football Administration – Dawn Aponte
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Tannenbaum
Manager of Football Administration – Ryan Herman
Director of Player Personnel – Joe Schoen
Director of College Scouting – Chris Grier
Director of Pro Scouting – Anthony Hunt

Head coaches

Head Coach – Joe Philbin (fired on October 5)
Interim Head Coach – Dan Campbell
Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator – Darren Rizzi

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Zac Taylor
Running Backs – Jeff Nixon
Wide Receivers – Phil McGeoghan
Tight Ends – Dan Campbell (promoted to interim head coach on October 5)
Tight Ends - Ben Johnson
Assistant Tight Ends – Mike Wahle
Offensive Line – John Benton
Assistant Offensive Line – Jack Bicknell Jr.
Offensive Assistant – Ben Martin
Senior Offensive Assistant – Al Saunders
Senior Offensive Assistant – Ken O'Keefe

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Lou Anarumo
Defensive Line – Terrell Williams
Assistant Defensive Line – Charlie Bullen
Linebackers – Mark Duffner
Assistant Linebackers – David Corrao
Defensive Backs – vacant
Assistant Defensive Backs – Blue Adams
Assistant Defensive Backs – Jeff Burris

Special teams coaches

Assistant Special Teams Coordinator – Marwan Maalouf

Strength and conditioning

Head Strength and Conditioning – Darren Krein
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – David Puloka
Sports Science Analyst – Dave Regan

Final roster

2015 Miami Dolphins final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

35 Walt Aikens FS
27 Shamiel Gary SS
21 Brent Grimes CB
20 Reshad Jones SS
36 Tony Lippett CB
28 Bobby McCain CB
24 Brice McCain CB
29 Tyler Patmon CB
22 Jamar Taylor CB
31 Michael Thomas FS

Special teams

4 Matt Darr P
92 John Denney LS
3 Andrew Franks K

Reserve lists

25 Louis Delmas FS (IR)
95 Dion Jordan DE (Susp.)
18 Rishard Matthews WR (IR)
58 Chris McCain OLB (IR)
55 Koa Misi MLB (IR)
96 Robert Thomas DT (IR)
91 Cameron Wake DE (IR)
88 Brandon Williams TE (IR)

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 8 Inactive, 8 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	at Chicago Bears	L 10–27	0–1	Soldier Field	Recap
2	August 22	at Carolina Panthers	L 30–31	0–2	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–9	1–2	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
4	September 3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–22	1–3	Sun Life Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 13	at Washington Redskins	W 17–10	1–0	FedEx Field	Recap
2	September 20	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–23	1–1	EverBank Field	Recap
3	September 27	Buffalo Bills	L 14–41	1–2	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	New York Jets	L 14–27	1–3	Wembley Stadium (London, England)	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 18	at Tennessee Titans	W 38–10	2–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	Houston Texans	W 44–26	3–3	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
8	October 29	at New England Patriots	L 7–36	3–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap
9	November 8	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–33	3–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–19	4–5	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
11	November 22	Dallas Cowboys	L 14–24	4–6	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	at New York Jets	L 20–38	4–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	Baltimore Ravens	W 15–13	5–7	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
14	December 14	New York Giants	L 24–31	5–8	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–30	5–9	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	Indianapolis Colts	L 12–18	5–10	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	New England Patriots	W 20–10	6–10	Sun Life Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week One: Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	0	10	17
Redskins	3	7	0	0	10

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 76,512
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Kai Forbath 45-yard field goal, Redskins 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:21.

Second quarter

WAS – Jordan Reed 4-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), Redskins 10–0. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:49.
MIA – Rishard Matthews 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), Redskins 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:22.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

MIA – Andrew Franks 22-yard field goal, Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:13.
MIA – Jarvis Landry 69-yard punt return (Andrew Franks kick), Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, -5 yards, 1:12.

Top passers

MIA – Ryan Tannehill- 22/34, 236 yards, 2 TDs
WAS – Kirk Cousins- 21/31, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTS

Top rushers

MIA – Lamar Miller- 13 rushes, 53 yards
WAS – Alfred Morris- 25 rushes, 121 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Jordan Cameron- 4 receptions, 73 yards
WAS – Pierre Garcon- 8 receptions, 74 yards

Top tacklers

MIA – Reshad Jones- 12 tackles
WAS – DeAngelo Hall- 8 tackles

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	10	7	0	20
Jaguars	10	10	0	3	23

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 20
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), zero percent chance of rain
Game attendance: 65,443
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
Preview, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Allen Robinson 3-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:39.
MIA – Andrew Franks 48-yard field goal, Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:05.
JAX – Jason Myers 27-yard field goal, Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:56.

Second quarter

MIA – Andrew Franks 41-yard field goal, Jaguars 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:36.
JAX – Allen Robinson 46-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), Jaguars 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 5:05.
MIA – Damien Williams 10-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), Jaguars 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:15.
JAX – Jason Myers 58-yard field goal, Jaguars 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:18.

Third quarter

MIA – Jake Stoneburner 5-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 28-yard field goal, Jaguars 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 1:08.

Top passers

MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 30/44, 359 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Blake Bortles – 18/33, 273 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 3 rushes, 17 yards
JAX – T.J. Yeldon – 25 rushes, 70 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Jarvis Landry – 8 receptions, 110 yards
JAX – Allen Robinson – 6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

Top tacklers

MIA – Jelani Jenkins – 9 tackles, 3 assists
JAX – Telvin Smith – 6 tackles, 3 assists

Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Three: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	14	13	0	14	41
Dolphins	0	0	8	6	14

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: September 27
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 64,869
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BUF – Charles Clay 25-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), Bills 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17.
BUF – LeSean McCoy 10-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), Bills 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:40.

Second quarter

BUF – Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, Bills 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:00.
BUF – Preston Brown 43-yard interception return (Dan Carpenter kick), Bills 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 1:15.
BUF – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, Bills 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 0:42.

Third quarter

MIA – Rishard Matthews 21-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Ryan Tannehill to Jarvis Landry for two-point conversion), Bills 27–8. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:14.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Chris Hogan 38-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), Bills 34–8. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:46.
MIA – Rishard Matthews 46-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (kick failed), Bills 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:51.
BUF – Karlos Williams 41-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), Bills 41–14. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 1:10.

Top passers

BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 21/29, 277 yards, 3 TDs
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 26/39, 297 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTS

Top rushers

BUF – Karlos Williams – 12 rushes, 110 yards, 1 TD
MIA – Jonas Gray – 9 rushes, 49 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Charles Clay – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
MIA – Rishard Matthews – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TDs

Top tacklers

BUF – Corey Graham – 12 tackles
MIA – Reshad Jones – 9 tackles

Week 4: vs. New York Jets

NFL International Series

Week Four: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	10	10	7	0	27
Dolphins	0	7	0	7	14

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Date: October 4
Game time: 2:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. EDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 83,986
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NYJ –
MIA –

Top rushers

NYJ –
MIA –

Top receivers

NYJ –
MIA –

Top tacklers

NYJ –
MIA –

The Dolphins were considered the home team in the season's first International Series game. They lost dropping them to 1-3 heading into their bye week. A day later, Head Coach Joe Philbin was fired following a 24-28 record with no postseason appearances. Tight Ends Coach Dan Campbell was his replacement serving as an Interim head coach.

Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

Week Six: Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	10	7	7	14	38
Titans	3	0	7	0	10

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 62,342
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

MIA –
TEN –

Top rushers

MIA –
TEN –

Top receivers

MIA –
TEN –

Top tacklers

MIA –
TEN –

Week 7: vs. Houston Texans

Week Seven: Houston Texans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	0	13	13	26
Dolphins	21	20	0	3	44

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 65,251
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

HOU –
MIA –

Top rushers

HOU –
MIA –

Top receivers

HOU –
MIA –

Top tacklers

HOU –
MIA –

With the win, the Miami Dolphins defeated the Houston Texans for the first time in franchise history.

Week 8: at New England Patriots

Week Eight: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	0	7
Patriots	7	12	3	14	36

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: October 29
Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), cloudy and windy
Game attendance: 66,829
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

MIA –
NE –

Top rushers

MIA –
NE –

Top receivers

MIA –
NE –

Top tacklers

MIA –
NE –

The Dolphins travel to New England to take on the undefeated Patriots. The Dolphins looked to end the streak of the Super Bowl champions, but it was too late as Miami struggled offensively and defensively all game.

Cameron Wake left the game with an Achilles tear. The Dolphins later announced that he would miss the rest of the season. He finished the game with two tackles and a sack.

Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

Week Nine: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	7	0	14
Bills	9	10	7	0	26

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), sunny with some clouds
Game attendance: 70,214
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

MIA –
BUF –

Top rushers

MIA –
BUF –

Top receivers

MIA –
BUF –

Top tacklers

MIA –
BUF –

Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Ten: Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	10	0	7	20
Eagles	16	0	0	3	19

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 15
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

MIA –
PHI –

Top rushers

MIA –
PHI –

Top receivers

MIA –
PHI –

Top tacklers

MIA –
PHI –

Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Eleven: Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	0	10	24
Dolphins	0	7	7	0	14

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 22
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 65,115
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

DAL –
MIA –

Top rushers

DAL –
MIA –

Top receivers

DAL –
MIA –

Top tacklers

DAL –
MIA –

Week 12: at New York Jets

Week Twelve: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	13	20
Jets	7	7	7	17	38

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: November 29
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,160
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

MIA –
NYJ –

Top rushers

MIA –
NYJ –

Top receivers

MIA –
NYJ –

Top tacklers

MIA –
NYJ –

Week 13: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Thirteen: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	3	7	3	13
Dolphins	0	15	0	0	15

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: December 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 64,519
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

BAL –
MIA –

Top rushers

BAL –
MIA –

Top receivers

BAL –
MIA –

Top tacklers

BAL –
MIA –

Week 14: vs. New York Giants

Week Fourteen: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	14	7	7	31
Dolphins	7	10	7	0	24

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: December 14
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), clear
Game attendance: 65,408
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NYG –
MIA –

Top rushers

NYG –
MIA –

Top receivers

NYG –
MIA –

Top tacklers

NYG –
MIA –

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	7	14
Chargers	6	17	0	7	30

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 20
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), fair
Game attendance: 66,676
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker and Scott Kaplan
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

MIA –
SD –

Top rushers

MIA –
SD –

Top receivers

MIA –
SD –

Top tacklers

MIA –
SD –

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Sixteen: Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	8	7	0	3	18
Dolphins	0	6	3	3	12

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: December 27
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 65,482
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

IND –
MIA –

Top rushers

IND –
MIA –

Top receivers

IND –
MIA –

Top tacklers

IND –
MIA –

Week 17: vs. New England Patriots

Week Seventeen: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	3	7	0	10
Dolphins	3	7	0	10	20

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: January 3, 2016
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 62,918
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NE –
MIA –

Top rushers

NE –
MIA –

Top receivers

NE –
MIA –

Top tacklers

NE –
MIA –

Standings

Division

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	465	315	L2
New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	387	314	L1
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	379	359	W2
Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	310	389	W1

Conference

AFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division Leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	.500	.479	W2
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.473	.448	L2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.406	W1
4	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.410	W3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	.496	.432	W10
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.504	.463	W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.441	.388	L1
8^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.508	.438	W2
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.500	.406	W2
10	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.512	.366	L1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.469	.469	W2
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.473	.375	L3
13^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.508	.425	L1
14	San Diego Chargers	West	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.527	.328	L2
15^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cleveland Browns	North	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.531	.271	L3
16^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tennessee Titans	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.492	.375	L4
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 2 3 Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. 1 2 Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The tiebreaker was based on head-to-head 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.

References

↑ http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Trade-For-No-47-Pick/3c12e422-2947-4078-a718-4c3ee1e1d9ea

External links

Official website

Miami Dolphins

Founded in 1966 Based in Miami Gardens, Florida Headquartered in Davie, Florida

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Honor roll Training facility

Stadiums	Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium

Culture	"Fins" (Jimmy Buffett song) Wayne Huizenga Stephen M. Ross Joe Robbie T. D. Cheerleaders Ace Ventura: Pet Detective "Only Wanna Be with You" (Hootie & the Blowfish song) Ballers

Lore	Perfect season Announcerless Game Epic in Miami Snowplow Game Clock Play Monday Night Miracle

Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New York Jets New England Patriots

Division championships (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985 1992 1994 2000 2008

Conference championships (5)	1971 1972 1973 1982 1984

League championships (2)	1972 (VII) 1973 (VIII)

Retired numbers	12 13 39

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1966–1969)

Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Miami Dolphins seasons

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2015 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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