2018_Miami_Dolphins_season

2018 Miami Dolphins season
2018 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Stephen M. Ross
General manager	Chris Grier
Head coach	Adam Gase
Home field	Hard Rock Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Xavien Howard
Uniform
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2018 Miami Dolphins season

53rd season in franchise history

The 2018 season was the Miami Dolphins' 49th in the National Football League, their 53rd overall and their third and last under head coach Adam 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.

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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.

Regular season

The Dolphins' 2018 schedule was finalized and announced on April 19.^[1]

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.480	.401	W1
2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New England Patriots	East	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	.482	.494	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Houston Texans	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	.471	.435	W1
4	Baltimore Ravens	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.496	.450	W3
Wild Cards
5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Los Angeles Chargers	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.477	.422	W1
6	Indianapolis Colts	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.465	.456	W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	6	1	.594	4–1–1	6–5–1	.504	.448	W1
8	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.520	.465	L1
9	Cleveland Browns	North	7	8	1	.469	3–2–1	5–6–1	.516	.411	L1
10	Miami Dolphins	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.469	.446	L3
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Denver Broncos	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.523	.464	L4
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cincinnati Bengals	North	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.535	.448	L2
13^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.523	.411	W1
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.549	.463	L1
15^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Jets	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.506	.438	L3
16^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Oakland Raiders	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.547	.406	L1
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division record. New England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. Denver 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. NY 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.

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[12–4-4] Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division record.

[11–5-5] New England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[6–10-6] Denver 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.

[4–12-7] NY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory.

[8] 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.

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"Miami Dolphins' 2018 regular-season schedule". Sun-Sentinel. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

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"Titans vs. Dolphins - Game Recap - September 9, 2018". ESPN.

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Deen, Safid (September 23, 2018). "Dolphins' speed shines bright in win over Raiders, Miami's first 3-0 start since 2013". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

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Position	Player	Age	2017 Team	Contract
WR	Danny Amendola	32	New England Patriots	2 years, $12 million
RB	Brandon Bolden	28	New England Patriots	1 year, $850,000
RB	Frank Gore	35	Indianapolis Colts	1 year, $1.015 million
QB	Brock Osweiler	27	Denver Broncos	1 year, $880,000
G	Josh Sitton	31	Chicago Bears	2 years, $18 million
WR	Albert Wilson	25	Kansas City Chiefs	3 years, $24 million

Position	Player	Age	2018 Team	Contract
DT	Ndamukong Suh	31	Los Angeles Rams	1 year, $14 million
C	Mike Pouncey	29	Los Angeles Chargers	2 years, $15 million

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Minkah Fitzpatrick	FS	Alabama
2	42	Mike Gesicki	TE	Penn State
3	73	Jerome Baker	OLB	Ohio State
4	123	Durham Smythe	TE	Notre Dame	From Carolina via Cleveland
4	131	Kalen Ballage	HB	Arizona State	From New England via Philadelphia
6	209	Cornell Armstrong	CB	Southern Miss	From Kansas City
7	227	Quentin Poling	LB	Ohio	From San Francisco
7	229	Jason Sanders	K	New Mexico


	Quarterbacks 9 David Fales 8 Brock Osweiler 17 Ryan Tannehill Running backs 27 Kalen Ballage 38 Brandon Bolden 32 Kenyan Drake 34 Senorise Perry Wide receivers 80 Danny Amendola 14 Brice Butler 88 Leonte Carroo 84 Isaiah Ford 11 DeVante Parker 10 Kenny Stills Tight ends 86 Mike Gesicki 83 Nick O'Leary 81 Durham Smythe		Offensive linemen 68 Isaac Asiata G 77 Jesse Davis G 70 Ja'Wuan James T 73 Wesley Johnson C 62 Ted Larsen G 74 Zach Sterup T 66 Travis Swanson C 78 Laremy Tunsil T 79 Sam Young T Defensive linemen 50 Andre Branch DE 56 Davon Godchaux DT 90 Charles Harris DE 97 Ziggy Hood DT 75 Kendrick Norton DT 94 Robert Quinn DE 93 Akeem Spence DT 91 Cameron Wake DE 98 Sylvester Williams DT 76 Jonathan Woodard DE		Linebackers 47 Kiko Alonso OLB 44 Stephone Anthony OLB 55 Jerome Baker OLB 45 Mike Hull MLB/OLB 52 Raekwon McMillan MLB Defensive backs 35 Walt Aikens SS 31 Cornell Armstrong CB 36 Jalen Davis CB 29 Minkah Fitzpatrick SS/FS/CB 25 Xavien Howard CB 20 Reshad Jones SS 28 Bobby McCain CB 22 T. J. McDonald FS 24 Torry McTyer CB 26 Maurice Smith FS Special teams 92 John Denney LS 2 Matt Haack P 7 Jason Sanders K		Reserve lists 59 Chase Allen OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 64 Jake Brendel C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 85 A. J. Derby TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 4 Luke Falk QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 21 Frank Gore RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 19 Jakeem Grant WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 48 MarQueis Gray TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 William Hayes DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Daniel Kilgore C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 Josh Sitton G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Cordrea Tankersley CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 96 Vincent Taylor DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 15 Albert Wilson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 53 James Burgess OLB 37 Dee Delaney CB 61 Connor Hilland C 30 Chris Lammons SS 18 Malcolm Lewis WR 82 Francis Owusu WR 65 Jamiyus Pittman DT 51 Quentin Poling OLB 18 Travis Rudolph WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 69 Garrison Smith DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 72 Jeremiah Valoaga DE Rookies in italics 53 active, 15 inactive, 9 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–26	0–1	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
2	August 17	at Carolina Panthers	L 20–27	0–2	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	Baltimore Ravens	L 10–27	0–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
4	August 30	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–7	1–3	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap

2018_Miami_Dolphins_season

2018 Miami Dolphins season

Roster changes

Signings

Departures

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 4: at New England Patriots

Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week 9: vs. New York Jets

Week 10: at Green Bay Packers

Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 14: vs. New England Patriots

Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 17: at Buffalo Bills

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	Tennessee Titans	W 27–20	1–0	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
2	September 16	at New York Jets	W 20–12	2–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	Oakland Raiders	W 28–20	3–0	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
4	September 30	at New England Patriots	L 7–38	3–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
5	October 7	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–27	3–2	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	Chicago Bears	W 31–28 (OT)	4–2	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	Detroit Lions	L 21–32	4–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
8	October 25	at Houston Texans	L 23–42	4–4	NRG Stadium	Recap
9	November 4	New York Jets	W 13–6	5–4	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	at Green Bay Packers	L 12–31	5–5	Lambeau Field	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Indianapolis Colts	L 24–27	5–6	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	6–6	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
14	December 9	New England Patriots	W 34–33	7–6	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–41	7–7	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 7–17	7–8	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–42	7–9	New Era Field	Recap

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	436	325	W2
Miami Dolphins	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	319	433	L3
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	269	374	W1
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	333	441	L3

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	3	0	0	17	20
Dolphins	0	7	3	17	27

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	13	0	0	20
Jets	0	0	6	6	12

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	3	7	3	20
Dolphins	0	7	7	14	28

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7
Patriots	3	21	7	7	38