2014 Miami Dolphins season

49th season in franchise history

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.

2014 draft

2014 Miami Dolphins Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
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

  • The Dolphins traded their original second-round selection (No. 50 overall) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth-round selections — Nos. 57 and 125 overall. The Dolphins later traded the No. 57 selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' second- (No. 63 overall) and fifth- (No. 171 overall) round selections.
  • The Dolphins traded their original third- (No. 81 overall) and fourth- (No. 116 overall) round selections to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' third-round selection (No. 67 overall).

Staff

2014 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
  • Manager of football administration – Ryan Herman
  • Director of college scouting – Chris Grier
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Joe Schoen
  • Director of pro scouting – Anthony Hunt
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Chris Shea

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Kevin Coyle
  • Defensive line – Kacy Rodgers
  • Assistant defensive line – Charlie Bullen
  • Linebackers – Mark Duffner
  • Defensive quality control/assistant linebackers – David Corrao
  • Defensive backs – Lou Anarumo
  • Assistant defensive backs – Blue Adams

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Darren Krein
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – David Puloka

Final roster

2014 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 71 Branden Albert T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 29 Will Davis CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 25 Louis Delmas FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 59 Dannell Ellerbe LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 96 A. J. Francis DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 75 Nate Garner G (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 23 Mike Gillislee RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 76 Anthony Johnson DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 73 Kamal Johnson DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 88 Arthur Lynch TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 28 Knowshon Moreno RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 37 Sammy Seamster CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 22 Jamar Taylor CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Michael Thomas FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 15 inactive, 7 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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 United Kingdom 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.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week One: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 10 10 0020
Dolphins 7 3 131033

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,630
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NE – Rob Gronkowski 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 8:37. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 4:19.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 1:59. Patriots 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:25.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 45-yard field goal, 0:06. Patriots 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 24-yard field goal, 10:46. Patriots 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:14.
  • MIA – Mike Wallace 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:55. Tied 20–20. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:04.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 2:38. Dolphins 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Knowshon Moreno 4-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:29. Dolphins 30–20. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:01.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 27-yard field goal, 2:44. Dolphins 33–20. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:20.

Top passers

  • NE – Tom Brady – 29/56, 249 yards, TD
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill: 18/32, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • NE – Shane Vereen – 7 rushes, 36 yards, TD
  • MIA – Knowshon Moreno: 24 CAR, 134 YDS, TD

Top receivers

  • NE – Julian Edelman: 6 receptions, 95 yards
  • MIA – Mike Wallace: 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 10010
Bills 6 3 14629

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,954
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 4:47. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:46.
  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 0:22. Bills 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:50.

Second quarter

  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 10:22. Bills 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 9:35. Bills 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:25.
  • BUF – C.J. Spiller 102-yard kickoff return (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:23. Bills 16–3.
  • MIA – Mike Wallace 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:15. Bills 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:08.
  • BUF – Sammy Watkins 12-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:13. Bills 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:02.

Fourth quarter

  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 32-yard field goal, 10:32. Bills 26–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:14.
  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 38-yard field goal, 1:54. Bills 29–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:38.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 31/49, 241 yards, TD, INT
  • BUF – EJ Manuel – 16/26, 202 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 11 rushes, 46 yards
  • BUF – C.J. Spiller – 12 rushes, 69 yards

Top receivers

  • MIA – Mike Wallace – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
  • BUF – Sammy Watkins – 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 14 71334
Dolphins 0 3 12015

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,313
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Knile Davis 21-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:38. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:14.
  • KC – Travis Kelce 20-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:35. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:42.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 1:35.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Brian Hartline 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:07. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:21.
  • KC – Joe McKnight 11-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:36. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:31.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 51-yard field goal, 5:54. Chiefs 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:42.
  • MIA – Alex Smith sacked in the end zone by Randy Starks and Jelani Jenkins for a safety, 2:38. Chiefs 21–15.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Joe McKnight 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (pass failed), 4:35. Chiefs 27–15. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:39.
  • KC – Cyrus Gray 6-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Chiefs 34–15. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:48.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 19/25, 186 yards, 3 TD
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 21/43, 205 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • KC – Knile Davis – 32 rushes, 132 yards, TD
  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 15 rushes, 108 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Joe McKnight – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD
  • MIA – Mike Wallace – 5 receptions, 74 yards

Week 4: at Oakland Raiders

NFL International Series
Week Four: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 21 14038
Raiders 7 0 0714

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST/1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 83,436
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MIA – Mike Wallace 13-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 14:17. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:46.
  • MIA – Lamar Miller 9-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:15. Dolphins 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:35.
  • MIA – Dion Sims 18-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:53. Dolphins 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:03.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Lamar Miller 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 8:13. Dolphins 31–7. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:28.
  • MIA – Cortland Finnegan 50-yard fumble return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:59. Dolphins 38–7.

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Andre Holmes 22-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:36. Dolphins 38–14. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:14.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 23/31, 278 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • OAK – Derek Carr – 16/25, 146 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 12 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD
  • OAK – Darren McFadden – 11 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

  • MIA – Brian Hartline – 6 receptions, 74 yards
  • OAK – James Jones – 6 receptions, 83 yards

Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Six: Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 3 71027
Dolphins 3 0 71424

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,875
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • GB – Mason Crosby 43-yard field goal, 8:08. Packers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:49.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Jarvis Landry 11-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:12.
  • GB – Randall Cobb 5-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 3:44. Packers 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 8:04.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Lamar Miller 5-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 13:42. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:02.
  • MIA – Mike Wallace 5-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:13. Dolphins 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:12.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 30-yard field goal, 4:09. Dolphins 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:04.
  • GB – Andrew Quarless 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:03. Packers 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 2:01.

Top passers

  • GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/42, 264 yards, 3 TD
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 20/31, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • GB – Eddie Lacy – 14 rushes, 40 yards
  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 14 rushes, 53 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • GB – Jordy Nelson – 9 receptions, 107 yards, TD
  • MIA – Jarvis Landry – 6 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Week 7: at Chicago Bears

Week Seven: Miami Dolphins at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 7 7627
Bears 0 0 7714

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MIA – Mike Wallace 10-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 5:20. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 1:33.

Third quarter

  • CHI – Matt Forte 10-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 7:59. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:01.
  • MIA – Lamar Miller 2-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:31. Dolphins 21–7. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:28.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 33-yard field goal, 13:32. Dolphins 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:52.
  • CHI – Matt Forte 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 7:38. Dolphins 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:05.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 19-yard field goal, 2:13. Dolphins 27–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:25.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 25/32, 277 yards, 2 TD
  • CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/34, 190 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 18 rushes, 61 yards, TD
  • CHI – Matt Forte – 12 rushes, 49 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIA – Charles Clay – 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD
  • CHI – Matt Forte – 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eight: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 10 14327
Jaguars 0 3 3713

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • MIA – Louis Delmas 81-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 14:46. Dolphins 7–0.
  • JAX – Josh Scobee 30-yard field goal, 6:28. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 8:18.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 43-yard field goal, 0:58. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:23.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Brent Grimes 22-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:16. Dolphins 17–3.
  • JAX – Josh Scobee 40-yard field goal, 7:55. Dolphins 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:21.
  • MIA – Rishard Matthews 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:18. Dolphins 24–6. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:32.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 3:54. Dolphins 27–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:27.
  • JAX – Allen Robinson 48-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Scobee kick), 2:19. Dolphins 27–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:35.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 16/29, 196 yards, TD, INT
  • JAX – Blake Bortles – 18/34, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • MIA – Mike Wallace – 2 receptions, 59 yards
  • JAX – Allen Robinson – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 000
Dolphins 7 13 17037

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,222
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MIA – Lamar Miller 2-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:08. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:41.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 26-yard field goal, 8:53. Dolphins 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 25-yard field goal, 1:52. Dolphins 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:51.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Rishard Matthews 21-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:02. Dolphins 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:58.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 23-yard field goal, 7:04. Dolphins 30–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:01.
  • MIA – Jarvis Landry 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:00. Dolphins 37–0. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • SD – Philip Rivers – 12/23, 138 yards, 3 INT
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 24/34, 288 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • SD – Donald Brown – 4 rushes, 23 yards
  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 11 rushes, 49 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • SD – Malcom Floyd – 4 receptions, 60 yards
  • MIA – Charles Clay – 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Week 10: at Detroit Lions

Week Ten: Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 3 10316
Lions 10 0 01020

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 63,179
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • DET – Matt Prater 26-yard field goal, 6:19. Lions 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:41.
  • DET – Calvin Johnson 49-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:58. Lions 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:08.

Second quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 23-yard field goal, 0:13. Lions 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:09.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 50-yard field goal, 8:24. Lions 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:52.
  • MIA – Mike Wallace 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:17. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:05.

Fourth quarter

  • DET – Matt Prater 50-yard field goal, 12:02. Tied 13–13. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:15.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 20-yard field goal, 4:19. Dolphins 16–13. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:43.
  • DET – Theo Riddick 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:29. Lions 20–16. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:44.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 27/38, 207 yards, TD, INT
  • DET – Matthew Stafford – 25/40, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • MIA – Jarvis Landry – 7 receptions, 53 yards
  • DET – Calvin Johnson – 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 3 309
Dolphins 3 0 91022

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 71,573
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 6:40. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 8:20.
  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 33-yard field goal, 0:13. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:27.

Second quarter

  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 21-yard field goal, 3:26. Bills 6–3. Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 9:24.

Third quarter

  • BUF – Dan Carpenter 46-yard field goal, 6:26. Bills 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:27.
  • MIA – Brandon Gibson 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:18. Dolphins 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08.
  • MIA – Penalty on Kyle Orton enforced in the endzone for a safety, 1:08. Dolphins 12–9.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Jarvis Landry 8-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:35. Dolphins 19–9. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:18.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 3:01. Dolphins 22–9. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:18.

Top passers

  • BUF – Kyle Orton – 22/39, 193 yards
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 26/34, 240 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • BUF – Chris Hogan – 7 receptions, 74 yards
  • MIA – Brian Hartline – 3 receptions, 55 yards

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 14 7836
Broncos 3 14 02239

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,987
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • MIA – Daniel Thomas 3-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:22. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:38.
  • DEN – Brandon McManus 38-yard field goal, 4:10. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:12.

Second quarter

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:53. Dolphins 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:47.
  • DEN – Demaryius Thomas 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 7:08. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:45.
  • MIA – Mike Wallace 10-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:54. Dolphins 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:14.
  • DEN – Demaryius Thomas 14-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 0:12. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:42.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Jarvis Landry 5-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:11. Dolphins 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:09.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Demaryius Thomas 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Manning-Emmanuel Sanders pass), 14:09. Dolphins 28–25. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:02.
  • DEN – C.J. Anderson 10-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 5:01. Broncos 32–28. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:16.
  • DEN – Wes Welker 2-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 3:13. Broncos 39–28. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:17.
  • MIA – Jarvis Landry 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Daniel Thomas run), 1:34. Broncos 39–36. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 1:34.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 26/36, 228 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • DEN – Peyton Manning – 28/35, 257 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 12 rushes, 59 yards
  • DEN – C.J. Anderson – 27 rushes, 167 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIA – Jarvis Landry – 7 receptions, 50 yards, 2 TD
  • DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 9 receptions, 125 yards

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week Thirteen: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 3 31016
Jets 7 3 3013

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

  • NYJ – Greg Salas 20-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 7:45. Jets 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:58.

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Nick Folk 40-yard field goal, 12:01. Jets 10–0. Drive: 10 p;ays, 44 yards, 4:46.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:23.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 44-yard field goal, 10:56. Jets 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:04.
  • NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 7:17. Jets 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:39.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Lamar Miller 4-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:24. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:29.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 26-yard field goal, 1:57. Dolphins 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:45.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 13 rushes, 56 yards, TD
  • NYJ – Chris Johnson – 17 rushes, 105 yards

Top receivers

  • MIA – Mike Wallace – 6 receptions, 69 yards
  • NYJ – Zach Sudfeld – 1 reception, 20 yards

Week 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Fourteen: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 7 71428
Dolphins 10 0 0313

at SunLife Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,244
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 44-yard field goal, 9:28. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:02.
  • MIA – Brian Hartline 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:41. Dolphins 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:27.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • BAL – Kamar Aiken 13-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 6:14. Ravens 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 12:41. Ravens 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:43.
  • BAL – Justin Forsett 2-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 8:09. Ravens 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:32.
  • BAL – Joe Flacco 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 3:34. Ravens 28–13. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:54.

Top passers

  • BAL – Joe Flacco – 25/33, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 23/33, 227 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • BAL – Justin Forsett – 13 rushes, 71 yards, TD
  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 12 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

  • BAL – Steve Smith Sr. – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD
  • MIA – Jarvis Landry – 6 receptions, 55 yards

Week 15: at New England Patriots

Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 10 0013
Patriots 7 7 24341

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 68,756
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NE – Shane Vereen 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:59. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:42.
  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 53-yard field goal, 4:26. Patriots 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:33.
  • MIA – Mike Wallace 32-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:05. Patriots 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:06.

Third quarter

  • NE – LeGarrette Blount 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:04. Patriots 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:56.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 4:43. Patriots 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:03.
  • NE – Rob Gronkowski 27-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 4:30. Patriots 31–13. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:05.
  • NE – Julian Edelman 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:29. Patriots 38–13. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:19.

Fourth quarter

  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 36-yard field goal, 6:20. Patriots 41–13. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:26.

Top passers

  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 29/47, 346 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • NE – Tom Brady: 21/35, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • MIA – Mike Wallace: 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD
  • NE – Rob Gronkowski: 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 10 01835
Dolphins 0 7 72337

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MIN – Greg Jennings 21-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 11:34. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:49.
  • MIA – Dion Sims 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:53. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:41.
  • MIN – Blair Walsh 18-yard field goal, 0:02. Vikings 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 1:04.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Mike Wallace 16-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 8:29. Vikings 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 4:03.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Lamar Miller 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 14:57. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:39.
  • MIN – Blair Walsh 20-yard field goal, 9:52. Dolphins 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:05.
  • MIA – Mike Wallace 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:39. Dolphins 28–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:03.
  • MIN – Jarius Wright 8-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Matt Asiata run), 4:46. Tied 28–28. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:53.
  • MIN – Matt Asiata 5-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 4:35. Vikings 35–28. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:05.
  • MIA – Damien Williams 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:11. Tied 35–35. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:24.
  • MIA – Jeff Locke punt blocked out of bounds in endzone by Terrence Fede for a safety, 0:41. Dolphins 37–35.

Top passers

  • MIN – Teddy Bridgewater - 19-26, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill - 35-47, 396 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • MIN – Matt Asiata - 16 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD
  • MIA – Lamar Miller - 19 rushes, 92 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIN – Greg Jennings - 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
  • MIA – Charles Clay - 6 receptions, 114 yds

Top tacklers

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.

Week 17: vs. New York Jets

Week Seventeen: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 7 7 101337
Dolphins 3 14 7024

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,220
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • MIA – Caleb Sturgis 37-yard field goal, 6:13. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:18.
  • NYJ – Chris Owusu 23-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:11. Jets 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:02.

Second quarter

  • MIA – Daniel Thomas 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:44. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:43.
  • NYJ – Chris Ivory 8-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 6:44. Jets 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:00.
  • MIA – Charles Clay 23-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:43. Dolphins 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 2:49.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Lamar Miller 97-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:51. Dolphins 24–14. Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:14.
  • NYJ – Eric Decker 74-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 11:35. Dolphins 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:16.
  • NYJ – Nick Folk 26-yard field goal, 6:35. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:54.

Fourth quarter

  • NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 14:12. Jets 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:05.
  • NYJ – Jeff Cumberland 23-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 3:22. Jets 34–24. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:24.
  • NYJ – Nick Folk 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Jets 37–24. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:40.

Top passers

  • NYJ – Geno Smith – 20/25, 358 yards, 3 TD
  • MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 23/39, 259 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • NYJ – Chris Ivory – 13 rushes, 29 yards
  • MIA – Lamar Miller – 19 rushes, 178 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NYJ – Eric Decker – 10 receptions, 221 yards, TD
  • MIA – Brian Hartline – 5 receptions, 94 yards

Standings

Division

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

Conference

AFC[4][5]
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
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]
  1. ^ a b New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21).
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34).
  3. ^ a b c d Kansas City finished ahead of San Diego in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (Week 7, 23–20; Week 17, 19–7).
    Houston finished ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo based on conference record.
    Kansas City finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 10, 17–13).
    San Diego finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 3, 22–10).
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–4 to 0–5).
  5. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Team Colors – NFL". August 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Hanzus, Dan (January 7, 2014). "Jeff Ireland, Miami Dolphins mutually part ways". National Football League. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "5 Thoughts on Dolphins Exciting Victory vs Vikings". December 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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