1997 Miami Dolphins season

The 1997 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning nine games.^[1] Seven of the team's sixteen games were decided by a field goal or less.

Schedule [edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–10	NBC 1:00et	70,813
2	September 7, 1997	Tennessee Oilers	W 16–13	NBC 1:00et	64,439
3	September 14, 1997	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–18	NBC 1:00et/12:00ct	60,075
4	September 21, 1997	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–21	TNT 8:15et	73,314
5	Bye
6	October 5, 1997	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	NBC 1:00et	71,794
7	October 12, 1997	at New York Jets	W 31–20	NBC 1:00et	75,601
8	October 19, 1997	at Baltimore Ravens	W 24–13	NBC 1:00et	64,354
9	October 27, 1997	Chicago Bears	L 36–33	ABC 9:00et	73,156
10	November 2, 1997	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–6	NBC 1:00et	78,011
11	November 9, 1997	New York Jets	W 24–17	NBC 1:00et	73,809
12	November 17, 1997	Buffalo Bills	W 30–13	ABC 9:00et	74,155
13	November 23, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 27–24	NBC 1:00et	59,002
14	November 30, 1997	at Oakland Raiders	W 34–16	NBC 4:15et/1:15pt	50,569
15	December 7, 1997	Detroit Lions	W 33–30	ESPN 8:15et	72,266
16	December 14, 1997	at Indianapolis Colts	L 41–0	NBC 1:00et	61,282
17	December 22, 1997	New England Patriots	L 14–12	ABC 9:00et	74,379

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 28, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 17–3	60,041