2014 Miami Dolphins season
2014 Miami Dolphins season | |
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Owner | Stephen Ross |
General manager | Dennis Hickey |
Head coach | Joe Philbin |
Home field | Sun Life Stadium |
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Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | Brent Grimes, CB Mike Pouncey, OG Cameron Wake, DE |
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The 2014 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 49th overall and the third under head coach Joe Philbin. 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
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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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
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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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 | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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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 | Wembley Stadium (London, England) |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
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
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Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Bills | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
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
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Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
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
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Week 4: at Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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
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Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
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
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Week 7: at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 62,413
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 65,633
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
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
- center/2014110205/2014/REG9/chargers@dolphins Recap, Gamebook
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Week 10: at Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
Lions | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
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
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Week 12: at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
Broncos | 3 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 39 |
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Week 13: at New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Jets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), rain
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Ron Torbert
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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
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Week 15: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
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Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 66,203
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Gamebook
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Gamebook
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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
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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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 |
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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 |
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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] | |||||||||||
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References
- ^ "Team Colors – NFL". August 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ Hanzus, Dan (January 7, 2014). "Jeff Ireland, Miami Dolphins mutually part ways". National Football League. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ http://www.thephinsider.com/2014/12/23/7441961/5-thoughts-on-miami-dolphins-thrilling-37-35-victory-over-minnesota
- ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.