2017 Miami Dolphins season

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2017 Miami Dolphins season
Owner Stephen M. Ross
General managerChris Grier
Head coach Adam Gase
Home field Hard Rock Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers S Reshad Jones
WR Jarvis Landry
Uniform
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The 2017 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 52nd overall and the second under head coach Adam Gase. The team came off from a 10-6 record and a playoff appearance for the first time since 2008. They were seen as potential playoff contenders and looked to make consecutive playoff seasons for the first time since the 2000 and 2001 seasons. However, the team was affected by the loss of starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who tore his ACL during practice and was ruled out for the season. The team turned to former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, who came out of retirement to become Tannehill's replacement and team's starter. After Tannehill got injured, coach Adam Gase called former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning about possibly coming out of retirement and taking Tannehill's place. However Manning later declined the idea of coming out of retirement. Gase was the QB coach and offensive coordinator of Peyton's Broncos between the 2012 and 2014 seasons. [1] Additionally, the Dolphins were also one of the teams Peyton considered signing with following his release by the Colts in 2012. Later during the season, the team traded starting running back Jay Ajayi to the eventual champion Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2018 fourth round draft pick on October 31.

Contents

The team's Week 1 game against the Buccaneers was rescheduled to November 19 due to Hurricane Irma. Week 11 was originally the two teams' bye week. Week 1 would become the bye week for both teams and they would not play until Week 2. This was first time since the Arizona Cardinals in 2001 in which a team had a bye week in Week 1.

The Dolphins struggled during the season and failed to improve on the previous season's record after losing to the Patriots on Week 12 and were eliminated from the postseason after losing to the Chiefs in Week 16. They finished with a reverse record from the previous year, going 6–10. This was the Dolphins's fourteenth season missing the playoffs since the league's realignment in 2002.

Roster changes

Trades

PositionDolphins ReceiveJaguars ReceiveSource
TE Julius Thomas 2017 7th Round Draft Pick [2]
PositionDolphins ReceiveRams ReceiveSource
DE William Hayes & 2017 7th Round Draft Pick2017 6th Round Draft Pick [3]

Free agents

Signings

PositionPlayerAge2016 TeamContract
OLB Lawrence Timmons 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 years, $12 million
G Ted Larsen 29 Chicago Bears 3 years, $5.6 million
FS Nate Allen 29 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $3.4 million
TE Anthony Fasano 32 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $2.75 million
FS T. J. McDonald 26 Los Angeles Rams 1 year, $1.3 million
QB David Fales 26 Chicago Bears 1 year, $690K
QB Jay Cutler 34 Chicago Bears 1 year, $10 million

Unrestricted

PositionPlayer2017 TeamNotes
TE Jordan Cameron Retired
DE Andre Branch Miami Dolphins
G Jermon Bushrod Miami Dolphins
LS John Denney Miami Dolphins
LB Spencer Paysinger New York Jets
QB T. J. Yates Buffalo Bills
LB Donald Butler None
CB Chimdi Chekwa None
S Bacarri Rambo Buffalo Bills
LB Jelani Jenkins Oakland Raiders
TE Dion Sims Chicago Bears
S Reshad Jones Miami Dolphins

Restricted

PositionPlayer2017 teamNotes
C Anthony Steen Miami Dolphins
LB Mike Hull Miami Dolphins
TE Thomas Duarte Miami Dolphins
CB Lafayette Pitts Miami Dolphins

Exclusive rights

PositionPlayer2017 teamNotes
LB Kiko Alonso Miami Dolphins
S Michael Thomas Miami Dolphins
TE Dominique Jones None
DE Nick Williams None
RB Damien Williams Miami Dolphins

Departures

PositionPlayerAge2017 Team
DT Earl Mitchell 29 San Francisco 49ers
DE Dion Jordan 27 Seattle Seahawks
OLB Jelani Jenkins 25 Oakland Raiders
TE Dion Sims 26 Chicago Bears
QB T. J. Yates 28 Buffalo Bills
DE Mario Williams 32Retired
LB Spencer Paysinger 28 New York Jets
LB Donald Butler 28Retired
S Bacarri Rambo 26 Buffalo Bills
TE Dominique Jones 29Retired
TE Jordan Cameron 28Retired
FS Isa Abdul-Quddus 28Retired
CB Byron Maxwell 29 Seattle Seahawks

Draft

2017 Miami Dolphins Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 22 Charles Harris DE Missouri
254 Raekwon McMillan OLB Ohio State
397 Cordrea Tankersley CB Clemson
5164 Isaac Asiata G Utah
5178 Davon Godchaux DT LSU
6194 Vincent Taylor DT Oklahoma State
7237 Isaiah Ford WR Virginia Tech

Notes

Undrafted free agents

PositionPlayerCollege
S Maurice Smith Georgia
DE Joby Saint Fleur Northwestern Oklahoma State
LB Praise Martin-Oguike Temple
WR Malcolm Lewis Miami (FL)
RB De'Veon Smith Michigan
WR Drew Morgan Arkansas
LB Chase Allen Southern Illinois
WR Francis Owusu Stanford
CB Larry Hope Akron
T Eric Smith Virginia
DE Cameron Malveaux Houston
WR Damore'ea Stringfellow Ole Miss

Staff

2017 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2017 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 16 inactive, 8 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 10 Atlanta Falcons W 23–201–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2August 17 Baltimore Ravens L 7–311–1Hard Rock Stadium Recap
3August 24at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–381–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
4August 31at Minnesota Vikings W 30–92–2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

On December 13, 2016, the NFL announced that the Dolphins would play host to the New Orleans Saints as one of the NFL London Games at Wembley Stadium. [6] The game occurred during Week 4 (Sunday, October 1), and was televised in the United States.

The remainder of the Dolphins' 2017 schedule was finalized and announced on April 20.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 Bye [upper-alpha 1]
2 September 17at Los Angeles Chargers W 19–171–0 StubHub Center Recap
3 September 24at New York Jets L 6–201–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
4 October 1 New Orleans Saints L 0–201–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Stadium (London) Recap
5 October 8 Tennessee Titans W 16–102–2 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
6 October 15at Atlanta Falcons W 20–173–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
7 October 22 New York Jets W 31–284–2Hard Rock Stadium Recap
8 October 26at Baltimore Ravens L 0–404–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
9 November 5 Oakland Raiders L 24–274–4Hard Rock Stadium Recap
10 November 13at Carolina Panthers L 21–454–5 Bank of America Stadium Recap
11 November 19 [upper-alpha 1] Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–304–6Hard Rock Stadium Recap
12 November 26at New England Patriots L 17–354–7 Gillette Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Denver Broncos W 35–95–7Hard Rock Stadium Recap
14 December 11 New England Patriots W 27–206–7Hard Rock Stadium Recap
15 December 17at Buffalo Bills L 16–246–8 New Era Field Recap
16 December 24at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–296–9 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 December 31 Buffalo Bills L 16–226–10Hard Rock Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 2: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins3010619
Chargers0107017

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

After their week 1 game was postponed due to Hurricane Irma, the Dolphins traveled out to LA to face the new Los Angeles Chargers, where they won 19–17 to start the season at 1–0. It was also the Dolphins' first road win over the Chargers since 2005.

Week 3: at New York Jets

Week Three: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins00066
Jets01010020

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

NFL London Games

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Saints0371020
Dolphins00000

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans037010
Dolphins1000616

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Due to the delayed game of week one, this ended up being the first home game for the Dolphins in the regular season.

Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Six: Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins0014620
Falcons1070017

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,593
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This was the Dolphins' first win in Atlanta since 1980, during the Don Shula era.

Week 7: vs. New York Jets

Week Seven: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jets1477028
Dolphins7701731

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Eight: Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins00000
Ravens71302040

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Raiders3107727
Dolphins097824

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 10: at Carolina Panthers

Week Ten: Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins077721
Panthers31421745

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Eleven: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Buccaneers31701030
Dolphins706720

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

In a game that was originally going to be played in week 1, but got moved due to Hurricane Irma, the Buccaneers won 30–20 thanks to three Jay Cutler interceptions

Week 12: at New England Patriots

Week Twelve: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins0100717
Patriots1477735

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Broncos03609
Dolphins21410935

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 14: vs. New England Patriots

Week Fourteen: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Patriots01001020
Dolphins6714027

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 65,548
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 15: at Buffalo Bills

Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins3301016
Bills7143024

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Sixteen: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins3100013
Chiefs3173629

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills739322
Dolphins0031316

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 65,571
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This game marked the end of Jay Cutler's, Jarvis Landry's, Ndamukong Suh's, and Mike Pouncey's tenure in Miami. Landry was ejected from the game after instigating a fight following a fourth-quarter touchdown reception. [8]

Standings

Division

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) New England Patriots 1330.8135–110–2458296W3
(6) Buffalo Bills 970.5633–37–5302359W1
Miami Dolphins 6100.3752–45–7281393L3
New York Jets 5110.3132–45–7298382L4

Conference

AFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East1330.8135–110–2.484.466W3
2 [lower-alpha 1] Pittsburgh Steelers North1330.8136–010–2.453.423W2
3 [lower-alpha 2] Jacksonville Jaguars South1060.6254–29–3.434.394L2
4 [lower-alpha 2] Kansas City Chiefs West1060.6255–18–4.477.481W4
Wild Cards
5 [lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South970.5635–18–4.434.396W1
6 [lower-alpha 3] Buffalo Bills East970.5633–37–5.492.396W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [lower-alpha 3] Baltimore Ravens North970.5633–37–5.441.299L1
8 [lower-alpha 3] Los Angeles Chargers West970.5633–36–6.457.347W2
9 Cincinnati Bengals North790.4383–36–6.465.321W2
10 [lower-alpha 4] Oakland Raiders West6100.3752–45–7.512.396L4
11 [lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East6100.3752–45–7.543.531L3
12 [lower-alpha 5] Denver Broncos West5110.3132–44–8.492.413L2
13 [lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East5110.3132–45–7.520.438L4
14 [lower-alpha 6] Indianapolis Colts South4120.2502–43–9.480.219W1
15 [lower-alpha 6] Houston Texans South4120.2501–53–9.516.375L6
16 Cleveland Browns North0160.0000–60–12.520–L16
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 7]
  1. 1 2 New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed.
    Buffalo and Baltimore finished ahead of Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record.
    Buffalo claimed the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on strength of victory.
  4. 1 2 Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  5. 1 2 Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory.
  6. 1 2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. ↑ 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.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The Dolphins were originally scheduled to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during Week 1 (September 10) at Hard Rock Stadium. However, due to the impact from Hurricane Irma, the game was re-scheduled to Week 11, in which both the Buccaneers and Dolphins would originally have had their byes. [7]

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