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 |
Uniform | |
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.[1] The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.
2014 draft
[edit]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
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | 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
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | 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 | 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
[edit]Week 1: vs. New England Patriots
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 10: at Detroit Lions
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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
[edit]Quarter | 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.[2] 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
[edit]Quarter | 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): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
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Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]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
[edit]# | 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 |
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] | |||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Hanzus, Dan (January 7, 2014). "Jeff Ireland, Miami Dolphins mutually part ways". National Football League. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "5 Thoughts on Dolphins Exciting Victory vs Vikings". December 23, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.