2024 Miami Dolphins season

2024 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerStephen M. Ross
General managerChris Grier
Head coachMike McDaniel
Home fieldHard Rock Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place2nd AFC East
Uniform

The 2024 season is the Miami Dolphins' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their ninth under general manager Chris Grier and their third under head coach Mike McDaniel. The Dolphins failed to improve on their 11–6 record from last year following a loss to the division rival Buffalo Bills in Week 9. They then guaranteed a worse record following a loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 13. They still have a chance to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season. They will also attempt to snap their 23-year playoff victory drought, which is the longest active drought in the NFL.

Draft

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2024 Miami Dolphins Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 21 Chop Robinson OLB Penn State
2 55 Patrick Paul OT Houston
3 Selection forfeited[A]
4 120 Jaylen Wright RB Tennessee From Philadelphia
Traded to the Denver Broncos[B]
5 158 Mohamed Kamara OLB Colorado State
6 184 Malik Washington WR Virginia From Chicago[C]
198 Patrick McMorris S California
7 241 Tahj Washington WR USC

Draft trades

  1. ^ The Dolphins forfeited their third-round selection as well as their 2023 first-round selection as the punishment for violating the league's anti-tampering policy in conversations with quarterback Tom Brady and the agent for then-New Orleans Saints' coach Sean Payton.[1]
  2. ^ The Dolphins traded their fourth-round selection, a 2023 first-round selection and running back Chase Edmonds to the Denver Broncos in exchange for linebacker Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round selection.
  3. ^ The Dolphins acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent guard Dan Feeney to the Chicago Bears.
2024 Undrafted Free Agents
Position Player College
WR Je'Quan Burton Florida Atlantic
CB Storm Duck Louisville
QB Gavin Hardison UTEP
CB Isaiah Johnson Syracuse
G Matthew Jones Ohio State
OT Bayron Matos South Florida*
G Andrew Meyer UTEP
OLB Grayson Murphy UCLA
S Mark Perry TCU
DE Leonard Payne Jr. Colorado
TE Hayden Rucci Wisconsin

* Signed from the Dominican Republic as part of the International Player Pathway Program

Staff

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On January 24, 2024, the Dolphins and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio mutually agreed to part ways. He was later hired as the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles on January 27.[2][3]


On February 3, 2024, the Dolphins named Ravens assistant head coach and defensive line coach Anthony Weaver as their new defensive coordinator.[4]

Front office
  • Chairman/managing general partner – Stephen Ross
  • Vice chairman/partner – Bruce Beal
  • Vice chairman – Jorge Pérez
  • Vice chairman – Matt Higgins
  • Vice chairman, president, and CEO – Tom Garfinkel
  • General manager – Chris Grier
  • Assistant general manager – Marvin Allen
  • Vice president, football administration – Brandon Shore
  • Senior vice president, chief financial officer – Chris Clements
  • Senior personnel executive – Reggie McKenzie
  • Co-director, player personnel – Adam Engroff
  • Co-director, player personnel – Anthony Hunt
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Winston
  • Senior scout – Jim Abrams
  • Special advisor to the vice chairman, president, and CEO – Dan Marino
Head coach
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Anthony Weaver
  • Defensive line – Austin Clark
  • Assistant defensive line – Kynjee Cotton
  • Linebackers/run game coordinator – Joe Barry
  • Outside linebackers – Ryan Crow
  • Pass game coordinator/secondary – Brian Duker
  • Cornerbacks – Mathieu Araujo
  • Defensive backs/pass game specialist – Ryan Slowik
  • Assistant defensive backs – DeShawn Shead
  • Defensive assistant – Matthew O'Donnell
  • Defensive assistant – Sean Ryan
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning coaches
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dave Puloka
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Adam Lachance

Coaching staff
Front office
More NFL staffs

Current roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 21, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 14 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 9 Atlanta Falcons W 20–13 1–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Washington Commanders W 13–6 2–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
3 August 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–24 2–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–17 1–0 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 12 8:15 p.m. Buffalo Bills L 10–31 1–1 Hard Rock Stadium Prime Video Recap
3 September 22 4:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks L 3–24 1–2 Lumen Field CBS Recap
4 September 30 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Titans L 12–31 1–3 Hard Rock Stadium ESPN Recap
5 October 6 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots W 15–10 2–3 Gillette Stadium Fox Recap
6 Bye
7 October 20 1:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts L 10–16 2–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
8 October 27 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals L 27–28 2–5 Hard Rock Stadium Fox Recap
9 November 3 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills L 27–30 2–6 Highmark Stadium CBS Recap
10 November 11 8:15 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams W 23–15 3–6 SoFi Stadium ESPN Recap
11 November 17 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders W 34–19 4–6 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
12 November 24 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots W 34–15 5–6 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
13 November 28 8:20 p.m. at Green Bay Packers L 17–30 5–7 Lambeau Field NBC Recap
14 December 8 1:00 p.m. New York Jets W 32–26 (OT) 6–7 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
15 December 15 1:00 p.m. at Houston Texans L 12–20 6–8 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
16 December 22 4:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Hard Rock Stadium CBS
17 December 29 4:05 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field CBS
18 January 4/5 TBD at New York Jets MetLife Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 10 0017
Dolphins 0 7 7620

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Despite receiver Tyreek Hill being detained by the police for speeding prior to the game the team falling behind 17-7 at halftime, the Dolphins rallied behind a strong performance from Hill to come back and win.[5]

Week 2: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week 2: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 17 7031
Dolphins 7 3 0010

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

After a tight first quarter, the Dolphins could not contain Bills running back James Cook, who scored three total touchdowns, and were unable to come back, resulting in a 31-10 loss. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who threw three interceptions in the game, including a pick-six to cornerback Ja'Marcus Ingram, suffered a concussion in the third quarter, which was his third diagnosed concussion in less than 24 months.[6]

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 3: Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 0 003
Seahawks 17 0 0724

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,658
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With Tagovailoa placed on injured reserve due to his concussion, Skylar Thompson made the start at quarterback for Miami, but he suffered a "painful" rib injury during the game and was replaced by third-string quarterback Tim Boyle. The Dolphins also lost other starters such as Kendall Fuller and Terron Armstead to injury during the 24-3 loss which dropped them to 1-2 on the season.[7]

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Week 4: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 9 101231
Dolphins 0 3 3612

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 5: at New England Patriots

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Week 5: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 0 6615
Patriots 7 0 3010

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 7: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 3 0010
Colts 0 3 7616

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 111028
Dolphins 10 3 7727

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Despite a 20-10 lead midway through the 3rd quarter and a 27-18 lead in the 4th quarter, the Dolphins could not hold on and lost 28-27 to the Cardinals.[8]

Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

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Week 9: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 7 31427
Bills 3 3 141030

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,862
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 10: Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 3 7623
Rams 0 6 0915

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

Week 11: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

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Week 11: Las Vegas Raiders at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 3 6719
Dolphins 7 3 71734

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 12: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 12: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 01515
Dolphins 0 24 7334

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

With the win, the Dolphins swept the Patriots for the second straight year and have now won 7 of the last 8 over New England since Week 15 of 2020.

Week 13: at Green Bay Packers

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Thanksgiving Day games

Week 13: Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 3 8617
Packers 14 10 3330

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 14: vs. New York Jets

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Week 14: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Jets 3 10 103026
Dolphins 6 9 011632

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,787
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Houston Texans

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Week 15: Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 6 6012
Texans 3 10 7020

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,221
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 16: San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 0 000
Dolphins 0 0 000

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Week 17: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 17: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 000
Browns 0 0 000

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Standings

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Division

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
yBuffalo Bills 11 3 0 .786 3–0 7–2 445 310 W1
Miami Dolphins 6 8 0 .429 3–2 5–5 276 312 L1
New York Jets 4 11 0 .267 1–3 4–6 292 344 L1
New England Patriots 3 11 0 .214 1–3 2–7 238 337 L4

Conference

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Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 yKansas City Chiefs West 14 1 0 .933 5–0 9–1 .466 .444 W5
2 yBuffalo Bills East 11 3 0 .786 3–0 7–2 .512 .481 W1
3[a] xPittsburgh Steelers North 10 5 0 .667 3–2 7–3 .457 .430 L2
4 yHouston Texans South 9 6 0 .600 4–1 7–3 .488 .388 L1
Wild cards
5[a] xBaltimore Ravens North 10 5 0 .667 3–2 6–4 .543 .537 W2
6[b] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 6 0 .600 3–2 6–4 .509 .376 W1
7[b] Denver Broncos West 9 6 0 .600 2–3 5–5 .468 .328 L1
In the hunt
8[c] Indianapolis Colts South 7 8 0 .467 2–3 6–5 .498 .320 W1
9[c] Cincinnati Bengals North 7 8 0 .467 2–3 4–6 .455 .223 W3
10 Miami Dolphins East 6 8 0 .429 3–2 5–5 .447 .274 L1
Eliminated from postseason contention
11 New York Jets East 4 11 0 .267 1–3 4–6 .488 .310 L1
12[d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 11 0 .214 2–2 3–6 .517 .295 L1
13[d] New England Patriots East 3 11 0 .214 1–3 2–7 .405 .333 L4
14[e] Cleveland Browns North 3 12 0 .200 2–3 3–7 .525 .523 L4
15[e] Tennessee Titans South 3 12 0 .200 1–3 3–7 .525 .419 L4
16 Las Vegas Raiders West 2 12 0 .143 0–5 2–8 .577 .433 L10
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b Pittsburgh wins tie break over Baltimore based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b LA Chargers wins tie break over Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
  3. ^ a b Indianapolis wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville wins tie break over New England based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Cleveland wins tie break over Tennessee based on common record.
  6. ^ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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  1. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (August 2, 2022). "NFL strips Miami Dolphins of 2023 first-round pick, fines Stephen Ross $1.5M for tampering with Tom Brady, Sean Payton". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (2024-01-24). "Vic Fangio out as Dolphins DC, becomes Eagles' top target". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ "Eagles name Vic Fangio defensive coordinator". www.philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. ^ https://x.com/miamidolphins/status/1753916346549534908?s=46
  5. ^ "Dolphins Defeat Jaguars 20-17 After Game-Winning Field Goal". Miami Dolphins On SI. 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  6. ^ "Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa ruled out for game due to concussion". ESPN. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (2024-09-22). "Dolphins QB Thompson suffers 'painful' rib injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  8. ^ Simmons, Myles (2024-10-27). "Cardinals beat Dolphins 28-27 on last-second field goal". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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