2014 Miami Dolphins season

49th season in franchise history October 2020 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 2014 8–8 3rd AFC East Joe Philbin Dennis Hickey Stephen Ross Sun Life Stadium Did not qualify Brent Grimes, CBMike Pouncey, OGCameron Wake, DE File:Miami Dolphins Uniforms 2013-2014.png Dolphins seasons 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.Hanzus Dan https://www.nfl.com/news/jeff-ireland-miami-dolphins-mutually-part-ways-0ap2000000310576 Jeff Ireland, Miami Dolphins mutually part ways National Football League January 7, 2014 January 7, 2014 The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season. 3 2014 draft 2014 NFL draft 2014 Miami Dolphins Draft Round Selection Player Position College 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 Notable undrafted free agent 2014 Miami Dolphins Draft Round Selection Player Position College — — Damien Williams Running back Oklahoma 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 2014 Miami Dolphins Chairman/managing general partner – Stephen Ross Vice chairman/partner – Jorge Perez Vice chairman – Don Shula President/CEO – Tom Garfinkel General manager – Dennis Hickey Assistant general manager – Eric Stokes Executive vice president of football administration – Dawn Aponte Manager of football administration – Ryan Herman Director of college scouting – Chris Grier Assistant director of college scouting – Joe Schoen Director of pro scouting – Anthony Hunt Assistant director of pro scouting – Chris Shea Head coach – Joe Philbin Offensive coordinator – Bill Lazor Quarterbacks – Zac Taylor Assistant quarterbacks – Ben Johnson Running backs – Jeff Nixon Wide receivers – Ken O'Keefe Assistant wide receivers – Phil McGeoghan Tight ends – Dan Campbell Offensive line – John Benton Assistant offensive line – Jack Bicknell Jr. Offensive assistant – Ben Martin Defensive coordinator – Kevin Coyle Defensive line – Kacy Rodgers Assistant defensive line – Charlie Bullen Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive quality control/assistant linebackers – David Corrao Defensive backs – Lou Anarumo Assistant defensive backs – Blue Adams Special teams coordinator – Darren Rizzi Assistant special teams coordinator – Marwan Maalouf Head strength and conditioning – Darren Krein Assistant strength and conditioning – David Puloka Final roster 2014 Miami Dolphins 53 15 7  8 Matt Moore American football 17 Ryan Tannehill 33 LaMichael James 26 Lamar Miller 30 Daniel Thomas running back 34 Damien Williams y 10 Brandon Gibson 82 Brian Hartline 83 Matt Hazel y 14 Jarvis Landry y RS 18 Rishard Matthews 11 Mike Wallace American football 42 Charles Clay American football 85 Gerell Robinson 80 Dion Sims 65 Sam Brenner C 67 Daryn Colledge G 74 Jason Fox American football T 70 Ja'Wuan James y T 51 Mike Pouncey G 64 Samson Satele C 66 Shelley Smith American football G 63 Dallas Thomas G/T 77 Billy Turner American football y G 62 Deandre Coleman y DT 78 Terrence Fede y DE 95 Dion Jordan DE 90 Earl Mitchell DT 98 Jared Odrick DT 79 Derrick Shelby DE 94 Randy Starks DT 50 Olivier Vernon DE 91 Cameron Wake DE 56 Jonathan Freeny OLB 53 Jelani Jenkins OLB 58 Chris McCain y OLB 55 Koa Misi MLB 97 Kelvin Sheppard MLB 57 Jordan Tripp y OLB 93 Jason Trusnik OLB 52 Philip Wheeler OLB 35 Walt Aikens y FS 24 Cortland Finnegan CB 21 Brent Grimes CB 36 T. J. Heath CB 38 Don Jones safety FS 20 Reshad Jones SS 44 Jordan Kovacs SS 41 R. J. Stanford CB 27 Jimmy Wilson American football CB/S 92 John Denney LS  2 Brandon Fields P  9 Caleb Sturgis K 71 Branden Albert T IR 29 Will Davis safety CB IR 25 Louis Delmas FS IR 59 Dannell Ellerbe LB IR 96 A. J. Francis DT IR 75 Nate Garner G NF-Inj. 23 Mike Gillislee RB IR 76 Anthony Johnson defensive lineman y DT IR 73 Kamal Johnson y DT IR 88 Arthur Lynch American football y TE IR 28 Knowshon Moreno RB IR 37 Sammy Seamster y CB IR 22 Jamar Taylor CB IR 31 Michael Thomas defensive back FS IR 61 Mark Asper G  6 McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB 81 LaRon Byrd WR IR 66 Emmanuel Dieke y DE 45 Jake Knott LB 40 Lowell Rose CB 86 Jake Stoneburner TE 87 L'Damian Washington y WR Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 8, 2014 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–16 0–1 Georgia Dome Recap 2 August 16, 2014 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–14 1–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 August 23, 2014 Dallas Cowboys W 25–20 2–1 Sun Life Stadium Recap 4 August 28, 2014 St. Louis Rams W 14–13 3–1 Sun Life Stadium Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 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 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) Recap 5Bye 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, 2014 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, 2014 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 Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 7 1:00 p.m. EDT Patriots 10 10 0 0 Dolphins 7 3 13 10 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,630 89 F C, partly cloudy Walt Anderson CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 4-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis Kick), 11:46. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:50. NE – Shane Vereen 2-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick), 5:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:36. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 47-yard field goal, 0:47. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 6 yards, 2:52. Second quarter NE – Rob Gronkowski 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 8:37. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 4:19. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 1:59. Patriots 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:25. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 45-yard field goal, 0:06. Patriots 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:53. Third quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 24-yard field goal, 10:46. Patriots 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:14. MIA – Mike Wallace 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:55. Tied 20–20. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:04. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 2:38. Dolphins 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:15. Fourth quarter MIA – Knowshon Moreno 4-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:29. Dolphins 30–20. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:01. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 27-yard field goal, 2:44. Dolphins 33–20. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:20. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 29/56, 249 yards, TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill: 18/32, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NE – Shane Vereen – 7 rushes, 36 yards, TD MIA – Knowshon Moreno: 24 CAR, 134 YDS, TD Top receivers NE – Julian Edelman: 6 receptions, 95 yards MIA – Mike Wallace: 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD Week 2: at Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 14 1:00 p.m. EDT Dolphins 0 0 10 0 Bills 6 3 14 6 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 69,954 58 F C, mostly cloudy Clete Blakeman CBS Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 4:47. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:46. BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 0:22. Bills 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:50. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 10:22. Bills 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15. Third quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 9:35. Bills 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:25. BUF – C. J. Spiller 102-yard kickoff return (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:23. Bills 16–3. MIA – Mike Wallace 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:15. Bills 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:08. BUF – Sammy Watkins 12-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:13. Bills 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:02. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 32-yard field goal, 10:32. Bills 26–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:14. BUF – Dan Carpenter 38-yard field goal, 1:54. Bills 29–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:38. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 31/49, 241 yards, TD, INT BUF – EJ Manuel – 16/26, 202 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 11 rushes, 46 yards BUF – C. J. Spiller – 12 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers MIA – Mike Wallace – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD BUF – Sammy Watkins – 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 21 4:25 p.m. EDT Chiefs 0 14 7 13 Dolphins 0 3 12 0 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,313 88 F C, cloudy Jeff Triplette CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Knile Davis 21-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:38. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:14. KC – Travis Kelce 20-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:35. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:42. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 1:35. Third quarter MIA – Brian Hartline 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:07. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:21. KC – Joe McKnight 11-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:36. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:31. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 51-yard field goal, 5:54. Chiefs 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:42. MIA – Alex Smith sacked in the end zone by Randy Starks and Jelani Jenkins for a safety, 2:38. Chiefs 21–15. Fourth quarter KC – Joe McKnight 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (pass failed), 4:35. Chiefs 27–15. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:39. KC – Cyrus Gray 6-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Chiefs 34–15. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:48. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 19/25, 186 yards, 3 TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 21/43, 205 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Knile Davis – 32 rushes, 132 yards, TD MIA – Lamar Miller – 15 rushes, 108 yards Top receivers KC – Joe McKnight – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD MIA – Mike Wallace – 5 receptions, 74 yards Week 4: at Oakland Raiders NFL International Series Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary September 28 6:00 p.m. BST/1:00 p.m. EDT Dolphins 3 21 14 0 Raiders 7 0 0 7 Wembley Stadium, London, England 83,436 74 F C, overcast Bill Leavy CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter OAK – Brian Leonhardt 3-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:38. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:22. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 41-yard field goal, 6:25. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:13. Second quarter MIA – Mike Wallace 13-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 14:17. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:46. MIA – Lamar Miller 9-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:15. Dolphins 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:35. MIA – Dion Sims 18-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:53. Dolphins 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:03. Third quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 8:13. Dolphins 31–7. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:28. MIA – Cortland Finnegan 50-yard fumble return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:59. Dolphins 38–7. Fourth quarter OAK – Andre Holmes 22-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:36. Dolphins 38–14. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:14. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 23/31, 278 yards, 2 TD, INT OAK – Derek Carr – 16/25, 146 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 12 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD OAK – Darren McFadden – 11 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers MIA – Brian Hartline – 6 receptions, 74 yards OAK – James Jones – 6 receptions, 83 yards Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 12 1:00 p.m. EDT Packers 7 3 7 10 Dolphins 3 0 7 14 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,875 86 F C, sunny Bill Vinovich Fox Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter GB – Jordy Nelson 9-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:09. Packers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:51. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 48-yard field goal, 8:15. Packers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:54. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 43-yard field goal, 8:08. Packers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:49. Third quarter MIA – Jarvis Landry 11-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:12. GB – Randall Cobb 5-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 3:44. Packers 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 8:04. Fourth quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 5-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 13:42. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:02. MIA – Mike Wallace 5-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:13. Dolphins 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:12. GB – Mason Crosby 30-yard field goal, 4:09. Dolphins 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:04. GB – Andrew Quarless 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:03. Packers 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 2:01. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/42, 264 yards, 3 TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 20/31, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers GB – Eddie Lacy – 14 rushes, 40 yards MIA – Lamar Miller – 14 rushes, 53 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Jordy Nelson – 9 receptions, 107 yards, TD MIA – Jarvis Landry – 6 receptions, 75 yards, TD Week 7: at Chicago Bears Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Miami Dolphins at Chicago Bears – Game summary October 19 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Dolphins 7 7 7 6 Bears 0 0 7 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 62,413 50 F C, partly cloudy Pete Morelli CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Charles Clay 13-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:51. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:24. Second quarter MIA – Mike Wallace 10-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 5:20. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 1:33. Third quarter CHI – Matt Forte 10-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 7:59. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:01. MIA – Lamar Miller 2-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:31. Dolphins 21–7. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:28. Fourth quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 33-yard field goal, 13:32. Dolphins 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:52. CHI – Matt Forte 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 7:38. Dolphins 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:05. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 19-yard field goal, 2:13. Dolphins 27–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:25. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 25/32, 277 yards, 2 TD CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/34, 190 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 18 rushes, 61 yards, TD CHI – Matt Forte – 12 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Charles Clay – 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD CHI – Matt Forte – 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary October 26 1:00 p.m. EDT Dolphins 0 10 14 3 Jaguars 0 3 3 7 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida 65,633 76 F C, clear Jerome Boger CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter MIA – Louis Delmas 81-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 14:46. Dolphins 7–0. JAX – Josh Scobee 30-yard field goal, 6:28. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 8:18. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 43-yard field goal, 0:58. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:23. Third quarter MIA – Brent Grimes 22-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:16. Dolphins 17–3. JAX – Josh Scobee 40-yard field goal, 7:55. Dolphins 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:21. MIA – Rishard Matthews 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:18. Dolphins 24–6. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 3:54. Dolphins 27–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:27. JAX – Allen Robinson 48-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Scobee kick), 2:19. Dolphins 27–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:35. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 16/29, 196 yards, TD, INT JAX – Blake Bortles – 18/34, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 14 rushes, 78 yards JAX – Denard Robinson – 18 rushes, 108 yards Top receivers MIA – Mike Wallace – 2 receptions, 59 yards JAX – Allen Robinson – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 2 1:00 p.m. EST Chargers 0 0 0 0 Dolphins 7 13 17 0 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,222 70 F C, sunny Brad Allen CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Charles Clay 6-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:40. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:56. Second quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 2-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:08. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:41. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 26-yard field goal, 8:53. Dolphins 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 25-yard field goal, 1:52. Dolphins 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:51. Third quarter MIA – Rishard Matthews 21-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:02. Dolphins 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:58. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 23-yard field goal, 7:04. Dolphins 30–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:01. MIA – Jarvis Landry 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:00. Dolphins 37–0. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 12/23, 138 yards, 3 INT MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 24/34, 288 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SD – Donald Brown – 4 rushes, 23 yards MIA – Lamar Miller – 11 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 4 receptions, 60 yards MIA – Charles Clay – 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD Week 10: at Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 9 1:00 p.m. EST Dolphins 0 3 10 3 Lions 10 0 0 10 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 63,179 Played indoors (dome stadium) Bill Leavy CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter DET – Matt Prater 26-yard field goal, 6:19. Lions 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:41. DET – Calvin Johnson 49-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:58. Lions 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:08. Second quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 23-yard field goal, 0:13. Lions 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:09. Third quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 50-yard field goal, 8:24. Lions 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:52. MIA – Mike Wallace 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:17. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:05. Fourth quarter DET – Matt Prater 50-yard field goal, 12:02. Tied 13–13. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:15. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 20-yard field goal, 4:19. Dolphins 16–13. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:43. DET – Theo Riddick 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:29. Lions 20–16. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:44. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 27/38, 207 yards, TD, INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 25/40, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Damien Williams – 7 rushes, 34 yards DET – Joique Bell – 10 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers MIA – Jarvis Landry – 7 receptions, 53 yards DET – Calvin Johnson – 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 13 Thursday 8:25 p.m. EST Bills 3 3 3 0 Dolphins 3 0 9 10 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 71,573 74 F C, clear Walt Coleman NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 6:40. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 8:20. BUF – Dan Carpenter 33-yard field goal, 0:13. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:27. Second quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 21-yard field goal, 3:26. Bills 6–3. Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 9:24. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 46-yard field goal, 6:26. Bills 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:27. MIA – Brandon Gibson 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:18. Dolphins 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08. MIA – Penalty on Kyle Orton enforced in the endzone for a safety, 1:08. Dolphins 12–9. Fourth quarter MIA – Jarvis Landry 8-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:35. Dolphins 19–9. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:18. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 3:01. Dolphins 22–9. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:18. Top passers BUF – Kyle Orton – 22/39, 193 yards MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 26/34, 240 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BUF – Anthony Dixon – 10 rushes, 35 yards MIA – Lamar Miller – 15 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers BUF – Chris Hogan – 7 receptions, 74 yards MIA – Brian Hartline – 3 receptions, 55 yards Week 12: at Denver Broncos Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 23 4:25 p.m. EST/2:25 p.m. MST Dolphins 7 14 7 8 Broncos 3 14 0 22 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 76,987 39 F C, mostly cloudy Jeff Triplette CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Daniel Thomas 3-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:22. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:38. DEN – Brandon McManus 38-yard field goal, 4:10. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:12. Second quarter MIA – Ryan Tannehill 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:53. Dolphins 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:47. DEN – Demaryius Thomas 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 7:08. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:45. MIA – Mike Wallace 10-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:54. Dolphins 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:14. DEN – Demaryius Thomas 14-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 0:12. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:42. Third quarter MIA – Jarvis Landry 5-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:11. Dolphins 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:09. Fourth quarter DEN – Demaryius Thomas 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Manning-Emmanuel Sanders pass), 14:09. Dolphins 28–25. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:02. DEN – C. J. Anderson 10-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 5:01. Broncos 32–28. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:16. DEN – Wes Welker 2-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 3:13. Broncos 39–28. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:17. MIA – Jarvis Landry 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Daniel Thomas run), 1:34. Broncos 39–36. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 1:34. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 26/36, 228 yards, 3 TD, INT DEN – Peyton Manning – 28/35, 257 yards, 4 TD Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 12 rushes, 59 yards DEN – C. J. Anderson – 27 rushes, 167 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Jarvis Landry – 7 receptions, 50 yards, 2 TD DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 9 receptions, 125 yards Week 13: at New York Jets Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary December 1 Monday 8:30 p.m. EST Dolphins 0 3 3 10 Jets 7 3 3 0 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,160 42 F C, rain Ron Torbert ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter NYJ – Greg Salas 20-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 7:45. Jets 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:58. Second quarter NYJ – Nick Folk 40-yard field goal, 12:01. Jets 10–0. Drive: 10 p;ays, 44 yards, 4:46. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:23. Third quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 44-yard field goal, 10:56. Jets 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:04. NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 7:17. Jets 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:39. Fourth quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 4-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:24. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:29. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 26-yard field goal, 1:57. Dolphins 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:45. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 25/35, 235 yards, INT NYJ – Geno Smith – 7/13, 65 yards, INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller – 13 rushes, 56 yards, TD NYJ – Chris Johnson – 17 rushes, 105 yards Top receivers MIA – Mike Wallace – 6 receptions, 69 yards NYJ – Zach Sudfeld – 1 reception, 20 yards Week 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 7 1:00 p.m. EST Ravens 0 7 7 14 Dolphins 10 0 0 3 SunLife Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,244 76 F C, sunny John Parry CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 44-yard field goal, 9:28. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:02. MIA – Brian Hartline 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:41. Dolphins 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:27. Second quarter BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 0:02. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 3:06. Third quarter BAL – Kamar Aiken 13-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 6:14. Ravens 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 12:41. Ravens 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:43. BAL – Justin Forsett 2-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 8:09. Ravens 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:32. BAL – Joe Flacco 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 3:34. Ravens 28–13. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:54. Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 25/33, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 23/33, 227 yards, TD Top rushers BAL – Justin Forsett – 13 rushes, 71 yards, TD MIA – Lamar Miller – 12 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers BAL – Steve Smith Sr. – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD MIA – Jarvis Landry – 6 receptions, 55 yards Week 15: at New England Patriots Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary December 14 1:00 p.m. EST Dolphins 3 10 0 0 Patriots 7 7 24 3 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 43 F C, sunny Bill Vinovich CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell Recap, Gamebook First quarter NE – Kyle Arrington 62-yard blocked field goal return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:36. Patriots 7–0. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 24-yard field goal, 0:59. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:47. Second quarter NE – Shane Vereen 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:59. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:42. MIA – Caleb Sturgis 53-yard field goal, 4:26. Patriots 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:33. MIA – Mike Wallace 32-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:05. Patriots 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:06. Third quarter NE – LeGarrette Blount 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:04. Patriots 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:56. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 4:43. Patriots 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:03. NE – Rob Gronkowski 27-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 4:30. Patriots 31–13. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:05. NE – Julian Edelman 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:29. Patriots 38–13. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:19. Fourth quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 36-yard field goal, 6:20. Patriots 41–13. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:26. Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 29/47, 346 yards, TD, 2 INT NE – Tom Brady: 21/35, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller: 16 rushes, 47 yards NE – Jonas Gray: 11 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers MIA – Mike Wallace: 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD NE – Rob Gronkowski: 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 21 1:00 p.m. EST Vikings 7 10 0 18 Dolphins 0 7 7 23 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 66,203 80 F C, partly cloudy Tony Corrente Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 4:23. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:36. Second quarter MIN – Greg Jennings 21-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 11:34. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:49. MIA – Dion Sims 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:53. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:41. MIN – Blair Walsh 18-yard field goal, 0:02. Vikings 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 1:04. Third quarter MIA – Mike Wallace 16-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 8:29. Vikings 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 4:03. Fourth quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 14:57. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:39. MIN – Blair Walsh 20-yard field goal, 9:52. Dolphins 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:05. MIA – Mike Wallace 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:39. Dolphins 28–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:03. MIN – Jarius Wright 8-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Matt Asiata run), 4:46. Tied 28–28. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:53. MIN – Matt Asiata 5-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 4:35. Vikings 35–28. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:05. MIA – Damien Williams 3-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:11. Tied 35–35. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:24. MIA – Jeff Locke punt blocked out of bounds in endzone by Terrence Fede for a safety, 0:41. Dolphins 37–35. Top passers MIN – Teddy Bridgewater - 19-26, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT MIA – Ryan Tannehill - 35-47, 396 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Matt Asiata - 16 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD MIA – Lamar Miller - 19 rushes, 92 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Greg Jennings - 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD MIA – Charles Clay - 6 receptions, 114 yds Top tacklers MIN – Robert Blanton - 9 tackles, 2 assists MIA – Koa Misi - 6 tackles, 1 assists The game's overtime ended when defensive end Terrence Fede blocked a punt to the endzone for a safety.Williams Danny 5 Thoughts on Dolphins Exciting Victory vs Vikings The Phinsider 2014-12-23 https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/12/23/7441961/5-thoughts-on-miami-dolphins-thrilling-37-35-victory-over-minnesota 2024-11-23 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 Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 28 1:00 p.m. EST Jets 7 7 10 13 Dolphins 3 14 7 0 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,220 80 F C, partly cloudy Craig Wrolstad CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter MIA – Caleb Sturgis 37-yard field goal, 6:13. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:18. NYJ – Chris Owusu 23-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:11. Jets 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:02. Second quarter MIA – Daniel Thomas 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:44. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:43. NYJ – Chris Ivory 8-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 6:44. Jets 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:00. MIA – Charles Clay 23-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:43. Dolphins 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 2:49. Third quarter MIA – Lamar Miller 97-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:51. Dolphins 24–14. Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:14. NYJ – Eric Decker 74-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 11:35. Dolphins 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:16. NYJ – Nick Folk 26-yard field goal, 6:35. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:54. Fourth quarter NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 14:12. Jets 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:05. NYJ – Jeff Cumberland 23-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 3:22. Jets 34–24. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:24. NYJ – Nick Folk 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Jets 37–24. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:40. Top passers NYJ – Geno Smith – 20/25, 358 yards, 3 TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 23/39, 259 yards, TD Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 13 rushes, 29 yards MIA – Lamar Miller – 19 rushes, 178 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Eric Decker – 10 receptions, 221 yards, TD MIA – Brian Hartline – 5 receptions, 94 yards Standings Division MIA Conference MIA References External links http://www.miamidolphins.com Miami Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins