2023 Miami Dolphins season

The 2023 season is the Miami Dolphins' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 58th overall, their eighth under general manager Chris Grier and their second under head coach Mike McDaniel.

2023 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerStephen M. Ross
General managerChris Grier
Head coachMike McDaniel
Home fieldHard Rock Stadium
Results
Record5–2
Division place1st AFC East
Uniform

The Dolphins attempt to improve upon their 9–8 record from the previous two seasons, make the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and end their 14-year AFC East title drought. They will also attempt to snap their 22-year playoff victory drought, which is the longest active drought in the AFC.

In their Week 3 70–20 victory over the Denver Broncos, the Dolphins became the first NFL team to score 70 points in a game since 1966.[1] This was the second most points scored in a regular-season game, and tied for the third most points scored in any NFL game including playoffs. The NFL record for the most points scored in a game is 73 points, set by the Chicago Bears in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. The regular-season record is 72 points by the Washington Redskins in 1966.[2]

With a Week 6 win over the Carolina Panthers, the Dolphins started 5–1 for the first time since 2002.

Offseason

On January 19, 2023, the Dolphins parted ways with defensive coordinator Josh Boyer.[3]

After firing Boyer, the Dolphins signed long time defensive coordinator Vic Fangio (well known for his defense being consistently ranked top-5 in major categories.) to a contract making him the highest paid defensive coordinator in the NFL.[4][5]

On March 12, the Dolphins agreed in principle to a trade with the Los Angeles Rams in which they acquired 6 time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey in exchange for tight end Hunter Long and a 2023 3rd round pick. The Rams used the pick to select Tennessee defensive end Byron Young. The trade was officially announced 3 days later after the start of the NFL league year.[6][7]

Free agent signings

Position Player Age 2022 Team Contract
QB Mike White 28 New York Jets 2 years, $8 million
ILB David Long Jr. 26 Tennessee Titans 2 years, $11 million
OLB Malik Reed 26 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 year, $1 million
WR Braxton Berrios 27 New York Jets 1 year, $3.5 million
FS DeShon Elliott 26 Detroit Lions 1 year, $1 million
TE Eric Saubert 29 Denver Broncos 1 year, $1 million
G Dan Feeney 28 New York Jets 1 year, $3.25 million
P Jake Bailey 25 New England Patriots 1 year, $1 million
T Isaiah Wynn 27 New England Patriots 1 year, $1 million
T Cedric Ogbuehi 31 New York Jets 1 year, $1 million

Draft

2023 Miami Dolphins Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 Selection forfeited[upper-alpha 1]
29 Traded to Denver[upper-alpha 2]From San Francisco[upper-alpha 3]
251 Cam SmithCBSouth Carolina
377 Traded to Los Angeles Rams[upper-alpha 4]From New England[upper-alpha 5]
84 De’Von AchaneRBTexas A&M
4122 Traded to Kansas City[upper-alpha 6]
5155 Traded to San Francisco[upper-alpha 7]
6178 Traded to Kansas City[upper-alpha 6]From Chicago[upper-alpha 8]
197 Elijah HigginsWRStanford
7238 Ryan HayesOTMichigan

Notes

  1. Miami forfeited its first-round selection as well as its 2024 third-round selection as punishment for multiple violations of the league's anti-tampering policy in conversations with quarterback Tom Brady and Don Yee, the agent for then-New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton (as well as Brady).
  2. Miami traded San Francisco's selection, a 2024 fourth-round selection, and running back Chase Edmonds to Denver in exchange for Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round selection.
  3. Miami traded their 2021 first-round pick (3rd overall) to the 49ers in exchange for their 2021 first-round pick (12th overall), 2022 first and third-round picks (29th and 102nd overall), and a first-round pick (29th overall) in 2023.
  4. Miami traded New England's selection and tight end Hunter Long, to Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Jalen Ramsey.
  5. New England traded a third-round selection to Miami in exchange for wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round selection.
  6. Miami traded fourth and sixth-round selections, and 2022 first, second, and fourth-round selections to Kansas City in exchange for wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
  7. Miami traded a fifth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for running back Jeff Wilson.
  8. Chicago traded a sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Jakeem Grant.
2023 Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollege
LBMitchell AgudeMiami (FL)
QBJames BlackmanArkansas State
CBEthan BonnerStanford
RBChristopher BrooksBYU
DERandy CharltonMississippi State
WRChris ColemanCal Poly
WRDaewood DavisWestern Kentucky
TEJulian HillCampbell
TJarrett HorstMichigan State
TAlex JensenSouth Dakota
LBAubrey MillerJackson State
DTAnthony MontalvoUCF
LBGarrett NelsonNebraska
DTBrandon PiliUSC
GDJ ScaifeMiami (FL)
SKeidron SmithKentucky
TJames TunstallCincinnati
PMichael TurkOklahoma
CAlama UluaveSan Diego State
LBZeke VandenburghIllinois State
SBennett WilliamsOregon

Staff

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 – Vic Fangio
  • Defensive line – Austin Clark
  • Assistant defensive line – Kenny Baker
  • Linebackers – Anthony Campanile
  • Outside linebackers – Ryan Slowik
  • Passing game coordinator/secondary – Renaldo Hill
  • Cornerbacks/pass game specialist – Sam Madison
  • Safeties – Joe Kasper
  • Assistant defensive backs – Mathieu Araujo
  • Senior assistant – Wade Harman
  • Defensive assistant – Steve Donatell
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Danny Crossman
  • Assistant special teams – Brendan Farrell
Strength and conditioning coaches
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dave Puloka
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Adam Lachance

Coaching staff
Management
More NFL staffs

Current roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 24, 2023

53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 Atlanta Falcons L 3–19 0–1 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2 August 19 at Houston Texans W 28–3 1–1 NRG Stadium Recap
3 August 26[upper-alpha 1] at Jacksonville Jaguars L 18–31 1–2 EverBank Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 4:25 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers W 36–34 1–0 SoFi Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 17 8:20 p.m. at New England Patriots W 24–17 2–0 Gillette Stadium NBC Recap
3 September 24 1:00 p.m. Denver Broncos W 70–20 3–0 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills L 20–48 3–1 Highmark Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. New York Giants W 31–16 4–1 Hard Rock Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers W 42–21 5–1 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 22 8:20 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–31 5–2 Lincoln Financial Field NBC Recap
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots Hard Rock Stadium CBS
9 November 5 9:30 a.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Germany Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt) NFLN
10 Bye
11 November 19 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Hard Rock Stadium CBS
12 November 24 3:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Prime Video
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders FedExField Fox
14 December 11 8:15 p.m. Tennessee Titans Hard Rock Stadium ESPN
15 December 17 1:00 p.m. New York Jets Hard Rock Stadium CBS
16 December 24 4:25 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Hard Rock Stadium Fox
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD Buffalo Bills Hard Rock Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 1: Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 13 7936
Chargers 7 10 71034

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

In a back-and-forth affair, the Dolphins got the better of the matchup, beating the Chargers 36-34. The Dolphins started off the season 1-0.

Week 2: at New England Patriots

Week 2: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 14 0724
Patriots 0 3 01417

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 3: Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 6 0720
Dolphins 14 21 142170

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,522
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The 70 points scored by the Dolphins are the highest by any team since 1966, and tied with the third highest points scored in NFL history. In addition to the 70 points scored, the Dolphins had 726 total yards, the second-most in league history, behind only the mark of 735 set by the Los Angeles Rams in a 1951 game against the New York Yanks.[9] They also became the first team in NFL history to gain 350 rushing and 350 passing yards in one game, and also are the first team in NFL history to score 5 passing and 5 rushing touchdowns in the same game.

Week 4: at Buffalo Bills

Week 4: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 7 6020
Bills 14 17 10748

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

A week after their historic performance, the Dolphins lost their first game of the regular season, falling to 3-1.

Week 5: vs. New York Giants

Week 5: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 10 3316
Dolphins 7 10 14031

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 6: Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 14 0 0721
Dolphins 0 21 71442

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,529
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 7: Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 7 7017
Eagles 3 14 7731

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,879
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: vs. New England Patriots

Week 8: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 000
Dolphins 0 0 000

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Division

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–1 240 187 L1
Buffalo Bills 4 3 0 .571 1–2 2–3 198 118 L1
New York Jets 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 113 119 W2
New England Patriots 2 5 0 .286 2–1 2–2 101 177 W1

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 6 1 0 .857 2–0 4–0 .468 .425 W6
2[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins East 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–1 .383 .242 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] Baltimore Ravens North 5 2 0 .714 2–1 4–2 .545 .548 W2
4[lower-alpha 1] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 2 0 .714 2–1 3–2 .542 .486 W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Pittsburgh Steelers North 4 2 0 .667 2–0 3–1 .575 .556 W2
6[lower-alpha 2] Cleveland Browns North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 3–2 .564 .500 W2
7 Buffalo Bills East 4 3 0 .571 1–2 2–3 .479 .464 L1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .585 .600 W1
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .585 .571 W2
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cincinnati Bengals North 3 3 0 .500 0–2 0–3 .487 .400 W2
11[lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 3 4 0 .429 2–2 3–3 .587 .526 L2
12[lower-alpha 5] Las Vegas Raiders West 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–3 .391 .300 L1
13[lower-alpha 6] Tennessee Titans South 2 4 0 .333 0–1 2–3 .513 .417 L2
14[lower-alpha 6] Los Angeles Chargers West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .575 .429 L2
15[lower-alpha 7] New England Patriots East 2 5 0 .286 2–1 2–2 .596 .538 W1
16[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 5 0 .286 0–2 0–4 .511 .308 W1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]
  1. Miami, Baltimore and Jacksonville are ranked based on conference record.
  2. Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on head-to-head victory.
  3. Houston and NY Jets win tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record. Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on strength of victory.
  4. NY Jets wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  5. Indianapolis wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record.
  6. Tennessee wins tie break over LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.
  7. New England wins tie break over Denver based on conference record.
  8. 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

Notes

  1. Due to an injury involving Daewood Davis, the game was suspended with around eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter.[8]

References

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