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 | |
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Owner | Stephen M. Ross |
General manager | Chris Grier |
Head coach | Mike McDaniel |
Home field | Hard Rock Stadium |
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Record | 5–2 |
Division place | 1st AFC East |
Uniform | |
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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 |
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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
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | – | Selection forfeited[upper-alpha 1] | |||
29 | Traded to Denver[upper-alpha 2] | From San Francisco[upper-alpha 3] | |||
2 | 51 | Cam Smith | CB | South Carolina | |
3 | 77 | Traded to Los Angeles Rams[upper-alpha 4] | From New England[upper-alpha 5] | ||
84 | De’Von Achane | RB | Texas A&M | ||
4 | 122 | Traded to Kansas City[upper-alpha 6] | |||
5 | 155 | Traded to San Francisco[upper-alpha 7] | |||
6 | 178 | Traded to Kansas City[upper-alpha 6] | From Chicago[upper-alpha 8] | ||
197 | Elijah Higgins | WR | Stanford | ||
7 | 238 | Ryan Hayes | OT | Michigan |
Notes
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Miami traded New England's selection and tight end Hunter Long, to Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Jalen Ramsey.
- New England traded a third-round selection to Miami in exchange for wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round selection.
- 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.
- Miami traded a fifth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for running back Jeff Wilson.
- Chicago traded a sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Jakeem Grant.
2023 Undrafted Free Agents | |||
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Position | Player | College | |
LB | Mitchell Agude | Miami (FL) | |
QB | James Blackman | Arkansas State | |
CB | Ethan Bonner | Stanford | |
RB | Christopher Brooks | BYU | |
DE | Randy Charlton | Mississippi State | |
WR | Chris Coleman | Cal Poly | |
WR | Daewood Davis | Western Kentucky | |
TE | Julian Hill | Campbell | |
T | Jarrett Horst | Michigan State | |
T | Alex Jensen | South Dakota | |
LB | Aubrey Miller | Jackson State | |
DT | Anthony Montalvo | UCF | |
LB | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | |
DT | Brandon Pili | USC | |
G | DJ Scaife | Miami (FL) | |
S | Keidron Smith | Kentucky | |
T | James Tunstall | Cincinnati | |
P | Michael Turk | Oklahoma | |
C | Alama Uluave | San Diego State | |
LB | Zeke Vandenburgh | Illinois State | |
S | Bennett Williams | Oregon |
Staff
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Current roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics Roster updated October 24, 2023 53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters |
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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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 |
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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 | ![]() |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
Chargers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 90 °F (32 °C) (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 70,240
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,628
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Dolphins | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 70 |
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
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
Bills | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, fair, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,881
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Dolphins | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,654
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Dolphins | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
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
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Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Eagles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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Week 8: vs. New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Preview
Division
AFC East | |||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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] | |||||||||||
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage |
Notes
- Due to an injury involving Daewood Davis, the game was suspended with around eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter.[8]
References
- Kerr, Jeff (September 24, 2023). "Dolphins score 70 points in rout of Broncos, record most yards ever in game in NFL history". CBS Sports.
- De la Fuente, Homero; Almasy, Steve (September 24, 2023). "Miami Dolphins score 70 points and take a knee rather than take a shot at NFL scoring mark". CNN.
- "Dolphins fire Josh Boyer after three seasons as defensive coordinator". NFL.com.
- "Report: Vic Fangio officially joining Dolphins after Super Bowl". February 2, 2023.
- "Report: Dolphins hire Vic Fangio, make him NFL's highest-paid coordinator | Fox Sports".
- "Sources: Rams trading star CB Jalen Ramsey to Dolphins".
- "Miami Dolphins make trade with L.A. Rams".
- Edholm, Eric (August 26, 2023). "Dolphins-Jaguars preseason game suspended after Miami WR Daewood Davis carted off with injury". NFL.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- "Dolphins make history with 70 points, 726 yards and Bills on deck". ESPN. September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.