| 2023 Miami Dolphins season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stephen M. Ross |
| General manager | Chris Grier |
| Head coach | Mike McDaniel |
| Home field | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–6 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chiefs) 7–26 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Tua Tagovailoa RB Raheem Mostert FB Alec Ingold WR Tyreek Hill OT Terron Armstead CB Jalen Ramsey |
| AP All-Pros | WR Tyreek Hill (1st team) |
| Uniform | |
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The 2023 season was 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.
The Dolphins improved upon their 9–8 record from the previous two seasons after a Week 15 win over the New York Jets. With a win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16, they clinched a playoff spot for a second consecutive season. Despite leading the Buffalo Bills by three games with five to play, the Dolphins faltered late in the season and, combined with the Bills going undefeated since the bye, put AFC East control in their Week 18 matchup. In that game, the Dolphins lost to the Bills, giving the Bills the division. The loss meant 2008 would remain the most recent season the Dolphins won the AFC East. Throughout the year, the Dolphins were noted to struggle to beat teams with winning records.[1]
The Dolphins once again failed to win a playoff game, not having done so since 2000, losing to the eventual repeat Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in a 26–7 loss in one of the coldest games in NFL history. This game was Tyreek Hill, Justin Houston, Melvin Ingram, and Emmanuel Ogbah's return to Arrowhead. With the Detroit Lions defeating the Los Angeles Rams and advancing to the NFC Divisional round the following day, the Dolphins officially hold the longest active playoff victory drought in the NFL.
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.[2] This was the second most points scored in a regular-season game all time.[3]
- ^ Why the injury-plagued Miami Dolphins are doomed against the Kansas City Chiefs, SportsNaut, January 10, 2024
- ^ 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.