2014 Miami Dolphins season

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2014 Miami Dolphins season
Owner Stephen Ross
General manager Dennis Hickey
Head coach Joe Philbin
Home stadium Sun Life Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers Brent Grimes, CB
Mike Pouncey, OG
Cameron Wake, DE
Uniform
Miami Dolphins Uniforms 2013-2014.png

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. [1] The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.

Contents

2014 draft

2014 Miami Dolphins Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 19 Ja'Wuan James Offensive tackle Tennessee
263 Jarvis Landry Wide receiver LSU
367 Billy Turner Offensive tackle North Dakota State
4125 Walt Aikens Cornerback Liberty
5155 Arthur Lynch Tight end Georgia
171 Jordan Tripp Linebacker Montana
6190 Matt Hazel Wide receiver Coastal Carolina
7234 Terrence Fede Defensive end Marist

Draft trades

Staff

2014 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2014 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 15 reserve, 7 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 8at Atlanta Falcons L 10–160–1 Georgia Dome Recap
2August 16at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–141–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
3August 23 Dallas Cowboys W 25–202–1 Sun Life Stadium Recap
4August 28 St. Louis Rams W 14–133–1Sun Life Stadium Recap

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 7 New England Patriots W 33–201–0 Sun Life Stadium Recap
2September 14at Buffalo Bills L 10–291–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
3September 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 15–341–2Sun Life Stadium Recap
4 September 28 at Oakland Raiders W 38–142–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Stadium (London) Recap
5 Bye
6October 12 Green Bay Packers L 24–272–3Sun Life Stadium Recap
7October 19at Chicago Bears W 27–143–3 Soldier Field Recap
8October 26at Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–134–3 EverBank Field Recap
9November 2 San Diego Chargers W 37–05–3Sun Life Stadium Recap
10November 9at Detroit Lions L 16–205–4 Ford Field Recap
11November 13 Buffalo Bills W 22–96–4Sun Life Stadium Recap
12November 23at Denver Broncos L 36–396–5 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
13December 1at New York Jets W 16–137–5 MetLife Stadium Recap
14December 7 Baltimore Ravens L 13–287–6Sun Life Stadium Recap
15December 14at New England Patriots L 13–417–7 Gillette Stadium Recap
16December 21 Minnesota Vikings W 37–358–7Sun Life Stadium Recap
17December 28 New York Jets L 24–378–8Sun Life Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week One: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Patriots10100020
Dolphins73131033

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins0010010
Bills6314629

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs01471334
Dolphins0312015

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 4: at Oakland Raiders

NFL International Series
Week Four: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins32114038
Raiders700714

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Six: Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Packers7371027
Dolphins3071424

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 7: at Chicago Bears

Week Seven: Miami Dolphins at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins777627
Bears007714

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eight: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins01014327
Jaguars033713

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chargers00000
Dolphins71317037

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,222
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: at Detroit Lions

Week Ten: Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins0310316
Lions10001020

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 63,179
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bills33309
Dolphins3091022

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 71,573
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins7147836
Broncos31402239

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,987
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week Thirteen: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins0331016
Jets733013

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Fourteen: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens0771428
Dolphins1000313

at SunLife Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,244
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 15: at New England Patriots

Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins3100013
Patriots7724341

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 68,756
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Vikings71001835
Dolphins0772337

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

The game's overtime ended when defensive end Terrence Fede blocked a punt to the endzone for a safety. [2] 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

Week Seventeen: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets77101337
Dolphins3147024

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,220
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Standings

Division

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) New England Patriots 1240.7504–29–3468313L1
Buffalo Bills 970.5634–25–7343289W1
Miami Dolphins 880.5003–36–6388373L1
New York Jets 4120.2501–54–8283401W1

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [a] New England Patriots East1240.7504–29–3.514.487L1
2 [a] Denver Broncos West1240.7506–010–2.521.484W1
3 [b] Pittsburgh Steelers North1150.6884–29–3.451.486W4
4 [b] Indianapolis Colts South1150.6886–09–3.479.372W1
Wild Cards
5 Cincinnati Bengals North1051.6563–37–5.498.425L1
6 Baltimore Ravens North1060.6253–36–6.475.378W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [c] Houston Texans South970.5634–28–4.447.299W2
8 [c] Kansas City Chiefs West970.5633–37–5.512.500W1
9 [c] San Diego Chargers West970.5632–46–6.512.403L1
10 [c] Buffalo Bills East970.5634–25–7.516.486W1
11 Miami Dolphins East880.5003–36–6.512.406L1
12 Cleveland Browns North790.4382–44–8.479.371L5
13 New York Jets East4120.2501–54–8.543.375W1
14 [d] Jacksonville Jaguars South3130.1881–52–10.514.313L1
15 [d] Oakland Raiders West3130.1881–52–10.570.542L1
16 Tennessee Titans South2140.1251–52–10.506.375L10
Tiebreakers [e]
  1. 1 2 New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21).
  2. 1 2 Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34).
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kansas City finished ahead of San Diego in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (Week 7, 23–20; Week 17, 19–7).
    Houston finished ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo based on conference record.
    Kansas City finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 10, 17–13).
    San Diego finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 3, 22–10).
  4. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–4 to 0–5).
  5. 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.

References

  1. Hanzus, Dan (January 7, 2014). "Jeff Ireland, Miami Dolphins mutually part ways". National Football League . Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  2. Williams, Danny (December 23, 2014). "5 Thoughts on Dolphins Exciting Victory vs Vikings". The Phinsider. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.