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Miami

Dolphins

HC Jimmy Johnson OC Gary Stevens DC George Hill

1997 season
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9–7 Regular season · +12 point diff Lost WC · 3–17 @ NE

Franchise 57 seasons 498–384–2 all-time 25 playoff trips 2 Super Bowls

21.2 Points / game #13 of 30
20.4 Allowed / game #16 of 30
330 Yards / game #14 of 30
350 Yds allowed / game #25 of 30
31 Sacks #27 of 30
12 Giveaways #9 of 30

Results

  1. W1 W 16–10
  2. W2 W 16–13
  3. @ W3 L 18–23
  4. @ W4 L 21–31
  5. W5Bye
  6. W6 W 17–14
  7. @ W7 W 31–20
  8. @ W8 W 24–13
  9. W9 L 33–36
  10. @ W10 L 6–9
  11. W11 W 24–17
  12. W12 W 30–13
  13. @ W13 L 24–27
  14. @ W14 W 34–16
  15. W15 W 33–30
  16. @ W16 L 0–41
  17. W17 L 12–14
  18. @ WC L 3–17

Team leaders

Passing Dan Marino 3,780 yds · 16 TD · 11 INT
Rushing Karim Abdul-Jabbar 892 yds · 15 TD · 3.2 Y/C
Receiving O.J. McDuffie 76 rec · 943 yds · 1 TD
Tackles Zach Thomas 128 tkl · 78 solo
Sacks Trace Armstrong 5.5 sacks · 3 FF
Interceptions Terrell Buckley 4 INT

Margin by game

Points won or lost by Win Loss
  1. +6 1
  2. +3 2
  3. −5 3
  4. −10 4
  5. +3 6
  6. +11 7
  7. +11 8
  8. −3 9
  9. −3 10
  10. +7 11
  11. +17 12
  12. −3 13
  13. +18 14
  14. +3 15
  15. −41 16
  16. −2 17
  17. −14 WCW