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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 314 points (22.4/g), 8th of 15 in the NFL.
Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 88 points (6.3/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 9.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.6, Offense: 2.2, Defense: 5.5, SoS: 1.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula
Other Notable Asst.: Chuck Noll (Defensive Backfield)
Training Camp: McDaniel College (Western Maryland College) (Westminster, Maryland)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sat | September 10 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 24 | 11 | 213 | 101 | 112 | 3 | 17 | 292 | 137 | 155 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 23 | 14 | 346 | 237 | 109 | 2 | 18 | 337 | 157 | 180 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 14 | 23 | 379 | 211 | 168 | 2 | 14 | 250 | 155 | 95 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 17 | 27 | 19 | 364 | 256 | 108 | 4 | 19 | 315 | 96 | 219 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | W | 3-2 | Detroit Lions | 45 | 14 | 21 | 420 | 283 | 137 | 2 | 17 | 293 | 215 | 78 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 17 | 20 | 347 | 201 | 146 | 2 | 24 | 317 | 181 | 136 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 3 | 13 | 322 | 230 | 92 | 3 | 21 | 340 | 225 | 115 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | W | 6-2 | Washington Redskins | 37 | 10 | 28 | 520 | 394 | 126 | 2 | 14 | 272 | 196 | 76 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | W | 7-2 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 19 | 7 | 13 | 200 | 105 | 95 | 3 | 17 | 241 | 152 | 89 | 7 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | L | 7-3 | @ | Detroit Lions | 14 | 20 | 16 | 289 | 208 | 81 | 6 | 16 | 281 | 127 | 154 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | L | 7-4 | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 23 | 7 | 140 | 107 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 310 | 148 | 162 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | W | 8-4 | Chicago Bears | 21 | 16 | 16 | 260 | 148 | 112 | 2 | 18 | 296 | 245 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Sat | December 10 | boxscore | L | 8-5 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 14 | 15 | 283 | 130 | 153 | 5 | 14 | 242 | 145 | 97 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 9-5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 30 | 14 | 21 | 403 | 319 | 84 | 1 | 19 | 305 | 179 | 126 | 3 | |