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1971 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1971 AFC Champions
Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 174 points (12.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of 141 points (10.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 7th.
Coached by Don Shula (10-3-1)
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1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 19 | box | T | 0-0-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 10 | 10 | 15 | 239 | 121 | 118 | 5 | 13 | 261 | 157 | 104 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 26 | box | W | 1-0-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 29 | 14 | 20 | 376 | 150 | 226 | 14 | 267 | 136 | 131 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 3 | box | L | 1-1-1 | New York Jets | 10 | 14 | 14 | 297 | 134 | 163 | 3 | 13 | 221 | 87 | 134 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 2-1-1 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 23 | 13 | 16 | 312 | 181 | 131 | 1 | 19 | 330 | 116 | 214 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 3-1-1 | New England Patriots | 41 | 3 | 19 | 431 | 216 | 215 | 11 | 117 | 82 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 4-1-1 | @ | New York Jets | 30 | 14 | 19 | 361 | 59 | 302 | 16 | 233 | 101 | 132 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 31 | box | W | 5-1-1 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 14 | 13 | 312 | 185 | 127 | 22 | 359 | 245 | 114 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 7 | box | W | 6-1-1 | Buffalo Bills | 34 | 0 | 23 | 391 | 89 | 302 | 19 | 364 | 158 | 206 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 7-1-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 21 | 11 | 309 | 189 | 120 | 4 | 17 | 288 | 219 | 69 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 21 | box | W | 8-1-1 | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 14 | 16 | 249 | 81 | 168 | 1 | 14 | 268 | 168 | 100 | 3 | |
| 11 | Mon | November 29 | box | W | 9-1-1 | Chicago Bears | 34 | 3 | 23 | 446 | 238 | 208 | 1 | 9 | 197 | 101 | 96 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 5 | box | L | 9-2-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 13 | 34 | 12 | 197 | 99 | 98 | 5 | 14 | 308 | 223 | 85 | |
| 13 | Sat | December 11 | box | L | 9-3-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 3 | 14 | 14 | 247 | 151 | 96 | 2 | 19 | 225 | 121 | 104 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 19 | box | W | 10-3-1 | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 6 | 17 | 245 | 90 | 155 | 1 | 14 | 223 | 86 | 137 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 25 | box | W | 11-3-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 24 | ||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 2 | box | W | 12-3-1 | Baltimore Colts | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 16 | box | L | 12-4-1 | N | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 24 | ||||||||||