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1980 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 266 points (16.6/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 9th.
 Differential of -39 points (-2.4/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 6.7-9.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.

Coached by Don Shula (8-8-0)

1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 @ Buffalo Bills 7 17 13 200 110 90 6 22 357 213 144 7
2 Sun September 14 box W 1-1 Cincinnati Bengals 17 16 14 249 131 118 2 18 314 145 169 1
3 Sun September 21 box W 2-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 20 17 19 246 186 60 1 18 359 310 49 2
4 Sun September 28 box W 3-1 New Orleans Saints 21 16 22 424 296 128 5 17 263 183 80 3
5 Sun October 5 box L 3-2 Baltimore Colts 17 30 20 356 278 78 1 25 436 282 154 1
6 Sun October 12 box L 3-3 @ New England Patriots 0 34 8 88 27 61 4 21 360 180 180 4
7 Sun October 19 box W 4-3 Buffalo Bills 17 14 15 232 83 149 3 18 289 221 68 3
8 Mon October 27 box L 4-4 @ New York Jets 14 17 20 279 208 71 2 21 323 164 159 3
9 Sun November 2 box L 4-5 @ Oakland Raiders 10 16 10 166 103 63 3 20 329 137 192 4
10 Sun November 9 box W 5-5 @ Los Angeles Rams 35 14 27 441 161 280 1 20 284 176 108 4
11 Sun November 16 box W 6-5 San Francisco 49ers 17 13 23 378 212 166 3 20 289 260 29 2
12 Thu November 20 box L 6-6 San Diego Chargers 24 27 21 325 222 103 3 22 363 221 142 1
13 Sun November 30 box L 6-7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 23 14 224 143 81 4 20 435 267 168 3
14 Mon December 8 box W 7-7 New England Patriots 16 13 17 291 173 118 15 275 155 120
15 Sun December 14 box W 8-7 @ Baltimore Colts 24 14 19 318 143 175 2 14 276 140 136 2
16 Sat December 20 box L 8-8 New York Jets 17 24 22 347 212 135 2 18 272 152 120 5