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1985 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 428 points (26.8/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 320 points (20.0/g), 12th.
 Differential of 108 points (6.8/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 13th.

Coached by Don Shula (12-4-0)

1985 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 8 box L 0-1 @ Houston Oilers 23 26 17 360 291 69 3 21 394 229 165 4
2 Sun September 15 box W 1-1 Indianapolis Colts 30 13 33 486 329 157 1 17 298 202 96 1
3 Sun September 22 box W 2-1 Kansas City Chiefs 31 0 27 391 258 133 2 15 284 187 97 2
4 Sun September 29 box W 3-1 @ Denver Broncos 30 26 19 418 365 53 1 23 395 226 169 2
5 Sun October 6 box W 4-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 20 24 399 277 122 4 15 282 145 137 1
6 Mon October 14 box L 4-2 @ New York Jets 7 23 13 200 126 74 1 27 476 231 245
7 Sun October 20 box W 5-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41 38 30 446 302 144 2 24 476 365 111 1
8 Sun October 27 box L 5-3 @ Detroit Lions 21 31 20 341 239 102 3 21 355 203 152 1
9 Sun November 3 box L 5-4 @ New England Patriots 13 17 19 236 145 91 4 22 380 177 203 4
10 Sun November 10 box W 6-4 New York Jets 21 17 19 400 347 53 5 27 491 371 120 2
11 Sun November 17 box W 7-4 @ Indianapolis Colts 34 20 25 458 323 135 2 17 352 210 142 4
12 Sun November 24 box W 8-4 @ Buffalo Bills 23 14 28 388 216 172 2 12 255 161 94 1
13 Mon December 2 box W 9-4 Chicago Bears 38 24 17 335 245 90 2 23 343 176 167 4
14 Sun December 8 box W 10-4 @ Green Bay Packers 34 24 24 408 345 63 3 20 366 241 125 4
15 Mon December 16 box W 11-4 New England Patriots 30 27 22 269 177 92 4 19 321 199 122 4
16 Sun December 22 box W 12-4 Buffalo Bills 28 0 24 308 129 179 2 11 299 188 111 6
Playoffs
Division Sat January 4 box W 13-4 Cleveland Browns 24 21 20 330 238 92 1 17 313 62 251 1
ConfChamp Sun January 12 box L 13-5 New England Patriots 14 31 18 302 234 68 6 21 326 71 255 2