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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)
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1985 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 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 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 12 | box | L | 13-5 | New England Patriots | 14 | 31 | |||||||||||