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1986 Miami Dolphins

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

Scored 430 points (26.9/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 405 points (25.3/g), 26th.
 Differential of 25 points (1.6/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 22nd.

Coached by Don Shula (8-8-0)

1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 @ San Diego Chargers 28 50 20 339 294 45 4 31 500 276 224
2 Sun September 14 box W 1-1 Indianapolis Colts 30 10 21 388 254 134 1 15 253 178 75 2
3 Sun September 21 box L 1-2 @ New York Jets 45 51 27 485 435 50 3 32 581 449 132 4
4 Sun September 28 box L 1-3 San Francisco 49ers 16 31 24 437 365 72 4 16 314 168 146 1
5 Sun October 5 box L 1-4 @ New England Patriots 7 34 13 251 152 99 3 25 429 262 167
6 Sun October 12 box W 2-4 Buffalo Bills 27 14 27 447 328 119 3 18 305 197 108 4
7 Sun October 19 box L 2-5 Los Angeles Raiders 28 30 17 330 273 57 4 19 315 101 214
8 Sun October 26 box W 3-5 @ Indianapolis Colts 17 13 21 340 243 97 17 303 121 182 1
9 Sun November 2 box W 4-5 Houston Oilers 28 7 17 345 217 128 3 18 301 137 164 2
10 Mon November 10 box L 4-6 @ Cleveland Browns 16 26 20 353 295 58 2 29 558 390 168 2
11 Sun November 16 box W 5-6 @ Buffalo Bills 34 24 29 474 389 85 14 261 181 80 1
12 Mon November 24 box W 6-6 New York Jets 45 3 31 514 325 189 17 280 191 89 4
13 Sun November 30 box L 6-7 Atlanta Falcons 14 20 16 375 303 72 4 13 362 143 219 1
14 Sun December 7 box W 7-7 @ New Orleans Saints 31 27 25 352 241 111 26 526 269 257 2
15 Sun December 14 box W 8-7 @ Los Angeles Rams 37 31 23 506 399 107 2 25 372 230 142 1
16 Mon December 22 box L 8-8 New England Patriots 27 34 20 388 266 122 4 22 390 264 126 2