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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.5, Offense: 6.2, Defense: -5.7, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula (8-8-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Studley
Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 28 | 50 | 20 | 339 | 294 | 45 | 4 | 31 | 500 | 276 | 224 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Indianapolis Colts | 30 | 10 | 21 | 388 | 254 | 134 | 1 | 15 | 253 | 178 | 75 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | L | OT | 1-2 | @ | New York Jets | 45 | 51 | 27 | 485 | 435 | 50 | 3 | 32 | 581 | 449 | 132 | 4 |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 31 | 24 | 437 | 365 | 72 | 4 | 16 | 314 | 168 | 146 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | L | 1-4 | @ | New England Patriots | 7 | 34 | 13 | 251 | 152 | 99 | 3 | 25 | 429 | 262 | 167 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | boxscore | W | 2-4 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 14 | 27 | 447 | 328 | 119 | 3 | 18 | 305 | 197 | 108 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | L | 2-5 | Los Angeles Raiders | 28 | 30 | 17 | 330 | 273 | 57 | 4 | 19 | 315 | 101 | 214 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | boxscore | W | 3-5 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 13 | 21 | 340 | 243 | 97 | 17 | 303 | 121 | 182 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | W | 4-5 | Houston Oilers | 28 | 7 | 17 | 345 | 217 | 128 | 3 | 18 | 301 | 137 | 164 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Mon | November 10 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 26 | 20 | 353 | 295 | 58 | 2 | 29 | 558 | 390 | 168 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | W | 5-6 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 34 | 24 | 29 | 474 | 389 | 85 | 14 | 261 | 181 | 80 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Mon | November 24 | boxscore | W | 6-6 | New York Jets | 45 | 3 | 31 | 514 | 325 | 189 | 17 | 280 | 191 | 89 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | L | 6-7 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 20 | 16 | 375 | 303 | 72 | 4 | 13 | 362 | 143 | 219 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | boxscore | W | 7-7 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 31 | 27 | 25 | 352 | 241 | 111 | 26 | 526 | 269 | 257 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | W | OT | 8-7 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 37 | 31 | 23 | 506 | 399 | 107 | 2 | 25 | 372 | 230 | 142 | 1 |
| 16 | Mon | December 22 | boxscore | L | 8-8 | New England Patriots | 27 | 34 | 20 | 388 | 266 | 122 | 4 | 22 | 390 | 264 | 126 | 2 | ||