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1987 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 362 points (24.1/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 335 points (22.3/g), 16th.
 Differential of 27 points (1.8/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 8.2-6.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 18th.

Coached by Don Shula (8-7-0)

1987 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 13 box L 0-1 @ New England Patriots 21 28 20 285 221 64 2 18 309 150 159 4
2 Sun September 20 box W 1-1 @ Indianapolis Colts 23 10 20 375 245 130 2 20 342 258 84 4
3 Sun October 4 box L 1-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 20 24 19 324 160 164 2 20 402 326 76 3
4 Sun October 11 box W 2-2 Kansas City Chiefs 42 0 25 344 142 202 1 8 132 42 90 4
5 Sun October 18 box L 2-3 @ New York Jets 31 37 30 414 286 128 6 24 477 294 183 5
6 Sun October 25 box L 2-4 Buffalo Bills 31 34 21 366 296 70 2 29 474 330 144
7 Sun November 1 box W 3-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 35 24 26 478 332 146 3 22 315 199 116 1
8 Sun November 8 box W 4-4 @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 14 22 333 235 98 23 358 202 156 2
9 Sun November 15 box L 4-5 Indianapolis Colts 21 40 22 286 209 77 5 32 457 218 239
10 Sun November 22 box W 5-5 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 14 21 440 258 182 1 16 319 134 185 3
11 Sun November 29 box L 5-6 @ Buffalo Bills 0 27 13 229 206 23 3 21 446 217 229
12 Mon December 7 box W 6-6 New York Jets 37 28 30 432 293 139 1 13 256 216 40 2
13 Sun December 13 box W 7-6 @ Philadelphia Eagles 28 10 23 476 357 119 4 15 310 155 155 1
14 Sun December 20 box W 8-6 Washington Redskins 23 21 22 459 393 66 1 28 472 268 204 2
15 Mon December 28 box L 8-7 New England Patriots 10 24 17 297 243 54 4 25 376 238 138 1