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1996 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 13th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 325 points (20.3/g), 17th.
 Differential of 14 points (0.9/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total 0.3, Offense: 0.6, Defense: -0.4, SoS: -0.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jimmy Johnson

 Offensive Coordinator: Gary Stevens
 Defensive Coordinator: George Hill

Training Camp: Nova Southeastern University (Davie, Florida)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stPy 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD
Team Offense 339 5165 1000 5.2 24 13 29 294 300 504 3543 22 11 6.6 173 460 1622 14 3.5 92
Team Defense 325 5191 987 5.3 36 16 24 306 337 539 3655 29 20 6.3 191 411 1536 10 3.7 91
Lg Rank Offense 13 14 2 14 17 20 11 12 1 3 15 19 10 21
Lg Rank Defense 17 17 6 4 19 19 24 29 12 25 5 7 9 12

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 boxscore W 1-0 New England Patriots 24 10 19 322 176 146 1 16 229 200 29 4
2 Sun September 8 boxscore W 2-0 @ Arizona Cardinals 38 10 26 331 203 128 1 13 203 176 27 4
3 Sun September 15 boxscore W 3-0 New York Jets 36 27 20 445 251 194 2 20 378 304 74 3
4 Mon September 23 boxscore L 3-1 @ Indianapolis Colts 6 10 12 190 162 28 20 277 106 171 1
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 6 boxscore L 3-2 Seattle Seahawks 15 22 17 299 214 85 3 12 358 299 59 3
7 Sun October 13 boxscore W 4-2 @ Buffalo Bills 21 7 15 239 176 63 17 296 191 105 4
8 Sun October 20 boxscore L 4-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 28 35 18 347 254 93 1 21 419 223 196 1
9 Sun October 27 boxscore L 4-4 Dallas Cowboys 10 29 10 221 173 48 3 27 482 359 123
10 Sun November 3 boxscore L 4-5 @ New England Patriots 23 42 22 430 315 115 3 28 468 409 59 4
11 Sun November 10 boxscore W 5-5 Indianapolis Colts 37 13 19 307 193 114 15 293 260 33 2
12 Sun November 17 boxscore W 6-5 @ Houston Oilers 23 20 17 303 209 94 2 17 261 164 97 1
13 Mon November 25 boxscore L 6-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 24 15 312 237 75 1 23 381 239 142 3
14 Sun December 1 boxscore L 6-7 @ Oakland Raiders 7 17 21 315 281 34 4 20 314 158 156 1
15 Sun December 8 boxscore L 6-8 New York Giants 7 17 15 294 191 103 2 21 280 149 131 1
16 Mon December 16 boxscore W 7-8 Buffalo Bills 16 14 22 394 249 145 15 274 223 51 2
17 Sun December 22 boxscore W 8-8 @ New York Jets 31 28 26 416 259 157 1 21 278 195 83 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
13 Dan Marino 35 QB 13 13 7-6-0 221 373 59.2 2795 17 4.6 9 2.4 74 7.5 7.3 12.6 215.0 87.8 18 131 6.81 6.65 4.6 0 1
7 Craig Erickson 27 qb 7 3 1-2-0 55 99 55.6 780 4 4.0 2 2.0 61 7.9 7.8 14.2 111.4 86.3 11 72 6.44 6.35 10.0
19 Bernie Kosar 33 3 0 24 32 75.0 208 1 3.1 0 0.0 20 6.5 7.1 8.7 69.3 102.1 6 34 4.58 5.11 15.8
33 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 22 RB 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 3 -3.00 -3.00 100.0
Team Total 26.6 16 8-8-0 300 504 59.5 3783 22 4.4 11 2.2 74 7.5 7.4 12.6 236.4 88.4 36 240 6.56 6.46 6.7 0 1
Opp Total 16 337 539 62.5 3888 29 5.4 20 3.7 7.2 6.62 11.5 243.0 86.7 37 233 6.3 5.8 6.4

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
33 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 22 RB 16 14 307 1116 11 29 3.6 69.8 19.2 23 139 6.0 0 23 1.4 8.7 1255 11 4
40 Irving Spikes 26 KR 15 1 87 316 3 49 3.6 21.1 5.8 8 81 10.1 1 19 0.5 5.4 397 4 1
30 Bernie Parmalee 29 16 0 25 80 0 17 3.2 5.0 1.6 21 189 9.0 0 17 1.3 11.8 269 0 1
7 Craig Erickson 27 qb 7 3 11 16 0 12 1.5 2.3 1.6 16 0 4
13 Dan Marino 35 QB 13 13 11 -3 0 7 -0.3 -0.2 0.8 -3 0 4
36 Stanley Pritchett 23 FB 16 16 7 27 0 16 3.9 1.7 0.4 33 354 10.7 2 74 2.1 22.1 381 2 3
32 Jerris McPhail 24 rb 9 1 6 28 0 10 4.7 3.1 0.7 20 282 14.1 0 52 2.2 31.3 310 0 2
81 O.J. McDuffie 27 PR/WR 16 16 2 7 0 7 3.5 0.4 0.1 74 918 12.4 8 36 4.6 57.4 925 8 6
49 Robert E. Wilson 27 15 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2 5 2.5 1 3 0.1 0.3 5 1 0
53 Larry Izzo 22 16 0 1 26 0 26 26.0 1.6 0.1 26 0 0
17 John Kidd 35 P 16 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 3 0 0
19 Bernie Kosar 33 3 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 2.0 0.3 6 0 0
80 Fred Barnett 30 WR 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 562 15.6 3 66 4.0 62.4 562 3 1
84 Troy Drayton 26 TE 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 320 12.3 0 51 2.6 32.0 320 0 0
89 Randal Hill 27 wr 14 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 409 19.5 4 61 1.5 29.2 409 4 1
85 Lamar Thomas 26 wr 9 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 166 16.6 1 34 1.1 18.4 166 1 0
83 Scott Miller 28 wr 12 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 116 12.9 0 22 0.8 9.7 116 0 0
88 Charles Jordan 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 152 21.7 0 43 1.2 25.3 152 0 0
41 Keith Byars 33 rb 4 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 40 8.0 0 16 1.3 10.0 40 0 0
84 Brett Carolan 25 te 6 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 48 12.0 1 21 0.7 8.0 48 1 0
82 Frank Wainright 29 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.1 0.1 2 1 0
Team Total 26.6 16 460 1622 14 49 3.5 101.4 28.8 300 3783 12.6 22 74 18.8 236.4 5405 36 31
Opp Total 16 411 1536 10 3.7 96.0 25.7 337 3655 10.8 29 21.1 228.4 5191 39 29

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
40 Irving Spikes 26 KR 15 1 28 681 0 59 24.3 1078
81 O.J. McDuffie 27 PR/WR 16 16 22 212 0 19 9.6 1137
32 Jerris McPhail 24 rb 9 1 15 335 0 40 22.3 645
87 Kirby Dar Dar 24 11 0 7 132 0 25 18.9 132
27 Terrell Buckley 25 LCB 16 16 3 24 0 13 8.0 1 48 0 48 48.0 72
88 Charles Jordan 27 6 0 4 81 0 22 20.3 233
89 Randal Hill 27 wr 14 5 2 4 0 4 2.0 413
83 Scott Miller 28 wr 12 1 1 15 0 15 15.0 131
54 Zach Thomas 23 MLB 16 16 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
82 Frank Wainright 29 16 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 12
49 Robert E. Wilson 27 15 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 17
Team Total 26.6 16 26 251 0 19 9.7 60 1320 0 59 22.0 6976
Opp Total 16 48 0 48 1058 0 22.0

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
17 John Kidd 35 P 16 0 78 3611 63 0 46.3
6 Joe Nedney 23 K 16 0 1 1 7 7 11 7 8 3 2 29 18 62.1% 36 35 97.2%
Team Total 26.6 16 1 1 7 7 11 7 8 3 2 29 18 62.1% 36 35 97.2% 78 3611 63 0 46.3
Opp Total 16 17 13 76.5% 39 38 97.4% 75 3285 43.8

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
54 Zach Thomas 23 MLB 16 16 2.0 3 64 1 27 0 2 0 2 7 0 120 34
22 Shawn Wooden 21 FS/ss 16 11 2 15 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 54 13
38 Calvin Jackson 24 RCB 16 15 1.5 3 82 1 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 52 10
25 Louis Oliver 30 SS 16 12 3 110 0 60 0 0 1 5 7 0 43 22
27 Terrell Buckley 25 LCB 16 16 6 164 1 91 0 2 1 2 0 0 46 7
50 Dwight Hollier 27 LLB 16 15 1.0 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 43 12
95 Tim Bowens 23 RDT 16 16 3.0 2 0 1 0 0 41 7
55 Chris Singleton 29 RLB 14 13 37 12
94 Steve Emtman 26 de 13 4 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 33 7
96 Danny Stubbs 31 RDE 16 15 9.0 2 0 0 0 0 32 3
93 Trace Armstrong 31 LDE 16 9 12.0 3 0 2 0 0 22 11
75 Shane Burton 22 lde 16 8 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 26 3
92 Daryl Gardener 23 LDT 16 12 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 23 9
31 Sean Hill 25 fs 12 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 22 6
28 Gene Atkins 32 fs 5 5 16 4
51 Anthony Harris 23 lb 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 15 4
37 J.B. Brown 29 db 14 1 1 29 0 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0
23 Robert Bailey 28 14 0 1.0 10 0
34 Tim Jacobs 26 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 1
97 Aaron Jones 30 8 0 4 6
35 Michael Stewart 31 9 0 5 1
81 O.J. McDuffie 27 PR/WR 16 16 0 6 3 0 0
98 Norman Hand 24 9 0 0.5 0 0 1 8 0 2 3
7 Craig Erickson 27 qb 7 3 0 4 3 -3 0
13 Dan Marino 35 QB 13 13 0 4 1 -3 0
33 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 22 RB 16 14 0 4 0 0 0
36 Stanley Pritchett 23 FB 16 16 0 3 1 0 0
32 Jerris McPhail 24 rb 9 1 0 2 1 0 0
58 O.J. Brigance 27 12 0 1 0
53 Larry Izzo 22 16 0 1 0
80 Fred Barnett 30 WR 9 7 0 1 0 0 0
84 Troy Drayton 26 TE 10 10 0 0 1 0 0
89 Randal Hill 27 wr 14 5 0 1 0 0 0
83 Scott Miller 28 wr 12 1 0 0 1 0 1
30 Bernie Parmalee 29 16 0 0 1 0 0 0
61 Tim Ruddy 24 C 16 16 0 1 0 -14 0
40 Irving Spikes 26 KR 15 1 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 37.0 20 475 3 91 0 17 31 31 12 2 672 175
Opp Total 16 36 29 13

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
6 Joe Nedney 23 K 16 0 35 18 89
33 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 22 RB 16 14 11 11 66
81 O.J. McDuffie 27 PR/WR 16 16 8 8 48
89 Randal Hill 27 wr 14 5 4 4 24
40 Irving Spikes 26 KR 15 1 3 1 4 24
80 Fred Barnett 30 WR 9 7 3 3 18
36 Stanley Pritchett 23 FB 16 16 2 2 12
27 Terrell Buckley 25 LCB 16 16 1 1 6
84 Brett Carolan 25 te 6 2 1 1 6
31 Sean Hill 25 fs 12 5 1 1 6
38 Calvin Jackson 24 RCB 16 15 1 1 6
83 Scott Miller 28 wr 12 1 1 1 6
85 Lamar Thomas 26 wr 9 3 1 1 6
54 Zach Thomas 23 MLB 16 16 1 1 6
82 Frank Wainright 29 16 0 1 1 6
49 Robert E. Wilson 27 15 0 1 1 6
84 Troy Drayton 26 TE 10 10 1 2
Team Total 26.6 16 14 22 2 3 41 1 35 18 337
Opp Total 16 10 29 1 38 13 325