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1997 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 13th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 16th.
 Differential of 12 points (0.8/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 8th.

Simple Rating System: Total 1.3, Offense: 1.0, Defense: 0.3, SoS: 0.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jimmy Johnson (9-7-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: Gary Stevens
 Defensive Coordinator: George Hill

Training Camp: Nova Southeastern University (Davie, Florida)

Team Stats and Rankings

Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 339 5135 1028 5.0 311 332 576 3792 16 12 6.3 199 430 1343 18 3.1 87 20 8 25
Team Defense 327 5364 1004 5.3 299 329 530 3551 23 10 6.3 176 443 1813 9 4.1 106 27 17 17
Lg Rank Offense 13 11 7 6 2 22 9 5 21 29 5 30 2 5
Lg Rank Defense 16 26 21 17 25 18 28 29 14 17 4 20 17 2

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 August 31 boxscore W 1-0 Indianapolis Colts 16 10 11 202 105 97 1 18 298 168 130 3
2 Sun September 7 boxscore W OT 2-0 Tennessee Oilers 16 13 21 354 300 54 1 13 294 109 185 1
3 Sun September 14 boxscore L 2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 18 23 20 299 240 59 1 22 392 250 142 2
4 Sun September 21 boxscore L 2-2 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 31 21 283 235 48 24 357 248 109 1
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 5 boxscore W 3-2 Kansas City Chiefs 17 14 19 337 254 83 14 259 163 96
7 Sun October 12 boxscore W 4-2 @ New York Jets 31 20 25 465 372 93 20 369 288 81 1
8 Sun October 19 boxscore W 5-2 @ Baltimore Ravens 24 13 24 337 189 148 1 20 385 331 54 2
9 Mon October 27 boxscore L OT 5-3 Chicago Bears 33 36 18 365 246 119 3 26 464 336 128 2
10 Sun November 2 boxscore L 5-4 @ Buffalo Bills 6 9 13 230 176 54 2 17 265 86 179 1
11 Sun November 9 boxscore W 6-4 New York Jets 24 17 21 296 176 120 20 382 303 79 2
12 Mon November 17 boxscore W 7-4 Buffalo Bills 30 13 16 314 218 96 2 15 223 131 92 2
13 Sun November 23 boxscore L 7-5 @ New England Patriots 24 27 33 406 370 36 3 15 318 234 84
14 Sun November 30 boxscore W 8-5 @ Oakland Raiders 34 16 23 378 241 137 2 18 326 212 114 2
15 Sun December 7 boxscore W 9-5 Detroit Lions 33 30 19 391 310 81 1 24 424 279 145 5
16 Sun December 14 boxscore L 9-6 @ Indianapolis Colts 0 41 10 183 107 76 2 23 401 253 148 1
17 Mon December 22 boxscore L 9-7 New England Patriots 12 14 17 295 253 42 1 10 207 160 47 2
Playoffs
WildCard Sun December 28 boxscore L 9-8 @ New England Patriots 3 17 10 162 120 42 3 15 228 120 108

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 Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
13 Dan Marino 36 QB 16 16 9-7-0 319 548 58.2 3780 16 2.9 11 2.0 55 6.9 6.6 11.8 236.3 80.7 20 132 6.4 6.1 3.5 1 3
7 Craig Erickson 28 2 0 13 28 46.4 165 0 0.0 1 3.6 27 5.9 4.3 12.7 82.5 50.4 2 21 4.8 3.3 6.7
Team Total 26.3 16 9-7-0 332 576 57.6 3945 16 2.8 12 2.1 55 6.8 6.5 11.9 246.6 79.2 22 153 6.3 6.0 3.7 1 3
Opp Total 16 329 530 62.1 3782 23 4.3 10 1.9 7.1 7.2 11.5 236.4 90.1 31 231 6.3 6.3 5.5

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 23 RB 16 14 283 892 15 22 3.2 55.8 17.7 29 261 9.0 1 36 1.8 16.3 1153 16 3
35 Irving Spikes 27 KR 12 1 63 180 2 14 2.9 15.0 5.3 7 70 10.0 0 24 0.6 5.8 250 2 3
30 Bernie Parmalee 30 16 4 18 59 0 12 3.3 3.7 1.1 28 301 10.8 1 29 1.8 18.8 360 1 1
21 Lawrence Phillips 22 2 0 18 44 0 8 2.4 22.0 9.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 3.0 50 0 0
13 Dan Marino 36 QB 16 16 18 -14 0 1 -0.8 -0.9 1.1 -14 0 8
32 Jerris McPhail 25 14 1 17 146 1 71 8.6 10.4 1.2 34 262 7.7 1 19 2.4 18.7 408 2 1
7 Craig Erickson 28 2 0 4 8 0 4 2.0 4.0 2.0 8 0 2
88 Charles Jordan 28 PR 14 1 3 12 0 16 4.0 0.9 0.2 27 471 17.4 3 44 1.9 33.6 483 3 2
36 Stanley Pritchett 24 FB 6 5 3 7 0 4 2.3 1.2 0.5 5 35 7.0 0 17 0.8 5.8 42 0 0
42 Roosevelt Potts 26 6 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.5 0.2 3 27 9.0 0 13 0.5 4.5 30 0 0
17 John Kidd 36 P 13 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 4 0 0
20 Ray Nealy 22 1 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2.0 1.0 2 0 0
81 O.J. McDuffie 28 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 76 943 12.4 1 55 4.8 58.9 943 1 0
84 Troy Drayton 27 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 558 14.3 4 30 2.4 34.9 558 4 0
85 Lamar Thomas 27 WR 12 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 402 14.4 2 26 2.3 33.5 402 2 1
80 Brett Perriman 32 wr 8 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 309 16.3 1 26 2.4 38.6 309 1 0
80 Fred Barnett 31 wr 6 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 166 9.8 1 20 2.8 27.7 166 1 1
89 Ed Perry 23 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 45 4.1 1 10 0.7 2.8 45 1 0
83 Brian Manning 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 85 12.1 0 21 1.0 12.1 85 0 0
49 DeWayne Dotson 26 10 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.4 4 0 0
Team Total 26.3 16 430 1343 18 71 3.1 83.9 26.9 332 3945 11.9 16 55 20.8 246.6 5288 34 23
Opp Total 16 443 1813 9 4.1 113.3 27.7 329 3551 10.8 23 20.6 221.9 5364 32 31

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
88 Charles Jordan 28 PR 14 1 26 273 0 38 10.5 1 6 0 6 6.0 762
35 Irving Spikes 27 KR 12 1 24 565 0 48 23.5 815
32 Jerris McPhail 25 14 1 15 314 0 39 20.9 722
25 Corey Harris 28 FS 16 7 11 224 0 34 20.4 224
86 Qadry Ismail 27 3 0 8 166 0 27 20.8 166
27 Terrell Buckley 26 LCB 16 16 4 58 0 26 14.5 58
81 O.J. McDuffie 28 WR 16 16 2 4 0 3 2.0 947
51 Anthony Harris 24 LLB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
50 Dwight Hollier 28 16 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
89 Ed Perry 23 16 4 1 7 0 7 7.0 52
42 Roosevelt Potts 26 6 1 1 16 0 16 16.0 46
Team Total 26.3 16 32 335 0 38 10.5 63 1298 0 48 20.6 6921
Opp Total 16 43 0 53 1018 0 19.2

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
10 Olindo Mare 24 K 16 0 2 2 15 14 10 8 6 3 3 1 36 28 77.8% 33 33 100.0% 5 235 53 0 47.0
17 John Kidd 36 P 13 0 52 2247 58 0 43.2
5 Kyle Richardson 24 3 0 11 480 54 0 43.6
Team Total 26.3 16 2 2 15 14 10 8 6 3 3 1 36 28 77.8% 33 33 100.0% 68 2962 58 0 43.6
Opp Total 16 35 25 71.4% 32 30 93.8% 63 2678 42.5

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 24 MLB 15 15 0.5 1 10 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 78 50
27 Terrell Buckley 26 LCB 16 16 4 26 0 12 0 1 0 2 23 1 67 18
22 Shawn Wooden 22 SS 16 15 2 10 0 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 56 27
59 Derrick Rodgers 26 RLB 15 14 5.0 3 0 1 0 0 56 24
38 Calvin Jackson 25 RCB 16 16 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 61 15
51 Anthony Harris 24 LLB 16 16 1.0 50 17
95 Tim Bowens 24 LDT 16 16 5.0 1 0 1 0 1 34 14
92 Daryl Gardener 24 RDT 16 16 1.5 1 0 1 0 0 32 20
93 Trace Armstrong 32 LDE 16 16 5.5 2 0 3 0 0 25 22
99 Jason Taylor 23 RDE 13 11 5.0 2 0 2 0 0 30 12
25 Corey Harris 28 FS 16 7 29 14
23 George Teague 26 fs 15 6 2 25 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 19
50 Dwight Hollier 28 16 3 16 19
75 Shane Burton 23 16 4 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 18 9
29 Sam Madison 23 14 3 1 21 0 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 5
72 Barron Tanner 24 16 0 16 6
34 Tim Jacobs 27 16 1 15 4
24 Jerry Wilson 24 16 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1
13 Dan Marino 36 QB 16 16 0 8 3 -17 0
71 Dunstan Anderson 27 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
70 Mike Chalenski 27 8 0 3 2
96 Danny Stubbs 32 1 0 1.0 3 0
35 Irving Spikes 27 KR 12 1 0 3 2 0 0
26 Bracy Walker 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
7 Craig Erickson 28 2 0 0 2 2 -13 0
33 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 23 RB 16 14 0 3 0 0 0
88 Charles Jordan 28 PR 14 1 0 2 1 0 0
81 O.J. McDuffie 28 WR 16 16 0 0 2 3 1
80 Fred Barnett 31 wr 6 5 0 1 0 0 0
57 O.J. Brigance 28 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
83 Brian Manning 22 7 0 0 0 1 -1 0
32 Jerris McPhail 25 14 1 0 1 0 4 0
30 Bernie Parmalee 30 16 4 0 1 0 -2 0
89 Ed Perry 23 16 4 0 0 1 0 0
85 Lamar Thomas 27 WR 12 6 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.3 16 31.0 10 92 0 23 0 15 23 30 -3 3 640 299
Opp Total 16 22 31 14 1

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
10 Olindo Mare 24 K 16 0 33 28 117
33 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 23 RB 16 14 15 1 16 96
84 Troy Drayton 27 TE 16 15 4 4 24
88 Charles Jordan 28 PR 14 1 3 3 18
81 O.J. McDuffie 28 WR 16 16 1 1 2 12
32 Jerris McPhail 25 14 1 1 1 2 12
35 Irving Spikes 27 KR 12 1 2 2 12
85 Lamar Thomas 27 WR 12 6 2 2 12
80 Fred Barnett 31 wr 6 5 1 1 6
95 Tim Bowens 24 LDT 16 16 1 1 6
27 Terrell Buckley 26 LCB 16 16 1 1 6
30 Bernie Parmalee 30 16 4 1 1 6
80 Brett Perriman 32 wr 8 5 1 1 6
89 Ed Perry 23 16 4 1 1 6
Team Total 26.3 16 18 16 3 37 33 28 339
Opp Total 16 9 23 2 30 25 1 327