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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.
Coached by Jimmy Johnson (9-7-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 10 | 11 | 202 | 105 | 97 | 1 | 18 | 298 | 168 | 130 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | W | 2-0 | Tennessee Oilers | 16 | 13 | 21 | 354 | 300 | 54 | 1 | 13 | 294 | 109 | 185 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | L | 2-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 18 | 23 | 20 | 299 | 240 | 59 | 1 | 22 | 392 | 250 | 142 | 2 |
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 31 | 21 | 283 | 235 | 48 | 24 | 357 | 248 | 109 | 1 | |
| 5 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 3-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 14 | 19 | 337 | 254 | 83 | 14 | 259 | 163 | 96 | |||
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 4-2 | @ | New York Jets | 31 | 20 | 25 | 465 | 372 | 93 | 20 | 369 | 288 | 81 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 24 | 13 | 24 | 337 | 189 | 148 | 1 | 20 | 385 | 331 | 54 | 2 |
| 9 | Mon | October 27 | box | L | 5-3 | Chicago Bears | 33 | 36 | 18 | 365 | 246 | 119 | 3 | 26 | 464 | 336 | 128 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 5-4 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 9 | 13 | 230 | 176 | 54 | 2 | 17 | 265 | 86 | 179 | 1 |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 6-4 | New York Jets | 24 | 17 | 21 | 296 | 176 | 120 | 20 | 382 | 303 | 79 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Mon | November 17 | box | W | 7-4 | Buffalo Bills | 30 | 13 | 16 | 314 | 218 | 96 | 2 | 15 | 223 | 131 | 92 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 7-5 | @ | New England Patriots | 24 | 27 | 33 | 406 | 370 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 318 | 234 | 84 | |
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 8-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 34 | 16 | 23 | 378 | 241 | 137 | 2 | 18 | 326 | 212 | 114 | 2 |
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 9-5 | Detroit Lions | 33 | 30 | 19 | 391 | 310 | 81 | 1 | 24 | 424 | 279 | 145 | 5 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 9-6 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 41 | 10 | 183 | 107 | 76 | 2 | 23 | 401 | 253 | 148 | 1 |
| 17 | Mon | December 22 | box | L | 9-7 | New England Patriots | 12 | 14 | 17 | 295 | 253 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 207 | 160 | 47 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 28 | box | L | 9-8 | @ | New England Patriots | 3 | 17 | ||||||||||