2006 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 260 points (16.2/g), 29th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 283 points (17.7/g), 5th.
Differential of -23 points (-1.4/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 13th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.7, Offense: -3.3, Defense: 4.0, SoS: 2.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Nick Saban (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Mularkey
Defensive Coordinator: Dom Capers
Other Notable Asst.: Jason Garrett (Quarterbacks)
Training Camp: Nova Southeastern University (Davie, Florida)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Thu | September 7 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 28 | 15 | 278 | 240 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 342 | 196 | 146 | 1 | -12.24 | -7.80 | 7.57 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 17 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 16 | 15 | 282 | 190 | 92 | 1 | 12 | 171 | 66 | 105 | -6.29 | 6.22 | -8.97 | |||
| 3 | Sun | September 24 | boxscore | W | 1-2 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 10 | 17 | 289 | 130 | 159 | 1 | 14 | 316 | 254 | 62 | 3 | -1.80 | 8.53 | -2.74 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 1 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | Houston Texans | 15 | 17 | 15 | 289 | 219 | 70 | 19 | 276 | 211 | 65 | 2 | -1.18 | 4.45 | -3.37 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 8 | boxscore | L | 1-4 | @ | New England Patriots | 10 | 20 | 19 | 283 | 221 | 62 | 3 | 17 | 213 | 134 | 79 | 1 | -12.65 | -0.13 | 0.03 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 15 | boxscore | L | 1-5 | @ | New York Jets | 17 | 20 | 24 | 395 | 266 | 129 | 3 | 15 | 272 | 169 | 103 | 2.98 | -0.96 | -5.01 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 22 | boxscore | L | 1-6 | Green Bay Packers | 24 | 34 | 26 | 448 | 381 | 67 | 3 | 19 | 346 | 191 | 155 | 1 | -2.59 | -4.80 | 1.27 | ||
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sun | November 5 | boxscore | W | 2-6 | @ | Chicago Bears | 31 | 13 | 17 | 298 | 137 | 161 | 2 | 20 | 292 | 189 | 103 | 6 | -3.26 | 24.38 | -3.40 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 12 | boxscore | W | 3-6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 10 | 16 | 306 | 189 | 117 | 1 | 14 | 265 | 185 | 80 | -11.20 | 9.12 | 3.98 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 19 | boxscore | W | 4-6 | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 20 | 15 | 254 | 247 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 361 | 247 | 114 | 3 | -12.31 | 14.85 | -0.07 | ||
| 12 | Thu | November 23 | boxscore | W | 5-6 | @ | Detroit Lions | 27 | 10 | 18 | 395 | 209 | 186 | 2 | 13 | 220 | 199 | 21 | 2 | 2.84 | 20.95 | -1.89 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 3 | boxscore | L | 5-7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 24 | 20 | 309 | 241 | 68 | 2 | 18 | 353 | 203 | 150 | 1 | -4.19 | -9.96 | 2.10 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 10 | boxscore | W | 6-7 | New England Patriots | 21 | 0 | 19 | 315 | 184 | 131 | 12 | 189 | 66 | 123 | 3 | 8.03 | 18.25 | -1.47 | |||
| 15 | Sun | December 17 | boxscore | L | 6-8 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 0 | 21 | 12 | 212 | 100 | 112 | 2 | 13 | 286 | 186 | 100 | 2 | -20.21 | 2.65 | 2.37 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 25 | boxscore | L | 6-9 | New York Jets | 10 | 13 | 14 | 253 | 129 | 124 | 12 | 324 | 229 | 95 | 1 | -12.40 | 3.45 | 9.62 | |||
| 17 | Sun | December 31 | boxscore | L | 6-10 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 22 | 27 | 19 | 354 | 204 | 150 | 1 | 24 | 399 | 282 | 117 | 1 | 3.65 | -13.18 | 6.02 | |