2021 Miami Dolphins season

2021 Miami Dolphins season
2021 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Stephen M. Ross
Head coach	Brian Flores
General manager	Chris Grier
Home field	Hard Rock Stadium
Results
Record	9–8
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Xavien Howard
Uniform
	← 2020; Dolphins seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Miami Dolphins' 52nd season in the National Football League and their third and final year under head coach Brian Flores.

Draft

2021 Miami Dolphins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Jaylen Waddle	WR	Alabama	from Philadelphia
1	18	Jaelan Phillips	OLB	Miami
2	36	Jevon Holland	FS	Oregon
2	42	Liam Eichenberg	OT	Notre Dame	from New York
3	81	Hunter Long	TE	Boston College	from San Francisco
7	231	Larnel Coleman	OT	UMass
7	244	Gerrid Doaks	RB	Cincinnati	from Washington

Regular season

Schedule

The Dolphins' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at New England Patriots	W 17–16	1–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Buffalo Bills	L 0–35	1–1	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Las Vegas Raiders	L 28–31 (OT)	1–2	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–27	1–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–45	1–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–23	1–5	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)	Recap
7	October 24	Atlanta Falcons	L 28–30	1–6	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Buffalo Bills	L 11–26	1–7	Highmark Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	Houston Texans	W 17–9	2–7	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	Baltimore Ravens	W 22–10	3–7	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at New York Jets	W 24–17	4–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Carolina Panthers	W 33–10	5–7	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	New York Giants	W 20–9	6–7	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 19	New York Jets	W 31–24	7–7	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	at New Orleans Saints	W 20–3	8–7	Caesars Superdome	Recap
17	January 2	at Tennessee Titans	L 3–34	8–8	Nissan Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	New England Patriots	W 33–24	9–8	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Buffalo Bills	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	483	289	W4
⁽⁶⁾ New England Patriots	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	462	303	L1
Miami Dolphins	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	341	373	W1
New York Jets	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	310	504	L2

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Tennessee Titans	South	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	.472	.480	W3
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	7–5	.538	.517	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	.472	.428	W4
4	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	.472	.462	L1
Wild cards
5^[b]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.510	.515	W4
6^[b]	New England Patriots	East	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.481	.394	L1
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	.521	.490	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.495	.431	L2
9^[c]^[d]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.464	.379	W1
10^[c]^[d]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	8	0	.529	3–3	6–6	.510	.500	L1
11^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.514	.415	W1
12^[e]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	.531	.460	L6
13	Denver Broncos	West	7	10	0	.412	1–5	3–9	.484	.357	L4
14^[f]	New York Jets	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	.512	.426	L2
15^[f]	Houston Texans	South	4	13	0	.235	3–3	4–8	.498	.397	L2
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	14	0	.176	1–5	3–9	.512	.569	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games. 1 2 3 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record. 1 2 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record. 1 2 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[12-5-1] 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-2] 1 2 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.

[9-8a-3] 1 2 3 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.

[9-8b-4] 1 2 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.

[8-9-5] 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.

[4-13-6] 1 2 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[7] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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