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2024 Miami Dolphins season

The 2024 season was the Miami Dolphins' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their ninth under general manager Chris Grier and their third under head coach Mike McDaniel. The Dolphins failed to improve on their 11–6 record from last year following a loss to the division rival Buffalo Bills in Week 9. They then guaranteed a worse record following a loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 13. The Dolphins failed to make the NFL playoffs for the first time in three seasons after the Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 18, extending their 23-year playoff victory drought which is the longest active drought in the NFL. The Dolphins also suffered their first losing season since 2019.

2024 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerStephen M. Ross
General managerChris Grier
Head coachMike McDaniel
Home fieldHard Rock Stadium
Results
Record8–9
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Jonnu Smith
Uniform

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Miami Dolphins Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 21 Chop Robinson OLB Penn State
2 55 Patrick Paul OT Houston
3 – Selection forfeited[A]
4 120 Jaylen Wright RB Tennessee From Rams via Steelers and Eagles[B]
121 Traded to the Denver Broncos[C]
5 158 Mohamed Kamara OLB Colorado State
6 184 Malik Washington WR Virginia From Bears[D]
198 Patrick McMorris S California
7 241 Tahj Washington WR USC

Draft trades

  1. ^ The Dolphins forfeited a third-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection for violating the league's anti-tampering policy in conversations with quarterback Tom Brady and the agent for then-New Orleans Saints' coach Sean Payton.[1]
  2. ^ The Dolphins traded a 2025 third-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round selection (120th overall).
  3. ^ The Dolphins traded a fourth-round selection (121st overall), a 2023 first-round selection and RB Chase Edmonds to the Denver Broncos in exchange for LB Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round selection.
  4. ^ The Dolphins traded G Dan Feeney to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a sixth-round selection (184th overall).
2024 Undrafted Free Agents
Position Player College
WR Je'Quan Burton Florida Atlantic
CB Storm Duck Louisville
QB Gavin Hardison UTEP
CB Isaiah Johnson Syracuse
G Matthew Jones Ohio State
OT Bayron Matos South Florida*
G Andrew Meyer UTEP
OLB Grayson Murphy UCLA
S Mark Perry TCU
DE Leonard Payne Colorado
TE Hayden Rucci Wisconsin

* Signed from the Dominican Republic as part of the International Player Pathway Program

Staff

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On January 24, 2024, the Dolphins and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio mutually agreed to part ways. He was later hired as the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles on January 27.[2][3]

On February 3, 2024, the Dolphins named Ravens assistant head coach and defensive line coach Anthony Weaver as their new defensive coordinator.[4]

2024 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

  • Chairman/managing general partner – Stephen Ross
  • Vice chairman/partner – Bruce Beal
  • Vice chairman – Jorge Pérez
  • Vice chairman – Matt Higgins
  • Vice chairman, president, and CEO – Tom Garfinkel
  • General manager – Chris Grier
  • Assistant general manager – Marvin Allen
  • Vice president, football administration – Brandon Shore
  • Senior vice president, chief financial officer – Chris Clements
  • Senior personnel executive – Reggie McKenzie
  • Co-director, player personnel – Adam Engroff
  • Co-director, player personnel – Anthony Hunt
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Winston
  • Senior scout – Jim Abrams
  • Special advisor to the vice chairman, president, and CEO – Dan Marino

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Anthony Weaver
  • Defensive line – Austin Clark
  • Assistant defensive line – Kynjee Cotton
  • Linebackers/run game coordinator – Joe Barry
  • Outside linebackers – Ryan Crow
  • Pass game coordinator/secondary – Brian Duker
  • Cornerbacks – Mathieu Araujo
  • Defensive backs/pass game specialist – Ryan Slowik
  • Assistant defensive backs – DeShawn Shead
  • Defensive assistant – Matthew O'Donnell
  • Defensive assistant – Sean Ryan

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Dave Puloka
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Adam Lachance

Final roster

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2024 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 16 reserve, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 9 Atlanta Falcons W 20–13 1–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Washington Commanders W 13–6 2–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
3 August 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–24 2–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 8 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–17 1–0 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
2 September 12 Buffalo Bills L 10–31 1–1 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
3 September 22 at Seattle Seahawks L 3–24 1–2 Lumen Field Recap
4 September 30 Tennessee Titans L 12–31 1–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
5 October 6 at New England Patriots W 15–10 2–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
6 Bye
7 October 20 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–16 2–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
8 October 27 Arizona Cardinals L 27–28 2–5 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
9 November 3 at Buffalo Bills L 27–30 2–6 Highmark Stadium Recap
10 November 11 at Los Angeles Rams W 23–15 3–6 SoFi Stadium Recap
11 November 17 Las Vegas Raiders W 34–19 4–6 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
12 November 24 New England Patriots W 34–15 5–6 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
13 November 28 at Green Bay Packers L 17–30 5–7 Lambeau Field Recap
14 December 8 New York Jets W 32–26 (OT) 6–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
15 December 15 at Houston Texans L 12–20 6–8 NRG Stadium Recap
16 December 22 San Francisco 49ers W 29–17 7–8 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
17 December 29 at Cleveland Browns W 20–3 8–8 Huntington Bank Field Recap
18 January 5 at New York Jets L 20–32 8–9 MetLife Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 10 0017
Dolphins 0 7 7620

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Despite receiver Tyreek Hill being detained by the police for speeding prior to the game, and the team falling behind 17–7 at halftime, the Dolphins rallied behind a strong performance from Hill to come back and win.[5]

Week 2: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week 2: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 17 7031
Dolphins 7 3 0010

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

After a tight first quarter, the Dolphins could not contain Bills running back James Cook, who scored three total touchdowns, and were unable to come back, resulting in a 31–10 loss. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who threw three interceptions in the game, including a pick-six to cornerback Ja'Marcus Ingram, suffered a concussion in the third quarter, which was his third diagnosed concussion in less than 24 months.[6]

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 3: Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 0 003
Seahawks 17 0 0724

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,658
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With Tagovailoa placed on injured reserve due to his concussion, Skylar Thompson made the start at quarterback for Miami, but he suffered a "painful" rib injury during the game and was replaced by third-string quarterback Tim Boyle. The Dolphins also lost other starters such as Kendall Fuller and Terron Armstead to injury during the 24–3 loss which dropped them to 1–2 on the season.[7]

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Week 4: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 9 101231
Dolphins 0 3 3612

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

With the loss Dolphins dropped to 1–3 and suffered their second straight loss to Tennessee. It was their third loss to the Titans since 2021

Week 5: at New England Patriots

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Week 5: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 0 6615
Patriots 7 0 3010

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

With the win Miami improved to 2–3 while securing their third straight win over New England.

Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 7: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 3 0010
Colts 0 3 7616

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 111028
Dolphins 10 3 7727

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Despite a 20–10 lead midway through the 3rd quarter and a 27–18 lead in the 4th quarter, the Dolphins could not hold on and lost 28–27 to the Cardinals.[8]

Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

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Week 9: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 7 31427
Bills 3 3 141030

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,862
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss the Dolphins were swept by Buffalo in back-to-back years.

Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 10: Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 3 7623
Rams 0 6 0915

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

Week 11: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

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Week 11: Las Vegas Raiders at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 3 6719
Dolphins 7 3 71734

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 12: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 12: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 01515
Dolphins 0 24 7334

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

With the win, the Dolphins swept the Patriots for the second straight year and have now won 7 of the last 8 over New England since Week 15 of 2020.

Week 13: at Green Bay Packers

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Thanksgiving Day games

Week 13: Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 3 8617
Packers 14 10 3330

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 14: vs. New York Jets

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Week 14: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Jets 3 10 103026
Dolphins 6 9 011632

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,787
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Houston Texans

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Week 15: Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 6 6012
Texans 3 10 7020

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,221
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 16: San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 10 0717
Dolphins 3 10 61029

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 17: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 17: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 3 7720
Browns 0 3 003

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Week 18: at New York Jets

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Week 18: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 6 0 01420
Jets 0 15 31432

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

With the loss, and Denver's win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2021. Additionally, they secured their first losing record since 2019 by finishing 8–9.

Standings

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Division

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Buffalo Bills 13 4 0 .765 5–1 9–3 525 368 L1
Miami Dolphins 8 9 0 .471 3–3 6–6 345 364 L1
New York Jets 5 12 0 .294 2–4 5–7 338 404 W1
New England Patriots 4 13 0 .235 2–4 3–9 289 417 W1

Conference

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AFC
Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 15 2 0 .882 5–1 10–2 .488 .463 L1
2 Buffalo Bills East 13 4 0 .765 5–1 9–3 .467 .448 L1
3 Baltimore Ravens North 12 5 0 .706 4–2 8–4 .529 .525 W4
4 Houston Texans South 10 7 0 .588 5–1 8–4 .481 .376 W1
Wild cards
5 Los Angeles Chargers West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 8–4 .467 .348 W3
6 Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 7 0 .588 3–3 7–5 .502 .453 L4
7 Denver Broncos West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 6–6 .502 .394 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 Cincinnati Bengals North 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .478 .314 W5
9 Indianapolis Colts South 8 9 0 .471 3–3 7–5 .457 .309 W1
10 Miami Dolphins East 8 9 0 .471 3–3 6–6 .419 .294 L1
11 New York Jets East 5 12 0 .294 2–4 5–7 .495 .341 W1
12 Jacksonville Jaguars South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .478 .265 L1
13 New England Patriots East 4 13 0 .235 2–4 3–9 .471 .471 W1
14 Las Vegas Raiders West 4 13 0 .235 0–6 3–9 .540 .353 L1
15 Cleveland Browns North 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .536 .510 L6
16 Tennessee Titans South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .522 .431 L6

References

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  1. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (August 2, 2022). "NFL strips Miami Dolphins of 2023 first-round pick, fines Stephen Ross $1.5M for tampering with Tom Brady, Sean Payton". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (January 24, 2024). "Vic Fangio out as Dolphins DC, becomes Eagles' top target". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Eagles name Vic Fangio defensive coordinator". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "x.com".
  5. ^ "Dolphins Defeat Jaguars 20–17 After Game-Winning Field Goal". Miami Dolphins On SI. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (September 12, 2024). "Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa ruled out for game due to concussion". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (September 22, 2024). "Dolphins QB Thompson suffers 'painful' rib injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Simmons, Myles (October 27, 2024). "Cardinals beat Dolphins 28–27 on last-second field goal". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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