2018 Miami Dolphins season
| 2018 Miami Dolphins season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Soluna 5th Season smckenz3 Playoffs | ||||||
| General manager | Soluna 4th Season smckenz3 Playoffs | ||||||
| Head coach | FSUAlumni 1st Season Soluna 5th Season smckenz3 Playoffs | ||||||
| Home field | Hard Rock Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 12-4 | ||||||
| Division place | 2nd | ||||||
| Conference place | 5th | ||||||
| League place | 8th | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Jets) 17-19 | ||||||
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The 2018 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League. As the defending Super Bowl champions they followed up with a 12-4 record and a Wild Card berth, where they beat the AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals 38-6. However, they lost a close game in the Division Round to their rival New York Jets 17-19.
The end of the regular season saw turmoil as first-year coach FSUAlumni abruptly quit the position, followed shortly thereafter by Soluna. The NFL approved the purchase of the team by then-Texas A&M coach smckenz3; ironically he was in the midst of agreeing to coach the Kansas City Chiefs when he learned of the approval and had to back out. smckenz3 handled all front office duties for the Dolphins' playoff run, then hired HAFFnHAFF and vtgorilla afterwards to handle GM and scouting duties respectively.
The Dolphins made the playoffs as a Wild Card and defeated the Bengals 38-6 before losing to the Jets in the Divisional Round 19-17.
Contents
Offseason
2018 NFL Draft
| 2018 Miami Dolphins draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Benjamin Blankenship * | DE | Georgia | from Jacksonville |
| 1 | 32 | Todd Hevesy | OG | Michigan State | |
| 2 | 56 | D.J. Gibson * | TE | North Carolina | from Tampa Bay |
| 2 | 64 | Ricky Edwards | OT | Auburn | |
| 4 | 128 | Andrew Wright | FS | TCU | |
| 5 | 160 | Joseph Stanford | OT | Cincinnati | |
| 6 | 193 | Todd Sykes | WR | West Virginia | |
| 7 | 232 | Jason Stovall | OLB | West Virginia | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Transactions
- The Dolphins traded tight end Derek Harrison to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for Jacksonville's first-round (No. 21 overall) selection.
- The Dolphins traded offensive guard Zak Cole and offensive tackle James Jones to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Tampa Bay's second-round (No. 56 overall) selection.
2018 Season
Schedule
Preseason
| Week | Opponent | Location | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Atlanta, GA | 31-21 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Cleveland Browns | Miami, FL | 31-14 | 2-0 |
Regular Season
| Week | Opponent | Location | Result | Record | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | Miami, FL | 23-16 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Miami, FL | 43-21 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 | at New York Jets | East Rutherford, NJ | 24-27 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | Miami, FL | 38-36 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 5 | New England Patriots | Miami, FL | 41-21 | 4-1 | 2-1 |
| 6 | at Baltimore Ravens | Baltimore, MD | 20-16 | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| 7 | at Detroit Lions | Detroit, MI | 13-31 | 5-2 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | at Chicago Bears | Chicago, IL | 16-17 | 5-3 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Miami, FL | 31-24 | 6-3 | 2-1 |
| 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | Miami, FL | 24-9 | 7-3 | 2-1 |
| 12 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland, OH | 24-10 | 8-3 | 2-1 |
| 13 | Minnesota Vikings | Miami, FL | 17-6 | 9-3 | 2-1 |
| 14 | New York Jets | Miami, FL | 19-10 | 10-3 | 3-1 |
| 15 | at San Diego Chargers | San Diego, CA | 24-28 | 10-4 | 3-1 |
| 16 | at Buffalo Bills | Buffalo, NY | 35-17 | 11-4 | 4-1 |
| 17 | at New England Patriots | Foxborough, MA | 24-7 | 12-4 | 5-1 |
Postseason
| Week | Opponent | Location | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | Cincinnati Bengals | Cincinnati, OH | 38-6 | 1-0 |
| Divisional Round | New York Jets | East Rutherford, NJ | 17-19 | 1-1 |
Standings
| AFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Jets (z) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 | 5-1 | 10-2 | 345 | 269 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins (x) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | 5-1 | 10-2 | 419 | 293 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 355 | 440 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | 1-5 | 2-10 | 289 | 435 | L4 |
