2022 Miami Dolphins season
57th season in franchise history
This article needs to be updated. (February 2023) |
The 2022 season will be the Miami Dolphins' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under a new head coach, after the firing of Brian Flores at the end of the 2021 season.
| 2022 Miami Dolphins season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stephen M. Ross |
| Head coach | TBD |
| General manager | Chris Grier |
| Home field | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-8 |
| Division place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card playoffs 31-34 (vs. Bills) |
| Uniform | |
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Draft change
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | |||
| 2 | 50 | |||
| 3 | 100 | |||
| 4 | 117 | |||
| 4 | 121 | |||
| 5 | 156 | |||
| 6 | 200 | |||
| 7 | 221 |
Regular season change
2022 opponents change
Listed below are the Dolphins' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[1]
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (AFC East) |
Buffalo Bills New England Patriots New York Jets | |
| Conference opponents (AFC North) |
Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers |
Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals |
| Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement) |
Houston Texans | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Interconference opponents (NFC North) |
Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings |
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement) |
— | San Francisco 49ers |
Standings change
Division change
| AFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Buffalo Bills | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–2 | 455 | 286 | W7 |
| (7) Miami Dolphins | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 397 | 399 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 364 | 347 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 296 | 316 | L6 |
Conference change
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division leaders | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .453 | .422 | W5 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–2 | .489 | .470 | W7 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 8–3 | .507 | .490 | W8 |
| 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .465 | .438 | W5 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5[a] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .443 | .341 | L1 |
| 6[a] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .509 | .456 | L2 |
| 7[b] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .537 | .454 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 8[b] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .519 | .451 | W4 |
| 9 | New England Patriots | East | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .502 | .411 | L1 |
| 10[c] | New York Jets | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .539 | .462 | L6 |
| 11[c][d] | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .510 | .339 | L7 |
| 12[c][d] | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .524 | .492 | L1 |
| 13 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .474 | .397 | L3 |
| 14 | Denver Broncos | West | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .481 | .465 | W1 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 4 | 12 | 1 | .265 | 1–4–1 | 4–7–1 | .512 | .500 | L7 |
| 16 | Houston Texans | South | 3 | 13 | 1 | .206 | 3–2–1 | 3–8–1 | .481 | .402 | W1 |
| Tiebreakers[e] | |||||||||||
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References change
- ↑ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.