Finished: 4th Place in the AFC East
2012 Draft Position: 9th
Preseason Ranking: 23
Week 1: Lost to the New England Patriots, 38-24
Ranked - 27
Try as they might, the Dolphins just can’t win a shoot-out against the Brady-led Patriots.
Week 2: Lost to the Houston Texans, 23-13
Ranked - 28
Before the season started, if you had to guess which AFC East team would be 0-2 after two weeks, few people would have picked the Dolphins. Further burying them deep in the division cellar is that they are the only AFC East team to lose a game yet this season. That changes this week when the Bills and Patriots square off, but that's little consolation for Miami.
Week 3: Lost at the Cleveland Browns, 17-16
Ranked - 29
Note to self: If you can’t be part of the solution, complain loudly about the problem. Signed, Reggie Bush.
Week 4: Lost at the San Diego Chargers, 26-16
Ranked - 31
Coach Sparano has been given the kiss of death by Owner Stephen Ross, who says he supports Sparano 100%, despite Miami's winless start. He now has two weeks to prepare for a division matchup with the Jets. A bad loss in that game will probably seal Sparano's fate in Miami once the season ends, if not sooner.
Week 5: BYE WEEK
Ranked - 31
The Dolphins have a new quarterback, but not a new coach. We'll see if that means anything on Monday night when they face off against the reeling Jets.
Week 6: Lost at the New York Jets, 24-6
Ranked - 31 Indiana Jones Style Recap
[The Dolphins Coaching staff wanders around their practice facility, studying the players preparing for their next game]
Coach Sparano: Who knows. Perhaps the key to our first win is waiting in some new offensive scheme for us to discover. Perhaps there's some vital bit of information which eludes us. Perhaps...
Brian Daboll, Offensive Coordinator: [interrupting him] Perhaps Andrew Luck can help us.
Steve Bush, Wide Receivers Coach: My feeling exactly.
Week 7: Lost to the Denver Broncos, 18-15
Ranked - 30
If the last five minutes of the Denver game hasn’t convinced the owners to make a coaching change, nothing will.
Week 8: Lost at the New York Giants, 20-17
Ranked - 31
Make up your mind, Reggie Bush. Do the Dolphins stink or are you guys just having too much fun wallowing in your own winless filth?
Week 9: Defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-3
Ranked - 30
The win over Kansas City probably allowed Coach Sparano to keep his job through the end of the year. A few more will be needed if he hopes to be around in 2012.
Week 10: Defeated the Washington Redskins, 20-9
Ranked - 28
Isn’t it amazing how two straight victories can take the pressure off a team that lost seven in a row to start the season?
Week 11: Defeated the Buffalo Bills, 35-8
Ranked - 21
The Dolphins are suddenly scary good.
Week 12: Lost at the Dallas Cowboys, 20-19
Ranked - 20
Tough break in Dallas on Thanksgiving. The Dolphins should still be on a winning streak.
Week 13: Defeated the Oakland Raiders, 34-14
Ranked - 18
The talk of firing Coach Sparano has died down since Miami's success of late.
Week 14: Lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 26-10
Ranked - 22
The writing has been on the wall for quite some time now, so it was inevitable that Sparano would be fired, but at this point, why didn't the Dolphins just let him close out the season?
Week 15: Defeated the Buffalo Bills, 30-23
Ranked - 24
The Dolphins have shown flashes of brilliance this season. There is hope for 2012, depending on who ends up being hired as the coach during the offseason.
Week 16: Lost at the New England Patriots, 27-24
Ranked - 24
The Dolphins can put an end to the Jets season once and for all. Too bad Rex Ryan will never shut up.
Week 17: Defeated the New York Jets, 19-17
Final Ranking: 21
Tomorrow, the 2011 Buffalo Bills...
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