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2021 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerStephen M. Ross
General managerChris Grier
Head coachBrian Flores
Home fieldHard Rock Stadium
Uniform

The 2021 season will be the Miami Dolphins' upcoming 52nd season in the National Football League, their 56th overall and their third under head coach Brian Flores. They will attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016 and win the division for the first time since 2008.

Offseason and training camp

On January 5, 2021, Dolphins' offensive coordinator Chan Gailey announced his resignation.[1] On February 2, the Dolphins announced coaches Eric Studesville and George Godsey would share the offensive coordinator position for the upcoming 2021 season.[2]

On May 25, 2021, the NFL announced training camp for all teams will commence on July 27. This will mark the first time the Dolphins have training camp at the new training facility adjacent to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[3]

On May 26, Tua Tagovailoa, when reflecting on the 2020 season, said he wasn't comfortable calling plays and he didn't know the playbook really well. He added he feels much more comfortable now.[4] On June 15, during the first day of minicamp and during a heavy downpour of rain, Tagovailoa threw five interceptions. He explained later that during minicamp the team had decided to be more aggressive with riskier throws to see what would happen and that they can now learn from the results.[5]

Atlanta Falcons' head coach Arthur Smith announced his team will hold joint practices with the Miami Dolphins sometime around August 21 at Hard Rock Stadium.[6]

On July 27, 2021, All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard officially requested a trade from the Dolphins over a months-long contract dispute. Despite this, just twelve days later on August 8, 2021, the Dolphins agreed to restructure the cornerback's contract. The deal adds more guaranteed money and incentives, possibly making his payout over 16.285 million dollars. [7]

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Miami Dolphins Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 6 Jaylen Waddle WR Alabama from Philadelphia
18 Jaelan Phillips OLB Miami
2 36 Jevon Holland FS Oregon
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
244 Gerrid Doaks RB Cincinnati from Washington

Staff

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

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Current roster

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


As of December 17, 2024. Rookies in italics.

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

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 at Chicago Bears L 13–20 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 August 21 Atlanta Falcons W 37–17 1–1 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
3 August 29 at Cincinnati Bengals W 29–26 2–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Dolphins' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 4:25 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS
2 September 19 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills Hard Rock Stadium Fox
3 September 26 4:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium CBS
4 October 3 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Hard Rock Stadium CBS
5 October 10 1:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium CBS
6 October 17 9:30 a.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
(London, England) 		CBS
7 October 24 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Hard Rock Stadium Fox
8 October 31 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium CBS
9 November 7 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans Hard Rock Stadium Fox
10 November 11 8:20 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Hard Rock Stadium Fox/NFLN/
Prime Video
11 November 21 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
12 November 28 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Hard Rock Stadium Fox
13 December 5 1:00 p.m. New York Giants Hard Rock Stadium Fox
14 Bye
15 December 18 or 19 TBD New York Jets Hard Rock Stadium TBD
16 December 27 8:15 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome ESPN
17 January 2 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
18 January 9 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots Hard Rock Stadium CBS

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 15, the date, time and network for that week's game vs. the New York Jets will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[8]
  • Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Game summaries

Week 1: at New England Patriots

Week 1: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 000
Patriots 0 0 000

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Standings

Division

AFC East
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
# 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. ^ a b Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis).
  3. ^ a b c Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).
  4. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants).
  5. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5).
  6. ^ a b 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.

References

  1. ^ Patra, Kevin. "Dolphins offensive coordinator Chan Gailey resigns after one season". nfl.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ Poupart, Alain. "Reports: Dolphins Going With Co-Offensive Coordinators". si.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ Poupart, Alain. "Training Camp Details Coming Into Focus". si.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ Simmons, Myles. "Tua Tagovailoa admits he didn't know playbook well enough as a rookie". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa throws 5 interceptions at Tuesday's minicamp practice". usatoday.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Bair, Scott. "Joint practices with Dolphins should help Falcons progress". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ Alper, Josh. "Xavien Howard, Dolphins agree on restructured contract". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 8 Aug 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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