1997 Miami Dolphins season

1997 Miami Dolphins season
1997 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Wayne Huizenga
General manager	Eddie Jones
Head coach	Jimmy Johnson
Offensive coordinator	Kippy Brown
Defensive coordinator	George Hill
Home stadium	Pro Player Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoffs	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Patriots) 3–17
Pro Bowlers	DT Tim Bowens
	← 1996; Dolphins seasons; 1998 →;

The 1997 season was the Miami Dolphins' 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 28th overall, their eighth under general manager Eddie Jones and their second under head coach Jimmy Johnson.

OwnerWayne Huizenga

General managerEddie Jones

Head coachJimmy Johnson

Offensive coordinatorKippy Brown

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The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning nine games.^[1] Seven of the team's sixteen games were decided by a field goal or less. This was also the season where the Dolphins released a new logo and new uniforms with a darker aqua and dark navy drop shadow in numbers. The uniforms and logo lasted until the 2012 season. During Week 3, the Dolphins were defeated by the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers for the first time in franchise history. This could be argued as the most cursed of all Dolphins seasons because it offered a turnaround where the New England Patriots defeated the Dolphins 3 times in the 1997 season, sweeping them. This was the first of five consecutive playoff appearances for the Dolphins. This season saw the Patriots return three Marino interceptions for touchdowns in New England (two of them in the 2nd quarter of the week 13 matchup, and one in the Wild Card matchup where the Patriots defeated Miami 17–3). The Wild Card loss came less than a week after the Dolphins lost to the Patriots 14–12 on Monday Night Football in Miami for the AFC East division title. Until 2021, this was the last time the Dolphins swept the New York Jets in back-to-back seasons.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1997 Miami Dolphins draft
1	15	Yatil Green	Wide receiver	Miami
2	44	Sam Madison *	Cornerback	Louisville
3	73	Jason Taylor * ^†	Defensive end	Akron
3	92	Derrick Rodgers	Linebacker	Arizona State
3	93	Ronnie Ward	Linebacker	Kansas
3	96	Brent Smith	Tackle	Mississippi State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 31	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–10	1–0	Pro Player Stadium	70,813
2	September 7	Tennessee Oilers	W 16–13 (OT)	2–0	Pro Player Stadium	64,439
3	September 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 18–23	2–1	Lambeau Field	60,075
4	September 21	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–31	2–2	Houlihan's Stadium	73,314
5	Bye
6	October 5	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	3–2	Pro Player Stadium	71,794
7	October 12	at New York Jets	W 31–20	4–2	Giants Stadium	75,601
8	October 19	at Baltimore Ravens	W 24–13	5–2	Memorial Stadium	64,354
9	October 27	Chicago Bears	L 33–36 (OT)	5–3	Pro Player Stadium	73,156
10	November 2	at Buffalo Bills	L 6–9	5–4	Rich Stadium	78,011
11	November 9	New York Jets	W 24–17	6–4	Pro Player Stadium	73,809
12	November 17	Buffalo Bills	W 30–13	7–4	Pro Player Stadium	74,155
13	November 23	at New England Patriots	L 24–27	7–5	Foxboro Stadium	59,002
14	November 30	at Oakland Raiders	W 34–16	8–5	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	50,569
15	December 7	Detroit Lions	W 33–30	9–5	Pro Player Stadium	72,266
16	December 14	at Indianapolis Colts	L 0–41	9–6	RCA Dome	61,282
17	December 22	New England Patriots	L 12–14	9–7	Pro Player Stadium	74,379

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	7	0	3	10
Dolphins	3	7	3	3	16

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	369	289	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	339	327	L2
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	348	287	L1
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	255	367	L3
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	313	401	L1

1997 Miami Dolphins season

Offseason

NFL draft

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Playoffs

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Indianapolis Colts

Standings

References

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