2024 Miami Dolphins season
59th season in franchise history
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The 2024 season was the Miami Dolphins' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their ninth under general manager Chris Grier and their third under head coach Mike McDaniel. The Dolphins failed to improve on their 11–6 record from last year following a loss to the division rival Buffalo Bills in Week 9. They then guaranteed a worse record following a loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. The Dolphins failed to make the NFL playoffs for the first time in three seasons after the Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 18, extending their 23-year playoff victory drought which is the longest active drought in the NFL. The Dolphins also suffered their first losing season since 2019.
| 2024 Miami Dolphins season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stephen M. Ross |
| General manager | Chris Grier |
| Head coach | Mike McDaniel |
| Home stadium | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–9 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | TE Jonnu Smith |
| Uniform | |
Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Chop Robinson | OLB | Penn State | |
| 2 | 55 | Patrick Paul | OT | Houston | |
| 3 | – | Selection forfeited[A] | |||
| 4 | 120 | Jaylen Wright | RB | Tennessee | From Rams via Steelers and Eagles[B] |
| 121 | Traded to the Denver Broncos[C] | ||||
| 5 | 158 | Mohamed Kamara | OLB | Colorado State | |
| 6 | 184 | Malik Washington | WR | Virginia | From Bears[D] |
| 198 | Patrick McMorris | S | California | ||
| 7 | 241 | Tahj Washington | WR | USC | |
Draft trades
- The Dolphins forfeited a third-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection for violating the league's anti-tampering policy in conversations with quarterback Tom Brady and the agent for then-New Orleans Saints' coach Sean Payton.[1]
- The Dolphins traded a 2025 third-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round selection (120th overall).
- The Dolphins traded a fourth-round selection (121st overall), a 2023 first-round selection and RB Chase Edmonds to the Denver Broncos in exchange for LB Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round selection.
- The Dolphins traded G Dan Feeney to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a sixth-round selection (184th overall).
| Position | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| WR | Je'Quan Burton | Florida Atlantic |
| CB | Storm Duck | Louisville |
| QB | Gavin Hardison | UTEP |
| CB | Isaiah Johnson | Syracuse |
| G | Matthew Jones | Ohio State |
| OT | Bayron Matos | South Florida* |
| G | Andrew Meyer | UTEP |
| OLB | Grayson Murphy | UCLA |
| S | Mark Perry | TCU |
| DE | Leonard Payne | Colorado |
| TE | Hayden Rucci | Wisconsin |
* Signed from the Dominican Republic as part of the International Player Pathway Program
Staff
On January 24, 2024, the Dolphins and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio mutually agreed to part ways. He was later hired as the defensive coordinator for the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles on January 27.[2][3]
On February 3, 2024, the Dolphins named Ravens assistant head coach and defensive line coach Anthony Weaver as their new defensive coordinator.[4]
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 9 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20–13 | 1–0 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | Washington Commanders | W 13–6 | 2–0 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 23 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–24 | 2–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20–17 | 1–0 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 12 | Buffalo Bills | L 10–31 | 1–1 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 3–24 | 1–2 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 4 | September 30 | Tennessee Titans | L 12–31 | 1–3 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | at New England Patriots | W 15–10 | 2–3 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | |||||
| 7 | October 20 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 10–16 | 2–4 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | Arizona Cardinals | L 27–28 | 2–5 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 3 | at Buffalo Bills | L 27–30 | 2–6 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 23–15 | 3–6 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | Las Vegas Raiders | W 34–19 | 4–6 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | New England Patriots | W 34–15 | 5–6 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 28 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–30 | 5–7 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | New York Jets | W 32–26 (OT) | 6–7 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | at Houston Texans | L 12–20 | 6–8 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 22 | San Francisco 49ers | W 29–17 | 7–8 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 29 | at Cleveland Browns | W 20–3 | 8–8 | Huntington Bank Field | Recap |
| 18 | January 5 | at New York Jets | L 20–32 | 8–9 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 91 °F (33 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,582
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
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Despite receiver Tyreek Hill being detained by the police for speeding prior to the game, and the team falling behind 17–7 at halftime, the Dolphins rallied behind a strong performance from Hill to come back and win.[5]
Week 2: vs. Buffalo Bills
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,601
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (WFOR/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information | ||
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After a tight first quarter, the Dolphins could not contain Bills running back James Cook, who scored three total touchdowns, and were unable to come back, resulting in a 31–10 loss. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who threw three interceptions in the game, including a pick-six to cornerback Ja'Marcus Ingram, suffered a concussion in the third quarter, which was his third concussion in less than 24 months.[6]
Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,658
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information | ||
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With Tagovailoa placed on injured reserve due to his concussion, Skylar Thompson made the start at quarterback for Miami, but he suffered a "painful" rib injury during the game and was replaced by third-string quarterback Tim Boyle. The Dolphins also lost other starters such as Kendall Fuller and Terron Armstead to injury during the 24–3 loss which dropped them to 1–2 on the season.[7]
Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | 0 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,291
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (WFOR/ESPN): Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
- Recap, Game Book
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With the loss Dolphins dropped to 1–3 and suffered their second straight loss to Tennessee. It was their third loss to the Titans since 2021
Week 5: at New England Patriots
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Patriots | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,628
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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With the win Miami improved to 2–3 while securing their third straight win over New England.
Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 66,299
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| Dolphins | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,629
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (Fox): Jason Benetti, Mark Schlereth and Jen Hale
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information | ||
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Despite a 20–10 lead midway through the 3rd quarter and a 27–18 lead in the 4th quarter, the Dolphins could not hold on and lost 28–27 to the Cardinals.[8]
Week 9: at Buffalo Bills
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Bills | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
| Game information | ||
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With the loss the Dolphins were swept by Buffalo in back-to-back years.
Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/5:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C) (fixed roof)
- Game attendance: 72,474
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (WFOR/ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information | ||
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The Dolphins beat the Rams for the 5th straight meeting dating to a 42–10 loss in 2001.
Week 11: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,440
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely, Ross Tucker and Tiffany Blackmon
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 12: vs. New England Patriots
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,479
- Referee: Alan Eck
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
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With the win, the Dolphins swept the Patriots for the second straight year and have now won 7 of the last 8 over New England since Week 15 of 2020.
Week 13: at Green Bay Packers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Packers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 27 °F (−3 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,599
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Jason Garrett and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
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This was the first time the Dolphins had played on Thanksgiving since 2006.
Week 14: vs. New York Jets
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Jets | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Dolphins | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 32 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,787
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: at Houston Texans
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Texans | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Game information | ||
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The Dolphins fell to 0–5 all time against the Texans in Houston, having not won in Houston since a 23–20 win over the Houston Oilers in 1996.
Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,341
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 17: at Cleveland Browns
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: December 29
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 67,942
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information | ||
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Week 18: at New York Jets
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Jets | 0 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 32 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: January 5
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 34 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,818
- Referee: Tra Blake
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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With the loss, and Denver's win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2021. Additionally, they secured their first losing record since 2019 by finishing 8–9.
Standings
Division
| AFC East | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Buffalo Bills | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 525 | 368 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 345 | 364 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 338 | 404 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 289 | 417 | W1 |
Conference
| Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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| Division leaders | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .488 | .463 | L1 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .467 | .448 | L1 |
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .529 | .525 | W4 |
| 4 | Houston Texans | South | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .481 | .376 | W1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .467 | .348 | W3 |
| 6[a] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .502 | .453 | L4 |
| 7[a] | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .502 | .394 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .478 | .314 | W5 |
| 9[b] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .457 | .309 | W1 |
| 10[b] | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .419 | .294 | L1 |
| 11 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .495 | .341 | W1 |
| 12[c] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .478 | .265 | L1 |
| 13[c][d] | New England Patriots | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .471 | .471 | W1 |
| 14[c][d] | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .540 | .353 | L1 |
| 15[e] | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .536 | .510 | L6 |
| 16[e] | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .522 | .431 | L6 |
Notes
- Pittsburgh clinched the #6 seed over Denver based on head-to-head victory.
- Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
- Jacksonville finished ahead of New England and Las Vegas based on conference record. (Jacksonville 4–8 to New England 3–9 to Las Vegas 3–9)
- New England finished ahead of Las Vegas based on strength of victory. (New England .471 to Las Vegas .353)
- Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on strength of victory. (Cleveland .510 to Tennessee .431)