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2026 Miami Dolphins season

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The 2026 season marks the 57th year for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League (NFL) and their 61st season overall. It will also be the beginning of a new era under general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley. The season features significant roster changes, as it is the first since 2019 without quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was released and signed with the Atlanta Falcons. It also marks the first season since 2020 without wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, following his trade to the Denver Broncos, and the first since 2021 without Tyreek Hill, who was released. For the first time since 2019, the Dolphins failed to win any of their first five games.

OwnerStephen M. Ross
General managerJon-Eric Sullivan
Head coachJeff Hafley
Home stadiumHard Rock Stadium
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2026 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerStephen M. Ross
General managerJon-Eric Sullivan
Head coachJeff Hafley
Home stadiumHard Rock Stadium
Results
Record0–5
Division place4th AFC East
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Offseason

Head coach

On January 8, 2026, the Dolphins fired Mike McDaniel after four seasons. On January 19, 2026, the Dolphins hired former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as their new head coach.[1]

General manager

On October 31, 2025, the Dolphins parted ways with Chris Grier after ten seasons. Grier's tenure in Miami included notable draft picks such as Laremy Tunsil, Xavien Howard, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Mike Gesicki, Jerome Baker, Durham Smythe, Jason Sanders, Christian Wilkins, Andrew Van Ginkel, Tua Tagovailoa, Austin Jackson, Jaylen Waddle and Jaelan Phillips.

On January 9, 2026, the Dolphins hired former Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan as their new general manager.[2]

Departures

More information Position, Player ...
Position Player Date Designation 2026 team
GJames DanielsFebruary 16ReleasedTBD
WRTyreek HillFebruary 16ReleasedTBD
WRNick Westbrook-IkhineFebruary 16ReleasedIndianapolis Colts
GLiam EichenbergMarch 2ReleasedTBD
FBAlec IngoldMarch 6ReleasedLos Angeles Chargers
KJason SandersMarch 6ReleasedNew York Giants
LBBradley ChubbMarch 11ReleasedBuffalo Bills
QBTua TagovailoaMarch 12ReleasedAtlanta Falcons
CBIsaiah JohnsonMay 4WaivedTBD
CBJason MaitreMay 4WaivedTBD
EDGEDerrick McLendonMay 4WaivedTBD
SJordan ColbertJune 2WaivedTBD
GKion SmithJune 15ReleasedTBD
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Trades

Trades below are only for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in the draft section.

More information Date, Player(s)/Asset(s) received ...
Date Player(s)/Asset(s) received Team Player(s)/Asset(s) traded Source
March 112026 7th round selection (No. 238)New York JetsS Minkah Fitzpatrick
March 182026 1st round selection (No. 30),
2026 3rd round selection (No. 94),
2026 4th round selection (No. 130)		Denver BroncosWR Jaylen Waddle,
2026 4th round selection (No. 111)
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Extensions and restructures

Below are players who are under contract through 2026 and received a contract extension or restructure.

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Position Player Date signed Notes
RBDe'Von AchaneMay 204 years, $64 million
CAaron BrewerJune 113 years, $52.5 million
LBJordyn BrooksJuly 223 years, $51.3 million
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Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft
More information Round, Selection ...
2026 Miami Dolphins draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
111 Traded to the Cowboys
12 Kadyn ProctorOTAlabamaFrom Cowboys
27 Chris JohnsonCBSan Diego StateFrom 49ers
30 Traded to the 49ersFrom Broncos[3]
243 Jacob RodriguezLBTexas Tech
375 Caleb DouglasWRTexas Tech
87 Will KacmarekTEOhio StateFrom Eagles
90 Traded to the 49ersFrom Texans
94 Chris BellWRLouisvilleFrom Broncos
4111 Traded to the Denver Broncos
130 Trey MooreDETexasFrom Broncos
138 Kyle LouisLBPittsburghCompensatory selection; From 49ers
5151 Traded to the Carolina Panthers
158 Michael TaaffeSTexasFrom Vikings via Panthers
177 Kevin Coleman Jr.WRMissouriFrom Cowboys
180 Seydou TraoreTEMississippi StateFrom Cowboys
6192 Traded to the New York Giants
200 DJ CampbellGTexasFrom Panthers
7227 Traded to the Carolina Panthers
238 Max LlewellynDEIowaFrom Chargers via Titans and Jets
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Draft trades

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2026 Miami Dolphins undrafted free agents
Player Pos. College Ref.
Jim Bonifas C Iowa State [4]
Kevin Cline OT Boston College
Mark Gronowski QB Iowa
Anthony Hankerson RB Oregon State
Rene Konga DL Louisville
Donaven McCulley WR Michigan
Rodney McGraw OLB Western Michigan
Louis Moore S Indiana
Le'Veon Moss RB Texas A&M
Mason Reiger OLB Wisconsin
Kahlil Saunders DL Kentucky
DJ Herman FB San Diego State [5]
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Staff

Miami Dolphins staff
Front office
  • Chairman/Managing general partner – Stephen Ross
  • Vice chairman/Partner – Bruce Beal
  • Vice chairman, president, and CEO – Tom Garfinkel
  • Senior vice president, chief financial officer – Chris Clements
  • General manager – Jon-Eric Sullivan
  • Assistant general manager – Kyle Smith
  • Executive vice president, football operations – Brandon Shore
  • Senior personnel executive – Jon Robinson
  • Senior personnel executive – Shaun Herock
  • Director of player personnel – Matt Winston
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Josh Scobey
  • Director of college scouting – Grant Wallace
  • Director of pro scouting – Venzell Boulware
  • Vice president of football administration and strategy – Max Napolitano
  • Senior director, football operations – Olivia Sheehy
  • Director, football analytics – Ella Summer
  • Director, scouting operations – Minh Luu
  • Manager, football administration – John Glaser
  • Senior national scout – Ron Brockington
  • Special advisor to the vice chairman, president and CEO – Dan Marino
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Sean Duggan
  • Defensive line – Austin Clark
  • Assistant defensive line – Chuka Ndulue
  • Linebackers – Al Washington
  • Assistant linebackers – Wendel Davis
  • Defensive backs/Passing game coordinator – Ryan Downard
  • Defensive backs/Cornerbacks – Jahmile Addae
  • Assistant defensive backs/Nickels – DeShawn Shead
  • Run game coordinator/Senior defensive assistant – Joe Barry
  • Defensive quality control – Siriki Diabate
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning coaches
  • Director, strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt
  • Assistant director, strength and conditioning – Willie Jones
  • Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Ike Brown, Andrew Papirio

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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 (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

Preseason

More information Week, Date ...
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 at Washington Commanders L 7–20 0–1 Northwest Stadium Recap
2 August 22 New York Giants L 3–26 0–2 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
3 August 28 Atlanta Falcons L 12–17 0–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
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Regular season

Schedule

More information Week, Date ...
Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 13 4:25 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders L 13–27 0–1 Allegiant Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 20 4:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers L 13–35 0–2 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 27 1:00 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs L 10–24 0–3 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 4 4:05 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings L 10–15 0–4 U.S. Bank Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 11 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals L 24–31 0–5 Hard Rock Stadium Fox Recap
6 Bye
7 October 25 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
8 November 1 4:25 p.m. New England Patriots Hard Rock Stadium CBS
9 November 8 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Hard Rock Stadium Fox
10 November 15 1:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
11 November 22 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium Fox
12 November 29 1:00 p.m. New York Jets Hard Rock Stadium CBS
13 December 6 4:05 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Fox
14 December 13 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears Hard Rock Stadium CBS
15 December 20 1:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Fox
16 December 27 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Hard Rock Stadium Fox
17 January 3 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills Hard Rock Stadium CBS
18 January 9/10 TBD at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium TBD
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Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.[6]
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[6]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 1: Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 6 7013
Raiders 7 10 10027
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at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • LV – Matt Gay 47-yard field goal, 10:22. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:46.
  • MIA – Riley Patterson 41-yard field goal, 4:08. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 6:14.
  • LV – Ashton Jeanty 13-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Matt Gay kick), 1:07. Raiders 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:01.
  • MIA – Riley Patterson 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Malik Willis 14-yard run (Riley Patterson kick), 12:44. Raiders 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:45.
  • LV – Ashton Jeanty 13-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Matt Gay kick), 9:58. Raiders 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:46.
  • LV – Matt Gay 30-yard field goal, 2:34. Raiders 27–13. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 7:07.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • MIA – Malik Willis – 15/27, 220 yards, INT
  • LV – Kirk Cousins – 21/30, 160 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • MIA – Malik Willis – 6 rushes, 39 yards, TD
  • LV – Ashton Jeanty – 23 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers

  • MIA – Caleb Douglas – 5 receptions, 94 yards
  • LV – Ashton Jeanty – 6 receptions, 45 yards, 2 TD
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Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 2: Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 6 0713
49ers 7 7 21035
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • MIA – Riley Patterson 28-yard field goal, 9:56. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 63 yards, 9:21.
  • SF – Brock Purdy 2-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 5:24. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:32.
  • MIA – Riley Patterson 23-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:24.

Third quarter

  • SF – George Kittle 12-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro kick), 13:08. 49ers 21–6. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:12.
  • SF – Kyle Juszczyk 6-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro kick), 5:46. 49ers 28–6. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 5:03.
  • SF – Christian McCaffrey 1-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 3:10. 49ers 35–6. Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:39.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Ryan Miller 77-yard pass from Malik Willis (Riley Patterson kick), 2:30. 49ers 35–13. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:33.

Top passers

  • MIA – Malik Willis – 14/23, 197 yards, TD
  • SF – Brock Purdy – 20/22, 287 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • MIA – De'Von Achane – 20 rushes, 74 yards
  • SF – Brock Purdy – 3 rushes, 30 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIA – Ryan Miller – 1 receptions, 77 yards, TD
  • SF – George Kittle – 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD
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Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 01024
Dolphins 7 0 3010
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at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Kenneth Walker III 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 12:58. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:29.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Riley Patterson 37-yard field goal, 10:10. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:50.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 34-yard field goal, 11:35. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:36.
  • KC – Travis Kelce 11-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 2:55. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 3:01.

Top passers

  • KC – Patrick Mahomes – 20/24, 246 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • MIA – Malik Willis – 20/36, 210 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Kenneth Walker III – 18 rushes, 70 yards, TD
  • MIA – Malik Willis – 9 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

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The Dolphins lost De'von Achane for the season due to an ACL tear.

Week 4: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 4: Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 10010
Vikings 3 6 3315
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at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/3:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,752
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Allison Williams
  • Recap, Game Book
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First quarter

  • MIN – Will Reichard 47-yard field goal, 7:54. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 2:57.

Second quarter

  • MIN – Will Reichard 50-yard field goal, 7:08. Vikings 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:07.
  • MIN – Will Reichard 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Riley Patterson 27-yard field goal, 11:56. Vikings 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:04.
  • MIN – Will Reichard 41-yard field goal, 6:35. Vikings 12–3. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:21.
  • MIA – Ollie Gordon II 12-yard run (Riley Patterson kick), 0:11. Vikings 12–10. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:41.

Fourth quarter

  • MIN – Will Reichard 29-yard field goal, 6:41. Vikings 15–10. Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 8:30.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIA – Ollie Gordon II – 9 rushes, 100 yards, TD
  • MIN – Aaron Jones – 20 rushes, 94 yards

Top receivers

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Despite entering this game as 10-point underdogs, the Dolphins managed to keep the game close by holding the Vikings to only field goals, while scoring the only touchdown of the game, courtesy of a 12-yard run from Ollie Gordon in the 3rd quarter, which was not enough as the Dolphins fell to 0–4 on the season. They became now one of five winless teams remaining, the others being the Chargers, Titans, Texans and Buccaneers.

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 14 7331
Dolphins 7 0 31424
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at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Samaje Perine 6-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 11:51. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:36.
  • CIN – Tanner Hudson 2-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 0:55. Bengals 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:20.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Riley Patterson 29-yard field goal, 5:13. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:24.
  • CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 45-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 0:39. Bengals 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 4:34.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Kevin Coleman Jr. 3-yard pass from Malik Willis (kick failed), 7:13. Bengals 28–18. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:26.
  • CIN – Evan McPherson 26-yard field goal, 2:09. Bengals 31–18. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:19.
  • MIA – Malik Willis 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:45. Bengals 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:24.

Top passers

  • CIN – Joe Burrow – 23/32, 190 yards, 4 TD
  • MIA – Malik Willis – 15/27, 137 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • CIN – Samaje Perine – 14 rushes, 68 yards
  • MIA – Ollie Gordon II – 18 rushes, 88 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CIN – Ja'Marr Chase – 6 receptions, 77 yards, TD
  • MIA – Malik Washington – 6 receptions, 43 yards
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With their third straight loss to the Bengals, the Dolphins fell to 0–5 for the first time since 2019.

Week 7: at New York Jets

Week 7: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 000
Jets 0 0 000
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: CBS
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Standings

Division

More information AFC East, W ...
AFC East
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 4 1 0 .800 0–1 2–1 164 141 W1
New England Patriots 3 2 0 .600 1–0 3–1 110 94 W2
New York Jets 2 3 0 .400 0–0 2–0 93 96 W1
Miami Dolphins 0 5 0 .000 0–0 0–3 70 132 L5
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Conference

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AFC
Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 4 0 0 1.000 2–0 4–0 .400 .400 W4
2 Baltimore Ravens North 4 1 0 .800 0–0 2–0 .280 .300 W3
3 Jacksonville Jaguars South 4 1 0 .800 0–0 3–1 .560 .550 W3
4 Buffalo Bills East 4 1 0 .800 0–1 2–1 .360 .300 W1
Wild cards
5 New England Patriots East 3 2 0 .600 1–0 3–1 .680 .667 W2
6 Denver Broncos West 3 2 0 .600 1–1 2–1 .625 .400 W1
7 Las Vegas Raiders West 3 2 0 .600 1–1 2–2 .333 .067 L1
In the hunt
8 Cleveland Browns North 3 2 0 .600 1–0 1–2 .500 .429 L1
9 Pittsburgh Steelers North 3 2 0 .600 1–1 2–2 .520 .467 W1
10 Cincinnati Bengals North 3 2 0 .600 0–1 2–2 .360 .133 W1
11 New York Jets East 2 3 0 .400 0–0 2–0 .480 .300 W1
12 Indianapolis Colts South 2 3 0 .400 1–0 1–3 .563 .250 L1
13 Houston Texans South 1 4 0 .200 1–1 1–3 .440 .000 W1
14 Miami Dolphins East 0 5 0 .000 0–0 0–3 .833 .000 L5
15 Los Angeles Chargers West 0 5 0 .000 0–2 0–3 .560 .000 L5
16 Tennessee Titans South 0 5 0 .000 0–1 0–3 .500 .000 L5
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