The Miami Dolphins were 10-3-1 in 1971. They finished 1st in the AFC East and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 3, in Super Bowl VI. It was their first Super Bowl appearance.

1971 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
14
315
4,412
804
5.5
2,429
486
5.0
2,248
293
7.7
25
265
232
121
94
17
65
632
Team Rank
4th
5th
22nd
3rd
1st
9th
1st
20th
23rd
5th
10th
9th
12th
5th
23rd
11th
3rd
4th
Opponent
14
174
3,661
800
4.6
1,661
403
4.1
2,293
363
6.3
34
293
214
93
111
10
62
569
Opponent Rank
3rd
5th
4th
7th
8th
4th
15th
7th
18th
5th
7th
18th
9th
10th
14th
1st
20th
24th
Net
+141
+751
+4
+0.9
+768
+83
+0.9
-45
-70
+1.4
-9
-28
+18
+28
-17
+7
+3
+63
Net Rank
3rd
4th
11th
2nd
3rd
7th
5th
14th
22nd
4th
6th
17th
6th
6th
20th
4th
16th
19th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM