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Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 1 · Adelphia Coliseum · Sunday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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TENTennessee Titans23Home
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Dolphins beat Titans 31–23 in 2001 Week 1

The Miami Dolphins beat the Tennessee Titans 31–23 on the road at Adelphia Coliseum in Week 1 of the 2001 regular season on September 9, 2001. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Dolphins to 1–0 and dropped the Titans to 0–1. The Dolphins finished 2001 at 11–5 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Titans finished 2001 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Miami Dolphins won 17–0 on November 7, 1999. When they met again, the Tennessee Titans won 31–7 on November 9, 2003.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Dolphins lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 1999 Full series history

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