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Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions

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2006 Regular season · Week 12 · Ford Field

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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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Dolphins beat Lions 27–10 in 2006 Week 12

The Miami Dolphins beat the Detroit Lions 27–10 on the road at Ford Field in Week 12 of the 2006 regular season on November 23, 2006.

The result moved the Dolphins to 5–6 and dropped the Lions to 2–9. It was the Dolphins’ fourth straight win. It was the Lions’ third straight loss. The Dolphins finished 2006 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2006 at 3–13 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Miami Dolphins won 49–21 on September 8, 2002. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 34–27 on December 26, 2010.

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 3–0 after meeting No. 3 since 2000 Full series history

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