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1999 Miami Dolphins

The 1999 Miami Dolphins went 9–7, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 326 points and allowed 336.

Record
9–7
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
326–336
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 326 points, the 13th-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 336, the 13th-most. Their point differential was -10.

How the season unfolded

The Dolphins started 3–1 and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 5 to Week 9.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 12 to Week 14.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–21 over the Denver Broncos in Week 1 (September 13, 1999).

Their heaviest loss was 62–7 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Divisional round (January 15, 2000).

They shut out the Tennessee Titans (Week 9).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–4.

Division and playoff opponents

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 20–17 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars 62–7 on the road.

Before and after

In 2000, they went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs.

1999 schedule and results

1999 Miami Dolphins · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 13, 1999at Denver BroncosW 38–21
Week 2Sep 19, 1999vs Arizona CardinalsW 19–16
Week 4Oct 4, 1999vs Buffalo BillsL 18–23
Week 5Oct 10, 1999at Indianapolis ColtsW 34–31
Week 6Oct 17, 1999at New England PatriotsW 31–30
Week 7Oct 24, 1999vs Philadelphia EaglesW 16–13
Week 8Oct 31, 1999at Oakland RaidersW 16–9
Week 9Nov 7, 1999vs Tennessee TitansW 17–0
Week 10Nov 14, 1999at Buffalo BillsL 3–23
Week 11Nov 21, 1999vs New England PatriotsW 27–17
Week 12Nov 25, 1999at Dallas CowboysL 0–20
Week 13Dec 5, 1999vs Indianapolis ColtsL 34–37
Week 14Dec 12, 1999at New York JetsL 20–28
Week 15Dec 19, 1999vs San Diego ChargersW 12–9
Week 16Dec 27, 1999vs New York JetsL 31–38
Week 17Jan 2, 2000at WashingtonL 10–21
Wild CardJan 9, 2000at Seattle SeahawksW 20–17
DivisionalJan 15, 2000at Jacksonville JaguarsL 7–62

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 1999 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.