2000 Miami Dolphins
The 2000 Miami Dolphins went 11–5, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 323 points and allowed 226.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 323–226
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 323 points, the 16th-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 226, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +97.
How the season unfolded
The Dolphins started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 3 to Week 6.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 33–6 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 (December 3, 2000).
Their heaviest loss was 27–0 to the Oakland Raiders in the Divisional round (January 6, 2001).
They scored a season-high 37 points against the New York Jets in Week 8 (October 23, 2000), losing 40–37.
They shut out the Seattle Seahawks (Week 1).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–4.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Indianapolis Colts 23–17 at home.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Oakland Raiders 27–0 on the road.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 1999, when they went 9–7.
Their 11 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2001, they went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs.
2000 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 3, 2000 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 23–0 |
| Week 2 | Sep 10, 2000 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–13 |
| Week 3 | Sep 17, 2000 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 19–6 |
| Week 4 | Sep 24, 2000 | vs New England Patriots | W 10–3 |
| Week 5 | Oct 1, 2000 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 31–16 |
| Week 6 | Oct 8, 2000 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 22–13 |
| Week 8 | Oct 23, 2000 | at New York Jets | L 37–40 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Oct 29, 2000 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 28–20 |
| Week 10 | Nov 5, 2000 | at Detroit Lions | W 23–8 |
| Week 11 | Nov 12, 2000 | at San Diego Chargers | W 17–7 |
| Week 12 | Nov 19, 2000 | vs New York Jets | L 3–20 |
| Week 13 | Nov 26, 2000 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 17–14 |
| Week 14 | Dec 3, 2000 | at Buffalo Bills | W 33–6 |
| Week 15 | Dec 10, 2000 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–16 |
| Week 16 | Dec 17, 2000 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 13–20 |
| Week 17 | Dec 24, 2000 | at New England Patriots | W 27–24 |
| Wild Card | Dec 30, 2000 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 23–17 (OT) |
| Divisional | Jan 6, 2001 | at Oakland Raiders | L 0–27 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2000 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.