2021 Miami Dolphins season

The 2021 season was the Miami Dolphins' 52nd season in the National Football League and their third and final year under head coach Brian Flores.

Draft

 2021 Miami Dolphins Draft Round  Selection  Player  Position  College  Notes 1  6 Jaylen Waddle  WR  Alabama  from Philadelphia 18 Jaelan Phillips  OLB  Miami  2  36 Jevon Holland  FS  Oregon  42 Liam Eichenberg  OT  Notre Dame  from New York 3  81 Hunter Long  TE  Boston College  from San Francisco 7  231 Larnel Coleman  OT  UMass  244 Gerrid Doaks  RB  Cincinnati from Washington

Regular season
Schedule
The Dolphins' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 at New England Patriots W 17–16 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap 2 September 19 Buffalo Bills L 0–35 1–1 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 3 September 26 at Las Vegas Raiders L 28–31  1–2 Allegiant Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Indianapolis Colts L 17–27 1–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 5 October 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–45 1–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap 6 October 17 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–23 1–5  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium  Recap 7 October 24 Atlanta Falcons L 28–30 1–6 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 8 October 31 at Buffalo Bills L 11–26 1–7 Highmark Stadium Recap 9 November 7 Houston Texans W 17–9 2–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 10  Baltimore Ravens W 22–10 3–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 11 November 21 at New York Jets W 24–17 4–7 MetLife Stadium Recap 12 November 28 Carolina Panthers W 33–10 5–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 13 December 5 New York Giants W 20–9 6–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 14 Bye 15 December 19 New York Jets W 31–24 7–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 16  at New Orleans Saints W 20–3 8–7 Caesars Superdome Recap 17 January 2 at Tennessee Titans L 3–34 8–8 Nissan Stadium Recap 18 January 9 New England Patriots W 33–24 9–8 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

Category:2021 National Football League season by team
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