The 2014 season was the Miami Dolphins' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 49th overall and their third under head coach Joe Philbin. Following the appointment of Dennis Hickey, the team had a new general manager for the first time since 2007 after Jeff Ireland was fired on January 7, 2014. The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.
2014 draft
2014 Miami Dolphins Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 19 Ja'Wuan James Offensive tackle Tennessee 2 63 Jarvis Landry Wide receiver LSU 3 67 Billy Turner Offensive tackle North Dakota State 4 125 Walt Aikens Cornerback Liberty 5 155 Arthur Lynch Tight end Georgia 171 Jordan Tripp Linebacker Montana 6 190 Matt Hazel Wide receiver Coastal Carolina 7 234 Terrence Fede Defensive end Marist Notable undrafted free agent 2014 Miami Dolphins Draft Round Selection Player Position College — — Damien Williams Running back Oklahoma Draft trades The Dolphins traded their original second-round selection (No. 50 overall) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth-round selections — Nos. 57 and 125 overall. The Dolphins later traded the No. 57 selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' second- (No. 63 overall) and fifth- (No. 171 overall) round selections. The Dolphins traded their original third- (No. 81 overall) and fourth- (No. 116 overall) round selections to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' third-round selection (No. 67 overall).
Staff
Final roster
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–16 0–1 Georgia Dome Recap 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–14 1–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 Dallas Cowboys W 25–20 2–1 Sun Life Stadium Recap 4 St. Louis Rams W 14–13 3–1 Sun Life Stadium Recap
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 New England Patriots W 33–20 1–0 Sun Life Stadium Recap 2 September 14 at Buffalo Bills L 10–29 1–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 3 September 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 15–34 1–2 Sun Life Stadium Recap 4 September 28 at Oakland Raiders W 38–14 2–2 Wembley Stadium Recap 5Bye 6 October 12 Green Bay Packers L 24–27 2–3 Sun Life Stadium Recap 7 October 19 at Chicago Bears W 27–14 3–3 Soldier Field Recap 8 October 26 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–13 4–3 EverBank Field Recap 9 November 2 San Diego Chargers W 37–0 5–3 Sun Life Stadium Recap 10 November 9 at Detroit Lions L 16–20 5–4 Ford Field Recap 11 Buffalo Bills W 22–9 6–4 Sun Life Stadium Recap 12 November 23 at Denver Broncos L 36–39 6–5 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap 13 at New York Jets W 16–13 7–5 MetLife Stadium Recap 14 December 7 Baltimore Ravens L 13–28 7–6 Sun Life Stadium Recap 15 December 14 at New England Patriots L 13–41 7–7 Gillette Stadium Recap 16 December 21 Minnesota Vikings W 37–35 8–7 Sun Life Stadium Recap 17 December 28 New York Jets L 24–37 8–8 Sun Life Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New England Patriots
Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 4: at Oakland Raiders NFL International Series
Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 7: at Chicago Bears
Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 10: at Detroit Lions
Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 12: at Denver Broncos
Week 13: at New York Jets
Week 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 15: at New England Patriots
Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings
The game's overtime ended when defensive end Terrence Fede blocked a punt to the endzone for a safety. Despite the win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention after the Steelers beat the Chiefs on the same day.
Week 17: vs. New York Jets
Standings
Division
Conference
References
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