This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2008 Miami DolphinsW2008 Miami Dolphins↗

NFL · AFC East · 11–5 (.688) · 1st in division · PF 345 · PA 317 · Coach Tony Sparano · Lost Wild Card

◀ 2007 2009 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	948	975
EPA per play	+0.09	-0.00
Pass EPA per play	+0.18	+0.00
Rush EPA per play	-0.02	-0.01
Success rate	46.3%	41.5%
Pass rate	54.2%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.7%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (17 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2008-09-07	1	vs New York Jets	L 14–20	0–1	Dolphin Stadium
2008-09-14	2	@ Arizona Cardinals	L 10–31	0–2	University of Phoenix Stadium
2008-09-21	3	@ New England Patriots	W 38–13	1–2	Gillette Stadium
2008-10-05	5	vs San Diego Chargers	W 17–10	2–2	Dolphin Stadium
2008-10-12	6	@ Houston Texans	L 28–29	2–3	Reliant Stadium
2008-10-19	7	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 13–27	2–4	Dolphin Stadium
2008-10-26	8	vs Buffalo Bills	W 25–16	3–4	Dolphin Stadium
2008-11-02	9	@ Denver Broncos	W 26–17	4–4	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-11-09	10	vs Seattle Seahawks	W 21–19	5–4	Dolphin Stadium
2008-11-16	11	vs Oakland Raiders	W 17–15	6–4	Dolphin Stadium
2008-11-23	12	vs New England Patriots	L 28–48	6–5	Dolphin Stadium
2008-11-30	13	@ St. Louis Rams	W 16–12	7–5	Edward Jones Dome
2008-12-07	14	@ Buffalo Bills	W 16–3	8–5	Rogers Centre
2008-12-14	15	vs San Francisco 49ers	W 14–9	9–5	Dolphin Stadium
2008-12-21	16	@ Kansas City Chiefs	W 38–31	10–5	Arrowhead Stadium
2008-12-28	17	@ New York Jets	W 24–17	11–5	Giants Stadium
2009-01-04	WC	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 9–27		Dolphin Stadium

Roster (69)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
7	Chad Henne	QB	6-3	230	Michigan	0	ACT
9	John Beck	QB	6-2	217	BYU	1	ACT
10	Chad Pennington	QB	6-3	225	Marshall	8	ACT
30	Casey Cramer	FB	6-2	250	Dartmouth	4	ACT
36	Lousaka Polite	FB	6-0	245	Pittsburgh	4	ACT
46	Boomer Grigsby	FB	5-11	250	Illinois State	3	CUT
23	Ronnie Brown	RB	6-0	223	Auburn	3	ACT
31	Jalen Parmele	RB	5-11	225	Toledo	0	ACT
34	Ricky Williams	RB	5-10	230	Texas	9	ACT
38	Patrick Cobbs	RB	5-8	205	North Texas	2	ACT
14	Chris Hannon	WR	6-3	205	Tennessee	2	ACT
15	Davone Bess	WR	5-10	195	Hawaii	0	ACT
17	Brandon London	WR	6-4	210	UMass Amherst	1	ACT
18	Ernest Wilford	WR	6-4	235	Virginia Tech	4	ACT
19	Ted Ginn	WR	5-11	167	Ohio State	1	ACT
82	Derek Hagan	WR	6-2	210	Arizona State	2	ACT
83	Greg Camarillo	WR	6-2	200	Stanford	3	RES
80	Anthony Fasano	TE	6-4	258	Notre Dame	2	ACT
81	Joey Haynos	TE	6-8	270	Maryland	0	ACT
88	David Martin	TE	6-4	264	Tennessee	7	ACT
89	Sean Ryan	TE	6-5	260	Boston College	4	ACT
57	Andy Alleman	C	6-4	310	Akron	1	ACT
60	Al Johnson	C	6-5	305	Wisconsin	5	ACT
64	Samson Satele	C	6-3	300	Hawaii	1	ACT
21	Andre' Goodman	CB	5-10	191	South Carolina	6	ACT
22	Michael Lehan	CB	6-0	200	Minnesota	5	ACT
25	Will Allen	CB	5-10	195	Syracuse	7	ACT
33	Nate Jones	CB	5-10	185	Rutgers	4	ACT
41	Joey Thomas	CB	6-1	190	Montana State	4	ACT
70	Kendall Langford	DE	6-6	299	Hampton	0	ACT
71	Lionel Dotson	DE	6-4	290	Arizona	0	ACT
90	Rodrique Wright	DE	6-5	310	Texas	2	ACT
91	Vonnie Holliday	DE	6-5	288	North Carolina	10	ACT
93	Rob Ninkovich	DE	6-2	260	Purdue; Joliet Junior College	2	ACT
94	Randy Starks	DE	6-4	305	Maryland	4	ACT
97	Phillip Merling	DE	6-5	315	Clemson	0	ACT
20	Chris Crocker	FS	5-11	197	Marshall	5	ACT
28	Brannon Condren	FS	6-1	205	Troy	1	DEV
29	Tyrone Culver	FS	6-1	210	Fresno State	2	ACT
32	Jason Allen	FS	6-1	200	Tennessee	2	ACT
60	Matt McChesney	G	6-4	307	Colorado	3	RES
61	Shawn Murphy	G	6-4	315	Utah State	0	ACT
65	Justin Smiley	G	6-3	310	Alabama	4	RES
66	Donald Thomas	G	6-4	303	Connecticut	0	RES
73	Evan Mathis	G	6-5	301	Alabama	3	ACT
51	Akin Ayodele	ILB	6-2	245	Purdue; Coffeyville CC	6	ACT
52	Channing Crowder	ILB	6-2	250	Florida	3	ACT
53	Reggie Torbor	ILB	6-2	258	Auburn	4	ACT
59	Derek M. Smith	ILB	6-2	240	Arizona State; Snow	11	ACT
5	Dan Carpenter	K	6-2	228	Montana	0	ACT
92	John Denney	LS	6-5	242	BYU; Ricks College	3	ACT
58	William Kershaw	MLB	6-3	250	Maryland	2	ACT
95	Jason Ferguson	NT	6-3	310	Georgia; Itawamba JC	11	ACT
96	Paul Soliai	NT	6-4	345	Utah; Coffeyville CC	1	ACT
50	Erik Walden	OLB	6-2	250	Middle Tennessee State	0	ACT
55	Joey Porter	OLB	6-3	248	Colorado State	9	ACT
56	Charlie Anderson	OLB	6-4	250	Mississippi	4	ACT
74	Quentin Moses	OLB	6-5	260	Georgia	1	ACT
98	Matt Roth	OLB	6-4	275	Iowa	3	ACT
2	Brandon Fields	P	6-5	249	Michigan State	1	ACT
24	Renaldo Hill	SS	5-11	205	Michigan State	7	ACT
37	Yeremiah Bell	SS	6-0	205	Eastern Kentucky	5	ACT
47	Courtney Bryan	SS	6-0	210	New Mexico State	1	ACT
68	Ike Ndukwe	T	6-4	325	Northwestern	3	ACT
72	Vernon Carey	T	6-5	340	Miami	4	ACT
75	Nate Garner	T	6-7	320	Arkansas	0	ACT
76	Brandon Frye	T	6-4	305	Virginia Tech	1	ACT
76	Kirk Barton	T	6-6	300	Ohio State	0	RES
77	Jake Long	T	6-7	322	Michigan	0	ACT

Depth chart, week 19

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Samson Satele	Al Johnson
FB	Lousaka Polite
LG	Andy Alleman	Shawn Murphy
LT	Jake Long	Brandon Frye
QB	Chad Pennington	Chad Henne	John Beck
RB	Ronnie Brown	Ricky Williams	Patrick Cobbs
RG	Ike Ndukwe
RT	Vernon Carey	Nate Garner
TE	Anthony Fasano	David Martin	Joey Haynos
WR	Davone Bess	Ted Ginn	Brandon London

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Jason Ferguson	Paul Soliai
FS	Renaldo Hill	Courtney Bryan
LCB	Will Allen	Jason Allen	Joey Thomas
LE	Kendall Langford	Randy Starks	Rodrique Wright
LILB	Channing Crowder	William Kershaw
LOLB	Matt Roth	Quentin Moses	Erik Walden
RCB	Andre' Goodman	Nate Jones
RE	Vonnie Holliday	Phillip Merling	Lionel Dotson
RILB	Akin Ayodele	Reggie Torbor	Derek M. Smith
ROLB	Joey Porter	Charlie Anderson
SS	Yeremiah Bell	Tyrone Culver

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Brandon Fields
K	Dan Carpenter
KO	Dan Carpenter
KOR	Ted Ginn	Davone Bess	Patrick Cobbs
LS	John Denney
P	Brandon Fields
PR	Davone Bess	Ted Ginn	Patrick Cobbs

Biggest contracts on the books in 2008

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Jake Long	LT	2008	5	$50.0M	$10.0M	$30.0M	8.6%
Randy Starks	IDL	2008	5	$20.1M	$4.0M	$5.8M	3.5%
Chad Pennington	QB	2008	2	$8.0M	$4.0M	$3.5M	3.4%
Chad Henne	QB	2008	4	$3.4M	$857,525	$1.4M	0.7%
Kendall Langford	IDL	2008	4	$2.6M	$643,141	$867,565	0.6%
Paul Soliai	IDL	2007	4	$2.1M	$533,750	$470,000	0.5%
Evan Mathis	RG	2008	1	$520,000	$520,000	$0	0.4%
Donald Thomas	LG	2008	4	$1.8M	$448,668	$89,670	0.4%
Rob Ninkovich	ED	2008	1	$445,000	$445,000	$0	0.4%
Marcel Reece	FB	2008	2	$687,000	$343,500	$7,000	0.3%
Davone Bess	WR	2008	2	$687,000	$343,500	$7,000	0.3%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2008 (8)

Date	Trade
2008-02-29	DAL → MIA: Jason Ferguson, 2008 round 6 pick 195 MIA → DAL: 2008 round 6 pick 167
2008-04-26	DAL → MIA: Akin Ayodele, Anthony Fasano MIA → DAL: 2008 round 4 pick 100
2008-04-26	MIA → PHI: Lorenzo Booker PHI → MIA: 2008 round 4 pick 115
2008-04-27	DET → MIA: 2008 round 3 pick 66, 2008 round 6 pick 176 MIA → DET: 2008 round 3 pick 64
2008-04-27	CHI → MIA: 2008 round 4 pick 110 MIA → CHI: 2008 round 4 pick 115, 2008 round 7 pick 208
2008-07-21	MIA → WAS: Jason Taylor WAS → MIA: 2008 round None
2008-08-20	CLV → MIA: 2008 round None MIA → CLV: Travis Daniels
2008-08-30	CAR → MIA: 2008 round None MIA → CAR: Josh McCown

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