Schedule Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Despite receiver
Tyreek Hill being detained by the police for speeding prior to the game, and the team falling behind 17–7 at halftime, the Dolphins rallied behind a strong performance from Hill to come back and win.
Week 2: vs. Buffalo Bills After a tight first quarter, the Dolphins could not contain Bills running back
James Cook, who scored three total touchdowns, and were unable to come back, resulting in a 31–10 loss. Quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa, who threw three interceptions in the game, including a pick-six to cornerback
Ja'Marcus Ingram, suffered a
concussion in the third quarter, which was his third concussion in less than 24 months.
Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks With Tagovailoa placed on injured reserve due to his concussion,
Skylar Thompson made the start at quarterback for Miami, but he suffered a "painful" rib injury during the game and was replaced by third-string quarterback
Tim Boyle. The Dolphins also lost other starters such as
Kendall Fuller and
Terron Armstead to injury during the 24–3 loss which dropped them to 1–2 on the season.
Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans With the loss Dolphins dropped to 1–3 and suffered their second straight loss to Tennessee. It was their third loss to the Titans since
2021 Week 5: at New England Patriots With the win Miami improved to 2–3 while securing their third straight win over New England.
Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals Despite a 20–10 lead midway through the 3rd quarter and a 27–18 lead in the 4th quarter, the Dolphins could not hold on and lost 28–27 to the Cardinals.
Week 9: at Buffalo Bills With the loss the Dolphins were swept by Buffalo in back-to-back years.
Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams The Dolphins beat the Rams for the 5th straight meeting dating to a 42–10 loss in 2001.
Week 11: vs. Las Vegas Raiders Week 12: vs. New England Patriots With the win, the Dolphins swept the Patriots for the second straight year and have now won 7 of the last 8 over New England since Week 15 of
2020.
Week 13: at Green Bay Packers Thanksgiving Day games This was the first time the Dolphins had played on Thanksgiving since 2006.
Week 14: vs. New York Jets Week 15: at Houston Texans The Dolphins fell to 0–5 all time against the Texans in Houston, having not won in Houston since a 23–20 win over the Houston Oilers in 1996.
Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers Week 17: at Cleveland Browns Week 18: at New York Jets With the loss, and Denver's win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2021. Additionally, they secured their first losing record since 2019 by finishing 8–9.
Standings Division Conference ==Notes==