| 2005 Miami Dolphins season | |
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| Owner | Wayne Huizenga |
| Head coach | Nick Saban |
| Home field | Dolphins Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | WR Chris Chambers DE Jason Taylor LB Zach Thomas |
The 2005 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise’s 40th overall, the 36th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins managed to improve upon their previous season’s output of 4–12, posting a winning record of 9–7.[1] They finished the season on a six-game win streak and ended their season with an upset over the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, the Dolphins' second straight year beating them as defending champions.
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In addition to their regular games with AFC East rivals, the Dolphins played teams from the AFC West and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Browns and the Titans based on divisional positions from 2004.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 11 | Denver Broncos | W 34–10 | 1–0 | Dolphins Stadium | 72,324 |
| 2 | September 18 | at New York Jets | L 7–17 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | 77,918 |
| 3 | September 25 | Carolina Panthers | W 27–24 | 2–1 | Dolphins Stadium | 72,288 |
| 4 | Bye | |||||
| 5 | October 9 | at Buffalo Bills | L 14–20 | 2–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | 72,160 |
| 6 | October 16 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–27 | 2–3 | Raymond James Stadium | 65,168 |
| 7 | October 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–30 | 2–4 | Dolphins Stadium | 68,350 |
| 8 | October 30 | at New Orleans Saints | W 21–6 | 3–4 | Tiger Stadium | 61,643 |
| 9 | November 6 | Atlanta Falcons | L 10–17 | 3–5 | Dolphins Stadium | 72,187 |
| 10 | November 13 | New England Patriots | L 16–23 | 3–6 | Dolphins Stadium | 73,405 |
| 11 | November 20 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–22 | 3–7 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,773 |
| 12 | November 27 | at Oakland Raiders | W 33–21 | 4–7 | McAfee Stadium | 49,097 |
| 13 | December 4 | Buffalo Bills | W 24–23 | 5–7 | Dolphins Stadium | 72,051 |
| 14 | December 11 | at San Diego Chargers | W 23–21 | 6–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | 65,026 |
| 15 | December 18 | New York Jets | W 24–20 | 7–7 | Dolphins Stadium | 72,650 |
| 16 | December 24 | Tennessee Titans | W 24–10 | 8–7 | Dolphins Stadium | 72,001 |
| 17 | January 1 | at New England Patriots | W 28–26 | 9–7 | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 |
| AFC East | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (4) New England Patriots | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 379 | 338 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 318 | 317 | W6 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 271 | 367 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 240 | 355 | W1 |
