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Dolphins in DEC Since Last Playoff Win

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Last 20 years:

2002: 7-4 before December, went 2-3 including losing the last 2 games of the season to miss the playoffs.

2003: 8-4 before December after a blowout win @ DAL on Thanksgiving, goes 2-2 to miss the playoffs win a 10-6 record

2004: Lost season, Miami goes 2-3 for another losing December

2005: a perfect 4-0 record in December, too bad they weren't meaningful games since they started the season 3-7 anyway for a pressure free December

2006: 5-6 before December with marginal playoff hopes, Miami goes 1-4 including a 3 game losing streak to end another season of no playoffs

2007: 1-4 December but hey their only win of the season came in this month lol

2008: Finally Miami 7-5 before December, and this team handle all 4 crucial games like a boss including a win @ KC in the coldest game in Dolphins history to finish 11-5 and make the playoffs.

2009: Miami 7-6 before December, proceeds to finish the season on a 3 game losing streak with a 2-3 record in December

2010: See 2009 (Miami 7-6 before December, proceeds to finish the season on a 3 game losing streak with a 2-3 record in December)

2011: A winning 3-2 December but all meaningless games as Miami started the season 0-7

2012: Another 2-3 December

2013: Miami won their first 3 December games only to lose their last 2 only scoring 7 pts total vs the Jets and Bills to make the playoffs.

2014: 2-3 December after a 7-5 start, another missed postseason

2015: 1-3 December after a lost season

2016: 3-1 December with some very ballsy wins @BUF @ NYJ to make the playoffs, with the Buffalo win behind a back up QB.

2017: 2-3 December with a 3 game losing streak to end the season, seems like the reoccurring theme here.

2018: 2-3 December with a 3 game losing streak to end the season lol

2019: 3-2 a winning December in a lost season that just drops Miami to #5 in the draft lol

We know what happened the last few years with Tua and now an 0-4 December in the book after an 8-3 start in 2022

History says Miami only makes the playoffs when they go into December with a winning record & have a winning December. You can see why people that have seen this movie over and over are real nervous that Miami is about to miss the playoffs again. There's no signs that this will be a different ending from one we've seen before.
 
Jeez. I knew it was bad but this really clarifies how much this franchise is awful in colder weather. As a kid I even remember Marino led teams starting strong and collapsing in the end. What’s the deal?
 
Global cooling. I mean it must have been much warmer in the 70’s when they went up north and beat Buffalo and New England (Boston) with regularity. It’s not the weather, it’s the teams. Cold weather is overrated. They just suck late in the year for one reason or another.
 
My favorite was when Buffalo sat their defense and had their offense play a half and we got blown out anyway when a win would have clinched a playoff spot.

Tua threw three picks to backups they didn’t even bother to bring back the next year.

an all timer.

….

wait!

good news!

That was probably January!

phew. That was close.
 
Despacio said:
Jeez. I knew it was bad but this really clarifies how much this franchise is awful in colder weather. As a kid I even remember Marino led teams starting strong and collapsing in the end. What’s the deal?
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Miami is literally averaging 1 playoff appearance every 8 years since 2000. Why? because they can't win in December when the chips are on the table.
 
daryl said:
Global cooling. I mean it must have been much warmer in the 70’s when they went up north and beat Buffalo and New England (Boston) with regularity. It’s not the weather, it’s the teams. Cold weather is overrated. They just suck late in the year for one reason or another.
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It's not the weather, it's definitely the pressure of games becoming must win and Miami folds more often than not.
 
Legit contending teams can win in December, January and February in any weather condition. The Dolphins have not been legit contender in decades.
 
Dolph N.Fan said:
Last 20 years:

2002: 7-4 before December, went 2-3 including losing the last 2 games of the season to miss the playoffs.

2003: 8-4 before December after a blowout win @ DAL on Thanksgiving, goes 2-2 to miss the playoffs win a 10-6 record

2004: Lost season, Miami goes 2-3 for another losing December

2005: a perfect 4-0 record in December, too bad they weren't meaningful games since they started the season 3-7 anyway for a pressure free December

2006: 5-6 before December with marginal playoff hopes, Miami goes 1-4 including a 3 game losing streak to end another season of no playoffs

2007: 1-4 December but hey their only win of the season came in this month lol

2008: Finally Miami 7-5 before December, and this team handle all 4 crucial games like a boss including a win @ KC in the coldest game in Dolphins history to finish 11-5 and make the playoffs.

2009: Miami 7-6 before December, proceeds to finish the season on a 3 game losing streak with a 2-3 record in December

2010: See 2009 (Miami 7-6 before December, proceeds to finish the season on a 3 game losing streak with a 2-3 record in December)

2011: A winning 3-2 December but all meaningless games as Miami started the season 0-7

2012: Another 2-3 December

2013: Miami won their first 3 December games only to lose their last 2 only scoring 7 pts total vs the Jets and Bills to make the playoffs.

2014: 2-3 December after a 7-5 start, another missed postseason

2015: 1-3 December after a lost season

2016: 3-1 December with some very ballsy wins @BUF @ NYJ to make the playoffs, with the Buffalo win behind a back up QB.

2017: 2-3 December with a 3 game losing streak to end the season, seems like the reoccurring theme here.

2018: 2-3 December with a 3 game losing streak to end the season lol

2019: 3-2 a winning December in a lost season that just drops Miami to #5 in the draft lol

We know what happened the last few years with Tua and now an 0-4 December in the book after an 8-3 start in 2022

History says Miami only makes the playoffs when they go into December with a winning record & have a winning December. You can see why people that have seen this movie over and over are real nervous that Miami is about to miss the playoffs again. There's no signs that this will be a different ending from one we've seen before.
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Literally Chad Pennington and Matt Moore. That is your difference. The other seasons....... names like Tannehill, Tua, and Henne.

That last two games v Buffalo and the Jets, who were not good teams mind you, where Tannehill generated one offensive score in both games combined, was an all-timer. We needed just one win to get in and this guy **** the bed like I've never seen and people still loved him and were excited to move forward with him at QB. Dude was literally caught picking his nose on the sideline and just staring blankly like some kind of goon and fans on this site couldn't be convinced he wasn't the answer.
 
Dolph N.Fan said:
Miami is literally averaging 1 playoff appearance every 8 years since 2000. Why? because they can't win in December when the chips are on the table.
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And I think that is a direct result of all of the horrible coaches we’ve had and continue to have
 
Orange Fin Bad said:
Literally Chad Pennington and Matt Moore. That is your difference. The other seasons....... names like Tannehill, Tua, and Henne.

That last two games v Buffalo and the Jets, who were not good teams mind you, where Tannehill generated one offensive score in both games combined, was an all-timer. We needed just one win to get in and this guy **** the bed like I've never seen and people still loved him and were excited to move forward with him at QB. Dude was literally caught picking his nose on the sideline and just staring blankly like some kind of goon and fans on this site couldn't be convinced he wasn't the answer.
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Lol Miami sure knows how to “pick” them
 
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