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2012 NFL Opponents | |
AFC EAST New England Patriots Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks New York Jets Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins Home: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Away: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Buffalo Bills Home: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Away: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers AFC NORTH Baltimore Ravens Home: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Away: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Cincinnati Bengals Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants AFC SOUTH Houston Texans Home: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Away: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis Colts Home: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Away: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions AFC WEST Denver Broncos Home: Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Away: Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers San Diego Chargers Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oakland Raiders Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Kansas City Chiefs Home: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Away: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- -- -- = NFC EAST New York Giants Home: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Away: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys Home: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Away: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Washington Redskins Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions Home: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Away: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears Home: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Away: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Minnesota Vikings Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts NFC SOUTH New Orleans Saints Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Atlanta Falcons Home: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Away: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers Home: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Away: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders NFC WEST San Francisco 49ers Home: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Away: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, New York Jets Arizona Cardinals Home: St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Away: St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, New York Jets Seattle Seahawks Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, New York Jets Away: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, New York Jets Away: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Comment Below!. 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Miami Dolphins end season on a high note, defeat… | |
By DAVID J. NEAL The Miami Herald The last game in Jason Taylors 15-year NFL career could have been his career in microcosm. It involved both the Dolphins and the Jets, two of the three NFL teams he played for, in the stadium he called home for 13 seasons. It involved pounds of defense broken up by specks of offense, just like so many Dolphins teams during Taylors career and just as Taylor made cameo appearances on offense during 2005 and 06. And a defensive end and a linebacker came up with the game-turning plays. Those plays didnt belong to Taylor, although he did help force one and possibly two of them. Two interceptions by defensive end Randy Starks and one by linebacker Marvin Mitchell set up three Dan Carpenter field goals, one a 58-yarder, the difference in a 19-17 Dolphins win that had a three-pronged effect: It knocked the Jets out of playoff contention; it ended the Dolphins season at 6-10, but with a win, unlike last seasons 38-7 stomping at New England; and it sent Taylor into retirement on a high note. We wanted to make sure we didnt come out [Sunday] and stink it up the way we did last year, Yeremiah Bell said. Thats one thing, as a leader on this team, I made sure to tell the guys. The way we went out last year was embarrassing. That stayed with me the whole offseason. And we wanted to make sure we sent J.T. out the right way. Taylor went out literally on a high he rode off the field on the shoulders of teammates, including defensive linemen Kendall Langford and Paul Soliai, a gesture suggested by linebacker Kevin Burnett early last week. Taylor said: Don Shula deserves to be carried off the field. Dan Marino deserves to be carried off the field. Zach Thomas deserves to be carried off the field. I dont deserve that. Taylor, the NFL record-holder for career fumble-return touchdowns and once spoken of as an actor, almost got the complete Hollywood finish. The Dolphins led 19-10 with 2:32 left when a Mark Sanchez pass got batted to Jets offensive guard Matt Slauson, who was quickly upended and fumbled. Taylor picked up the ball, dropped it, picked it up again and ran the ball into the end zone. A full-on dogpile engulfed Taylor. Upon review, however, replays clearly showed Slausons left forearm hit the ground just as the ball came out, thus making him down by contact. In our minds, it did hold up, Bell said. You saw the way we celebrated, guys coming off the bench, jumping in the end zone; that was enough for us. The Jets turned their second chance into a drive that ended with a 10-yard touchdown catch by former Dolphins draft bust Patrick Turner with 1:15 left. But Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall recovered the ensuing onside kick. The Dolphins sent Taylor out on offense for the kneel downs, allowing him to be on the field as the game ended. The Dolphins managed only 210 yards of offense, and Matt Moore threw for only 135 yards with two interceptions on 22-of-32 passing. But Sanchez threw three interceptions in going 21 of 32 for 207 yards. The Dolphins scored their only touchdown on a 21-play, 94-yard drive that drained 12:29 from the clock spanning the third and fourth quarters. The drive set franchise records for number of plays and time elapsed. Moore hit wide receiver Davone Bess who later left the game with a knee injury four times and completed five third-down throws, including a 1-yard touchdown to tight end Charles Clay. That’s all the news for today. Posted in Brandon Marshall, Dan Carpenter, Davone Bess, dolphins-news, Jason Taylor, Mark Sanchez, Patrick Turner, Randy Starks | Comments Off
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Miami Dolphins ride rivalry to an emotional… | |
For a supposedly meaningless game, this one sure had plenty of Dolphins subplots. No wonder Sean Smith, their young cornerback, said it felt “like a movie” at times during Sunday’s 19-17 win over the Jets. There was the Jason Taylor story line. The Dolphins wanted to send their all-time greatest defensive player out on a winning note, and the final score certainly made that postgame ride on his teammates’ shoulders that much more memorable. There was the Todd Bowles story line. Yes, the Dolphins’ interim coach is an extreme longshot to be the long-term successor to Tony Sparano, but the players certainly made their case by going 2-1 on his behalf, all against division foes. Then there was the rivalry angle. “Just End Their Season,” read a sign one fan held aloft. The first letters of each word were scrawled a little larger, spelling out J-E-T-S. “No Playoffs For Rex Ryan,” read another sign at Sun Life Stadium. Even if they had pulled this one out, the Jets needed a lot of help to reach the postseason for a third straight season under their blustery coach. They didn’t get the Titans’ loss in Houston they needed to keep hope alive. They did get the Bengals’ loss to the Ravens and the Broncos’ loss to the Chiefs they needed. However, before any of those games went final, the Dolphins did their part to extinguish the hopes of their fiercest rival. They even had Santonio Holmes huffing his way out of the Jets’ offensive huddle in frustration by the end. “Definitely a great feeling, bro,” Dolphins defensive lineman Tony McDaniel said. “That was our motivation coming into the game, to knock our division rivals out of the playoffs. We got the deal done and kicked their butts, and we’re excited about that.” Bowles had opened the week by laying out that very challenge for his battered team: Ground the Jets. “They’re playing us to make the playoffs,” Bowles had said, via McDaniel. “It’s all over ESPN. We need to go out there and kick their butts and finish the year with a win.” For a few hours Sunday, that 0-7 start that torpedoed this Dolphins season didn’t sting anymore. What do you guys think about this. |
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Miami Dolphins (6-10) end season with a win; now… | |
Bill Ingram/The Palm Beach Post
By Ben Volin Palm Beach Post Staff Writer MIAMI GARDENS — The Dolphins had a message Sunday for their new head coach, whoever that might be next season. “You’ve got a bunch of fighters,” defensive end Jared Odrick said after Miami’s 19-17 victory over the New York Jets in the season finale. “The whole first half of the season when people kept knocking us, people kept doubting us, we kept (saying) we have a lot of talent on this team, and we really believe it. There’s a lot of potential for next year.” “Next year” began as soon as the Dolphins eliminated the Jets from the playoff race and carried Jason Taylor off the field in his final game after 15 NFL seasons. While 12 teams are headed to the playoffs, the Dolphins (6-10) missed the post-season for the ninth time in 10 seasons and finished with double-digit losses for the fifth time since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Instead of preparing for another game, owner Stephen Ross and General Manager Jeff Ireland will meet Monday to discuss the coaching search. They also will have an end-of-season meeting with interim head coach Todd Bowles. NFL rules prevented the Dolphins from holding any formal interviews until after the regular season, but now the Dolphins have four weeks to find their coach before they head to the Senior Bowl to scout college players. Teams traditionally want a coach in place at that point. “I’m looking forward to it,” Ireland said of the search. Bowles, who won two of three games since succeeding Tony Sparano, said he would “love to continue” as head coach but doesn’t know where he stands. The Dolphins will talk with Bowles, an African-American, to fulfill the Rooney Rule requirement to interview at least one minority candidate, but they likely will seek a candidate with more head-coaching experience. The other priority for the Dolphins is formulating draft plans. Sunday’s victory bumped the Dolphins down to No. 8 or 9 in the first round (depending on tiebreakers). After an 0-7 start, some Dolphins fans were hoping the team would finish with the worst record and get the No. 1 pick – and the right to draft Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. That honor instead will go to Indianapolis, which will draft first after its 19-13 loss at Jacksonville dropped the Colts to 2-14. The other teams ahead of Miami in the first round are St. Louis, Minnesota, Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Washington, Jacksonville and perhaps Carolina, which also finished 6-10. The Dolphins thus will be vying with several teams for Robert Griffin, the other top quarterback expected to be eligible for the draft. The off-season could be more memorable than the previous 17 weeks. The biggest positive for the Dolphins is that they didn’t give up. With six wins in their final nine games, the Dolphins tied the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals and 1998 Redskins for most victories in a season after starting 0-7. The Dolphins also surpassed Buffalo for third place in the AFC East – Miami swept the season series – even though the Bills began their season 5-2. “It just really showed what strong character we have,” left guard Richie Incognito said. “Guys were true pros and we just kept cracking.” Sunday’s win, in which the Dolphins scored 16 unanswered points to erase a 10-3 deficit, was a nice send-off for Taylor, who finished his career with 139.5 sacks, sixth on the NFL all-time list. There was some bad news in the victory. Receiver Davone Bess left in the fourth quarter with a left knee injury after Jets linebacker Bart Scott went low to tackle him after a 2-yard gain. Bess was carted off the field with an ice pack on his left knee. Dolphins radio announcers speculated that he might have torn his ACL. Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell, who was flagged for a personal foul Sunday for hitting Mark Sanchez in the head, said the NFL’s new emphasis on eliminating those types of hits contributed to Bess’ injury. “That’s what they want us to do now – they want us to go low, Bell said. “I think those (low hits) will injure a guy more than the other hits.” Aside from taking care of injuries, Dolphins players will take a break while waiting to learn who will lead them next season. “I’m going to get away for a while – time to relax,” Incognito said. “All that stuff will shake out, and we’ll regroup when we have a new head coach.” Thanks for reading! . Posted in Brandon Marshall, Davone Bess, dolphins-news, Jason Taylor, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Richie Incognito, Tony Sparano | Comments Off
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Airplane banner circling Sun Life Stadium urges… | |
Joseph Schwerdt SunSentinel.com 1:36 p.m. EST, January 1, 2012
An airplane banner flying over Sun Life Stadium before Sunday’s Dolphins-Jets game urged team owner Steve Ross to fire General Manager Jeff Ireland. “Mr. Ross: Save our Dolphins, fire Ireland,” the banner read. Ross fired Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano three weeks ago. But Ireland, who with Sparano, was hired by former Dolphins football czar Bill Parcells in 2008, was retained. The Web site Finsnation.com is believed to have paid for the banner. The site launched a campaign last month to raise $1,500 to fly it. “It was glorious,” a posting on the site reads. To see more click here. Be aware the site includes language some might find objectionable. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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