1997 Miami Dolphins season

1997 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach	Jimmy Johnson
Home Field
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd AFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Wild Card
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1996	1998

The 1997 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning nine games. Seven of the team's sixteen games were decided by a field goal or less.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–10	NBC 1:00et	70,813
2	September 7, 1997	Tennessee Oilers	W 16–13	NBC 1:00et	64,439
3	September 14, 1997	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–18	NBC 1:00et/12:00ct	60,075
4	September 21, 1997	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–21	TNT 8:15et	73,314
5	Bye
6	October 5, 1997	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	NBC 1:00et	71,794
7	October 12, 1997	at New York Jets	W 31–20	NBC 1:00et	75,601
8	October 19, 1997	at Baltimore Ravens	W 24–13	NBC 1:00et	64,354
9	October 27, 1997	Chicago Bears	L 36–33	ABC 9:00et	73,156
10	November 2, 1997	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–6	NBC 1:00et	78,011
11	November 9, 1997	New York Jets	W 24–17	NBC 1:00et	73,809
12	November 17, 1997	Buffalo Bills	W 30–13	ABC 9:00et	74,155
13	November 23, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 27–24	NBC 1:00et	59,002
14	November 30, 1997	at Oakland Raiders	W 34–16	NBC 4:15et/1:15pt	50,569
15	December 7, 1997	Detroit Lions	W 33–30	ESPN 8:15et	72,266
16	December 14, 1997	at Indianapolis Colts	L 41–0	NBC 1:00et	61,282
17	December 22, 1997	New England Patriots	L 14–12	ABC 9:00et	74,379

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 28, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 17–3	60,041

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	369	289	W-1
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	339	327	L-2
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	348	287	L-1
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	255	367	L-3
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	313	401	L-1