The Story of the 2015 Miami Dolphins

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The Miami Dolphins came into the 2015 season thinking after six seasons of mediocrity, that they finally had a roster worthy to compete for a playoff spot. Instead, it was another season of turmoil and controversy. The roster suffered many injuries, and there was no cohesion in the front office or on the sidelines. 

Miami did get off to a solid start to their season. Miami earned a hard fought, 17-10 victory over the Washington Redskins, in their season opener. Miami then traveled to face their in state rival, the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. 

Miami struggled all game, as they trailed by a touchdown at half. Miami had it tied at 20, but a careless penalty by Olivier Vernon put the Jags in position to win. Jason Myers connected on a field goal to sink the Dolphins, as Jacksonville won 23-20. 

From that point, things really went downhill. Miami next went up against division foe Buffalo, in the Dolphins home opener. Buffalo completely stomped over the Dolphins, as Buffalo won 41-14. Miami had dropped to 1-2, and things weren’t looking pretty heading to England. 

The Fins headed to London to take on the New York Jets at Wembley Stadium. Chris Ivory completely dominated the Dolphins defense, and Miami suffered its third straight loss, losing 27-14. Owner Stephen Ross had enough with the team’s poor performance.  

He decided to hand head coach Joe Philbin the pink slip, as the keys were handed over to Dan Campbell. Campbell clearly lit a fire under the Dolphins, as they absolutely dominated the Titans in Campbell’s first game. Miami returned home after three games away from Sun Life Stadium. Miami continued its domination, as they blew out the depleted Texans, 44-26 to improve to .500. 

Miami had a two game winning streak, and they were looking to prove themselves on national television against the Patriots.  Tom Brady didn’t allow that to happen, as New England throttled Miami, 36-7. 

The Dolphins played the Bills the next week, as they looked to bounce back. Miami was plagued by turnovers, and they lost to the Bills, 33-16. Miami was never able to string wins together the rest of the year. The Dolphins finished with a record of 6-10. Inconsistent play from the defense, poor offensive line play, and lack of chemistry caused another below average season for the Fins.