1985 Miami Dolphins season

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[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Schedule

• Week 1 Sep 8 L 26-23 at Houston Oilers
• Week 2 Sep 15 W 30-13 vs Indianapolis Colts
• Week 3 Sep 22 W 31-0 vs Kansas City Chiefs
• Week 4 Sep 29 W 30-26 at Denver Broncos
• Week 5 Oct 6 W 24-20 vs Pittsburgh Steelers
• Week 6 Oct 14 L 23-7 at New York Jets
• Week 7 Oct 20 W 41-38 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Week 8 Oct 27 L 31-21 at Detroit Lions
• Week 9 Nov 3 L 17-13 at New England Patriots
• Week 10 Nov 10 W 21-17 vs New York Jets
• Week 11 Nov 17 W 34-20 at Indianapolis Colts
• Week 12 Nov 24 W 23-14 at Buffalo Bills
• Week 13 Dec 2 W 38-24 vs Chicago Bears
• Week 14 Dec 8 W 34-24 at Green Bay Packers
• Week 15 Dec 16 W 30-27 vs New England Patriots
• Week 16 Dec 22 W 28-0 vs Buffalo Bills

[edit] Monday Night Game vs. Chicago

Miami finished 12-4 in 1985 and, in an epic Monday Night Football showdown on December 8, 1985, handed the previously-undefeated Chicago Bears their only defeat of the season. Several members of the 1972 Dolphins were in attendance at the game.

After rallying from a 21-3 third quarter deficit in the divisional playoffs to beat the Cleveland Browns 24-21, many people were looking forward to a rematch with Chicago in Super Bowl XX. The Cinderella New England Patriots, the Dolphins' opponents in the AFC Championship, had different plans. New England forced six turnovers on the way to a 31-14 win - the Patriots' first in Miami since 1966. The Patriots has lost 18 games in a row at the Orange Bowl. In 1969, the Boston Patriots had beaten the Dolphins at Tampa Stadium.

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Postseason

[edit] AFC Divisional Playoff

• Miami Dolphins 24, Cleveland Browns 21

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

[edit] AFC Championship Game

• New England Patriots 31, Miami Dolphins 14

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Referee: Gene Barth

In an upset, the Patriots converted 6 Dolphins turnovers into 24 points.

[edit] Awards and Honors

• Dan Marino, AFC Pro Bowl Selection

[edit] Notes and references

• Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference
• Miami Dolphins on jt-sw.com