| 9-7 | Lost Wild Card |
| Record | Outcome |
The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a 9-7 record. They went 6-2 at home and 3-5 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Miami Dolphins went 9-8. Their final game was a loss in the Wild Card Round to the New England Patriots.
The 1997 Miami Dolphins played in the East Division of the American Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1997 Miami Dolphins went 4-4 against their AFC East opponents.
Yes, the Miami Dolphins made the Playoffs in 1997. They lost their only game against the New England Patriots in the Wild Card Round.
The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a point differential of +12. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Dolphins could have been expected to have about 8.3 wins, or a 8-8 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1997 Miami Dolphins went 5-5. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Dolphins went 3-4.
During the regular season, the 1997 Miami Dolphins went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1997 Miami Dolphins was a 3 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Miami Dolphins had during the 1997 regular season was 2 games, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
= Division Opponent
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | |
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| 1 | Sun, Aug 31, 1997 Sun, Aug 31 | vs Indianapolis Colts Colts | Win W 16 - 10 | |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 7, 1997 Sun, Sep 7 | vs Tennessee Oilers Oilers | Win W 16 - 13 | OT |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 14, 1997 Sun, Sep 14 | @ Green Bay Packers Packers | Loss L 18 - 23 | |
| 4 | Sun, Sep 21, 1997 Sun, Sep 21 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buccaneers | Loss L 21 - 31 | |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 5, 1997 Sun, Oct 5 | vs Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs | Win W 17 - 14 | |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 12, 1997 Sun, Oct 12 | @ New York Jets Jets | Win W 31 - 20 | |
| 8 | Sun, Oct 19, 1997 Sun, Oct 19 | @ Baltimore Ravens Ravens | Win W 24 - 13 | |
| 9 | Mon, Oct 27, 1997 Mon, Oct 27 | vs Chicago Bears Bears | Loss L 33 - 36 | OT |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 2, 1997 Sun, Nov 2 | @ Buffalo Bills Bills | Loss L 6 - 9 | |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 9, 1997 Sun, Nov 9 | vs New York Jets Jets | Win W 24 - 17 | |
| 12 | Mon, Nov 17, 1997 Mon, Nov 17 | vs Buffalo Bills Bills | Win W 30 - 13 | |
| 13 | Sun, Nov 23, 1997 Sun, Nov 23 | @ New England Patriots Patriots | Loss L 24 - 27 | |
| 14 | Sun, Nov 30, 1997 Sun, Nov 30 | @ Oakland Raiders Raiders | Win W 34 - 16 | |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 7, 1997 Sun, Dec 7 | vs Detroit Lions Lions | Win W 33 - 30 | |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 14, 1997 Sun, Dec 14 | @ Indianapolis Colts Colts | Loss L 0 - 41 | |
| 17 | Mon, Dec 22, 1997 Mon, Dec 22 | vs New England Patriots Patriots | Loss L 12 - 14 | |
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| Wild Card Wild Card Round | Sun, Dec 28, 1997 Sun, Dec 28 | @ New England Patriots Patriots | Loss L 3 - 17 | |
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