2014 Miami Dolphins season


The 2014 season was the Miami Dolphins' 45th in the National Football League, their 49th overall and their third under head coach Joe Philbin. Following the appointment of Dennis Hickey, the team had a new general manager for the first time since 2007 after Jeff Ireland was fired on January 7, 2014. The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.

2014 draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
119Ja'Wuan JamesOffensive tackleTennessee
263Jarvis LandryWide receiverLSU
367Billy TurnerOffensive tackleNorth Dakota State
4125Walt AikensCornerbackLiberty
5155Arthur LynchTight endGeorgia
5171Jordan TrippLinebackerMontana
6190Matt HazelWide receiverCoastal Carolina
7234Terrence FedeDefensive endMarist

Draft trades
  • The Dolphins traded their original second-round selection to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth-round selections — Nos. 57 and 125 overall. The Dolphins later traded the No. 57 selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' second- and fifth- round selections.
  • The Dolphins traded their original third- and fourth- round selections to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' third-round selection.

Schedule

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 4: at Oakland Raiders

;NFL International Series

Week 13: at New York Jets


Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings

The game's overtime ended when defensive end Terrence Fede blocked a punt to the endzone for a safety. Despite the win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention after the Steelers beat the Chiefs on the same day.