2016 Miami Dolphins season

2016 Miami Dolphins season
2016 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Stephen M. Ross
General manager	Chris Grier
Head coach	Adam Gase
Home field	Hard Rock Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Steelers) 12–30
Pro Bowlers	4 DT Ndamukong Suh; DE Cameron Wake; WR Jarvis Landry; RB Jay Ajayi;
AP All-Pros	2 EDGE Cameron Wake (2nd team); DL Ndamukong Suh (2nd team);
Uniform

The 2016 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 51st overall and the first under head coach Adam Gase. The season saw the Dolphins trying to improve upon their 6–10 record from 2015. After a lackluster 1–4 start, the Dolphins would claim six straight wins, and finish the season on a 9–2 run. With their Week 15 win over the New York Jets, the Dolphins clinched a winning record for the first time since 2008, and clinched a playoff berth the following week after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos, ending their 8-year playoff drought. This made Gase the Dolphins' first rookie coach since Tony Sparano to end a year-long playoff drought and also lead them to a winning record of at least 10 wins. They were also the first AFC East team, other than the New England Patriots, to qualify for the postseason since the 2010 New York Jets. However, they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round, ending their season and not winning a playoff game for the 16th straight year.

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