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Here's a rundown of the included teams...

AFC East

73 Dolphins (12-2) - They came out as the #1 seed over the undefeated 72 squad. Despite losing two games, they were generally more dominant, particularly in the postseason. Csonka and Morris both had over 900 yards. #5 offense and #1 defense.

16 Dolphins (10-6) - Starting off 1-4, the Dolphins won 9 of their next 10 games to make the playoffs. They were led by a breakout season from Jay Ajayi and Ryan Tannehill's best season as a Dolphin. #17 Offense and #18 Defense

79 Dolphins (10-6) - Csonka returned from a stint in the WFL and with the NY Giants to help lead the Dolphins to the playoffs, where they got hammered by eventual SB champs Pittsburgh Steelers. #11 Offense, #4 Defense.

94 Dolphins (10-6) - Marino returned from his Achilles injury and put up the third highest yardage total of his career, leading the Dolphins to a division title despite a mediocre defense. A missed Stoyanovich FG ended their playoff run. #3 Offense, #17 Defense.

AFC North

71 Dolphins (10-3-1) - Shula's 2nd season as coach and the Dolphins 1st Superbowl appearance, where they got obliterated by the Cowboys. Great seasons by Griese, Csonka, and Warfield. Won a notable 2OT playoff game against the Chiefs. #4 Offense, #3 Defense.

09 Dolphins (7-9) - Chad Pennington got knocked out in the 3rd game of the season and Henne was not ready to take over. Teams were able to adjust to the wildcat and Ronnie Brown also got injured. Ricky Williams did have a solid rebound season with 1121 yards. #17 Offense, #22 Defense

78 Dolphins (11-5) - Led by RB Delvin Williams (1258 yards) and QB Don Strock, who was able to fill in for an injured Griese, the Dolphins made the playoffs as a wildcard and fell to Earl Campbell's Oilers. #2 Offense, #6 Defense

99 Dolphins (9-7) - Marino got a solid start to the season interrupted by an injury, but Damon Huard filled in nicely as a backup. The Dolphins st arted 7-2, but finished 2-5 as Marino struggled after his injury, resulting in the only season where he threw more picks than TD's. #13 Offense, #19 Defense

AFC South

75 Dolphins (10-3) - The Dolphins lost three players - Larry Csonka, Paul Warfield, and Jim Kiick - to the WFL. However, other players like Mercury Morris and Nat Moore stepped up to lead them to a solid season. Two losses to the Colts cost them a playoff spot despite a 10-4 record. #6 Offense, #4 Defense

06 Dolphins (6-10) - The Dolphins picked Daunte Culpepper over Drew Brees and the franchise still hasn't recovered. Culpepper barely played and Joey Harrington took over for 11 games. A solid defense led by Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor kept them competitive in most games. #29 Offense, #5 Defense

74 Dolphins (11-3) - The Dolphins nucleus of Griese, Csonka, Warfield, Morris, and Kiick were aiming for a 3rd consecutive championship, but were foiled by the Raiders in the playoffs on the famous "sea of hands" play. #3 Offense, #6 Defense.

01 Dolphins (11-5) - A weird season. The Dolphins somehow had the #8 offense despite pedestrian numbers from QB Jay Fiedler (20 TD, 19 INT) and RB Lamar Smith (968 yards on 3.1 YPC). I expect them to do very poorly in this season. #8 Offense, #11 Defense.

AFC West

82 Dolphins (7-2) - The Killer Bees defense were dominant this season and helped make up for a terrible season from David Woodley, who has to be one of the worst Superbowl starting QB's ever. #10 Offense, #2 Defense

11 Dolphins (6-10) - The other 6-10 team to qualify. The Dolphins lost their first 7 games and Chad Henne went down with an injury. However, backup Matt Moore had a solid season leading them to a 6-3 record the rest of the way. #20 Offense, #6 Defense

02 Dolphins (9-7) - 1853 yards from Ricky Williams and a strong defense weren't enough to get the Dolphins into the playoffs, as they go 4-6 after a 5-1 start. #12 Offense, #4 Defense.

95 Dolphins (9-7) - The Dolphins made some big free agent moves to push them to the Superbowl, but most acquisitions didn't pan out. Despite a solid Marino season, the Dolphins underperformed and got owned in the playoffs by the Bills once again. #7 Offense, #10 Defense.

NFC East

72 Dolphins (14-0) - They come in as the #2 seed, likely because SRS figures in strength of schedule and the 72 squad did have a weak schedule. They also won their three postseason games by one score or less. But they're still the only unbeaten team in NFL history. #1 Offense, #1 Defense

70 Dolphins (10-4) - Shula's 1st year as coach and he immediately turned the team around. The main squad of the famed 72 team is all here - Griese, Csonka, Morris, Kiick, Warfield. Rated surprisingly low on SRS and is one of the playoff teams that got subbed in.

90 Dolphins (12-4) - A much improved defense from the dismal late 80s squads helped the Dolphins race to a 9-1 start. The Dolphins also tried more ball control than usual as this is Marino's fewest attempts in any season where he started 16 games. They still couldn't handle the Bills in the playoffs. #14 Offense, #4 Defense

03 Dolphins (10-6) - Despite subpar QB play from Jay Fiedler and Brian Griese, and a much less effective Ricky Williams than his explosive 02 campaign, Wannstedt's Dolphins rode a superb defense to a 10-6 record, but still missed the playoffs. #17 Offense, #3 Defense

NFC North

83 Dolphins (12-4) - In Marino's rookie campaign, he didn't start until the 6th game of the season. They lost that first game in OT, but led by Marino and the Killer Bees, they went on a 7-1 tear to win the division. An upstart Seahawks team stunned them in the 1st round of the playoffs. #7 Offense, #1 Defense.

92 Dolphins (11-5) - The 92 squad started off 6-0 and were being talked about as Superbowl favorites, but then only went .500 the rest of the way. They did advance to the AFC championship, but were throttled by Buffalo once again. Solid season for Marino. #8 Offense, #11 Defense.

00 Dolphins (11-5) - The first season after the Marino era was a good start. Led by RB Lamar Smith and a stellar defense, the Dolphins won the division title and won a memorable playoff game on Smith's 200 yard performance. #16 Offense, #3 Defense.

87 Dolphins (8-7) - The Dolphins went 7-5 in non-strike games, but their replacement players went 1-2 and the Fins lost the division by one game. RB Troy Stradford won rookie of the year, but never lived up to his potential. #7 Offense, #16 Defense.

NFC South

84 Dolphins (14-2) - The #3 overall seed and potentially better than the two Superbowl winning teams. Boasting one of the best offenses in NFL history (led by Marino's record setting season) and a pretty good defense, they easily won the division and blew out their two playoff opponents before running into a 15-1 49ers team in the Superbowl. #1 Offense, #7 Defense

08 Dolphins (11-5) - After the worst season in franchise history, the Dolphins rebounded to win the division title thanks to a Wildcat offense teams weren't prepared for and a +17 turnover margin. #21 Offense, #9 Defense

98 Dolphins (10-6) - One of the best defenses in Dolphins history (led by Zach Thomas, Jason Taylor, Tim Bowens, Sam Madison, Patrick Surtain) helped overcome for mediocre offensive output. Marino was towards the end of his career and had few weapons to work with. #16 Offense, #1 Defense

81 Dolphins (11-4-1) - Often considered one of Shula's best coaching jobs, this 81 squad didn't boast many star players, yet raced off to the division title. They lost a memorable OT playoff game against the San Diego Chargers. #11 Offense, # 5 Defense.

NFC West

77 Dolphins (10-4) - In what was perhaps Griese's best season (he lead the league in QBR for the only time in his career), the Dolphins rebounded from Shula's 1st losing season ever to post a 10-4 record. However, they missed the playoffs due a to divisional tiebreaker. #3 Offense, #5 Defense

97 Dolphins (9-7) - A very weird season. The Dolphins somehow snuck into the playoffs despite dropping games against the worst teams in the league, including a 41-0 loss against the 3-13 Colts. Like other seasons in the Jimmy Johnson era, Marino's late career decline was furthered by a lack of weapons. #13 Offense, #16 Defense.

85 Dolphins (12-4) - The decline of the Killer Bees defense and an injured Mark Duper limited the Fins to a 5-4 start. However, Marino powered them to 7 straight wins to take the division, including an upset win over the undefeated Bears. Unfortunately, the team completely shit the bed in the AFC Championship. #4 Offense, #12 Defense

14 Dolphins (8-8) - This squad had a chance at the playoffs with a 7-5 record, but a porous defense gave up 141 pts in the final 4 games and the Fins dropped 3 of their last 4. Tannehill had a solid season at QB. #11 Offense, #20 Defense.