Miami Dolphins 2024 playoff picture through Week 11

The Miami Dolphins still have work to do if they hope to make a push for a third straight playoff appearance, but they did their part with their 34-19 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

The win improved the Dolphins’ record to 4-6, and they sit in ninth place in the AFC standings through Week 11.

In the loss column, the Dolphins are tied for eighth with the Indianapolis Colts, who have a commanding advantage over Miami thanks to their win at Lucas Oil Stadium in Week 8. Miami and Indy are behind the Broncos in Denver, seventh, who improved. to 6-5 on Sunday with their victory against the Atlanta Falcons.

In analyzing the Dolphins’ playoff picture, we focused on seventh place, assuming six teams look pretty playoff-ready:

However, the latter two could end up with a bad result, given that they already have four defeats.

Denver, Indy and Miami will battle for the final playoff spot if the Ravens and Texans don’t fall back into the pack. The Cincinnati Bengals still have an outside shot despite their last-minute loss Sunday night to the Chargers, which left them with a 4-7 record.

According to playoffstatus.com, the Dolphins had a 16 percent chance of making the playoffs as of Monday morning. It’s not great, but it’s still better than when they were 2-6 years old.

After their late loss to the Colts dropped them to 3-8, we feel confident dismissing the idea of ​​the New York Jets making a playoff push, and the Patriots, Browns, Titans, Raiders, and Jaguars were already there.

(teams with between four and seven losses)

1. BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-4) – at LA Chargers against Philadelphia, goodbye, at NY Giants, Pittsburgh, at Houston, against Cleveland
2. HOUSTON TEXANS (7-4) – against Tennessee, in Jacksonville, goodbye, against Miami, in Kansas City, against Baltimore, Tennessee
3. DENVER BRONCOS (6-5) – in Las Vegas, against Cleveland, bye, against Indianapolis, at the LA Chargers, in Cincinnati, against Kansas City
4. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (5-6) – against Detroit, in New England, bye, in Denver, against Tennessee, at NY Giants, against Jacksonville
5. MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-6) – against New England, at Green Bay, against the NY Jets, at Houston, against San Francisco, at Cleveland, at the NY Jets
6. CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-7) – Goodbye, against Pittsburgh, in Dallas, in Tennessee, against Cleveland, against Denver, in Pittsburgh

(to break a tie within a division)

1. Face to face.
2. Best record in divisional matches.
3. Best record in common games.
4. Best record in conference games.
5. Strength of victory in all games.
6. Strength of schedule in all matches.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Draw.

(to break the tie for wildcard places)

Two teams

1. Face-to-face, if applicable.
2. Best record in conference games.
3. Best record in joint games (minimum of four).
4. Strength of victory in all games.
5. Strength of schedule in all matches.
6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
8. Best net points in conference games.
9. Best net points in all games.
10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
11. Draw.

Three or more teams

1. Apply a division tiebreaker to eliminate all but the highest-ranked team in each division before proceeding to Step 2.
2. Head-to-Head (only applies if one team beat all others or if one team lost to all others).
3. Best record in conference games.
4. Best record in joint games (minimum of four).
5. Strength of victory in all games.
6. Strength of schedule in all matches.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
9. Best net points in conference games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Draw.

Note: Once the first Wild Card team is identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second and third teams.