Dolphins History Coming Out of the Bye Generally Positive

The Miami Dolphins will look to make it three in a row when they return to action against the New Orleans Saints

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tahj Washington (84) congratulates place kicker Riley Patterson (47) after the 2025 NFL Madrid Game against the Washington Commanders at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Miami Dolphins will return to action in Week 13 after having their bye looking to extend their winning streak to three games — and also to continue their recent run of success around their bye week.

This marked the fifth time in six years the Dolphins headed into their bye after a win, the fourth time they went into the bye on a winning streak.

The Dolphins' 4-7 record, however, was their worst entering a bye since 2019 when they were 0-4 in the rebuilding/tanking 2019 season.

MIAMI DOLPHINS BYE WEEK AND POST-BYE WEEK TIDBITS

-- The Dolphins have a 21-15 record in games coming off a bye. That includes wins in the first seven such games from 1990-95 (there were two byes in the 1993 season).

-- This will mark the sixth time in seven seasons the Dolphins play at home coming out of their bye. The previous opponents were Washington in 2019, the L.A. Rams in 2020, the New York Jets in 2021, Houston Texans in 2022, and Las Vegas Raiders in 2023.

-- This is the second-latest bye in Dolphins history, behind only the one in 2021 that came in Week 14 after the Dolphins had started 6-7. It's the fourth time in five seasons the bye has come after Week 10.

-- The Dolphins' longest winning streak sandwiched around a bye is the seven-game run in 2021, which overtook a six-game streak in the 2016 season when they won their last two before their one-week break and their first four after.

-- As a fun fact, the NFL had two byes during the 1993 season.

-- The Dolphins had their bye in Week 1 twice because of weather-related postponements, in 1992 and 2017.

-- The Dolphins played two post-bye games with an interim head coach making his debut, with Dan Campbell in 2015 and Jim Bates in 2004.

THE DOLPHINS' POST-BYE GAMES

2025 — 4-7 at the bye, on a 2-game winning streak, vs. New Orleans

2024 — 2-3 at the bye, having won previous game, lost at Indianapolis 16-10

2023 — 6-3 at the bye, having lost previous game, beat Las Vegas 20-13

2022 — 7-3 at the bye, on a 4-game winning streak, beat Houston 30-15

2021 — 6-7 at the bye, on 5-game winning streak, beat N.Y. Jets 31-24

2020 — 3-3 at the bye, on 2-game winning streak, beat L.A. Rams 28-17

2019 — 0-4 at the bye, lost vs. Washington 17-16

2018 — 5-5 at the bye, having lost previous game, lost at Indianapolis 27-24

2017 — 0-0 at the bye, moved because of Week 1 postponement, won at L.A. Chargers 19-17

2016 — 3-4 at the bye, on 2-game winning streak, beat N.Y. Jets 27-23

2015 — 1-3 at the bye, on 3-game losing streak, won at Tennessee 38-10

2014 — 2-2 at the bye, having won previous game, lost vs. Green Bay 27-24

2013 — 3-2 at the bye, on 2-game losing streak, lost vs. Buffalo 23-21

2012 — 3-3 at the bye, on 2-game winning streak, won at N.Y. Jets 30-9

2011 — 0-4 at the bye, lost at N.Y. Jets 24-6

2010 — 2-2 at the bye, on 2-game losing streak, won at Green Bay 23-20 (OT)

2009 — 2-3 at the bye, on 2-game winning streak, lost vs. New Orleans 46-34

2008 — 1-2 at the bye, having won previous game, beat San Diego 17-10

2007 — 0-8 at the bye, lost vs. Buffalo 13-10

2006 — 1-6 at the bye, on 4-game losing streak, won at Chicago 31-13

2005 — 2-1 at the bye, having won previous game, lost at Buffalo 20-14

2004 — 1-8 at the bye, on 2-game losing streak, lost at Seattle 24-17

2003 — 2-1 at the bye, on 2-game winning streak, won at N.Y. Giants 23-10

2002 — 5-2 at the bye, having lost previous game, lost at Green Bay 24-10

2001 — 3-2 at the bye, having lost previous game, won at Seattle 24-20

2000 — 5-1 at the bye, on 4-game winning streak, lost at N.Y. Jets 40-37 (OT)

1999 — 2-0 at the bye, lost vs. Buffalo 23-18

1998 — 3-0 at the bye, lost at N.Y. Jets 20-9

1997 — 2-2 at the bye, on 2-game losing streak, beat Kansas City 17-14

1996 — 3-1 at the bye, having lost previous game, lost vs. Seattle 22-15

1995 — 3-0 at the bye, won at Cincinnati 26-23

1994 — 5-2 at the bye, having won previous game, won at New England 23-3

1993 — 1-1 at the bye, having lost previous game, won at Buffalo 22-13

             4-1 at the bye, on 3-game winning streak, beat Indianapolis 41-27

1992 — 0-0 at the bye, moved because of weather-related postponement, won at Cleveland 27-23

1991 — 3-5 at the bye, on 2-game losing streak, won at Indianapolis 10-6

1990 — 4-1 at the bye, on 2-game winning streak, beat New England 17-10

Overall record: 21-15

At home: 9-7

Away: 12-8