With the Washington Commanders advancing to the NFC Championship recreation this previous weekend, the Miami Dolphins discover themselves in a doubtful place. It has been 32 seasons since this as soon as storied franchise has made the AFC Championship recreation — now tied with solely the Cleveland Browns for the longest such drought in your complete Nationwide Soccer League.
Now, technically the Browns’ final look within the AFC Championship recreation was on January 14th, 1990 once they misplaced 37-21 to John Elway and the Denver Broncos, whereas Miami’s final AFC title recreation was on January seventeenth, 1993 in a loss to Jim Kelly’s Buffalo Payments, nonetheless, for the reason that Cleveland Browns had been an inactive franchise in the course of the 1996, 1997 and 1998 seasons, these don’t rely in the direction of the variety of seasons in between AFC Championship recreation appearances.
Along with the 32 seasons for the reason that Dolphins final had a chance to play for an opportunity at a Tremendous Bowl berth, Miami continues their playoff winless streak — with their final postseason victory approaching December thirtieth, 2000 in an extra time contest towards Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. It’s the longest such streak within the NFL.
Whereas the remainder of the league has loved a level of parity in terms of playoff victories and Convention Championship recreation appearances, the Miami Dolphins stay atop each lists each time league broadcasts converse on such issues — which is extremely enjoyable for us followers sitting at house.
Let’s see if Chris Grier, Mike McDaniel and firm can in some way break these unlucky streaks as we head into the 2025 offseason — or if one other regime can be given an opportunity to deliver the South Florida franchise again to prominence.
