The 2005 Miami Dolphins season was the franchiseâÂÂs 40th overall, the 36th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins managed to improve upon their previous seasonâÂÂs output of 4âÂÂ12, posting a winning record of 9âÂÂ7. They finished the season on a six-game win streak and ended their season with an upset over the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, the Dolphins' second straight year beating them as defending champions.
In addition to their regular games with AFC East rivals, the Dolphins played teams from the AFC West and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Browns and the Titans based on divisional positions from 2004.