What Are The Miami Dolphins Odds To Win Super Bowl 59?

Miami Dolphins Playoff History

The Miami Dolphins found success early on in Super Bowl history since becoming a franchise in 1966. They have made the playoffs 24 total times which has included 13 division championships, 5 conference titles along with 3 Super Bowl wins.

Dolphins Playoff Appearances

The Dolphins' first playoff appearance came just four years after their inaugural season in 1970 and went on to seven more playoff berths in the ’70s alone. From 1981 to 1995 they muscled in 9 more playoff appearances as well. From 1970 until 1995, the legendary Don Shula coached them to all of their playoff appearances. From 1995 and on, they have not found as much success as they made just eight playoffs since then under five different coaches with their most recent appearance coming in 2022. The coaches from 1995 and on were Jimmy Johnson, Dave Wannstedt, Tony Sparano, Adam Gase, and Mike McDaniel.

Dolphins Division Championships

Of their 23 playoff appearances, they put up 13 division titles with the bulk of them coming in the Don Shula era as they won 11 of their 13 division titles under Shula. They won every year from 1971-1974, 1978-1979, 1981-1985, 1990, 1992 and 1994-1995. Their last two division titles came in 2000 under Dave Wannstedt while their most recent one came in 2008 with Tony Sparano calling the plays.

Dolphins Conference Championships

With all of their playoff experiences, the Dolphins have only managed to win 5 conference championships. All of them came under Don Shula in 1971,1972, 1973, 1982 and 1984. The first three came with Bob Griese under center and their third one coming with David Woodley and their fourth one coming with the famous Dan Marino.

Dolphins Super Bowl Victories

The Miami Dolphins have a total of just two Super Bowls to their names and both of them have come under Don Shula as the coach of course. Their first Super Bowl came in 1971 and their second one came directly after in 1972 and both of them with Bob Griese under center.

Their first Super Bowl win came at Super Bowl VII where they defeated the Washington Redskins with a final score of 14-7. The Dolphins were seen as just 1-point favorites here and had no problem in covering their spread at all as they won by 7-points. The MVP of the game was Jake Scott on the defensive end as he had 2 interceptions. This Miami Dolphins team is also the only team to go undefeated in the regular season and win the Super Bowl.

Their second Super Bowl came one year later for Super Bowl VIII when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings with a final score of 24-7. The Dolphins had no issue in covering the spread here as well as they were seen as 6.5-point favorites and covered with ease as they won by 17-points. Larry Csonka was named the Super Bowl MVP here as he rushed for a total of 145 yards and two touchdowns.

While the Dolphins have less than 10 playoff appearances since 2000, it hasn’t affected the Dolphins Super Bowl 59 odds. Dolphins SB 59 betting sites accepting US bets are taking into account the rebuild that they have been going through.

1986 AFC Divisional Round: Marino-Led Dolphins Overcome 18-Point Deficit

The Dolphins do not have a very extensive history of overcoming large deficits in their over-50 season franchise history, though they did perform an impressive playoff comeback against the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Divisional Round on January 4, 1986. The Browns took a 21-3 lead early in the third quarter on a 21-yard rushing touchdown from Earnest Byner; however, a 6-yard touchdown pass from Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino to Nat Moore began a run that saw the Dolphins outscore the Browns 21-0. The culmination of this run came on a 1-yard Ron Davenport touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter, which would put the Dolphins ahead 24-21 to complete the largest comeback in Dolphins’ playoff history.