Greg Cote

How satisfied are you with the Dolphins? Final postgame poll after 27-24 Miami win at New England

Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball for a touchdown during the third quarter of game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball for a touchdown during the third quarter of game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Getty Images

DOLFAN SATISFACTION METER: G16: VOTE NOW!: Time again for the latest -- and season’s last -- Miami Herald Dolfan Satisfaction Meter postgame poll, this in the wake of Sunday’ afternoon’s 27-24 win at New England putting Miami’s final season record at 5-11. In its 12th season, the DSM is a continuous gauge of how Dolfans are feeling about the team and its direction. Right after each game I invite you to share your overall degree of satisfaction. Criteria for voting is your own, but I suggest fans consider the most recent game’s performance and caliber of opponent, season as a whole, direction the club is heading and your own overall degree of optimism -- all in the context of reasonable expectations. Because this is the year’s last poll, I suggest added emphasis on the season as a whole. Online voting determines the result, which is final the morning after one full day of voting. In this case that will be around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

2019 DSM game-by-game results

G1: 18.3% following 59-10 loss vs. Baltimore.

G2: 24.6% following 43-0 loss vs. New England.

G3: 27.5% following 31-6 loss at Dallas.

G4: 35.3% following 30-10 loss vs. L.A. Chargers.

G5: 53.5% following 17-16 loss vs. Washington.

G6: 55.2% following 31-21 loss at Buffalo.

G7: 28.8% following 27-14 loss at Pittsburgh.

G8: 76.4% following 26-18 victory vs. N.Y. Jets.

G9: 70.9% following 16-12 victory at Indianapolis.

G10: 44.5% following 37-20 loss vs. Buffalo.

G11: 44.9% following 41-24 loss at Cleveland.

G12: 80.5% following 37-31 victory vs. Philadelphia.

G13: 77.4% following 22-21 loss at N.Y. Jets.

G14: 53.9% following 36-20 loss at N.Y. Giants.

G15: 54.4% following 38-35 OT victory vs. Cincinnati.

G16/season final: Voting now underway following 27-24 victory at New England.

Greg Cote
Miami Herald
Greg Cote is a Miami Herald sports columnist who in 2025 won a first-place Green Eyeshade award in Sports Commentary and has finished top 10 in column writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors on multiple occasions. Greg also hosts The Greg Cote Show podcast and appears regularly on The Dan LeBatard Show With Stugotz.
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