in Week 17, and after the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-14 that same day. 2021 Despite high expectations in 2021, Miami sputtered to a 1–7 start, losing seven in a row after beating the New England Patriots in week 1, with Tagovailoa struggling with inconsistent play and injuries at first. However, they would then proceed to win the next seven games to remain in the playoff hunt, also becoming the first team in NFL history to have a 7-game winning streak as well as a 7-game losing streak in the same season. The 7 game winning streak was their first since the 1985 season. Despite being eliminated from playoff contention by losing to the Tennessee Titans, led by former Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill in Week 17, the Dolphins finished the season 9–8, making Flores the first coach to lead the team to consecutive winning seasons since Dave Wannstedt did so in 2002 and 2003. Nonetheless, owner Stephen M. Ross fired Flores on January 10, 2022 in a surprise move, allegedly due to a poor relationship with both the roster and front office. 2022 On August 2, 2022, it was announced that following a six-month independent investigation by Mary Jo White and a team of lawyers, the NFL would strip the Dolphins of their 2023 first-round draft pick and a 2024 third-round draft pick for violating the league's anti-tampering policy on three occasions from 2019 to 2022 by engaging in impermissible conversations with quarterback Tom Brady and then-New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, both of whom were under contract with other teams. Team owner Stephen M. Ross was also fined $1.5 million and suspended through October 17, and was prohibited from being at the Dolphins' facility or representing the team at any event until then. He was also prohibited from attending any league meeting before the annual meeting in 2023, and was removed from all league committees indefinitely. Vice chairman/limited partner Bruce Beal was fined $500,000 and will not be permitted to attend any league meetings for the rest of the 2022 season. Notes and references History Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins