Annually, ESPN uses the ESPN Football Power Index to simulate the upcoming NFL season. They did the same this year, with 20,000 simulations run. They selected one of those simulations, the 1,721st, to break down a week-by-week look at the season - and a funny think happened for the Miami Dolphins.
The team everyone expects to lose this year did not. They won. And won. And won. And, at the end of the year, were fighting for the AFC East division title with the New England Patriots. Even with the trades of Laremy Tunsil, Kenny Stills, and Kiko Alonso in the simulation, Miami remained in the playoff picture throughout the regular season.