The Dolphins (10-5) went from holding the No. 7 and final AFC playoff seed to No. 5 after the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts lost on Sunday.
— On the outside looking in, the No. 8 seeded Colts (10-5) at Jacksonville, which has secured the No. 1 pick.
The Dolphins have reached 10 wins for the first time since the 2008 and 2016 seasons. Those were also the last times the franchise reached the postseason.
But 10 wins isn’t a safe bet: The last time Miami won at least 10 games and didn’t reach the postseason was in 2003, when it finished 10-3.