"Miami entered Sunday with the No. 11 pick, with a chance to move up, at most, to No. 8 with a loss to the New England Patriots and other results going its way."
"In the opening slate of NFL games Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons."
"The highest Miami could move up is to No. 10, with a loss to New England and a Kansas City Chiefs win over the Las Vegas Raiders. But the Raiders defeated the Chiefs late Sunday afternoon."
"The Dolphins did indeed lose to Patriots. A win would have had them fall behind the Dallas Cowboys, to the No. 12 pick."
The Miami Dolphins entered the final regular-season day with the No. 11 overall pick and a limited chance to move up as high as No. 8 with a loss and favorable results. Early losses by the Bengals and Saints removed the possibility of passing those teams. The only remaining path to climb was to No. 10, dependent on a New England win and a Chiefs victory over the Raiders, but the Raiders beat the Chiefs. The Dolphins lost to New England and thus did not improve draft position. The team holds eight selections across seven rounds, including a first-round pick.
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