Miami Dolphins' victory is a taste of playoff football - Miami Dolphins - MiamiHerald.com The playoffs are under way for the Dolphins, and if you want to argue otherwise by citing an NFL schedule that insists the regular season doesn't end for two more weeks, the counterpoint to that minor detail is Miami's 14-9 victory over San Francisco. You might not recognize it right away because the Dolphins haven't been involved in the postseason since January 2002, but what this team served up Sunday was playoff football.