The 2009 Miami Dolphins season was the organization's 40th season in the National Football League and 44th overall. The Dolphins entered the 2009 season as the reigning AFC East champions after posting an 11–5 record in 2008. Dropping four more games in 2009, they failed to make the playoffs, marking the 25th consecutive year that the region hosting the Super Bowl would not see its host team play in it (not counting, of course, the years where Super Bowls have been played on neutral sites). __TOC__