The Dolphins are one of four NFL teams with a winning record against every division rival after 100 games played against each of them (along with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Kansas City Chiefs).

Conversely, the Jets are one of only three NFL teams with a losing record against every division rival after 100 games played against each of them (along with the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers).

The rivalry also maintains a high intensity because of the large number of transplanted New York Jets' fans who retire to South Florida.

The tie became crucial in the final standings; had the Jets won the game, combined with their 16–15 home victory during the season, they would have clinched the division on a tiebreaker.

After the Dolphins swept the Jets during the strike-shortened regular season (winning 45–28 in New York and 20–19 in Miami, the two teams met again, this time with a trip to Super Bowl XVII on the line.

On November 10, 1985, Mark "Super" Duper set a Dolphins' single-game record with 217 receiving yards and helped catapult Miami to victory.

The game, however, was overshadowed in the Jets' locker room, for days earlier defensive end Mark Gastineau announced he was retiring from football to be with his girlfriend Brigitte Nielsen, who claimed to be suffering from cancer of the uterus.

In the rematch on November 27, the Dolphins fell behind 24–14 at the half but Marino (353 passing yards) exploded in the third quarter with two touchdowns to Mark Clayton (marred by a missed PAT) and an 80-yard score to Ferrell Edmunds for a 34–24 Miami lead.

In 1994, the Jets found themselves one game back of the Dolphins for the AFC East division lead heading into their November 27 match at the Meadowlands.

Instead, Marino took the snap from center and fired the ball in the corner of the end zone past Aaron Glenn to Mark Ingram.

It was Ingram's fourth touchdown catch of the game, which tied a club record with former Dolphins wide receiver Paul Warfield.

On November 9 at Miami Glenn Foley had replaced starter Neil O'Donnell under center for New York; he threw for 322 yards, a touchdown, and a pick in a 24–17 Dolphins win.

The Dolphins were able to score a quick touchdown to come close, but it was not enough, and the Jets won, 21–16, they went on to win their first post-merger division title the following Saturday at Buffalo.

Vinny Testaverde threw three interceptions, running back Curtis Martin was limited to 30 yards on the ground, and the Jets offense could only manage two first downs in the first half.

However, the Jets came back in the fourth quarter with touchdowns from Testaverde to Laveranues Coles, Jermaine Wiggins, Wayne Chrebet and cut the lead to 30–20.

After a field goal by John Hall, Testaverde fired a touchdown pass to Wayne Chrebet to tie the game at 30 with 3:55 left.

Testaverde drove the Jets downfield and, with 42 seconds left, found eligible offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott on a three-yard touchdown to tie the game at 37 and sent it to overtime.

Despite the win, and a subsequent victory later in the season in Miami, the Jets failed to make the playoffs while the Dolphins won the division.

The Dolphins and Patriots met in Foxborough in what was essentially an elimination game, while the Jets played the Green Bay Packers later in the afternoon.

Pennington out-dueled Favre (who threw 3 costly interceptions) in leading his Dolphins to a 24–17 win and the team's first AFC East crown since 2000.

The Dolphins in 2009 authored their first sweep of the Jets since 2003, winning 31–27 in Miami and 30–25 in The Meadowlands; in the latter game Ted Ginn Jr., who had been demoted to special teams weeks earlier, ran back two kick-returns for touchdowns, accounting for 201 return yards.

[11] On December 12, 2010, strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi was caught by CBS Sports cameras as he tripped Dolphins player Nolan Carroll as he ran along the sideline on a kick return.

An apparent Jets fumble in the final three minutes inside their own 20 was picked up by Taylor and run into the end zone but the score was called back.

[14] In his first game against his former team on September 23, 2012, Sparano saw the Jets fall behind, 10–3, at the half before LaRon Landry intercepted Dolphins rookie Ryan Tannehill and scored in the third.

[16] During the rematch, which the Jets won 38–20, the Dolphins managed only twelve rushing yards while New York's defense forced Ryan Tannehill into two fumbles.

Miami won this game to earn its first win of the year, thanks to three touchdown passes from former Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.

[17] In 2020, the Dolphins lured former Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey out of retirement in the same position, which he previously served from 2000 to 2001 under then-Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt.

Both coaches, who served as the run game and defensive coordinators respectively, helped lead the Niners to Super Bowl LIV in 2020, in which they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 20–31.

The disastrous play for the Jets immediately evoked memories of the infamous Butt Fumble that occurred eleven years ago to the week, with the Amazon Prime game broadcast displaying a tweet from NFL Memes that said, "The Butt Fumble on Thanksgiving, The Hell Mary on Black Friday.

"[25][26][27] *Offseason and/or practice squad member only In the Adam Sandler movie Little Nicky, Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino (appearing as himself) visits Hell and tries to plead with the Devil (Harvey Keitel) to give him a Super Bowl win in exchange for his soul (referencing Joe Namath's alleged "deal" prior to winning Super Bowl III for the Jets) but the Devil declines, saying that Marino is "too nice of a guy" and that Namath was "coming here anyways".