WEEK 12
HOUSTON TEXANS (1-8-1) @ MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-3)
DATE: Monday (11/27/22)
STADIUM: Hard Rock Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET Jerome Boger
REFEREE: Jerome Boger
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Texans lead all-time series, 8-2
STREAKS Dolphins have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 11/7/21: Texans 9 at Dolphins 17
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/7/21
HOUSTON TEXANS
LAST WEEK: L 23-10 vs. Washington
COACH VS. OPP. Lovie Smith: 1-1
PTS. FOR 15.9
OFFENSE 285.9
PASSING Davis Mills: 203-328-2,144-11-11-78.1
RUSHING Dameon Pierce (R): 175-780-4.5-3
RECEIVING Brandin Cooks: 39-461-11.8-1
PTS. AGAINST 23.0
DEFENSE 389.6
SACKS Jerry Hughes: 8
INTs Jalen Pitre (R): 2
TAKE/GIVE 0 (11/11)
PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 48.6 (43.2)
KICKING Ka’imi Fairbairn: 69 (15/15 PAT; 18/20 FG)
TEXANS NOTES
• QB DAVIS MILLS had 1st-career rush TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 300+ pass yards & TD pass.
• RB DAMEON PIERCE (rookie) has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 5 career road games & aims for his 5th in row on road with 100+ scrimmage yards. Leads all rookies with 780 rush yards & 915 scrimmage yards. Can become 3rd rookie in franchise history (Steve Slaton & Domanick Williams) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards.
• WR BRANDIN COOKS led team with 70 rec. yards last week. Has 4+ catches in 6 of his past 7 on road. Has 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Mia. Needs 39 rec. yards for 9th-straight 500+ yard season.
• WR NICO COLLINS aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ receptions.
• DL JERRY HUGHES had sack & FF in his last game vs. Mia. (10/31/21 w/ Buf.). Has 3 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 4 on road.
• LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY has 5+ tackles in each of his 1st 10 games in 2022.
• LB CHRISTIAN HARRIS (rookie) aims for his 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
• DB JONATHAN OWENS had 10 tackles last week & has 7 games with 10+ tackles in 2022, tied-most in NFL. Has 10+ tackles in 4 of his 5 road games in 2022 & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 10+ tackles. Ranks 2nd among DBs with 90 tackles.
• DB JALEN PITRE has 5+ tackles in 4 of his 5 career road games & ranks 2nd among rookie DBs with 69 tackles.
• DB STEVEN NELSON had FR in his last game vs. Mia. (10/28/19 w/ Pit.).
• DB DESMOND KING tied his career high with 10 tackles last week.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
LAST WEEK Bye (W 39-17 vs. Cleveland in Week 10)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McDaniel: 0-0
PTS. FOR 25.2
OFFENSE 391.5
PASSING Tua Tagovailoa: 176-248-2,265-18-3-118.4
RUSHING Raheem Mostert: 118-543-4.6-3
RECEIVING Tyreek Hill: 81-1,148-14.2-4
PTS. AGAINST 24.1
DEFENSE 356.7
SACKS Bradley Chubb (2022): 6
INTs Jevon Holland: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (8/10)
PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 45.7 (40.7)
KICKING Jason Sanders: 66 (27/30 PAT; 13/17 FG)
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 25 of 32 atts. (78.1 pct.) for 285 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 135 rating in Week 10 & joined HOFer Kurt Warner (Weeks 3-5, 1999) as only QBs ever with 275+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 135+ rating in 3 straight games. Leads NFL with 118.4 rating in 2022. Is 8-0 with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 105.7 rating in his past 8 home starts.
• RB JEFF WILSON had 143 scrimmage yards (119 rush, 24 rec.) & 16th-career rush TD in Week 10. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD. Has career highs in scrimmage yards (774) & rush yards (638) in 2022.
• RB RAHEEM MOSTERT had 87 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 22 rec.) & rush TD in Week 10 Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD & 3rd in row overall with rush TD.
• WR TYREEK HILL aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD & 8th in row with 5+ catches. Needs 52 rec. yards for 3rd-straight & 4th-career season with 1,200+ rec. yards. Needs rec. TD to become 4th player ever (Gary Clark, Larry Fitzgerald & HOFer Marvin Harrison) with 50+ catches & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 7 career seasons.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 overall & 85+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 8 catches for 83 yards in last meeting.
• LB JAELAN PHILLIPS aims for his 4th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks.
• LB MELVIN INGRAM aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• LB JEROME BAKER had 7 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 10. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 7 tackles & INT in last meeting.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD had FR in Week 10. Has 4 PD in 5 home games in 2022.
• S JEVON HOLLAND has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had INT in last meeting.
