WEEK 16
GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-8) @ MIAMI DOLPHINS (8-6)
DATE: Sunday (12/25/22)
STADIUM: Hard Rock Stadium
TIME; 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Land Clark
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dolphins lead all-time series, 10-5
STREAKS Packers have won past 2
LAST GAME 11/11/18: Dolphins 12 at Packers 31
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/12/14: Packers 27, Dolphins 24
GREEN BAY PACKERS
LAST WEEK W 24-12 vs. Los Angeles Rams
COACH VS. OPP. Matt LaFleur: 0-0
PTS. FOR 20.5
OFFENSE 345.6
PASSING Aaron Rodgers: 294-453-3,093-23-10-92.3
RUSHING Aaron Jones: 181-937-5.2-2
RECEIVING Allen Lazard: 46-627-13.6-5
PTS. AGAINST 22.4
DEFENSE 334.0
SACKS Preston Smith: 7.5
INTs Jaire Alexander: 4
TAKE/GIVE -3 (16/19)
PUNTING (NET) Pat O’Donnell: 44.8 (39.6)
KICKING Mason Crosby: 77 (29/31 PAT; 16/19 FG)
PACKERS NOTES
• QB AARON RODGERS completed 22 of 30 atts. (73.3 pct.) for 229 yards & TD vs. INT for 92.2 rating last week. Has 3,093 pass yards in 2022, his 13th-career season with 3,000+ pass yards & needs 2 TD passes for 13th-career season with 25+ TD passes. Has 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 98.2 rating in 3 career starts vs. Mia. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Mia. with 2+ TD passes.
• RB AARON JONES had 126 scrimmage yards (90 rush, 36 rec.) & rec. TD last week. Has 5 rec. TDs in 2022, tied-most among RBs. Since 2019, ranks 3rd among RBs with 47 scrimmage TDs. Has 1,301 scrimmage yards in 2022, his 3rd-career season with 1,300+ scrimmage yards (2019-20). Had 172 scrimmage yards (145 rush, 27 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting.
• RB A.J. DILLON had 4th-career game with 2 rush TDs last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road & 4th in row overall with rush TD.
• WR CHRISTIAN WATSON leads all rookies with 7 rec. TDs & is only player in NFL with 7+ rec. TDs & 2+ rush TDs (2).
• WR ROMEO DOUBS led team with 5 catches for 55 rec. yards last week.
• LB PRESTON SMITH had 2 sacks last week, his 9th-career game with 2+ sacks. Has 0.5+ sacks & TFL in 3 of his past 4. Had sack, FF & FR in his only career game vs. Mia. (9/13/15 w/ Was.).
• LB QUAY WALKER (rookie) had 5 tackles, sack, FF & 2 PD last week. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 103 tackles & is only rookie with 14 games of 5+ tackles. Is only
player with 100+ tackles & 3 FFs (3) this season.
• CB RASUL DOUGLAS had 3rd INT of season last week & has PD in 3 of his past 4.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
LAST WEEK L 32-29 at Buffalo
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McDaniel: 0-0
PTS. FOR 24.6
OFFENSE 370.4
PASSING Tua Tagovailoa: 243-375-3,238-24-5-107.8
RUSHING Raheem Mostert: 153-746-4.9-3
RECEIVING Tyreek Hill: 109-1,529-14.0-7
PTS. AGAINST 24.6
DEFENSE 357.6
SACKS Bradley Chubb (2022): 8
INTs Jevon Holland: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (13/15)
PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 46.4 (40.4)
KICKING Jason Sanders: 99 (36/39 PAT; 21/25 FG)
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA passed for 234 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 104 rating last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Has 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 108.7 rating in 5 home starts this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC North with 300+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes. Leads NFL with 107.8 passer rating in 2022.
• RB RAHEEM MOSTERT had reg. season career-high 156 scrimmage yards (136 rush, 20 rec.) last week, 4th-career game with 150+ scrimmage yards & 1st since 2020. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 85+ scrimmage yards & TD. Set career highs in rush yards (220) & rush TDs (4) in 2019 NFC-C vs. GB (1/19/20 w/ SF). Needs 108 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• RB JEFF WILSON aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD.
• WR TYREEK HILL scored 75th-career TD last week, tied with HOFer Lance Alworth for 3rd-most ever by WR in 1st 7 seasons. Aims for 5th in row with 65+ rec. yards & 4th in row with TD catch. Ranks 2nd in NFL with career-bests in catches (109) & rec. yards (1,529) in 2022, most rec. yards in single season in franchise history.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE led team with 114 rec. yards & had TD catch in Week 15. Has 65+ rec. yards in each of his 6 home games this season.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD aims for his 3rd in row at home with FR.
• LB BRADLEY CHUBB has 0.5+ sacks in each of 1st 2 home games with Mia. Had 3 TFL in only career game vs. GB (9/22/19 w/ Den.).
• LB JAELAN PHILLIPS had sack & 1st-career FF last week. Aims for 6th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Is 1st Mia. player since 1982 with 7+ sacks in each of 1st 2 seasons.
• DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS had 6 tackles, FF & FR last week. Has TFL in 6 of past 7.
