WEEK 17
MIAMI DOLPHINS (8-7) @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-8)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: Gillette Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM
REFEREE: ET Brad Allen
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dolphins lead all-time series, 59-52
STREAKS Dolphins have won past 4
LAST GAME 9/11/22: Patriots 7 at Dolphins 20
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/12/21: Dolphins 17, Patriots 16
MIAMI DOLPHINS
LAST WEEK L 26-20 vs. Green Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McDaniel: 1-0
PTS. FOR 24.3
OFFENSE 370.8
PASSING Tua Tagovailoa: 259-400-3,548-25-8-105.5
RUSHING Raheem Mostert: 161-791-4.9-3
RECEIVING Tyreek Hill: 113-1,632-14.4-7
PTS. AGAINST 24.7
DEFENSE 353.8
SACKS Bradley Chubb (2022): 8
INTs Jevon Holland: 2
TAKE/GIVE -5 (14/19)
PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 46.4 (40.5)
KICKING Jason Sanders: 107 (38/41 PAT; 23/28 FG)
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 16 of 25 atts. (64 pct.) for 310 yards last week, his 4th game this season with 300+ pass yards. Has 0 INTs in 2 of past 3 overall & 4 of his past 5 on road. Passed for 270 yards in Week 1 meeting & has 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 100.5 rating in his past 2 starts vs. NE. Leads NFL with 105.5 passer rating.
• RB RAHEEM MOSTERT aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 100+ rush yards. Needs 59 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• RB JEFF WILSON had 5th rush TD of season last week. Had 120 scrimmage yards (112 rush, 8 rec.) in only career game vs. NE (10/25/20 w/ SF).
• WR TYREEK HILL had 103 rec. yards in Week 16, his 7th game this season with 100+ rec. yards, tied 2nd-most in NFL. Aims for 6th in row with 65+ rec. yards. Aims for 5th in row on road with TD catch. Had 8 catches for 94 yards in Week 1 meeting. Has 337 rec. yards (112.3 per game) & 4 rec. TDs in 3 career games at NE. Ranks 2nd in NFL with career-bests in catches (113) & rec. yards (1,632) in 2022.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE led team with 5 catches for 143 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has rec. TD in each of 3 career games vs. NE. Ranks 6th in NFL with career-high 1,260 rec. yards this season.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD had TFL & PD in Week 16. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with PD.
• CB KADER KOHOU (rookie) had 2 PD & 1st-career INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row with PD.
• LB BRADLEY CHUBB had TFL & FF in only career game vs. NE (10/18/20 w/ Den.).
• LB ELANDON ROBERTS had 7 tackles & sack in Week 16. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 on road.
• DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS had 5 tackles & season-high 2 PD last week. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles. Has FF in 2 of past 3 on road. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NE with TFL.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LAST WEEK L 22-18 vs. Cincinnati
COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 26-21
PTS. FOR 21.2
OFFENSE 317.2
PASSING Mac Jones: 242-369-2,550-9-8-84.6
RUSHING Rhamondre Stevenson: 196-944-4.8-5
RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 58-723-12.5-4
PTS. AGAINST 19.4
DEFENSE 320.9
SACKS Matthew Judon: 15.5
INTs Jonathan Jones, Devin McCourty: 3
TAKE/GIVE +5 (25/20)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 42.7 (36.8)
KICKING Nick Folk: 118 (28/30 PAT; 30/35 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES completed 21 of 33 atts. (63.6 pct.) for 240 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 105.6 rating last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs & has 0 INTs in 6 of his past 7 starts. Has 100+ rating in 2 of his past 3 at home. Passed for 281 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 102.6 rating in last home meeting. Has 94.5 rating in 3 career starts vs. Mia.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON has 70+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his 7 home games this season. Aims or his 4th in row vs. division with 75+ scrimmage yards. Needs 56 rush yards to become 1st NE 1,000-yard rusher since 2016 (LeGarrette Blount).
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS aims for his 4th in row vs. Mia. with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 117 scrimmage yards (100 rush, 17 rec.) in last home meeting.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 6 catches for 83 yards & 4th TD of season last week. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home & 3 of his past 4 vs. Mia.
• WR KENDRICK BOURNE led team with season-high 129 scrimmage yards (100 rec., 29 rush) in Week 16.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON had sack & 2nd FF of season last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3 overall & in 6 of 7 home games this season. Had sack in Week 1 meeting. Ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 15.5 sacks & joined HOFer Andre Tripett (1984-85) as only NE players with 15+ sacks in single season since 1982.
• LB JOSH UCHE aims for 6th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Since Week 8, leads NFL with 11.5 sacks. Judon & Uche are 1 of 3 sets of teammates each with 10+ sacks this season.
• DB DEVIN MCCOURTY had 34th-career INT last week, tied-most among active players.
• DB MARCUS JONES (rookie) had season-high 14 tackles, FR & 69-yard INT-TD last week. Is 4th player ever with INT-TD, PR-TD & rec. TD in single season.
