STADIUM: Hard Rock Stadium
REFEREE: Shawn Hochuli
DATE: Sunday, December 24, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) DAL: 210 or 388 MIA: 82 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: Series tied, 7-7 (DAL won past 4). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/22/19: MIA 6 at DAL 31.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 165-101-2 (.619) Postseason: 11-10 (.524. Mike McDaniel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 19-12 (.613) Postseason: 0-1.
DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:
• QB DAK PRESCOTT ranks 2nd in NFL in TD passes (28), 3rd in rating (104) & 5th in pass yards (3,639) in 2023. Has 0 INTs & 95+ rating in 3 of his past 4 road starts. Had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 91.4 rating in last meeting.
• RB TONY POLLARD rushed for 57 yards in Week 15 & is 1 of 2 (Christian McCaffrey) with 50+ scrimmage yards in 14 games this season. Had 128 scrimmage yards (103 rush, 25 rec.) & 1st career rush TD in last meeting. Ranks 4th among RBs with career-high 51 receptions this season.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had 2nd rush TD of season last week & has TD in 6 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Ranks 2nd in NFL in catches (103) & 3rd in rec. yards (1,306) this season & can surpass career highs set in 2022 (107 catches & 1,359 rec. yards). Has 4,994 career scrimmage yards.
• TE JAKE FERGUSON had 6 catches last week & aims for his 4th in row with 5+ receptions.
• LB MICAH PARSONS has 12.5 sacks in 2023 & can join HOFer Reggie White as only players since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of his 1st 3 NFL seasons. Has 7 sacks in 7 road games this season. Has 39 career sacks & can become 5th player since 1982 with 40+ sacks in 1st 3 career seasons.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE tied his career high with 8 tackles & had his 1st FF of season last week, his 20th-career FF. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. Had sack & FR in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Mia. with sack.
• CB DARON BLAND leads NFL with 8 INTs & NFL-record 5 INTTDs in 2023. Has PD in 4 of his past 5 on road.
• CB STEPHON GILMORE had 12th PD of season last week & since 2012, ranks 2nd in NFL with 139 PD.
MIAMI DOLPHINS NOTES:
• DOLPHINS lead NFL in total offense (414.1 yards per game).
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 21 of 24 atts. (87.5 pct.) for 224 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 119.4 rating last week, 6th-career game with 80+ comp. pct. (min. 20 atts.), most-ever by player in 1st 4 seasons. Aims for 4th in row with 0 INTs & 90+ rating. Has 15 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 114.5 rating in 7 home games this season, with 90+ rating in each game. Needs 79 pass yards to become 3rd Mia. QB ever with 4,000+ pass yards in a season, joining HOFer Dan Marino (6 seasons) & Ryan Tannehill (2 seasons).
• RB RAHEEM MOSTERT aims for 5th in row with rush TD & 3rd in row with 2+ rush TDs. Has TD in 6 of 7 home games this season. Ties for NFL lead with franchise-record 20 TDs (18 rush, 2 rec.) in 2023 & is 3rd undrafted player since 1967 with 20+ TDs in a season.
• RB DE’VON ACHANE (rookie) has 60+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7. Ties for lead among rookies with 9 TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.).
• WR TYREEK HILL has 60+ rec. yards in each of his past 9. Has 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 overall & in 5 of his 6 home games this season. Has 60+ rec. yards in each of 2 career games vs. Dal. Leads NFL with 1,542 rec. yards & 12 rec. TDs.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE led team with 8 catches for season-high 142 yards & TD last week. Aims for 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Needs 36 rec. yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season.
• LB BRADLEY CHUBB tied career high with 3 sacks, had career-high 2 FFs & FR in Week 15, his 2nd-straight game with FR. Is 4th player in NFL this season with 3+ sacks & 2+ FFs in a game. Needs half sack for 2nd-career 10-sack season (12 in 2018 w/ Den).
• DT ZACH SIELER had sack, FR & PD last week. Has sack in 3 of past 4 & aims for 3rd in row with PD.
• S BRANDON JONES had career-high 2 INTs in Week 15.
