STADIUM: Hard Rock Stadium
REFEREE: Clay Martin
DATE: Sunday, September 24, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) DEN: 98 or 388 MIA: 158 or 231
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: MIA lead series, 12-6-1 (DEN won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: DEN leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 11/22/20: MIA 13 at DEN 20
POSTSEASON: 1/9/99 AFC-DIV: MIA 3 at DEN 38
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Sean Payton vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 152-91 (.626) Postseason: 9-8 (.529)
Mike McDaniel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 11-8 (.579) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
DENVER BRONCOS NOTES:
- QB RUSSELL WILSON totaled 364 yards (308 pass, 56 rush) with 3 TD passes vs. INT for 107.3 rating last week, his 5th-career game with 300+ pass yards & 50+ rush yards, 3rd-most in NFL history. Is 1 of 3 QBs (Kirk Cousins & Jordan Love) with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in each of 1st 2 weeks. Has 5 TD passes with 101.5 rating in 3 career starts vs. Mia. Has 5,023 career rush yards & became 3rd QB ever (Cam Newton & Michael Vick) with 5,000+ career rush yards.
- RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had 58 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 14 rec.) last week & aims for 3rd in row with 55+ scrimmage yards.
- RB JALEEL MCLAUGHLIN (rookie) had 1st-career rush TD last week.
- WR COURTLAND SUTTON had team-high 5 catches for 66 yards in Week 2. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3.
- WR JERRY JEUDY has 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6.
- WR BRANDON JOHNSON had career-high 66 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 2.
- WR MARVIN MIMS had 113 rec. yards, incl. 60-yard TD catch last week, becoming 1st Den. rookie with 100+ rec. yards in a game since 2020 (Jerry Jeudy).
- S JUSTIN SIMMONS led team with 10 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles & INT in each of 2 career games vs. Mia, incl. INT-TD in last road meeting. Has 27 career INTs, tied-4th most among active safeties.
- CB PAT SURTAIN III is 1 of 6 in AFC with 3+ PD (3) this season.
- LB JOSEY JEWELL had 9 tackles & PD in Week 2, his 15thstraight game with 5+ tackles.
- LB RANDY GREGORY had 2 TFL, sack & PD last week.
- LB JONATHON COOPER had career-best 8 tackles, team-high 2 sacks & 1st-career FF in Week 2.
- LB NIK BONITTO had 2 TFL & 1st sack of season last week.
MIAMI DOLPHINS NOTES:
- DOLPHINS can begin season 3-0 in consecutive years for 1st time since 1994-96.
- QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 21 of 30 atts. (70 pct.) for 249 yards & TD vs. INT with 92.2 rating last week. Had 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 103.4 rating in 6 home starts last season, with 0 INTs in 5 of 6 starts. Leads NFL with 715 pass yards this season.
- RB RAHEEM MOSTERT led team with 121 rush yards & 2 rush TDs in Week 2, his 3rd-career game with 115+ rush yards & 2ndcareer game with 2 rush TDs. Aims for his 5th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Ties for NFL lead with 3 rush TDs this season & is only AFC RB with rush TD in each of 1st 2 weeks.
- WR TYREEK HILL had 5 catches for 40 yards & TD last week, his 3rd-straight game with 5+ catches, incl. playoffs. Leads NFL with 3 rec. TDs this season & ranks 3rd with 255 rec. yards.
- WR JAYLEN WADDLE led team with 86 rec. yards last week & is 1 of 3 in AFC (Keenan Allen & Nico Collins) with 75+ rec. yards in each of 1st 2 weeks. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 5+ catches.
- CB XAVIEN HOWARD had 6 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. Has 7 PD & 3 INTs in 2 career games vs. Den. Has 29 career INTs & can become 6th active player with 30.
- S JEVON HOLLAND led team with 11 tackles & had PD last week. Is 1 of 2 DBs (Camryn Bynum) with 10+ tackles in each of 1st 2 weeks. Aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles.
- LB BRADLEY CHUBB had 7 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & FF in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Was selected No. 5 overall by Den. in 2018 & had 33 TFL & 26 sacks in 49 career games (2018-22).
- LB DAVID LONG had 7 tackles & 1st-career sack last week.
- LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had sack last week. Had FF in last meeting.
- DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS had 1st sack of season in Week 2.
