NFL Preview: Miami Dolphins (5-6) at Green Bay Packers (8-3)

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TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Ryan Radtke, Derek Rackley

All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIA leads series, 10-6 (GB won 5 of past 6)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/25/22: GB 26 at MIA 20

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HEAD COACHES

Mike McDaniel vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 25-20 (.556) Postseason: 0-2 (.000)

Matt LaFleur vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 64-30 (.681) Postseason: 3-4 (.429)

DOLPHINS NOTES

• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 29 of 40 atts. (72.5 pct.) for 317 yards & season-high 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with season-best 128.9 rating last week, 4thcareer game with 4+ TD passes. Has 2+ TD passes & 120+ rating in 3 of past 4. Since Week 8, leads NFL with 76.5 comp. pct. & ranks 2nd with 116.2 rating. Passed for 310 yards in last meeting. Is 12-5 in 17 career starts vs. NFC. • RB DE’VON ACHANE had season-high 2 TD catches last week, 5th-career game with 2+ TDs. Has TD in 4 of past 5. Aims for 7th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 165 scrimmage yards (96 rush, 69 rec.) & TD catch in only career game on Thursday (9/12/24 vs. Buf.). • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his 4 road games this season. Has TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC. • WR TYREEK HILL aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Had 103 rec. yards in last meeting & has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. GB. Has 822 rec. yards (91.3 per game) in 9 career games on Thursday. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE set season highs in catches (8) & rec. yards (144) & had rec. TD in Week 12. Had 5 catches for 143 yards & TD in last meeting. • TE JONNU SMITH aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches, 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD. • DE CALAIS CAMPBELL has sack in 2 of past 3. Has 3 sacks in his past 3 vs. GB. Needs sack for 14th-career season with 5+ sacks, tied 4th-most since 1982. • DT ZACH SIELER had sack & 1st FF of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack. Had TFL in last meeting. • LB CHOP ROBINSON (rookie) set career highs in PD (2) & sacks (1.5) in Week 12. Has sack in 3 of past 4. Aims for 3rd in row on road with sack. • CB JALEN RAMSEY had PD & 1st sack of season last week. Has PD in 4 of past 5. Had 6 tackles, FF & FR in his last game vs. GB (12/19/22 w/ LAR).

PACKERS NOTES

• QB JORDAN LOVE had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 107.7 rating in Week 12 & aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Has 28 TDs (26 pass, 2 rush) vs. 11 INTs for 95.5 rating in 13 career home starts, incl. 2+ TD passes in 8 of his past 9 at home. Passed for 268 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 125.5 rating on Thanksgiving in 2023 (11/23/23 at Det.). • RB JOSH JACOBS rushed for 106 yards & tied his career-high with 3 rush TDs in Week 12. Has 944 yards & 7 rush TDs in 2024 & became 4th player since 2000 with 800+ rush yards & 6+ rush TDs in each of his 1st 6 seasons. Can reach 1,000 rush yards for 4th time in his career. Aims for his 5th in row on Thursday with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR ROMEO DOUBS led team with 54 rec. yards in Week 12 & needs 17 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 500-yard season. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON had 6 catches in last meeting. Had TD catch on Thanksgiving in 2023 at Det. • WR JAYDEN REED had TD catch in 2023 on Thanksgiving at Det. • TE TUCKER KRAFT had 6th rec. TD of season last week, tied 2nd-most among TEs in 2024. • DL RASHAN GARY had sack & 1st FF of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Had 3 sacks, 2 FF & FR on Thanksgiving in 2023 at Det. • DL LUKAS VAN NESS had 6th-career sack & 1st-career FF last week. • LB QUAY WALKER had 7 tackles, 2 TFL & PD in Week 12. Has 6+ tackles in 9 of his 10 games in 2024. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • S XAVIER MCKINNEY had 7th INT of season last week, tied-most in NFL in 2024. Needs PD for 3rd-career season with 10+ PD. Had FF & PD in his last game vs. Mia. (10/8/23 w/ NYG).

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