STADIUM: Hard Rock Stadium
REFEREE: Land Clark
DATE: Sunday, October 29, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NE: 103 or 390 MIA: 121 or 231
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: MIA leads series, 60-53 (won 5 of past 6)
THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/17/23: MIA 24 at NE 17
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Bill Belichick vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 27-22 Reg. Season: 300-157 (.656) Postseason: 31-13 (.705)
Mike McDaniel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-1 Reg. Season: 14-10 (.583) Postseason: 0-1
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NOTES:
• HC BILL BELICHICK won 300th-career regular-season game last week, joining HOFers Don Shula (328) & George Halas (318) as only HCs ever with 300+ regular-season wins.
• QB MAC JONES completed 25 of 30 atts. (season-high 83.3 pct.) for 272 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with season-high 126.7 rating last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ comp. pct. Has 92.8 rating in 5 career starts vs. Mia.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON led team with 85 scrimmage yards (51 rec., 34 rush) last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 50 yards & TD in Week 2 meeting.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Ranks 2nd among active RBs with 82 career TDs & 70 rush TDs.
• WR KENDRICK BOURNE had 3rd TD catch of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches & 60+ rec. yards.
• WR DEVANTE PARKER had 6 catches for 57 yards in Week 2 meeting. Spent 1st 7 seasons of career with Mia. (2015-21).
• WR DEMARIO DOUGLAS (rookie) had season-high 54 rec. yards last week. Has 45+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3.
• TE MIKE GESICKI had go-ahead rec. TD in final minute last week, 1st TD catch of season. Had season-high 5 catches in Week 2 meeting. Spent past 5 seasons with Mia. (2018-22).
• LB JA’WHUAN BENTLEY led team with 9 tackles & had PD last week. Has 5+ tackles in 6 of 7 games this season. • DT CHRISTIAN BARMORE had 2nd sack of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL.
• S KYLE DUGGER had 7 tackles & TFL in Week 7. Aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles. Had TFL & PD in Week 2 meeting.
• S JABRILL PEPPERS had 8 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles & PD.
MIAMI DOLPHINS NOTES:
• DOLPHINS lead NFL in total offense (462.3 yards per game) & scoring offense (34.3 points per game).
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 23 of 32 atts. (71.9 pct.) for 216 yards last week, his 5th game with 70+ comp. pct. this season, tied 2nd-most in NFL. Has 90+ rating in 6 games this season, tied-most in NFL. Is 3-0 with 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 132.3 rating in 3 home starts this season. Is 5-0 in 5 career starts vs. NE, with 90+ rating in each of past 3. Leads NFL with 2,092 pass yards, 71.2 comp. pct. & 110.4 rating in 2023 & ranks tied-2nd with 15 TD passes.
• RB RAHEEM MOSTERT has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of 7 games this season, with TD in 5 of 7 games. Has 352 scrimmage yards (117.3 per game) & 8 TDs (6 rush, 2 rec.) in 3 home games this season. Rushed for 121 yards & 2 TDs in Week 2 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with 90+ scrimmage yards & TD. Leads NFL with career-high 9 rush TDs in 2023.
• WR TYREEK HILL aims for 4th in row with 6+ catches, 80+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Has 150+ rec. yards & rec. TD in each of 3 home games this season. Had TD catch in Week 2 meeting. Leads NFL with 902 rec. yards & 7 rec. TDs this season, 4th-most ever by player in team’s 1st 7 games of season.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Has TD catch in both of his home games this season & has rec. TD in 2 career home games vs. NE.
• LB BRADLEY CHUBB had season-high 2 sacks & FF last week & aims for 3rd in row with sack & FF. Has sack & FF in each of his 2 career games vs. NE, incl. Week 2 meeting.
• LB JEROME BAKER led team with season-high 11 tackles & had INT-TD last week, 2nd-career TD. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles. • LB JAELAN PHILLIPS had 1st full sack of season in Week 7.
