WEEK 1
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Referee: John Hussey
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 1:00 PM ET
TV CBS: Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross (field reporter)
New England SiriusXM 99 or 389 and the SXM App
Miami SiriusXM 111 or 231 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dolphins lead all-time series, 58-52-0
STREAKS Dolphins have won past 3
LAST GAME 1/9/22: Patriots 24, Dolphins 33
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/9/22
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 10-7 (Lost AFC Wild Card)
COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 26-20
PTS. FOR 27.2
OFFENSE 353.4
PASSING Mac Jones: 352-521-3,801-22-13-92.5
RUSHING Damien Harris: 202-929-4.6-15
RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 83-866-10.4-2
PTS. AGAINST 17.8
DEFENSE 310.8
SACKS Matthew Judon: 12.5
INTs Kyle Dugger, Adrian Phillips: 4
TAKE/GIVE +7 (30/23)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Bailey: 47.3 (39.6)
KICKING Nick Folk: 150 (42/47 PAT; 36/39 FG)
MIAMI DOLPHINS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 9-8
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McDaniel: 0-0
PTS. FOR 20.1
OFFENSE 307.0
PASSING Tua Tagovailoa: 263-388-2,653-16-10-90.1
RUSHING Myles Gaskin: 173-612-3.5-3
RECEIVING Tyreek Hill (KC): 111-1,239-11.2-9
PTS. AGAINST 21.9
DEFENSE 337.5
SACKS Emmanuel Ogbah: 9
INTs Xavien Howard: 5
TAKE/GIVE 0 (26/26)
PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead (Atl/NYJ): 47.2 (42.0)
KICKING Jason Sanders: 103 (34/35 PAT; 23/31 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES led all rookies in comp. pct (67.6), pass yards (3,801), TD passes (22) & passer rating (92.5 – min. 100 atts.) last season & became 4th rookie in NFL history with 3,500+ pass yards & 90+ rating. Had 97.6 rating in 2 games vs. Mia. in 2021. Had 0 INTs in 4 of 6 division games last season.
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS had career-high 1,061 scrimmage yards (929 rush, 132 rec.) in 2021 & tied-2nd in NFL with career=high 15 rush TDs. Had 190 scrimmage yards (95 per game) in 2 games vs. Mia. last season. Aims for his 6th in row vs. division with rush TD. Had rush TD in 6 of 7 road games in 2021.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON totaled 729 scrimmage yards (606 rush, 123 rec.) in 12 games last season & ranked tied=2nd among rookies with 5 rush TDs.
• WR DEVANTE PARKER makes NE debut. Totaled 338 catches, 4,727 rec. yards & 24 rec. TDs over past 7 seasons with Mia.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS led team with career highs in catches (83) & rec. yards (866) last season. Has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Mia.
• TE HUNTER HENRY tied-1st among TEs with career-high 9 rec. TDs in 2021. Had 5 catches for 86 yards in last meeting.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON led team with career=high 12.5 sacks last season. Ranks 5th in NFL with 64 TFL since 2017. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Mia. with TFL.
• LB JA’WHAUN BENTLEY led team with career highs in tackles (108) & FFs (3) in 2021. Had career-high 17 tackles in last meeting.
• S DEVIN MCCOURTY had 10 PD & 3 INTs last season. Is 1 of 2 active players (Marcus Peters) with 30+ (31) career INTs.
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA set career highs in passing yards (2,653), TD passes (16) & passer rating (90.1) last season & ranked 3rd in AFC with 67.8 comp. pct. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 career starts vs. NE. Had 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 99.6 rating in final 5 home games of 2021.
• RB CHASE EDMUNDS makes Mia. debut. Had career-high 903 scrimmage yards (592 rush, 311 rec.) in 2021 with Az. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 career games vs. AFC East.
• WR TYREEK HILL makes Mia. debut. Ranked 3rd in NFL with career-high 111 catches last season with KC & had 1,239 rec. yards & 9 rec. TDs. Is 1 of 4 in NFL with 1,200+ rec. yards in each of past 2 seasons. Since 2016, ranks 3rd in NFL with 56 rec. TDs. Has 401 rec. yards (100.3 per game) & 5 rec. TDs in 4 career games vs. NE.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE led team with 104 catches, 1,015 rec. yards & 7 TDs (6 rec., 1 rush) in 2021, most catches by rookie in NFL history. Had rec. TD in both games vs. NE in 2021.
• TE MIKE GESICKI set career highs in catches (73) & rec. yards (780) last season & is 1 of 5 TEs with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD led team with 5 INTs in 2021 & is 1 of 4 in NFL with 5+ INTs in each of past 2 seasons. Leads NFL with 27 INTs since 2016. Had INT-TD in last meeting.
• DE EMMANUEL OGBAH led team with 9 sacks & set career highs in PD (12) & TFL (9) last season. Is 1 of 3 in AFC (Myles Garrett & T.J. Watt) with 9+ sacks in each of past 2 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with PD.
• LB JEROME BAKER led team with 92 tackles in 2021 & had 5.5 sacks & 9 TFL.
• LB MELVIN INGRAM makes Mia. debut. Has 51 sacks & 14 FFs over 10-year career.
