WEEK 4
MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-0) @ CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-2)
DATE: Thursday (9/29/22)
STADIUM: Paycor Stadium
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Tra Blake
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dolphins lead all-time series, 17-7
STREAKS Dolphins have won past 2
LAST GAME 12/6/20: Bengals 7 at Dolphins 19
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/7/18: Bengals 27, Dolphins 17
MIAMI DOLPHINS
LAST WEEK W 21-19 vs. Buffalo
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McDaniel: 0-0
PTS. FOR 27.7
OFFENSE 355.3
PASSING Tua Tagovailoa: 72-101-925-8-2-117.8
RUSHING Chase Edmonds: 23-79-3.4-2
RECEIVING Tyreek Hill: 21-317-15.1-2
PTS. AGAINST 21.3
DEFENSE 413.7
SACKS Melvin Ingram: 2
INTs Jevon Holland: 1
TAKE/GIVE +2 (4/2)
PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 43.9 (39.5)
KICKING Jason Sanders: 17 (11/11 PAT; 2/2 FG)
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA passed for 186 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 123.8 rating last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 70+ comp. pct. & 120+ rating. Completed 26 of 39 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 296 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 97.8 rating in last meeting. Ranks 2nd in pass yards (925) & tied-3rd in TD passes (8) in 2022.
• RB CHASE EDMONDS had 1st 2 rush TDs of season last week. Rushed for 68 yards & TD in his only career game at Cin. (10/6/19 w/ Az.). Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with TD.
• WR TYREEK HILL ranks 3rd in rec. yards (317) this season. Has rec. TD in 6 of his 7 career TNF games & aims for his 4th in row on TNF with TD catch. Had 7 catches for 78 yards & rec. TD in vs. Cin. in 2021 AFC-C w/ KC (1/30/22). Aims for his 4th in row, incl. postseason, vs. Cin. with 6+ catches.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE had 4 catches for team-high 104 yards last week. Has 123 career receptions, 2nd-most by player in 1st 20 career games all-time. Has 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) in his past 4 on road. Ranks 2rd in rec. yards (342) in 2022.
• TE MIKE GESICKI had 9 catches for 88 yards & rec. TD in last meeting.
• LB MELVIN INGRAM had 2 sacks, FF & FR in Week 3. Had sack & PD in his last game vs. Cin. (2021 AFC-C w/ KC). Has 4.5 sacks & 7 TFL in 8 career Thursday games. Aims for his 5th in row overall with TFL.
• DE EMMANUEL OGBAH has 4.5 sacks in 6 career games vs. Cin.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD had INT in last meeting. Has 7 PD in his past 7 on road & aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD.
• S JEVON HOLLAND had set career highs in tackles (10) & sacks (1.5) & had 1st-career FF in Week 3. Had sack & 2 PD in his only career game on TNF (11/11/21 vs. Bal.).
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LAST WEEK W 27-12 at N.Y. Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Zac Taylor: 0-2
PTS. FOR 21.3
OFFENSE 338.7
PASSING Joe Burrow: 80-125-812-6-4-85.2
RUSHING Joe Mixon: 58-163-2.8-0
RECEIVING Ja’Marr Chase: 21-212-10.1-2
PTS. AGAINST 18.3
DEFENSE 310.7
SACKS Trey Hendrickson: 2.5
INTs Jessie Bates, Logan Wilson: 1
TAKE/GIVE -1 (5/6)
PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 48.7 (41.1)
KICKING Evan McPherson: 24 (3/4 PAT; 7/9 FG)
BENGALS NOTES
• QB JOE BURROW passed for 275 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.9 rating in Week 3. Has 664 pass yards (332 per game) & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 105.3 rating in 2 career TNF starts. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 4,467 pass yards (319.1 per game) & 30 TDs (26 pass, 4 rush) in 14 career home starts. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 6th in row at home with 300+ pass yards.
• RB JOE MIXON has 13 TDs (11 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 12 at home. Had 115 scrimmage yards (93 rush, 22 rec.) & TD catch in last home meeting.
• WR JA’MARR CHASE had 6 catches & 15th-career rec. TD in Week 3. Has 8 rec. TDs in 10 career home games. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 10+ catches & rec. TD & 4th in row at home with 100+ rec. yards.
• WR TEE HIGGINS had 5 catches for season-high 93 rec. yards in Week 3. Had 5 catches for 56 yards in last meeting.
• WR TYLER BOYD led team with 105 rec. yards & had 26th-career TD catch last week. Had 72-yard TD catch in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Mia. with rec. TD.
• DE TREY HENDRICKSON had 1st 2.5 sacks of season & career-high 2 FFs in Week 3.
• DE SAM HUBBARD tied his career high with 10 tackles in last meeting. Had 19-yard FR-TD in last home meeting.
• DT B.J. HILL had 1st-career FF & 1st 2 career FRs in Week 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
• LB LOGAN WILSON had 7th-career INT last week, most among LBs since 2020. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 8+ tackles.
• S JESSIE BATES had 11th-career INT in Week 3. Had INT in last home meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Mia. with FF.
