MONDAY, DEC. 27, 2021 // 8:15 PM ET // CAESARS SUPERDOME // REFEREE: ADRIAN HILL
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: ESPN (8:15 PM ET): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
SIRIUS: 81 (Mia.), 83 (NO), 88 (National) | XM: 226 (Mia.), 225 (NO), 88 (National) | SXM App: 819 (Mia.), 822 (NO), 88 (National)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: All-time series tied, 6-6
STREAKS: Saints have won past 3
LAST GAME: 10/1/17: Saints 20 at Dolphins 0
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/30/13: Saints 38, Dolphins 17
DOLPHINS NOTES
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA passed for 196 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5 starts & 70+ comp. pct. in 3 of past 4. Has 275+ pass yards & 95+ rating in 2 of past 3 on road. Has 83.1 comp. pct. & 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 109 rating in 2 career starts vs. NFC South. Leads NFL with 69.9 comp. pct this season.
• RB DUKE JOHNSON had career-high 127 scrimmage yards (107 rush, 20 rec.) & 2 rush TDs last week. Had 90 scrimmage yards (57 rush, 33 rec.) in his last game vs. NO (9/9/19 w/ Hou.). Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 50+ scrimmage yards. RB MYLES GASKIN rushed for 54 yards in Week 15 & has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. Has 5 TDs (3 rec., 2 rush) in 3 games vs. NFC South this season. Has 309 scrimmage yards (103 per game) & 2 rec. TDs in 3 career primetime games.
• WR JAYLEN WADDLE (rookie) aims for his 4th in row with 8+ catches & 6th in row with 60+ rec. yards. Leads rookies with 86 catches & needs 7 catches for 2nd-most ever by rookie. WR DEVANTE PARKER had 4 catches for 68 yards & TD last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 60+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 69 yards in last meeting. WR ISAIAH FORD had 51 rec. yards last week. TE MIKE GESICKI aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches.
• CB XAVIEN HOWARD has PD in 3 of past 4. Aims for 5th in row on road with PD. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NFC South with INT. Has
3 INTs in his past 2 on MNF. LB JEROME BAKER had 7 tackles & had season-high 2 sacks last week. Aims for 4th in row with TFL. DE EMMANUEL OGBAH had sack & PD last week.
SAINTS NOTES
• QB TAYSOM HILL totaled 187 yards (154 pass, 33 rush) last week. Is 5-2 as starting QB in career & has 2+ TDs (pass & rush combined) in 6 of his 7 starts at QB.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA has 1,331 scrimmage yards (110.9 per game) & 18 TDs (12 rush, 6 rec.) in his past 12 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD & 7th in row at home with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has 1,016 scrimmage yards (668 rush, 348 rec.) & is 1 of 2 RBs (EZEKIEL ELLIOTT) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of past 5 seasons. Had 10 catches & 96 scrimmage yards (71 rec., 25 rush) with rec. TD in last meeting. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 on Monday. RB MARK INGRAM rushed for 107 yards & 2 TDs in his last game vs. Mia. (9/8/19 w/ Bal.). Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his 3 home games with NO this season.
• WR MARQUEZ CALLAWAY led team with 6 receptions & career-high 112 rec. yards last week, his 1st-career 100-yard game.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN had 2 sacks & FF last week & became 5th active player with 100+ career sacks (100.5). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Mia. with sack. CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had 2 PD & 5th-career FR last week. Leads all DBs with 73 PD since 2017. Had FF in last meeting. LB DEMARIO DAVIS needs 5 tackles for 5th-straight 100-tackle season. Has 5 TFL in his past 4 vs. Mia. is 1 of 3 (AARON DONALD & T.J. WATT) with 10+ TFL in each of past 5 seasons. DE MARCUS DAVENPORT has career-high 6.5 sacks & 9 TFL in 2021.
