DOLPHINS WIN FOURTH IN A ROW, DEFEAT BROWNS 39 – 17
• The Miami Dolphins are 7-3 this season, which is the team’s best 10-game start since 2001, when they were also 7-3.
• Head Coach Mike McDaniel joins Dave Wannstedt as the only head coaches in team history to win at least seven of their first 10 games. Wannstedt went 7-3 in his first 10 games in 2000.
• The Dolphins are now 13-2 in the past 15 games QB Tua Tagovailoa has started and 14-1 in the past 15 games he’s finished (includes games that Tagovailoa left early due to the Dolphins holding a large lead).
• This is Miami’s 10th win in its past 11 games at Hard Rock Stadium. It’s the best 11-game home stretch for the team since they went 10-1 from Dec. 10, 2001 to Dec. 15, 2002.
• The Dolphins have now won three of their past four meetings with Cleveland and lead the all-time series 12-9 (including playoffs).
DOLPHINS HAVE ANOTHER EFFICIENT DAY ON OFFENSE
• The Miami Dolphins scored at least seven points in each quarter today en route to 39 points total.
o It is the first time Miami has scored 30+ points in three straight games since a 4-game streak from Oct. 4, 2009 to Nov. 1, 2009.
• The Dolphins did not punt in a game for the first time since Dec. 28, 2003 vs. the N.Y. Jets. It was just the fifth time in franchise history the team did not punt.
o The Dolphins have punted just two times in the past three games. It’s the first time in team history the
Dolphins have punted two times or less in a three-game span.
• Miami also did not allow a sack of QB Tua Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa has been sacked in only one of the four games he’s played since returning from injury in Week 7 vs. Pittsburgh.
o The one sack Miami did surrender today was when WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. was attempting to pass.
• The Dolphins totaled 491 yards on 67 plays, averaging 7.3 yards per play.
o It’s the fourth time this season Miami has topped 450 total yards, tied with the Chiefs for the most such
games in the NFL this year.
The last time the Dolphins had at least four games of 450+ total yards in a season was 2016.
o It was the most yards allowed by the Browns since Oct. 10, 2021 at the L.A. Chargers when they allowed 493 yards.
o The Dolphins are now averaging 6.44 yards per play, which is the second-best in the NFL this season (as of 5:45 p.m.).
• Miami has turned the ball over only once in the past four games since Tagovailoa returned from injury. The turnover was a fumble by WR Braylon Sanders in Week 8 at Detroit.
• The Dolphins totaled 29 first downs today – 17 by pass, 11 by run and one by penalty. It’s the most first downs in a game for Miami since Dec. 22, 2019 vs. Cincinnati when they also had 29.
o The Dolphins have topped 20 first downs in three consecutive games. The last time Miami had at least three games with 20+ first downs was from Nov. 29, 2020 to Dec. 20, 2020 when they did so in four straight contests.
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS
HARD ROCK STADIUM
NOV. 13, 2022 | 1 PM
POSTGAME NOTES
MIAMI RUSHING ATTACK TOTALS 195 YARDS
• The Dolphins rushed for 195 yards in today’s win on 33 attempts, good for 5.9 yards per carry.
• The last time Miami rushed for 195 yards was on Jan. 9, 2022 vs. New England.
• The last time the Dolphins averaged at least 5.9 yards per carry was on Dec. 20, 2020 vs. New England, when they averaged 5.95 yards per carry.
• RB Jeff Wilson Jr. led Miami with 17 carries for 119 yards (7.0 avg.) and one touchdown – a 20-yard score in the fourth quarter.
o It was the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career and the third-most rushing yards in a game in his five NFL seasons.
o Wilson played in just his second game with the team after he was acquired via trade from San Francisco on Nov. 1, 2022.
o Combined with his yardage for the 49ers this season, Wilson now has 638 rushing yards on the year. It tops his previous career high of 600 rushing yards in 2020.
o Wilson’s 119 rushing yards are the most a Dolphin has ever had in the 19 all-time games vs. Cleveland,
breaking the previous high of 114 by FB Larry Csonka on Oct. 15, 1973.
• RB Raheem Mostert had eight carries for 65 yards (8.1 avg.) and one touchdown – a 24-yard score in the third quarter.
o It was the fifth time this season Mostert has rushed for at least 60 yards in a game.
o This was Mostert’s fifth straight game against an AFC North opponent with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• With Mostert’s 113-yard rushing performance earlier this season against the N.Y. Jets, this marks the first time since the 2018 season (Frank Gore and Kalen Ballage) the Dolphins have had two different players top 100 rushing yards in a game in the same season.
TAGOVAILOA CONTINUES STELLAR PLAY
• QB Tua Tagovailoa completed 25-of-32 passes (78.1 pct.) for 285 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions today, good for a 135.0 passer rating.
o The three highest rated games of his career have all come in the past three weeks – 138.7 in Week 8 at
Detroit, 135.7 in Week 9 at Chicago and 135.0 today.
o Tagovailoa’s passer rating this season is 118.4, which is the best in the NFL by at least 10 points.
If the season ended today, it would be the third-highest single-season passer rating in the past
decade behind QB Aaron Rodgers in 2020 (121.5) and QB Nick Foles in 2013 (119.2).
• Tagovailoa has 10 touchdown passes and no interceptions since returning from injury in Week 7 vs. Pittsburgh.
o He has not thrown an interception in his past 138 pass attempts, which is the fourth-longest streak in team history.
o He has not thrown an interception in his past four starts, which is tied for the third-longest streak in team history.
o He has not thrown an interception in his last five home starts.
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS
HARD ROCK STADIUM
NOV. 13, 2022 | 1 PM
POSTGAME NOTES
• On third down today, Tagovailoa was 7-of-7 (100.0 pct.) for 80 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions for a 153.9 rating. He has a 150+ passer rating on third down in each of the past three games and his 149.8 third-down passer rating this season is the best in the NFL since at least 1991 when the league began tracking stats by down.
• Tagovailoa has posted a rating of 100+ in six of his eight starts this season and has a 70.0+ completion percentage in five of his eight starts.
• Tagovailoa has had 7.4 yards per attempt or better in all eight games he’s played this season, including 8.91 yards per attempt today.
• Tagovailoa’s three touchdown passes give him 18 for the season, which breaks his career high of 16 in 2021.
DEFENSE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON BROWNS
• The Dolphins defense got after the passer today, recording three sacks and 14 quarterback hits on 35 pass attempts by Browns QB Jacoby Brissett.
• The Dolphins allowed just 297 yards of offense to Cleveland today. It was the Browns’ lowest offensive output of the season and their lowest since Jan. 3, 2022 at Pittsburgh when they had 232 yards.
o Miami allowed just 185 passing yards, which is the second game in a row they’ve allowed fewer than 200 passing yards and the fifth time this season they’ve allowed under 200 passing yards.
o Cleveland’s 185 passing yards and 112 rushing yards were its second fewest of the season each.
• DT Christian Wilkins applied a lot of pressure, picking up a pair of half sacks (for 1.0 total) and three quarterback hits.
o Wilkins tied for the team lead with seven total tackles (three solo) today. He now has 50 total tackles this season, which are third-most among NFL defensive linemen as of 6:20 p.m.
• LB Bradley Chubb and LB Melvin Ingram also totaled three quarterback hits each. Ingram had a pair of half sacks (for 1.0 total) while Chubb had a half sack.
o Ingram now leads the team with 4.0 sacks this season.
• LB Jaelan Phillips added two quarterback hits and half a sack himself.
• CB Kader Kohou totaled a career-high three passes defensed.
o His three passes defensed are the most by an undrafted rookie in an NFL game since fellow Dolphins CB Nik Needham had three on Nov. 10, 2019 at Indianapolis.
• DT Zach Sieler forced a fumble of Browns RB Nick Chubb that was recovered by CB Xavien Howard in the first quarter.
o It was Sieler’s third career forced fumble and Howard’s fourth career fumble recovery.
o It was the first time Chubb had lost a fumble since Nov. 7, 2021 at Cincinnati.
DOLPHINS LED 17 – 7 AFTER FIRST HALF
• The Dolphins scored 17 unanswered points to finish the first half after Cleveland took a 7-0 lead on the opening possession.
• Miami out-gained Cleveland 235 to 126 in the first half despite the Browns receiving the opening kickoff. The Dolphins averaged 6.2 yards per carry and 9.1 yards per pass attempt.
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS
HARD ROCK STADIUM
NOV. 13, 2022 | 1 PM
POSTGAME NOTES
• QB Tua Tagovailoa was 14-of-17 (82.4 pct.) for 154 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and a 143.6 passer rating.
• Both of Miami’s touchdowns in the half were on passes from Tagovailoa, who completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to FB Alec Ingold and a 14-yard touchdown pass to WR Trent Sherfield.
o It was Sherfield’s first touchdown reception since Sept. 12, 2021 at Detroit, when Sherfield played for San Francisco.
o Ingold’s touchdown reception was his first since Sept. 26, 2021 vs. Miami, when Ingold played for the
Raiders.
• RB Jeff Wilson Jr. led the Dolphins with eight carries for 62 yards (7.8 avg.). It was the second-most rushing yards in the first half of a game in Wilson’s career.
INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• DE Emmanuel Ogbah, second quarter – elbow (questionable downgraded to out)
• DB Keion Crossen, second quarter – shoulder (questionable downgraded to out)
CLEVELAND BROWNS
• S D’Anthony Bell, second quarter – concussion (out)
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• WR Tyreek Hill, QB Tua Tagovailoa and DT Christian Wilkins
QUICK HITS
• There were 66,563 tickets distributed to today’s game.
o It’s the most tickets distributed for a Dolphins game since Hard Rock Stadium was modernized in 2015.
• S Clayton Fejedelem and LB Elandon Roberts played in their 100th NFL game today.
• K Jason Sanders played in his 75th NFL game today.
• OL Michael Deiter played in his 50th NFL game today.
• K Jason Sanders scored his 500th career point today.
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