MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS
METLIFE STADIUM
OCT. 9, 2022 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
MOSTERT TOPS 100 RUSHING YARDS
• RB Raheem Mostert paced the Dolphins offense today with 113 rushing yards on 18 carries (6.3 avg.) and one touchdown.
• It was Miami’s first 100-yard rushing performance of the season. The last time a Dolphins player rushed for more than 100 yards was RB Duke Johnson (117) on Jan. 9, 2022 vs. New England.
• For Mostert, it’s just the third 100-yard rushing game of his career and only the second of his career in the regular season.
o He rushed for 146 yards on Dec. 1, 2019 at Baltimore and 220 yards on Jan. 19, 2020 in the NFC
Championship game vs. Green Bay.
The 220 rushing yards in the 2019 NFC Championship game was the second-most in a playoff game
in NFL history (Eric Dickerson, 248 yards, 1/4/86 vs. Dallas).
• Mostert now has a 5.48 career rushing average, which is second-best by a running back in NFL history (minimum 250 attempts):
HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE BY A RUNNING BACK IN NFL HISTORY (min. 250 att.)
PLAYER YRS ATT YDS AVG
- Rashaad Penny 2018-22 337 1,918 5.69
- Raheem Mostert 2015-22 341 1,870 5.48
- Bo Jackson 1987-90 515 2,782 5.40
- Hokie Gajan 1982-85 252 1,358 5.39
- Jamaal Charles 2008-18 1,407 7,563 5.38
• Mostert now has topped 75 scrimmage yards in three of his past four games.
JONES LEADS NFL DEFENSIVE B ACKS IN SACKS
• S Brandon Jones brought down Jets QB Zach Wilson for a loss of 17 yards in third quarter today.
• For Jones, it was his seventh sack since the beginning of the 2021 season. His 5.0 sacks in 2021 led all NFL defensive backs and his 7.0 sacks since 2021 are by far the most by any NFL DB:
MOST SACKS BY NFL DEFENSIVE BACKS SINCE 2021
PLAYER TEAM SACKS YDS
- Brandon Jones Mia. 7.0 69.0
- Jevon Holland Mia. 4.0 31.5 L’Jarius Sneed KC 4.0 50.0 Antoine Winfield TB 4.0 17.0
- Several Tied 3.0 –
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS
METLIFE STADIUM
OCT. 9, 2022 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
• Jones has recorded a sack in four straight games against the N.Y. Jets and all three games he’s played at MetLife Stadium in his career.
HILL LEADS DOLPHINS IN RECEIVING AGAIN
• WR Tyreek Hill led the Dolphins in receiving again today, the fourth time he’s done so in five games. Hill caught all seven of his targets for 47 yards (6.7 avg.)
• Hill also drew two pass interference penalties, totaling 61 yards, effectively accounting for 108 yards on nine targets.
• At the end of today’s 1 p.m. games, Hill ranks second in the NFL in receiving this season:
NFL RECEIVING LEADERS (2022)
PLAYER TEAM REC YDS - Justin Jefferson Min. 40 547
- Tyreek Hill Mia. 38 524
- Stefon Diggs Buf. 39 508
- Cooper Kupp LAR 45 486
- A.J. Brown Phi. 28 436
• Hill’s 524 receiving yards through the end of Week 5 are the third-most by a Dolphins player ever through the first five games of the season:
MOST RECEIVING YARDS THROUGH FIRST FIVE GAMES IN DOLPHINS HISTORY
PLAYER YEAR REC YDS
- Mark Duper 1984 30 649
- Irving Fryar 1994 25 539
- Tyreek Hill 2022 38 524
- Brian Hartline 2012 29 514
- Mark Clayton 1986 24 497
I N J URIES REP O R T E D I N T H E PRESS B O X
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• QB Teddy Bridgewater, first quarter – elbow and being evaluated for a head injury (questionable downgraded to out)
• T Terron Armstead, first quarter – toe (questionable downgraded to out)
• TE Durham Smythe, fourth quarter – hamstring (questionable)
• WR Tyreek Hill, fourth quarter – foot (questionable)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS
METLIFE STADIUM
OCT. 9, 2022 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
NEW YORK JETS
• EDGE Jermaine Johnson, fourth quarter –ankle (questionable downgraded to out)
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• QB Teddy Bridgewater, WR Tyreek Hill and DT Christian Wilkins
QUICK HITS
• There were 82,500 tickets distributed to today’s game.
o It’s the ninth-largest crowd to ever see a Miami Dolphins game and largest since 90,127 watched Miami’s game at Dallas on Sept. 22, 2019.
• QB Teddy Bridgewater became the second player from Miami-Dade County to ever start a game at quarterback for the Dolphins. The other was QB Brian Griese.
o With today’s start, QB Teddy Bridgewater became the 22nd quarterback in NFL history to start a game for five different franchises and the first since QB Nick Foles (Chicago) did so in 2020.
• CB Nik Needham played in his 50th NFL game today.
• QB Skylar Thompson made his NFL debut.
• OL Brandon Shell played in his first game with the Dolphins today.
• P Thomas Morstead became the 45th player in NFL history to top 35,000 gross punting yards. His 131 punt yards today gives him 35,077 for his career.
• LB Jerome Baker had a sack on a third-down snap in the first quarter today. It gives him 18.5 for his career, which is the sixth-most by any player in the 2018 draft class.
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