HARD ROCK STADIUM NOV. 3, 2019
DOLPHINS DEFEAT JETS, 26-18
• Head Coach Brian Flores earned the first victory of his head-coaching career. He was named Dolphins head coach on Feb. 4, 2019 after spending 15 years with the New England Patriots as a scout and assistant coach.
• QB Ryan Fitzpatrick earned his first win as starting quarterback of the Miami Dolphins. He has now won a start for his eighth different NFL team – an NFL record.
• Miami has now won four straight games against the Jets and has taken six of the past seven.
• The Dolphins have now won 18 of their past 29 games at Hard Rock Stadium. Their 18-11 mark at home since Jan. 3,
2016 is the team’s best home stretch since going 18-11 from Dec. 30, 2001 to Sept. 25, 2005.
DOLPHINS BIG SECOND QUARTER
• The Dolphins outscored the Jets 21-5 in the second quarter, taking a 21-12 halftime lead.
• QB Ryan Fitzpatrick became the first Dolphins QB since at least 1991 to throw for three touchdowns in the second
quarter of a game.
• Fitzpatrick is only the fourth Dolphins QB since 1991 to throw for three touchdowns in a single quarter. The last
Dolphins player to do that was QB Ryan Tannehill in the first quarter on Oct. 25, 2015 vs. Houston.
• Miami’s 21 second-quarter points are the team’s most in the second quarter since Sept. 28, 2014 at Oakland (in
London).
WILKINS RECORDS FIRST NFL SACK
• DT Christian Wilkins had an important sack in the first quarter. On a third-and-3 snap from Miami’s 22-yard line, Wilkins brought down QB Sam Darnold for a loss of 9 yards. The sack forced the Jets to attempt a 49-yard field goal, which was wide right and Miami utilized the good field position to tie the game with a touchdown on the ensuing possession.
• It was the first sack of Wilkins’ career. Wilkins was Miami’s first-round pick (13th overall) in the 2019 NFL draft.
WILLIAMS SCORES TWO SECOND QUARTER TDs
• WR Preston Williams capped off a 7-play, 61-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown reception from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to tie the game at 7 early in the second quarter.
• Williams caught another touchdown, a 5-yarder from Fitzpatrick, with 1:51 left in the second quarter to give the Dolphins a 21-7 lead.
• With his two touchdown receptions, Williams became just the fourth Dolphins player since 1991 to ever catch 2+ touchdowns in the second quarter of a game and first since Chris Chambers had two on Dec. 24, 2005 vs. Tennessee. Chambers caught 2+ touchdowns in the second quarter three times in his career.
• It was the second and third touchdown receptions of Williams’ career.
• As of the end of the 1 p.m. games, Williams is tied for the NFL rookie lead with 32 receptions and is third with 428
receiving yards. His three receiving touchdowns are tied for fourth.
PARKER SCORES FOURTH TD IN FIVE GAMES
• WR DeVante Parker recorded his fourth touchdown reception in the past five games with a 17-yard score in the second quarter.
• The touchdown capped off a 12-play, 84-yard drive that took 5:16 off the clock and gave the Dolphins a 14-7 lead.
• Parker has now tied his career high with four touchdown receptions. He also had four in the 2016 season.
• It was Parker’s fourth touchdown reception in his past five games. Parker’s four TD receptions since Week 4 are tied
for the second-most in the league even though the Dolphins had their bye during that span.
GESICKI HAS CAREER DAY
• TE Mike Gesicki had the best game of his NFL career today, leading the Dolphins in both receptions (6) and receiving yards (95).
• His six receptions and 95 receiving yards were both career highs.
DOLPHINS LEAD THE NFL IN FEWEST PENALTIES
• The Dolphins had just six penalties for 51 yards this evening. It marked the seventh consecutive game the Dolphins have had six or fewer penalties and 55 or less penalty yards.
• As of the end of the 1 p.m. games, Miami leads the NFL with just 45 penalties and 370 total penalty yards this season.
• The most penalty yards committed by the Dolphins in a game this season is 64.
INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• WR Preston Williams, third quarter – wrist – questionable
• WR Preston Williams, fourth quarter – knee – questionable
NEW YORK JETS
• DL Steve McLendon, fourth quarter – shoulder – questionable
• S Jamal Adams, fourth quarter – being evaluated for a possible head injury
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• S Walt Aikens, LB Jerome Baker and S Bobby McCain
QUICK HITS
• There were 59,229 tickets distributed in today’s game.
• WR Allen Hurns played in his 75th NFL game today.
• LB Raekwon McMillan had eight tackles (two solo) today. He now has 39 tackles (18 solo) in his past five games.
• CB Jomal Wiltz recorded his first career interception today, picking off Jets QB Sam Darnold on the Dolphins’ 1-
yard line with less than a minute remaining in the first half.
• CB Nik Needham recorded his first career sack today, bringing down Jets QB Sam Darnold for a 7-yard loss in the
fourth quarter.
• LB Vince Biegel had three more quarterback hits today, giving him a team-leading 10 on the season. Biegel entered
the game averaging a quarterback hit for every 26.4 defensive snaps played, the 10th-best mark in the NFL.
• The Dolphins forced a Jets safety in the fourth quarter. It was the team’s first forced safety since Dec. 3, 2017 vs.
Denver when the Dolphins had two safeties.
• CB Xavier Crawford, C/G Keaton Sutherland and TE Clive Walford made their Dolphins debuts today.
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