BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS
HARD ROCK STADIUM
SEPT. 25, 2022 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
DOLPHINS DEFEAT BILLS , 2 1 – 1 9
• The Dolphins are 3-0 for the first time since 2018 and the 15th time in franchise history.
• The victory is Miami’s eighth straight win at Hard Rock Stadium dating back to Nov. 7, 2021, the longest streak in stadium history.
o The eight-game home winning streak is the team’s longest since a 10-game stretch from Dec. 17, 1984 to Sept. 14, 1986.
o Hard Rock Stadium opened in 1987.
• Head Coach Mike McDaniel joins Jimmy Johnson as the only coaches in Dolphins history to win their first three games.
• This is Miami’s first win against Buffalo since Dec. 2, 2018, snapping a seven-game losing streak to the Bills.
DOLPHINS MAKE TWO DEFENSIVE STANDS IN FINAL TWO MINUTES
• Miami’s defense was on the field for 90 snaps on an 89-degree day but found a way to make plays when it mattered most, preserving Miami’s victory.
• With the Dolphins leading 21-17 and Buffalo facing a first-and-goal from the 2-yard line and 2:36 remaining, the Dolphins defense made a big four-down stop.
o LB Elandon Roberts and DT Christian Wilkins teamed up for a first-down stop of RB Devin Singletary for
only a one-yard gain.
o On second-and-goal from the 1-yard line, Roberts and LB Jerome Baker stopped QB Josh Allen for a 1-
yard loss.
The stop by Baker was his 13th of the game. It’s the second-most tackles in a game in his career.
o CB Xavien Howard deflected a pass to WR Stefon Diggs on third-and-goal from the 2-yard line.
o On fourth down, Allen’s pass to WR Isaiah McKenzie was incomplete, and the Dolphins got the ball back
with 1:46 to play.
• Buffalo regained possession at their own 23-yard line with 1:25 to play, trailing 21-19 and needing a field goal to win.
o Miami’s defense bent but didn’t break, as the Bills moved the ball all the way to the Buffalo 47-yard line with 18 seconds remaining.
o Allen completed a pass to WR Isaiah McKenzie that gained 12 yards, but LB Melvin Ingram made a critical tackle to keep McKenzie inbounds, and Buffalo didn’t have time to run another play, preserving the victory.
• The Dolphins held Buffalo to just three offensive points in the second half. Those three points were scored at the end of a 20-play, 87-yard drive, where the Dolphins were able to keep Buffalo out of the end zone.
HOLLAND STRIP – SACK LEADS TO FIRST DOLPHINS TD
• S Jevon Holland recorded the first forced fumble of his career when he strip-sacked Buffalo QB Josh Allen on a third-and-8 snap in the first quarter. LB Melvin Ingram recovered the fumble at the Buffalo 6-yard line, setting up a short field for the Miami offense.
BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS
HARD ROCK STADIUM
SEPT. 25, 2022 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
o It was Ingram’s second fumble recovery for the Dolphins this season and ninth of his career. The three-time Pro Bowl selection (2017-19) joined the Dolphins this offseason.
o Holland played in his 19th NFL game today and has played a role in seven takeaways. While this was his first forced fumble, he has three career interceptions and three fumble recoveries.
• Miami punched a touchdown in three plays later as RB Chase Edmonds took a hand-off and rushed for the 1-yard score.
o It was the 10th rushing touchdown and 15th overall score of Edmonds’ career.
o It was Edmonds’ first touchdown with the Dolphins, as he signed with Miami as an unrestricted free agent from Arizona this offseason.
o Edmonds later scored the game-winning touchdown on a 3-yard run with 10:05 to play, giving Miami a 21-17 lead.
It was Edmonds’ first multi-score game since he had three rushing touchdowns in a win at the N.Y.
Giants on Oct. 20, 2019 as a member of the Cardinals.
WADDLE R E CORDS BACK – T O – BACK 1 0 0 – YARD GAMES
• WR Jaylen Waddle led the Dolphins offense with 102 receiving yards today on four receptions (25.5 avg.).
• It was Waddle’s second straight 100-yard game after he had 171 receiving yards in the Week 2 win at Baltimore.
• Waddle becomes the first Dolphins player to have back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since WR DeVante Parker did so on Dec. 22, 2019 vs. Cincinnati (111) and Dec. 29, 2019 at New England (137).
• Waddle has 342 receiving yards through three games, the second-most ever by a Dolphins player in the first three games of a season.
o WR Mark Clayton had the most with 411 receiving yards in the first three games of the 1986 season.
o WR Tyreek Hill is third on that list with 317 receiving yards through three games this season.
MOST RECEIVING YARDS THROUGH FIRST THREE GAMES IN DOLPHINS HISTORY
Rk Player Year Rec Yds
- Mark Clayton 1986 17 411
- Jaylen Waddle 2022 19 342
- Tyreek Hill 2022 21 317
- Paul Warfield 1971 14 315
- Jarvis Landry 2016 24 314
BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS
HARD ROCK STADIUM
SEPT. 25, 2022 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
• Waddle’s four receptions today give him 123 in his first 19 career games. With his 20th game still to go, it’s already the second-most in NFL history through a player’s first 20 career games:
MOST RECEPTIONS THROUGH FIRST 20 CAREER GAMES IN NFL HISTORY
Rk Player Years Team Rec - Odell Beckham Jr. 2014-15 NYG 141
- Jaylen Waddle 2021-22 Mia. 123
- Anquan Boldin 2003-04 Ari. 121
TAGOVAILOA POST S THIRD STRAIGH T 100+ RATED GAME
• QB Tua Tagovailoa finished today’s game 13-of-18 (72.2 pct.) for 186 yards, one touchdown and a 123.8 passer rating.
• Tagovailoa has posted a 100+ rating in all three games this season and is the only NFL quarterback to have a passer rating of 100+ in three games this year at the end of today’s 1 p.m. games.
• It’s the second time in Tagovailoa’s career he’s had a rating of at least 100 in three straight games. He did so in four consecutive contests from Nov. 11, 2021 to Dec. 5, 2021.
• His career passer rating is now 92.5, which is second-best in Dolphins history (min. 250 attempts) and just two points behind the team record of 94.5 held by QB Chad Pennington.
• Tagovailoa’s 925 passing yards through the team’s first three games are the third-most ever by a Dolphins quarterback at the end of Week 3. QB Dan Marino had 992 passing yards through three games in 1986 and 939 passing yards through three games in 1994.
• Tagovailoa has led the Dolphins to fourth quarter game-winning drives in consecutive games for the first time in his career. Today was his sixth career game-winning drive and fourth career fourth-quarter comeback win.
DOLPHINS TIE IT AT 14 IN SECOND QUARTER
• The Dolphins offense answered Buffalo’s long touchdown drive with one of their own. After Buffalo took a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter, Miami came back with a 9-play, 83-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown strike from QB Tua Tagovailoa to WR River Cracraft.
• Tagovailoa completed all five of his passes for 58 yards on the possession. Four of those five completions were for 11 yards or more (11, 13, 17 and 11t).
• The touchdown reception by Cracraft was the second of his career and his second in as many weeks. He scored his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Week 2 win at Baltimore.
• Miami converted six first downs on that possession.
I N J URIES REP O R T ED IN T H E PRESS B O X
MIAMI DOLPHINS
BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS
HARD ROCK STADIUM
SEPT. 25, 2022 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
• QB Tua Tagovailoa, second quarter – being evaluated for a head injury (questionable)
• T Greg Little, third quarter – finger (questionable)
• CB Xavien Howard, third quarter – cramping (questionable)
• LB Elandon Roberts, fourth quarter – quad (questionable)
BUFFALO BILLS
• WR Jake Kumerow, first quarter – ankle (questionable downgraded to out)
• CB Christian Benford, second quarter – hand (questionable)
• T Spencer Brown, halftime – heat illness (out)
• TE Dawson Knox, third quarter – heat illness (questionable)
• WR Isaiah McKenzie, third quarter – heat illness (questionable)
• G Ryan Bates, third quarter – being evaluated for a head injury
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• QB Tua Tagovailoa and DT Christian Wilkins
QUICK HITS
• There were 66,206 tickets distributed to today’s game.
o It’s the second-most tickets distributed to a Dolphins game since Hard Rock Stadium was modernized in 2015 (66,514 on Jan. 9, 2022 vs. New England is the most).
• WR Tyreek Hill recorded the 500th reception of his career today with a 22-yard catch in the third quarter.
• CB Xavien Howard recorded his 250th career tackle today and had a pass defensed in his fifth straight game.
• LB Melvin Ingram had his 15th career forced fumble, first career 2+ sack game since Nov. 7, 2019 (at Oakland) and a tackle for loss in his fourth straight contest today.
• DE Emmanuel Ogbah had four quarterback hits today. The last time a Dolphins player had at least four QBHs in a game was Nov. 28, 2021 when LB Andrew Van Ginkel and LB Jaelan Phillips both had four vs. Carolina.
• T Terron Armstead played in his 100th NFL game.
• CB Xavien Howard played in his 75th NFL game.
• DT Christian Wilkins played in his 50th NFL game.
• T Larnel Coleman made his NFL debut today.
• QB Teddy Bridgewater made his Dolphins debut today.
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