The Numbers Behind Miami’s Win Over The Jets
East Rutherford, NJ — November 24, 2023 -- Raheem Mostert of Miami is pursued by Sauce Gardner and Tony Adams of the Jets but not before scoring one of his TD’s in the second half as the Miami Dolphins defeated the NY Jets 34-13 at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023 in East Rutherford, NJ to play in the first “Black Friday” NFL game.
The Miami Dolphins traveled to New York to play the Jets in the 115th game of their bitter rivalry. The teams are on opposite trend lines with Miami looking to keep their first place positioning abc the Jets fighting to stay out of the AFC East cellar.
Despite what appeared to be a sub-par offensive game plan and 2 interceptions from Tua, the Dolphins handily defeated the Jets to improve to 8-3 on the season, sealing another guaranteed week of occupying first place in the east.
Let’s review the numbers behind the victory.
58 – With the win today, the Dolphins secured their 58th win against the Jets all-time.
7 – Tyreek Hill finished with 102 yards receiving, marking the 7th time this season he has eclipsed 100 yards in a game.
10 – Hill also secured his 10th touchdown of the season, tying him with the Jet’s entire offensive for 2023.
11 – The Dolphins converted 11 of 16 third down attempts which was a 26.7% higher clip than their season average of 42.3%.
3.1 – The defense equaled their season high with 7 sacks. They are now tied for 7th in the NFL averaging 3.1 per game.
124.4 – Jevon Holland traveled 124.4 yards on his 99 yard interception return for a touchdown to close out the first half.
13 – Raheem Mostert rushed for 2 touchdowns and currently leads the NFL with 13.
159 – Miami’s defense held the Jets to just 159 of total offense.
29 – And their season low of 29 yards rushing.
6.5 – Christian Wilkins powered his way to 2 sacks today which moved him to 6.5 on the season, a career high.
77.5 – Despite struggling with a 77.5 passer rating, Tua Tagovailoa eclipsed the ratings that other ‘elite quarterbacks’ (Allen, Mahomes, Hurts and Herbert) had vs the stout Jets defense.
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