The Numbers Behind the Dolphins’ Season-Ending Loss To The Jets
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The Miami Dolphins were officially eliminated from playoff contention, falling to the New York Jets in New Brunswick by a final score of 32-20. Miami ends their season at 8-9 and will miss the playoffs for the first time in the Mike McDaniel Era.
What are the numbers that define the loss?
121 – De’Von Achane set a season high in rushing today, as he accumulated 121 rushing yards. Despite this, for the first time in his career…
0 – Achane did not record a single reception, receiving yard, or target in the passing game.
9 – Jonnu Smith had nine receptions for the Dolphins, more than twice as many as any other Dolphins’ pass-catcher.
4 – The Dolphins’ secondary gave up four passing touchdowns to Aaron Rodgers, all to different receivers (Davante Adams, Allen Lazard, Tyler Conklin, Breece Hall).
4 – Tyler Huntley had major struggles with ball security, as he fumbled four times (two of them he recovered on his own, one was recovered by Terron Armstead, and one was lost).
4, 38 – River Cracraft had more receptions (4) and receiving yards (38) today than he previously had in all of 2024 combined (3, 28).
minus-4 – Both Jaylen Wright and Jeff Wilson both totaled minus-four rushing yards against the Jets in the season finale.
minus-9 – Jaylen Wright totaled more yards lost on his worst rush (minus-nine) than he did yards gained on his longest rush (eight).
6 – With his 1.5 sacks on the day, Zach Sieler totaled six sacks in the month of December. It was exactly as many as any other Dolphins player had all season.
13 – The Dolphins are slated to pick 13th in the 2025 NFL Draft. The last two times the Dolphins had the 13th pick in the NFL Draft, those picks turned into Laremy Tunsil (2016) and Christian Wilkins (2019).
2000 – With the loss that knocked Miami out of playoff contention, the Dolphins’ active streak of zero playoff wins since 2000 remains active. They have scored exactly 62 points in their six playoff games since then, and exactly half of them (31) came in one game against the Buffalo Bills in the 2022-23 AFC Wild Card game.
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