The Ridiculous Numbers Behind Miami’s Massive Day
Photo Credit: Jim Rassol via USA TODAY Sports
It was an outrageous day filled with outrageous performances for the Miami Dolphins, who blew up the sports world by dropping 70 points on the Denver Broncos. In a game where fans could hardly believe their eyes, here are some more ridiculous numbers to get your NFL mind around:
10 – The total number of touchdowns the Dolphins scored on the day.
2 – The number of times a team has scored 10 TDs in a game in the Super Bowl era. The only other instance was the New York Giants in 1966, the first season of the Super Bowl era.
726 – Total yards of offense by the Dolphins, an NFL record for the Super Bowl era.
8 – The total number of touchdowns combined by Dolphins running backs Devon Achane and Raheem Mostert
20 – The smallest amount of seconds in between Dolphins touchdowns
1 – Tua Tagovailoa had one more touchdown (4) than he did incompletions on the day(3)
1 again – The Dolphins scored one more point on Sunday (70) than the Broncos have all season (69).
1 and 67 – The total number of Mike White completions that went for positive yardage, and his yardage total.
2x – The Dolphins had exactly double the total yards that the Broncos had (726 vs. 363)
Zero – Number of sacks allowed by the Dolphins offensive line.
1 – The Dolphins became the first team in NFL history with five passing TDs and five rushing TDs in a game.
2 – The became the second team in NFL history with multiple players with four TDs in a game (2004 Chiefs ) and the second team since at least 1940 with 300-plus pass yards and 300-plus rush yards in a single game (the 2012 49ers).
10.2 – On 71 plays, the Dolphins averaged 10.2 yards per play, the highest average by a team with 70-plus offensive plays since 1960
23 – Tyreek Hill had his 23rd career 50-yard touchdown, putting him at 10th-most in NFL history
5 – The number of NFL Redzone channels top-five plays. All five of them came from the Dolphins’ win
NFL Red Zone always shows their Top 5 plays of the day. Never in my life have I seen all 5 plays coming from the same game.
The Miami Dolphins made history in more ways than one! #FinsUp pic.twitter.com/EO9u6l0bP1
— Big E (@ian693) September 24, 2023
Oh, and the did it all without Jaylen Waddle. Look out, NFL.
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