Eye on the Miami Dolphins
The Giants are 7-3 against the Dolphins all-time, their 2nd-best record vs. any current team (11-4 vs. Kansas City).
Last meeting: MIA defeated NYG 20-9 in Wk 13, 2021 (MIA first win over NYG since 2003)
The Dolphins have started 3-1 for the second consecutive season.
- 2022 MIA: started 3-0, lost next 3 games, finished 9-8, lost in Wild Card Rd
- MIA has not started 4-1 or better since 2003 (finished 10-6 & missed playoffs)
- MIA’s next 2 games are vs teams with a losing record (NYG: 1-3 & CAR: 0-4)
The Dolphins lost 48-20 at the Bills in Week 4 (defeated DEN 70-20 in Week 3).
- Most points allowed by any team following a game where they scored 60+ points themselves
- MIA: 4-12 record following a loss since 2021 (3rd-worst in NFL during span)
The Dolphins have the most total yds (2,044) through first 4 games of a season all-time.
Other teams w/ 2,000+ yds through 1st 4 games of a season:
- 2011 NE (lost Super Bowl XLVI)
- 2020 DAL (6-10 W-L; Dak Prescott season-ending injury in Week 5)
- Most total yards through first 5 games is 2,527 by 2000 Rams
The Dolphins lead the NFL in PPG (37.5), total YPG (511.0) & pass YPG (334.3) in 2023
- NYG defense: allowing 30.5 PPG (30th in NFL) & 341.5 total YPG (19th) in 2023
Tua Tagovailoa was sacked 4 times & hit 9 times (career-high) in Week 4 loss at BUF
- Tagovailoa: 1 sack & 9 QB hits taken over first 3 games in 2023
- Tagovailoa: 10-10 career W-L in games sacked 2+ times (14-4 W-L in others)
- NYG defense: 4 sacks (3rd-fewest in NFL) & 17 QB hits (T-5th-fewest) in 2023
Tagovailoa under pressure in 2023: 53.3 comp pct, 7.3 yds/att, TD, INT, 74.0 passer rtg
- Not under pressure: 76.4 comp pct, 10.3 yds/att, 8 TD, 2 INT, 125.8 passer rating
- Tagovailoa was pressured 14 times in Wk 4 loss at BUF (T-4th-most in career, NGS)
- NYG defense has just 39 QB pressures in 2023 (T-fewest in NFL with CAR; per NGS)
Tyreek Hill has 28 rec (8th in NFL), 470 rec yds (3rd), 4 rec TD (T-most) in 2023
- 1st player in MIA history to have 25+ rec, 450+ rec yds & 4+ rec TD in first 4 weeks of a season (1st player in NFL to do so since he did it in 2021 with KC)
- Hill has 2,180 receiving yards since joining MIA in 2022 (2nd-most in NFL)
De’Von Achane had 120 scrimmage yds & 2 rush TD in Week 4 (had 4 scrim TD in Week 3)
- Achane (6) tied NFL record for most TD in any 2-game span by a rookie since 1970
- Tied with HOF Randy Moss (1998), DEN Mike Anderson (2000) & TB Doug Martin (2012)
- Achane is the 4th player in NFL history to have 6+ TD in his first 3 career game
Raheem Mostert has 7 scrimmage TD (T-most in NFL), Achane ranks T-3rd in NFL with 6 TD
- Top 4: Mostert (7), Christian McCaffrey (7), Achane (6), Kyren Williams (6)
