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Tyreek Hill had two touchdowns amongst his 157 yards receiving, and the Miami Dolphins routed the Washington Commanders 45-15 Sunday to pad their direct atop the AFC East and get to 9-3 for the very first time considering the fact that 2001.
Tua Tagovailoa was 18 of 24 for 280 yards, together with TD passes of 78 and 60 yards to Hill, the NFL’s foremost receiver still left wide open up on his 11th and 12th journeys to the close zone this period. Tagovailoa was turnover-free of charge following giving the ball absent four times in excess of the previous two games.
De’Von Achane ran for two touchdowns in his return just after missing five of the earlier 6 with a knee harm. Raheem Mostert also experienced a speeding TD for Miami’s league-foremost offense that place up 406 yards.
In extending their winning streak to a few, the Dolphins even got scoring from their defense, thanks to linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel’s 33-yard pick-6 of Sam Howell late in the initial quarter. They also sacked Howell a few times.
Washington (4-9) had no solution for Hill in the initial video game with mentor Ron Rivera calling the defensive plays following his determination to fireplace coordinator Jack Del Rio. Hill continues to be on track to break Calvin Johnson’s record for the most yards getting in a year and come to be the very first to get to 2,000.
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Howell, who ran for two touchdowns even though going 12 of 23 for 127 yards, is on speed for a extra doubtful file: the most sacks taken in a year. He is up to 58, now qualified prospects the league in interceptions with 14 and has experienced a person returned for a TD in a few consecutive game titles.
The Commanders shed a fourth recreation in a row and have been outscored 150-70 about this skid. They’ve lost nine of 11 given that opening the year with back again-to-again victories.
Miami was so convincingly ahead that mentor Mike McDaniel pulled Tagovailoa, Hill and many of the offensive ability players early in the fourth quarter. Backup Mike White led a landing generate in garbage time.
WILD Trip
Immediately after Hill’s first TD catch, he and many Dolphins players celebrated by sitting in the conclusion zone and pretending they have been on a roller coaster. The pantomiming even incorporated offensive lineman Robert Hunt strapping his teammates in and producing certain their seatbelts had been fastened accurately.
MAD BIENIEMY
Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy could be witnessed yelling at Howell on the sideline after the QB’s decide on-6 that appeared like a display screen go ideal to Van Ginkel. Howell talked glowingly about Bieniemy’s growth as a perform-caller this year, and the two have labored closely with each other since offseason workout routines.
MCDANIEL’S HOMECOMING
McDaniel gained his very first recreation again at FedEx Discipline as a head mentor. McDaniel expended a few seasons as a Washington assistant from 2011-13 underneath Mike Shanahan.
Injuries
Dolphins: LB Jerome Baker hurt his still left knee early in the next quarter when teammate Brandon Jones took his legs out from under him although hoping to deal with Washington’s Curtis Samuel. Baker was helped off the field just after obtaining healthcare focus and speedily ruled out for the remainder of the video game. … Hunt still left with a hamstring personal injury.
Commanders: RB Brian Robinson Jr. did not play in the second 50 % mainly because of a hamstring harm. … DT John Ridgeway remaining with a shin harm.
UP Next
Dolphins: Host the Tennessee Titans on Monday, Dec. 11.
Commanders: After their bye 7 days, stop by the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Dec. 17.
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