MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Raheem Mostert scored two far more touchdowns to established Miami’s one-time record with 20, Tua Tagovailoa threw for 224 yards and a score and the Dolphins shut out the New York Jets 30- on Sunday with no star receiver Tyreek Hill.
Mostert walked into the end zone untouched on a 2-lawn run that put AFC East-main Miami (10-4) forward 7- and gave the ninth-yr working back again his 17th rushing touchdown of the season — just one much more than Ricky Williams, who established the file in 2002. The score was also Mostert’s 19th over-all, which broke the workforce report of 18 set by Mark Clayton in 1984.
Tagovailoa was 21 of 24 with an 87.5% completion proportion and a 60-yard touchdown move to Jaylen Waddle. He was replaced by Mike White with 8:32 remaining and the Dolphins up by 30.
A 7 days immediately after Zach Wilson threw for about 300 yards from Houston, the Jets’ third-12 months quarterback’s day was slice limited when he still left late in the second quarter with a concussion. New York (5-9) was shut out for the initial time given that losing 26- at Denver in 7 days 3 of the 2021 year.
The reduction, blended with wins by Houston and Cleveland, eliminated the Jets from playoff contention for the 13th straight time — and seriously lessened the probabilities of Aaron Rodgers returning this time from a torn Achilles tendon. Rodgers has claimed one of the ailments of his comeback would be New York remaining in contention.
Hill, who entered Week 15 as the NFL’s leading receiver, skipped the to start with activity of his Dolphins tenure after injuring his left ankle versus the Tennessee Titans very last Monday night time. He has 1,542 yards obtaining and was on tempo for the initial 2,000-property receiving season in league heritage.
Hill’s absence produced space for a standout match from fast 3rd-calendar year receiver Waddle, who had a year-higher 142 yards on 8 catches.
Waddle received driving Jets cornerback D.J. Reed for a 60-property landing capture from Tagovailoa in the 2nd quarter that set the Dolphins forward 17-. Mostert then gave the Dolphins a 24-point halftime lead with his second landing of the day, a 1-garden score in which he was once again untouched.
Wilson had spent a great deal of the afternoon operating from a domineering Miami defensive entrance that sacked him 4 periods, a person of which resulted in a fumble that gave the Dolphins the ball at the Jets 1 and led to Mostert’s very first score.
Wilson was 4 of 11 with 26 yards just before getting changed by Trevor Siemian, who was 14 of 26 with 110 yards and two interceptions to safety Brandon Jones.
Irrespective of missing various defensive starters, the Dolphins minimal the Jets to just 4 yards in the first half, the fewest yards allowed in the to start with 50 % of a sport because Dec. 13, 2015, when Denver restricted the Raiders to minus-12 yards in the initially 50 percent.
With the get, the Dolphins concluded the time sweep of their division rivals a lot less than a thirty day period right after blowing out the Jets in 7 days 12, and bounced back again from blowing a 14-position fourth-quarter lead Monday towards the Titans.
Sport-Altering CHUBB
Miami’s high-priced edge rusher Bradley Chubb experienced his finest sport since getting traded to the Dolphins past November with 7 combined tackles and two strip-sacks (3 sacks overall).
Chubb also had 3 quarterback hits, two tackles for decline and a fumble restoration for Miami’s No. 9-ranked defense. He qualified prospects the NFL with six forced fumbles.
Injuries
Jets: DL Quinton Jefferson still left with a hip harm and did not return. … S Tony Adams still left to be evaluated for a head injuries, but was later on cleared to return. … DL John Franklin Meyers hurt his hip in the very first half and did not return.
Dolphins: Waddle remaining briefly right after hurting his upper body on a capture on the 1st sequence, but returned soon later. … RT Austin Jackson injured his indirect in the second quarter (oblique) in the second quarter and didn’t return. … LB Emmanuel Ogbah still left with a hamstring damage.
UP Up coming:
Jets: Host Washington upcoming Sunday.
Dolphins: Host Dallas upcoming Sunday.
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