This week, the Miami Dolphins will be playing at home for their Week 15 matchup against the New York Jets at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.
Miami has amassed a 9-4 record over the first 14 weeks of the season, demonstrating their outstanding start to the season. They haven’t often fired on both sides at the same time, even though their two primary phases of play have excelled at separate times.
The Jets’ prospects of making the playoffs have been all but destroyed by their offensive woes, despite their strong defensive play for the majority of the season.
Zach Wilson did play well in their victory over the Houston Texans in Week 14, but they will now need to continue to put together strong performances, something they haven’t done all season.
But before the game, we thought it would be helpful to share some information with the Dolphins and Jets fan bases.
Rankings
Points earned each time out in 2023
Miami (31.6 – 2nd) and New York (15.5 – 29th)
Per-game points allotted (2023)
Manhattan (19.8–8) Miami (22.6–21st)
Gained yards per game (2023)
Manhattan (266.8 – 32nd)
Miami (423.6-2)
Yards allotted for each game in 2023
Miami (308.1 – 9th) New York (299.0 – 5th)
History
The Dolphins are 17-10 since 2010 and have an all-time record of 59-56-1 against the Jets. In that time, Miami is 8-5 at Hard Rock Stadium.
Black Friday was barely three weeks ago, when Mike McDaniel’s club defeated New York 34-13. Wilson was not selected to play in that game; instead, Tim Boyle was.
Injury concerns
This week, the Jets have done full practices, while the Dolphins have simply conducted walkthroughs.
Tyreek Hill, wide receiver, safety DeShon Elliott, offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg, and running back De’Von Achane would not have played for Miami on Thursday. There would have been limitations for running back Raheem Mostert, safety Jevon Holland, right tackle Austin Jackson, cornerback Xavien Howard, left tackle Terron Armstead, and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel.
Carter Warren, an offensive lineman, and wide receiver Jason Brownlee did not play for the Jets on Thursday. There were other players with minimal playing time: defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers, running back Nick Bawden, running back Breece Hall, offensive linemen Max Mitchell and Joe Tippman.
Connections
In 2015, Ryan Slowik, the coach of the Dolphins’ outside linebackers, was the Jets’ assistant defensive line coach.
Tony Oden, a senior defensive assistant and coach for the Jets, previously worked as the Dolphins’ safeties coach in 2019 and defensive backs coach in 2018.
In 1994, Brant Boyer, the special teams coordinator for the Jets, was a linebacker with the Dolphins.
Raheem Mostert, a running back for the Dolphins, was a member of the Jets practice squad in 2019.
Braxton Berrios, a wide receiver for the Dolphins, was a Jet from 2019 to 22.
Mike White, the quarterback for the Dolphins, was a Jet from 2019 to 22.
Elijah Campbell, a defensive back for the Dolphins, was a Jet in 2020.Tyler Kroft, a tight end with the Dolphins, was a Jet in 2021.
Billy Turner, an offensive tackle for the Jets, was a Dolphin from 2014 to 2016.
Linebacker Sam Eguavoen of the Jets was a Dolphin from 2019 to 22.
In 2022, Dolphins punter Thomas Morstead of the Jets was a player.
The son of Dolphins tight ends coach Jon Embree is Taylor Embree, the coach of the Jets running backs.
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