Postgame Notes
Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers
Bank of America Stadium
November 13, 2017 | 8:30 PM
POSTGAME NOTES
LANDRY ADDS TO HIS RECEPTIONS TOTAL
- WR Jarvis Landry had five receptions for 42 yards (8.4 avg.) and one touchdown tonight. It brings his season totals to 61 receptions for 472 yards (7.7 avg.) and five touchdowns.
- Landry’s 61 receptions lead the NFL after Week 10.
- Landry’s 349 career receptions are the most by any NFL player in the first four seasons of their career and are seventh all-time in Dolphins history.
LANDRY TIES CAREER HIGH IN TOUCHDOWNS
- With a 9-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, WR Jarvis Landry tied his career high with five touchdown receptions this season.
- Landry also had five touchdown catches as a rookie in 2014.
- All five of his touchdown receptions have come in the Dolphins’ last six games.
TIMMONS TOPS 1,000 CAREER TACKLES
- LB Lawrence Timmons had eight tackles (two solo) in tonight’s game, giving him 1,001 for his career.
- Timmons becomes the 47th NFL player since 1994 to total 1,000 career tackles and just the sixth active one.
JULIUS THOMAS SCORES IN SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK
- TE Julius Thomas caught a 2-yard touchdown on a shovel pass from QB Jay Cutler with 2:12 left in the second quarter. The touchdown was the second in as many weeks for Thomas, his first two as a Dolphin.
- Thomas has now caught 35 touchdown passes since 2015, tying Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski for second-most in the NFL in that span:
NFL TIGHT END TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION LEADERS (2013-17)
| RNK | PLAYER | TEAM(S) | REC. | YARDS | TDS |
| 1. | Jimmy Graham | New Orleans/Seattle | 323 | 3,987 | 40 |
| 2. | JULIUS THOMAS | DEN./JAX./MIA. | 209 | 2,273 | 35 |
| Rob Gronkowski | New England | 256 | 4,015 | 35 | |
| 4. | Antonio Gates | San Diego/LAC | 271 | 3,018 | 29 |
| 5. | Delanie Walker | Tennessee | 325 | 3,807 | 23 |
KENYAN DRAKE SCORES ON THE LONGEST RUN OF HIS CAREER
- RB Kenyan Drake scored on a 66-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. It was the longest run of his career.
- Prior to tonight, the Panthers had not allowed a run for longer than 25 yards this season.
- It was Drake’s first rushing touchdown this season. He had two as a rookie in 2016.
- The 66-yard score was tied for the 12th-longest run in team history and tied for the sixth longest in a road game in team history.
INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS
None
CAPTAINS
- S Walt Aikens, C Mike Pouncey, WR Kenny Stills, DT Ndamukong Suh, S Michael Thomas, DE Cameron Wake
QUICK HITS
- There were 72,790 tickets distributed to today’s game.
- S Reshad Jones recorded his 600th career tackle tonight.
- LB Rey Maualuga recorded his 600th career tackle tonight.
- LS John Denney played in his 201st consecutive game, extending his team-best streak, which is tied for fourth among all active NFL players. Denney’s 201 career games played are third in team history.
- DT Ndamukong Suh started his 92nd consecutive game. It’s the second-longest games started streak among active NFL defensive linemen behind Domata Peko’s 121 straight starts.
