Postgame Notes
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins
Hard Rock Stadium
November 19, 2017 | 1 PM
POSTGAME NOTES
KENNY STILLS HAS CAREER DAY
- WR Kenny Stills finished today’s game with a career-high 180 receiving yards on seven catches (25.7 avg.) and one touchdown. His previous career high was 162 yards at Pittsburgh on Nov. 30, 2014.
- The 180 receiving yards is tied for the seventh-most in a game in Dolphins history.
- His 180 receiving yards today are the most by a Dolphin since WR Brian Hartline had a team-record 253 receiving yards at Arizona on Sept. 30, 2012.
- Stills averaged 25.7 yards per reception today, the fourth-best mark in a single game in Dolphins history (min. 7 rec.):
HIGHEST RECEIVING YARDS PER CATCH IN A GAME (min. 7 rec.)
| RNK | PLAYER | DATE | OPP. | REC. | YDS. | AVG. |
| 1. | Nat Moore | 10/4/81 | NYJ | 7 | 210 | 30.0 |
| 2. | Mark Duper | 10/9/83 | Buf. | 7 | 202 | 28.9 |
| 3. | Mark Duper | 11/10/85 | NYJ | 8 | 217 | 27.1 |
| 4. | Kenny Stills | 11/19/17 | TB | 7 | 180 | 25.7 |
| 5. | Ted Ginn Jr. | 10/26/08 | Buf. | 7 | 175 | 25.0 |
- This was the fifth 100-yard receiving game of Stills’ career.
- Stills’ seven receptions are the second-highest of his career behind an eight-catch performance vs. Baltimore on Nov. 24, 2014.
DAMIEN WILLIAMS HAS 69-YARD RUN ON FIRST CARRY
- RB Damien Williams started today’s game with a 69-yard run on Miami’s first carry. The rush was the ninth-longest in team history and longest since an 85-yard touchdown by RB Lamar Miller Houston on Oct. 25, 2015.
- Williams also had a 24-yard reception in the game, which is his longest of the season.
- RB Kenyan Drake had a 66-yard run last week at Carolina. It is the second time in franchise history the Dolphins had 60-yard rushes in back-to-back games.
- The last time Miami had two different players with 60-yard rushes in the same season was 2005 when RB Ronnie Brown had a 65-yarder and WR Chris Chambers had a 61-yard rush.
- The last time the Dolphins had two different running backs with 60-yard rushes in the same season was 1978 when RB Gary Davis had a 65-yard carry (Sept. 17, 1978 vs. Buffalo) and RB Norm Bulaich had a 63-yard rush (Sept. 10, 1978 at Baltimore) in back-to-back weeks.
- This is the first time since at least 1994 the Dolphins have had three straight games with a 40-yard rush. RB Kenyan Drake had a 42-yard rush three games ago on Nov. 5 vs. Oakland.
- Williams’ 78 rushing yards today are a career high. His 10 attempts are the second-most of his career.
LANDRY’S SIXTH RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN IS A CAREER HIGH
- WR Jarvis Landry caught six passes for 95 yards (15.8 avg.) and one touchdown.
- Landry caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from QB Jay Cutler in the first quarter. The touchdown reception was Landry’s sixth of the season, a career high.
- Entering this afternoon’s games, six receiving touchdowns would be third in the NFL.
- Landry’s six receptions give him 67 for the season, which would be second in the NFL entering today’s games.
MOORE THROWS FOR 282 YARDS IN SECOND HALF
- QB Matt Moore entered the game in the third quarter and completed 17-of-28 passes (60.7 pct.) for 282 yards and one touchdown in a comeback effort that fell just short.
- Moore’s 282 passing yards are the fifth-most of his career and the second-most by a Dolphins quarterback this season behind QB Jay Cutler’s 311-yard effort vs. Oakland on Nov. 5, 2017.
INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS
- QB Jay Cutler, third quarter – evaluated for a concussion – questionable (did not return)
- G/T Jermon Bushrod, third quarter – foot – questionable (did not return)
- LB Chase Allen, fourth quarter – evaluated for a concussion – questionable (returned)
- LB Stephone Anthony, fourth quarter – knee – questionable (did not return)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
- G Evan Smith, second quarter – evaluated for a concussion – downgraded to out in third quarter
CAPTAINS
- QB Jay Cutler, C Mike Pouncey, WR Kenny Stills, DT Ndamukong Suh, S Michael Thomas, DE Cameron Wake
QUICK HITS
- There were 65,089 tickets distributed to today’s game.
- The Dolphins held Tampa Bay to just 53 rushing yards, the third time this season Miami has held an opponent to less than 70 rushing yards.
- It was Tampa Bay’s second-lowest rushing output of the season.
- LB Kiko Alonso set a career high with 10 tackles (eight solo).
- DT Jordan Phillips recorded his first full sack since Nov. 8, 2015 at Buffalo.
- CB Cordrea Tankersley recorded a career-high two passes defensed today. Tankersley now has seven passes defensed on the season, which leads the team and would rank sixth among NFL rookies entering today’s games.
- LS John Denney played in his 202nd consecutive game, extending his team-best streak, which is tied for fourth among all active NFL players. Denney’s 202 career games played are third in team history.
- DT Ndamukong Suh started his 93rd consecutive game. It’s the second-longest games started streak among active NFL defensive linemen behind Domata Peko’s 122 straight starts.
- WR Kenny Stills started his 50th NFL game today.
- WR Kenny Stills recorded the 200th reception and 25th touchdown of his career this afternoon.
- TE Julius Thomas started his 50th NFL game today.
- DT Ndamukong Suh tallied his 400th career tackle in this afternoon’s contets.
- DE Cameron Wake recorded his 300th career tackle in today’s game.
