Postgame Notes

Postgame Notes – Week 11 – Tampa Bay

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.)

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.