Postgame Notes

Postgame Notes – Week 12 – New England

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Gillette Stadium
November 26, 2017 | 1 PM
POSTGAME NOTES

LANDRY LEADS THE NFL IN RECEPTIONS

  • WR Jarvis Landry caught eight passes for 70 yards today (8.8 avg.), giving him 75 receptions on the season.
  • As of the end of today’s 1 p.m. games, Landry’s 75 receptions leads the NFL.
  • His 75 receptions is tied for 13th place in single-season Dolphins history and Landry still has five games to play.
  • Landry owns the No. 1 (2015), No. 2 (2016) and No. 6 (2014) spots on Miami’s single-season receptions charts.
  • With his eight receptions today, Landry became the first player in Dolphins history to have at least 70 catches in four straight seasons.
  • Landry needs just one reception to move into the team’s top 10 single-season receiving leaders.
  • He is on pace to have 109 receptions this season, just one shy of the team’s all-time record (110) that he set in 2015.
  • Landry has at least five receptions in all 11 games this season.

WAKE RECORDS SACK IN SECOND STRAIGHT GAME

  • DE Cameron Wake brought down Patriots QB Tom Brady in the fourth quarter of today’s game, his eighth sack of the season and his second in the past two games.
  • Wake now has 89.5 sacks in his career, the second-most in Dolphins history and the second-most by an undrafted player in NFL history.
  • Entering today’s games, eight sacks would tie Wake for ninth in the NFL in the statistic.
  • His 89.5 sacks since entering the NFL in 2009 are the most in the league in that time span.
  • Wake hit Brady five times in today’s game, tied for the third-most quarterback hits in a game in Wake’s career.

RESHAD JONES SCORES THE FIFTH DEFENSIVE TD OF HIS CAREER

  • S Reshad Jones returned a fumble 14 yards for a second-quarter touchdown after a premature snap by the Patriots.
  • It was the fifth defensive touchdown of Jones’ career and his second this season after he scored on a 39-yard fumble return against Tennessee on Oct. 8, 2017.
  • The five defensive touchdowns moves Jones into sole possession of second place in Dolphins history behind nine from Hall of Famer Jason Taylor. Jones had previously been tied with Dick Anderson, Terrell Buckley and Zach Thomas, who all had four defensive touchdowns.
  • Jones is now tied for second in Dolphins history with two career fumble recoveries for touchdowns.

JESSE DAVIS STARTS AT THIRD DIFFERENT POSITION THIS SEASON

  • With his start at right guard today, G/T Jesse Davis has started games at three different positions on the offensive line this season. He started the Baltimore and Oakland games at left guard before starting against Carolina and Tampa Bay at right tackle.
  • He is one of only five players in Dolphins history to start at three positions on the offensive line in a season, joining Dallas Thomas (2014 – 2 at LG, 2 at RG, 5 at RT), Pat McQuistan (2010 – 1 at LG, 6 at RG, 1 at RT). Ronnie Lee (1985 – 1 at LT, 6 at RG, 6 at RT) and Maxie Williams (1968 – 6 at LT, 6 at LG, 2 at RT).
  • Davis is the only player in Dolphins history to start at three different positions on the offensive line in his first NFL season. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Seattle in 2015 but did not appear on an active roster or play an NFL game until this year.

KENYAN DRAKE REELS IN FIRST RECEIVING TD OF HIS CAREER

  • RB Kenyan Drake caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from QB Matt Moore with 11:43 left in the fourth quarter. It was the first receiving touchdown of Drake’s career.
  • Drake is the seventh different Dolphins player to catch a touchdown this season.

BOBBY McCAIN PICKS OFF BRADY 

  • CB Bobby McCain picked off Patriots QB Tom Brady in the second quarter for McCain’s second interception of the season.
  • McCain’s two interceptions are tied with S Reshad Jones for the team lead this season.
  • It was just the third time Brady has been intercepted this season in 408 pass attempts. Brady entered today with the fewest interceptions by a full-time starting quarterback in the league and his interception percentage of 0.7 percent is the best in the NFL.

INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX

MIAMI DOLPHINS

  • RB Senorise Perry, third quarter – evaluated for a concussion – questionable downgraded to out
  • RB Damien Williams, third quarter – shoulder – out

CAPTAINS

  • DT Davon Godchaux, C Mike Pouncey, WR Kenny Stills, DT Ndamukong Suh, S Michael Thomas, DE Cameron Wake

QUICK HITS

  • There were 65,878 tickets distributed to today’s game.
  • LS John Denney played in his 203rd consecutive game, extending his team-best streak, which is tied for fourth among all active NFL players. Denney’s 203 career games played are third in team history.
  • DT Ndamukong Suh started his 94th consecutive game. It’s the second-longest games started streak among active NFL defensive linemen behind Domata Peko’s 123 straight starts.
  • TE Anthony Fasano played his 175th NFL game today, becoming just the 37th tight end in NFL history to play in 175 games.
  • S T.J. McDonald recorded his 300th career tackle today.
  • S Michael Thomas extended his team lead in special teams tackles with one stop on special teams today. He now has 10 special teams stops this season and 53 since 2014, the most in the NFL in that span.