Dolphins Regular Season Recap

by Sliptom | 3 years ago | 0 Comments

The Dolphins had another strong regular season performance under coach Slip, finishing 13-4, winning the AFC East and securing the #2 seed in the AFC. This regular season was arguably the strongest performance on both sides of the ball seen during coach Slip's tenure. The offense, led by 1st time Pro Bowl QB Tua Tagovailoa, took a leap forward to finish 9th in the league in points per game. Tua threw for 4,789 yards, a 38-15 TD-INT ratio, with a 77.8% completion percentage, 137.5 QBR, while taking only 5 sacks the entire season. His favorite target continued to be WR Jaylen Waddle, who turned in his best season yet with 67 receptions for 1,475 yards and 17 TDs (good for the team lead in each category). On the ground, HB Ronald Jones barely eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark for the 2nd straight season, finishing with 1,001 rushing yards and 15 TDs on 182 carries. Defensively, the team finished with the #1 scoring defense while finishing in the top 10 in every other defensive category. Offseason acquisition Jamal Adams led the defense in tackles and turnovers forced (5 INTs, 5 FFs) while DBs Xavien Howard and Jevon Holland tied for the team lead in INTs with 8 apiece. Despite missing 3 games early in the season, EDGE Jaelan Phillips led the team in sacks with 9. The Dolphins take on the division rival Patriots in the wild card round.