2023 · Week 16
Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins
Dec 24, 2023 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Miami Dolphins escaped with a 22–20 win over Dallas Cowboys. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Dolphins (53%). Dolphins improve to 11-4; Cowboys fall to 10-5. Tua Tagovailoa was the story of the game with 293 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 20 |
| 350 | Total yards | 384 |
| 253 | Passing yards | 293 |
| 97 | Rushing yards | 91 |
| 20/32 | Comp / Att | 24/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(2:55) 7-J.Sanders 57 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q1(1:41) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 88-C.Lamb for 49 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q117-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(4:36) 7-J.Sanders 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(:21) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short left to 31-R.Mostert for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q3(9:04) 7-J.Sanders 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q3(5:32) 17-B.Aubrey 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(1:28) 7-J.Sanders 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q4(12:35) 17-B.Aubrey 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(3:33) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short left to 3-B.Cooks for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN [43-A.Van Ginkel].
- Q417-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(:02) 7-J.Sanders 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 20/32 | 253 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 12 | 38 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Hunter Luepke | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 6 | 10 | 118 | 1 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 |
| Jake Ferguson | 4 | 8 | 45 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Peyton Hendershot | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 24/37 | 293 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 11 | 46 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane | 7 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeff Wilson | 5 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill | 9 | 14 | 99 | 0 |
| Durham Smythe | 5 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 1 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Wilson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |