Miami (5-7) at New York Jets (3-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS.
BetMGM NFL Odds: Dolphins by 2 1/2.
Against the spread: Dolphins 6-6; Jets 7-4-1.
Series record: Dolphins lead 62-57-1.
Last meeting: Dolphins beat Jets 27-21 on Sept. 29, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Last week: Dolphins beat Saints 21-17; Jets beat Falcons 27-24.
Dolphins offense: overall (25), rush (17), pass (27), scoring (24).
Dolphins defense: overall (23), rush (29), pass (15), scoring (19).
Jets offense: overall (27), rush (7), pass (32), scoring (25).
Jets defense: overall (17), rush (25t), pass (10), scoring (27).
Turnover differential: Dolphins minus-4; Jets minus-12.
Dolphins player to watch
RB De’Von Achane. He has been Miami’s best playmaker this season and has rushed for at least 120 yards in each of the past three games, powering the Dolphins’ resurgent run game that has averaged 176.7 yards during the team’s three-game win streak. Achane has also been huge in the pass game with 54 catches for 370 yards, along with his team-high 186 carries for 1,034 yards.
Jets player to watch
WR Adonai Mitchell. Seen by some as merely a throw-in as part of the trade that sent star cornerback Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis, Mitchell has emerged as a go-to receiver in New York’s offense — especially with star Garrett Wilson on injured reserve with a knee injury. Mitchell had a breakout performance last week when he set career highs with eight catches and 102 yards and his first NFL TD against the Falcons, giving him 11 receptions on 25 targets for 154 yards in three games for the Jets.
Key matchup
Jets’ run defense vs. Achane. New York struggled against the run early, but had been a lot stingier lately — until Bijan Robinson ran all over the Jets for 142 yards and a touchdown for the Falcons last week. Robinson also caught five passes for 51 yards, putting up 193 total yards. Achane will provide another tough test for the Jets. He has run for 428 yards and three TDs in his past three games and caught 11 passes for 96 yards.
Key injuries
Dolphins: Enter this week pretty healthy. CB Rasul Douglas (foot) and FB Alec Ingold (neck) were limited in practice Wednesday, but everyone else practiced fully.
Jets: Wilson (knee) remains out for at least one more game on injured reserve. … CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (hip) and LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball (hamstring) were ruled out early in the week. … CB Qwan’tez Stiggers was in concussion protocol during the week, but coach Aaron Glenn thought he would play. … S Tony Adams (groin) and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson (ankle) didn’t practice early in the week, but should play.
Series notes
The Dolphins have won five of the past six meetings, with the Jets’ lone win in that stretch coming in last season’s finale — 32-20 — in New York on Jan. 5, 2025. … The Jets have won two of the past three played at MetLife Stadium. … Tagovailoa is 7-0 as Miami’s starter against the Jets. … Mike McDaniel is 6-2 against the Jets as Miami’s head coach.
Stats and stuff
The Dolphins have won four of their past five and three straight after opening the season 1-6, which was Miami’s worst start under McDaniel. During their winning streak, the Dolphins have 95 carries for 530 yards, and their 5.6 rushing average is the third-best mark in the NFL since Week 10. … The Dolphins have rushed for more than 160 yards in each of their past three games for the first time since Weeks 12 through 14 in 2002. … Achane has six rushing touchdowns and four TD receptions this season, making him one of just three players in NFL history with five-plus TD runs and three-plus TD catches in each of his first three seasons. … Achane has four 100-yard rushing games this season. … The Dolphins have seen a dramatic improvement in their defense over the past four weeks. Since Week 10, Miami leads the league in points allowed per game (14.3) and is tied for second in red zone efficiency (33.3 %), allowing only two touchdowns on six red zone visits. … LB Jordyn Brooks is one of only two players this season with 100 tackles, multiple sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. … Brooks reached 792 career tackles in Miami’s Week 13 victory over New Orleans. He’s only the fifth player since 2000 to reach that mark in the first six seasons of his NFL career. … The Jets have won three of five since opening 0-7 in Glenn’s first season as coach, but will be eliminated from playoff contention for the 15th straight season — the NFL’s longest active drought — with a loss or tie. … QB Tyrod Taylor will make his third consecutive start in place of the benched Justin Fields. Taylor was 19 of 33 for 172 yards and a touchdown pass and also ran for 44 yards, becoming the sixth quarterback since 2000 to start and win a game with at least six franchises. He joined Ryan Fitzpatrick (seven) and Matt Cassel, Case Keenum, Josh McCown and Joe Flacco, who all had six each, according to Elias. … RB Breece Hall is 166 yards rushing from his first 1,000-yard season. … The Jets have no interceptions, an NFL record for a team through its first 12 games. The fewest for an entire season is two by San Francisco in 16 games in 2018. … S Malachi Moore had a season-high 10 tackles against the Falcons and became just the seventh Jets rookie defensive back in the past 30 seasons to have at least that many, according to Stats Perform. … K Nick Folk had his first field goal miss of the season last week after opening by making his first 20. But he bounced back by making his next two against the Falcons, including a winning 56-yarder as time expired. It was Folk’s 16th game-winner, which ranks him third among active players behind Buffalo’s Matt Prater (21) and Denver’s Wil Lutz (20). … Folk needs three more field goals to join Pat Leahy as the only Jets with 200 or more with the team.
Fantasy tip
If he’s still available in your league, Mitchell could make for a solid late-season add as a WR3 entering the fantasy playoffs.
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