The Miami Dolphins beat the New Orleans Saints 20-3 on Dec 27, 2021 at Caesars Superdome.
Final · Caesars Superdome
Top performers
- Tua Tagovailoa threw for 198 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Dolphins.
- Duke Johnson ran for 39 yards on 13 carries.
- Alvin Kamara ran for 52 yards on 13 carries.
Miami Dolphins box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Johnson | 13 | 39 | 0 | 10 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 13 | 36 | 0 | 6 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 27 | 76 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Waddle | 10 | 12 | 92 | 1 | 24 |
| Mack Hollins | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Durham Smythe | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| Mike Gesicki | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 17 | 21 | 185 | 1 | 40 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Sieler | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavien Howard | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 24 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
New Orleans Saints box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 13 | 52 | 0 | 19 |
| Mark Ingram II | 4 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 18 | 71 | 0 | 19 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 3 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 56 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Vannett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 11 | 81 | 0 | 56 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Werner | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Baun | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Davenport | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shy Tuttle | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Westbrooks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Crawley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 35 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Dolphins · 2021 season · Previous Dec 19, 2021: NYJ 24, MIA 31 · Next Jan 2, 2022: MIA 3, TEN 34
- Saints · 2021 season · Previous Dec 19, 2021: NO 9, TB 0 · Next Jan 2, 2022: CAR 10, NO 18