{"id":60758,"date":"2022-10-07T21:18:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T01:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=60758"},"modified":"2022-10-13T01:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T05:27:45","slug":"week-5-miami-dolphins-game-info-matchups-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2022\/10\/07\/week-5-miami-dolphins-game-info-matchups-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 Miami Dolphins Game Info\/Matchups to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Game Information<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins (-3) @ New York Jets (45.5 O\/U)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date\/Time: October 9th, 2022, 1:00pm EST<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announcers: CBS &#8211; Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location\/Weather: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (61\u2109\/10-15mph wind\/2% chance of rain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referee: Clay Martin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>2022 Season Stat Leaders<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passing: Tua Tagovailoa (80\/115, 1,036 yards, 8 TDs, 3 INTs, 104.1 Rating)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rushing: Raheem Mostert (39 att, 147 yards, 0 TD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receiving: Tyreek Hill (31 rec, 477 yards, 2 TDs)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tackles: Jerome Baker, Brandon Jones (27)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacks: Melvin Ingram (2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptions: Jevon Holland (1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Jets\/Dolphins History<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIA leads all-time series 57-55-1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Matchup: 2021 Wk 15, MIA win 31-24<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYJ has lost 8 of the last 9 meetings<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Matchups to Watch<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jets DL vs Dolphins OL<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may sound clich\u00e9, and possibly redundant, but this game needs to be dictated up front by the Jets, specifically on defense. Miami has the 10th best Offensive Grade by PFF at 71.4 and the 6th-highest Pass Grade at 74.6. For comparison, the Jets are dead last in Offense (60.1) and 29th in Pass Grade. New York\u2019s front four needs to come out firing against a middle of the pack Miami offensive line. Get to Bridgewater early and make him uncomfortable in the pocket to neutralize the deep threat ability. Conversely, the Dolphins&#8217; defensive line is only averaging 1.75 sacks\/game, so the patchwork offensive line for the Jets should be able to hold their own. Miami is a blitz-heavy defense (33.3% blitz rate in Week 4 vs Bengals), so it will be another game of chip blocks from running backs and tight ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CBs Sauce Gardner\/D.J. Reed vs WRs Tyreek Hill\/Jaylen Waddle<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have probably highlighted this group in every preview so far, and justifiably so. This will be the hardest test for the cornerback duo so far, due to Hill and Waddle\u2019s unique skill set. Limit the explosive opportunities for the Dolphins\u2019 track stars at wide receiver. Using Sauce to shadow Hill or Waddle, as we have seen him do with other receivers (Andrews, Chase) this season, could be a viable option this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Keys to Victory<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protect the middle of the field. This season, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle combined for 282 yards and 2 TDs this season when targeted in the Intermediate Center (between 10-19 yards past LOS), via PFF. Funnel plays to the perimeter of the field where you have more speed to keep up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activate Elijah Moore, arguably your most explosive receiver. Last week, with Zach Wilson\u2019s return to the lineup, we saw a glimpse of what Moore is able to do. The connection was good 53 yards on 3 catches (4 targets), including a beautiful comeback pass down the right sideline for 19 yards on a crucial 3rd &amp; 6, on a drive that later ended in a touchdown. He\u2019s overdue to find the endzone, and this week, given the Dolphins injuries problems at cornerback, could be his week.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Predictions<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zach Wilson had 2 TD passes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jets win the turnover battle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quinnen Williams will have 2 sacks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jets enter their first divisional game of the season in good shape, finishing 2-2 against the AFC North to open the season. Miami has been on the winning side of a few comebacks already this season, which include erasing a 21-point deficit to the Baltimore Ravens. Despite the Dolphins having to lean on their backup quarterback, this team is still capable of making big plays on both sides of the ball. New York will have to play their best game to date in order to pick up the team\u2019s first divisional win under GM Joe Douglas. Even though the Jets are home, and are the healthier team, I believe the Dolphins get the victory this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: L, 23-21<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Information Miami Dolphins (-3) @ New York Jets (45.5 O\/U) Date\/Time: October 9th, 2022, 1:00pm EST Announcers: CBS &#8211; Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins Location\/Weather: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (61\u2109\/10-15mph wind\/2% chance of rain) Referee: Clay Martin &nbsp; 2022 Season Stat Leaders Passing: Tua Tagovailoa (80\/115, 1,036 yards, 8 TDs, 3 INTs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":60759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,258],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured-editorials","8":"category-new-york-jets-game-previews"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ZachGame.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-fNY","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60758"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60796,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60758\/revisions\/60796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}