Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa might have missed his final two begins and 4 begins general, however he held on to his NFL lead in quarterback ranking because the 2022 common season concluded Sunday.
Tagovailoa completed with a 105.5 passer ranking, edging Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (105.2).
Tagovailoa, whose standing is unclear for Sunday’s wild card playoff recreation on the Buffalo Bills, threw 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions in his third NFL season. He accomplished 64.8 % of his passes in throwing for 3,548 yards. His 8.9 yards per try additionally led the league. In extra superior metrics, he had the highest completion share on throws of 15-plus yards by the air, profitable on 56.1 % of such passes.
Tagovailoa was not an preliminary Pro Bowl choice in 2022, however he’s a primary alternate behind fellow AFC quarterbacks in Mahomes, the Bills’ Josh Allen and Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals.
He did it with two broad receivers ending within the prime seven of the league in receiving yards. Tyreek Hill, with 1,710 yards, was second to the Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson (1,809). His 119 receptions have been additionally second to Jefferson (128).
Hill earned his seventh Pro Bowl in seven skilled seasons, his earlier six all with the Chiefs. He set profession highs in receptions and receiving yards in his first season in Miami.
Second-year standout receiver Jaylen Waddle simply missed a primary Pro Bowl choice, though he’s a primary alternate, however he completed seventh with 1,356 yards. His 18.1 yards per catch led the NFL.
The Hill-Waddle duo (3,066 yards) turned the fourth pair of teammates to mix for 3,000 receiving yards in a season, becoming a member of the Detroit Lions’ Herman Moore and Brett Berriman (3,174 in 1995), St. Louis Rams’ Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce (3,106 in 2000) and Denver Broncos’ Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders (3,023 in 2014).
Hill set a Dolphins file along with his 1,710 yards, besting Mark Clayton’s 1984 mark of 1,389, and Waddle completed just under Clayton.
Miami defensive sort out Christian Wilkins completed the season with 98 tackles, most by any NFL defensive lineman since 1994. It additionally topped Jeff Cross’ franchise file for tackles by a defensive lineman (93 in 1993). Linebackers Elandon Roberts (107) and Jerome Baker (100) every completed with triple-digit sort out totals.
Dolphins working again Raheem Mostert cut up time within the backfield with Jeff Wilson within the second half of the season and Chase Edmonds within the first half of the yr, however his 891 dashing yards have been nonetheless good for twentieth within the NFL. His 4.9 yards per carry ranked in a giant tie for eleventh within the league with simply six working backs — plus 4 quarterbacks — ending with a greater clip.
Concluding the common season 9-8, the Dolphins accomplished a 3rd consecutive common season with a profitable file. The final time the franchise had such a stretch was from 2001 to 2003.
This story will likely be up to date with information later Monday.
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