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OAKLAND RAIDERS AT HARD ROCK STADIUM SEPT. 23, 2018 | 1 PM POSTGAME NOTES

MIAMI REMAINS UNBEATEN AT 3- 0

• Sunday’s win gave the Dolphins their first 3-0 start since 2013. • This is the 14th time in team history the Dolphins have opened the season 3-0. In the other 13 seasons, the Dolphins have made the playoffs nine times, won the AFC three times and won the Super Bowl once.

TANNEHILL FINISHES WITH 155.3 PASSER RATING

• QB went 17-of-23 for 289 yards and three in the win. He finished with a passer rating of 155.3, recording the second-highest -game efficiency mark in Dolphins history (minimum 20 attempts). Tannehill posted a 158.3 rating in a win over Houston on 10/25/15 but attempted just 19 passes in that game.

HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME QB RATING IN DOLPHINS HISTORY Name Date Opponent ATT-CMP-YDS-TD-INT QB Rating Jay Fielder 11/27/03 at DAL 20-16-239-3-0 156.0 Ryan Tannehill 9/23/18 vs. OAK 23-17-289-3-0 155.3 9/2/84 at WAS 28-21-311-5-0 150.4 Matt Moore 11/6/11 at KC 23-17-244-3-0 147.5 12/10/83 vs. ATL 22-18-229-2-0 140.3

• Tannehill is now 10-1 in his last 11 starts, which is tied with Eagles QB for the best mark by a starting in the NFL. • Tannehill has thrown for multiple touchdowns in seven of his last eight games played.

WILSON FINDS GRANT FOR 52- YARD

• WR Albert Wilson found a streaking WR Jakeem Grant on a trick play for a go-ahead 52-yard touchdown with 7:18 remaining in the game. • The play marked the longest by a non-quarterback in Dolphins history and was Wilson’s first pass completion of his career. With a 74-yard touchdown reception later in the fourth quarter, Wilson became the first Dolphins player to throw and catch a touchdown pass in the same game was WR Mark Clayton, who threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to WR Mark Duper and caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from QB Dan Marino against Buffalo in 1983. • According to Elias Sports Bureau, Wilson became the fourth player in NFL history to record a passing and receiving touchdown of 50+ yards in the same game. The three previous players to accomplish the feat are David Patten in 2001, Tom Tracy in 1960 and Jimmy Conzelman in 1923. • Grant finished the day with a pair of touchdown receptions, with the other coming on a shovel pass from QB Ryan Tannehill with 55 seconds left in the third quarter. Grant’s performance gave him his first multi-touchdown game of his career.

OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS HARD ROCK STADIUM SEPT. 23, 2018 | 1 PM POSTGAME NOTES

HOWARD GRABS TWO PICKS

• CB Xavien Howard intercepted Raiders QB on a deep pass with 1:58 left in the first quarter and again in the with 2:59 remaining in the fourth quarter to negate a go-ahead scoring opportunity. • After picking off Jets QB in last week’s win, Howard now has three on the year. He recorded consecutive multi- games in Weeks 13 and 14 of the 2017 season, helping lead Miami to home wins over Denver and New England. • Howard has seven interceptions in his past eight games, the most in the NFL since Week 13 of the 2017 season.

STILLS HAULS IN 34- YARD TOUCHDOWN CATCH

• QB Ryan Tannehill found WR Kenny Stills in the end zone for a 34-yard score to tie the game at 7 early in the second quarter. • The touchdown gave Stills his 14th scoring reception of 20 or more yards since 2016, extending his lead for the most such touchdowns in the NFL over that span.

TD RECEPTIONS OF 20+ YARDS (2016-PRES.) Name Team 20+ Yard TD RECs Kenny Stills MIA 14 Tyreek Hill KC 12 Antonio Brown PIT 11

GORE & DRAKE EXTEND GAMES- PLAYED STREAKS

• RB Frank Gore played in his 199th career game on Sunday to move into 9th place for games played by a running back in NFL history. • By starting on Sunday, Gore extended his consecutive games started streak to 111, the longest active streak by an NFL offensive skill player (RB, WR or TE). • He also extended his consecutive games played streak to 115, which is also the longest by an NFL offensive skill player. • RB appeared in his 34th consecutive game, which is tied for the fifth-longest active streak among NFL running backs.

DENNEY MAKES 211TH CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCE

• LS John Denney played in his 211th straight regular season game on Sunday and is the NFL’s leader among active players for consecutive games played. • Denney has appeared in every Dolphins game since signing with Miami as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS HARD ROCK STADIUM SEPT. 23, 2018 | 1 PM POSTGAME NOTES

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON GAMES AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS Name TEAM POS CONSECUTIVE GP John Denney MIA LS 211 SD/LAC QB 196 Sam Koch BAL P 195 L.P. Ladouceur DAL LS 195 Mason Crosby GB K 179

INACTIVES

MIAMI DOLPHINS • QB , QB , WR Tanner McEvoy, S Reshad Jones, CB Cordrea Tankersley, RB Kalen Ballage, T Zach Sterup

INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX

MIAMI DOLPHINS • DE William Hayes, second quarter – knee – questionable (downgraded to out) • TE A.J. Derby, second quarter – foot – out • LB Chase Allen, second quarter – foot – questionable (did not return) • DE Andre Branch, third quarter – knee – questionable (did not return)

OAKLAND RAIDERS • S Karl Joseph, second quarter – lower leg – out

CAPTAINS

MIAMI DOLPHINS • CB Bobby McCain, S Walt Aikens, WR Kenny Stills, QB Ryan Tannehill, C Daniel Kilgore, DE William Hayes

QUICK HITS

• There were 65,667 tickets distributed in today’s game, making it the fifth-highest attended Dolphins game in the modernized Hard Rock Stadium (2015-18). • The temperature at Hard Rock Stadium was 90 degrees at kickoff, tying the 10th-warmest game in Dolphins history. It was the warmest home game the Dolphins have played in since 9/1/1996, when Miami defeated New England 24-10 in 93-degree conditions. • LB Kiko Alonso totaled 15 tackles on the day and increased his total for the season to 34, which ranks second in the NFL through the conclusion of the 1 p.m. games.

OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS HARD ROCK STADIUM SEPT. 23, 2018 | 1 PM POSTGAME NOTES

• WR DeVante Parker returned to action for the Dolphins for the first time since Week 17 of last season. Parker finished with two receptions for 40 yards (20.0 avg.), including a 36-yard catch the right sideline in the third quarter that put Miami in the red zone and helped set up a WR Jakeem Grant touchdown. • DT Vincent Taylor recorded his first NFL sack in the fourth quarter. • S Minkah Fitzpatrick made his first NFL start. The 11th overall pick in this year’s NFL draft recorded 10 total tackles on the day. • T Ja’Wuan James made his 50th career start on Sunday.

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