Miami Dolphins vs. New Orleans Saints: game summary
Final · December 27, 2021 at 8:15 p.m.
Caesars Superdome
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
MIANO 
- 259Total yards164
- 173Passing yards81
- 19/26Completions/attempts12/20
- 6.0Yards per pass2.9
- 86Rushing yards83
- 30Rushing attempts23
- 2.9Yards per rush3.6
- 16First downs10
- 5-153rd down efficiency0-12
- 0-04th down efficiency1-3
- 1-3Red zone (made-att)0-1
- 59Total plays51
- 4.4Yards per play3.2
- 1Turnovers2
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown2
- 3-25Sacks (yards lost)8-54
- 7-65Penalties (yards)7-62
- 33:56Time of possession26:04
Game leaders
Passing
Tua TagovailoaMIA · QB · 19/26, 198 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Ian BookNO · QB · 12/20, 135 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing
Duke JohnsonMIA · RB · 13 CAR, 39 YDS
Alvin KamaraNO · RB · 13 CAR, 52 YDS
Receiving
Jaylen WaddleMIA · WR · 10 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Lil'Jordan HumphreyNO · WR · 3 REC, 70 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown10:25Nik Needham 28 Yd Interception Return (Jason Sanders Kick)7-0
- Field goal2:09Jason Sanders 48 Yd Field Goal 10-0
2nd quarter
- Field goal2:45Brett Maher 38 Yd Field Goal 10-3
3rd quarter
- Touchdown5:10Jaylen Waddle 1 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders Kick)17-3
4th quarter
- Field goal12:05Jason Sanders 34 Yd Field Goal 20-3
Player stats
Miami Dolphins
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 19/26 | 198 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 2-25 | 91.5 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 0/0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Johnson | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Myles Gaskin | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Waddle | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 1 | 24 | 12 |
| Mack Hollins | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Durham Smythe | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Mike Gesicki | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Myles Gaskin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wilkins | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zach Sieler | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Xavien Howard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Raekwon Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nik Needham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Calvin Munson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Biegel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldrick Redwine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Book | 12/20 | 135 | 6.8 | 0 | 2 | 8-54 | 40.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Mark Ingram II | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Jones Jr. | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ian Book | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 56 | 5 |
| Marquez Callaway | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Ethan Wolf | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Nick Vannett | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Werner | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Baun | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Davenport | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shy Tuttle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharif Finch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Hoyett | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Huggins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Westbrooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Crawley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Dowell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawaan Baker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 69,170
- TV
- ESPN
- Officials
- Keith Ferguson (Back judge) · Adrian Hill (Referee) · Jim Quirk (Side judge) · Roy Ellison (Umpire) · Mearl Robinson (Field judge) · David Oliver (Down judge) · Mark Stewart (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Dolphins vs Saints?
Dolphins won 20-3 over Saints on Monday, December 27, 2021.
When was Dolphins vs Saints played?
On Monday, December 27, 2021, at 8:15 PM ET at Caesars Superdome.
Where was Dolphins vs Saints played?
At Caesars Superdome.