National Football League
N.Y. Jets 40, Miami 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 9, 2022
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Temperature: 63°
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 82500

Breece Hall gained 197 yards from scrimmage and fellow rookie Sauce Gardner made two critical plays as the New York Jets pounded the Miami Dolphins 40-17 on Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.

Hall carried 18 times for 97 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 100 yards.

The young Jets (3-2) also got 210 passing yards from second-year quarterback Zach Wilson, who is 2-0 this year after starting the season on the injured list.

New York also snapped a four-game losing streak against AFC East rival Miami.

The Dolphins (3-2), who have lost two straight games, played without their top quarterbacks -- Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater -- both due to concussion protocol. Bridgewater started Sunday but left after just one play as he was hit by Gardner, causing a safety.

Third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson, a rookie seventh-round pick who had never taken a snap before Sunday, took over and completed 19 of 33 passes for 166 yards and one interception.

New York took a 12-0 lead with the safety (Bridgewater was called for intentional grounding from the end zone), Greg Zuerlein's 34-yard field goal and Michael Carter's 1-yard run to start the second quarter.

That TD was set up by Wilson's 79-yard swing pass to Hall, who dragged corner Kader Kohou for the final 20. Kohou held on to Hall's left leg, finally getting him down at the goal line.

With 9:55 left in the second quarter, Miami got on the board on Raheem Mostert's 12-yard run.

New York stretched its lead to 19-7 on Wilson's 5-yard diving run with 2:38 left before halftime. That score was set up by Gardner's first career interception.

Miami answered with an 11-play, 75-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard sneak by tight end Durham Smythe with just four seconds left before halftime.

The Dolphins cut their deficit to 19-17 with a 46-yard Jason Sanders field goal, the only points in the third quarter.

But after Sanders missed a 54-yard attempt wide right, the Jets drove for Carter's second 1-yard TD run. That gave New York a 26-17 lead with 9:22 left.

The Jets poured it on from there, scoring on a 5-yard run by Hall and a 15-yard end around from Braxton Berrios. The TD by Hall was set up by Carl Lawson's strip-sack, recovered by Quinnen Williams.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Miami   N.Y. Jets
Raheem Mostert Player Breece Hall
18 Attempts 18
113 Yards 97
6.3 Avg Yards 5.4
1 Touchdowns 1
24 Long 17
Receiving
Miami   N.Y. Jets
Tyreek Hill Player Breece Hall
7 Receptions 2
47 Yards 100
6.7 Avg Yards 50.0
0 Touchdowns 0
13 Long 79
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Miami 295 137 158 2 1 0 2.0 0
N.Y. Jets 322 135 187 5 1 1 2.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • N.Y. Jets will play their next game on the road against Green Bay. The Jets have a W/L % of .333 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Dolphins have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .000 after a loss.