The MIAMI DOLPHINS totaled 536 yards of offense in their Kickoff Weekend victory over the Chargers, the most offensive yards by any team in a Week 1 game since Baltimore in 2019.
Miami travels to New England to face the Patriots on Sunday Night Football in Week 2 (8:20 PM ET, NBC) and can become the fourth team in NFL history to record at least 500 total yards of offense in each of their first two games of a season, joining New England in 2011, San Francisco in 1998 and Buffalo in 1991.
Quarterback TUA TAGOVAILOA recorded 466 passing yards and three touchdown passes in last week’s victory – the fourth-most passing yards in a season-opening game in NFL history – and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
With 356 passing yards on Sunday night, Tagovailoa will move into the top-five for most passing yards ever by a player through his team’s first two games of a season.
The players with the most passing yards in their team’s first two games of a season in NFL history:
PLAYER |
TEAM |
SEASON |
PASSING YARDS |
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Tom Brady |
New England |
2011 |
940 |
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Cam Newton |
Carolina |
2011 |
854 |
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Kurt WarnerHOF |
St. Louis Rams |
2000 |
827 |
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Frank Tripucka |
Denver |
1962 |
823 |
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Patrick Mahomes |
Kansas City |
2019 |
821 |
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Tua Tagovailoa |
Miami |
2023 |
466* |
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*In Week 1 |
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Tagovailoa’s top target last week was wide receiver TYREEK HILL, who totaled 11 catches for 215 yards and two touchdowns last week, the third-most receiving yards in a season-opening game in NFL history. With 115 receiving yards against New England, Hill will move into the top-five for the most receiving yards ever by a player through his team’s first two games of a season.
The players with the most receiving yards in their team’s first two games of a season in NFL history:
PLAYER |
TEAM |
SEASON |
RECEIVING YARDS |
|
Charlie JoinerHOF |
San Diego Chargers |
1981 |
357 |
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Charlie Hennigan |
Houston Oilers |
1962 |
347 |
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Jimmy Smith |
Jacksonville |
2000 |
343 |
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Steve Smith |
Carolina |
2011 |
334 |
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Henry Ellard |
L.A. Rams |
1989 |
329 |
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Tyreek Hill |
Miami |
2023 |
215* |
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*In Week 1 |
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