Marcel Louis-JacquesESPNOct 29, 2023, 4:11 PM ET3 minutes read
Tyreek Hill burns the Pats’ D for a 42-yard Dolphins touchdown
Tua Tagovailoa connects with Tyreek HIll on the play and gives the Dolphins a 42-yard touchdown.
MIAMI – Tyreek Hill wants to reach 2,000 yards this season. After this week he is halfway there.
The Miami Dolphins wide receiver eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in Sunday’s 31-17 win over the New England Patriots, becoming the first player to do so this season. Hill is the fourth player in NFL history to record 1,000 receiving yards in his team’s first eight games.
The All-Pro got the Dolphins on the field late in the first quarter with a 42-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, his league-leading eighth touchdown of the season. Hill finished the day with 112 yards and a touchdown on eight catches, giving him 1,014 yards on the season.
At a rate of 126.8 yards per game, Hill is on pace to 2,155 yards receiving this season – which would set an NFL record and make him the first 2,000-yard receiver in league history.
Hill’s performance thrilled the home crowd at Hard Rock Stadium, the applause for him only exceeded by the ovation for cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who made his season debut on Sunday.
Ramsey was traded to the Dolphins in March but missed the team’s first seven games after injuring his left meniscus on the second day of training camp in July. He returned to practice last week and was elevated to the active roster ahead of Sunday’s game. He made his presence known in the first half, forcing a fumble that went out of bounds and intercepting Mac Jones late in the second quarter. According to Next Gen Stats, Ramsey was the next defender to allow one catch for 24 yards and was only targeted three times.
The win puts Miami at 6-2, a half game behind the Kansas City Chiefs and atop the AFC. Fittingly, the Dolphins and Chiefs meet in Week 9 in Frankfurt, Germany, as part of the NFL’s International Series.