Dolphins Offense Makes History Against Cowboys

Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and Raheem Mostert do something nobody else has ever done in franchise history

The Miami Dolphins trio of offensive skill players made franchise history on Sunday.

The Dolphins, who have possessed the No. 1-ranked offense in the NFL for most of the 2023 season, produced two 1,000-yard receivers, and a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time in franchise history in Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Tyreek Hill, who sat out the 30-0 win over the New York Jets on Sunday because of the ankle he sprained the previous week but played on Sunday, had long been over 1,000 receiving yards, and tailback Raheem Mostert and and Jaylen Waddle each joined him, eclipsed the 1,000-yard threshold in the game.

Against the Cowboys, Hill joins Jarvis Landry as the only players in franchise history to have 100-plus receptions in multiple seasons, 

Mostert, who came into the game the NFL's third-leading rusher and extends his a franchise record by scoring 21st touchdown in the second quarter, needed 34 rushing yards to produce his first 1,000 yard rushing season in his nine-year career, and he got there with third-quarter with a 14-yard carry up the gut of Dallas' defense.

"He’s been very important to this offense. This goes all the way back to last year," quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said about Mostert, who was 76 yards away from becoming a 1,000-yard rusher last season. "He’s been a tremendous part of the success that we’ve had offensively and the success that we have happens because the guys up front, happens because of the guys outside, and those guys are doing really well at executing, and it’s really fun seeing those guys have fun."

Waddle on pace to make history

Waddle came into Sunday's game needing 36 yards to produce his third 1,000-yard receiving season, and got there in the first half.

When Waddle passes the 1,000-yard threshold he become the first receiver in Dolphins history to produce 1,000-yard receiving seasons in three straight years.

"Jaylen had probably the best offseason, if not the best, right there with the top three offseasons of any player on our team, and he came into the season with a lot of momentum, then had just some random injuries that he was dealing with," coach Mike McDaniel said, explaining Waddle's journey this season. "One of the coolest parts about this season has been watching him progress through those injuries, and then for the last three weeks."

The closest the Dolphins ever came to having two 1,000-yard receivers was 1991 when Mark Clayton (1,053) and Mark Duper (1,085) eclipsed the 1,000-yard threshold, and tailback Mark Higgs finished the season with 905 rushing yards.