The Miami Dolphins got a comfortable win on the road against the Houston Texans in Week 2 of the 2023 NFL preseason, emerging victorious by a score of 28-3.
Offensive spotlight: Miami’s strong rushing performance in the preseason continued. Salvon Ahmed topped 100 yards on just 10 carries before getting another couple of carries and finishing at 99 for the day — or just 8.3 yards per attempt. Raheem Mostert also had 5.0 yards per carry, generating 4.3 of that after contact.
Defensive spotlight: With the stellar rookie performance from the likes of Sauce Gardner and Tariq Woolen last season, Derek Stingley Jr. enters his second season under some pressure to prove he was worthy of the praise he garnered at draft time. He was thrown at just once by the Dolphins despite extensive playing time, and that ball was not completed. Stingley also made a tackle in the run game.
Rookie spotlight: Will Anderson Jr. showed what he was capable of with a huge play in which he ran over running back Salvon Ahmed and forced a fumble on Skylar Thompson. Anderson is going to be under pressure to perform well right away as a rookie, given the trade the Texans made to acquire him one pick after C.J. Stroud. At least on this evidence, he can bring the same playmaking ability he displayed in college.
Offensive line spotlight: Amid Terron Armstead‘s injury, we got a look at what Miami would do at left tackle in that situation. Isaiah Wynn started at left guard despite previous NFL experience at left tackle, and it was Kendall Lamm who got the start in Armstead’s stead. Lamm didn’t give up any pressure on nine pass-blocking snaps before making way for Kion Smith, who himself had a solid day. Wynn had a rougher performance inside at guard.
Box Score
Passing
Miami Dolphins |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Skylar Thompson | 18.48 | 15 / 22 | 157 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 1.44 | 5 / 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Davis Mills | 3.76 | 10 / 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2.3 | 7 / 12 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
Miami Dolphins |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Salvon Ahmed | 23.1 | 12 | 99 | 8.2 | 0 | 65 |
| Skylar Thompson | 18.48 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Brooks | 13.5 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Raheem Mostert | 9 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| De'Von Achane | 2.7 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 |
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Mike Boone | 8.7 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2.3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Devin Singletary | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Dameon Pierce | 1.5 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
Miami Dolphins |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Salvon Ahmed | 23.1 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 1 |
| Chris Brooks | 13.5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| Julian Hill | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Erik Ezukanma | 5.4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
| River Cracraft | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Durham Smythe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Coleman | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyler Kroft | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Berrios | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daewood Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Mike Boone | 8.7 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Johnson III | 4.6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Noah Brown | 2.4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Teagan Quitoriano | 2.4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Steven Sims | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| John Metchie III | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Beck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bachman | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Camp | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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