Ryan Tannehill outrushes the entire New York Jets offense

On Sunday the Miami Dolphins were welcomed into MetLife Stadium by 1,000’s of screaming Miami Dolphins fans at the annual “Metlife Takeover” and Ryan Tannehill came away with an interesting stat.

Questions surrounding the knee belonging to Ryan Tannehill have been asked since mini-camps broke in May and one of those questions was whether or not Tannehill could mentally return from the injury. There shouldn’t be any more questions about that.

On Sunday, Tannehill led the Dolphins offense but he also led the Jets running game as well. The Dolphins rushed for 135 yards. The Jets rushed for 42 yards as a team. On the Dolphins side of the ball, Ryan Tannehill rushed for 44 yards of the teams 135 which is two yards more than the Jets as an offense.

This is the second largest rushing total for Tannehill in his career and it clearly is a sign that he is not mentally hindered by the knee injury that sidelined him for all of 2017. In fact, Tannehill took several hits during Sunday’s game including four sacks.

Tannehill finished the day with a 123.1 passer rating as he completed 17 of his 23 passes against the Jets. He threw two touchdowns with no interceptions but did lose the ball on a fumble.

Miami’s Adam Gase opted to go with an offensive strategy that favored the run more than the pass. The Dolphins threw the ball 23 times on the day while they rushed 31 times. This against a Jets defense that is quick. Gase obviously believed that he could slow down the relentless pass rush by running the ball. It worked.

For Tannehill it was a typical game management type of performance. Miami doesn’t need him to be a six touchdown per game superstar. They need him to be consistent and mistake free. He was closer to that on Sunday.