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Miami Dolphins Tyreek Hill no longer leads league in yards

By Brian Miller

Dec 11, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) scores on a 60-yard touchdown reception in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) scores on a 60-yard touchdown reception in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Miami Dolphins lost on Sunday night and Tyreek Hill lost his grip on the NFL receiving yardage lead to Justin Jefferson. When it rains…it pours.

Sunday night and last Sunday have not been good for the Dolphins and now, Tyreek Hill finds himself 40 yards behind Jefferson for the league lead in receiving yardage.

Hill had a good game for a normal receiver but it was far from what we expected from Hill. The Chargers did a great job of keeping him out of the offensive game plan. Tua’s accuracy issues, coupled with a very good game plan the last two weeks, have dented Hill’s attempted run for the 2,000-yard plateau.

Jefferson now has 1500 yards and needs to average 125 yards per game to reach 2,000 for the season, something that has never been done before. Hill needs to average 135 yards over the course of the next four games to reach the milestone.

The other side of the coin has Jaylen Waddle who has eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark with 1,003. He too did not have a great game on Sunday night against the Chargers. Both face a stout defense in Buffalo along with expected wintery weather as well.

MINNEAPOLIS – OCTOBER 09: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings runs with the ball against the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bears 29-22. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images).
MINNEAPOLIS – OCTOBER 09: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings runs with the ball against the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bears 29-22. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images). /

Tua Tagovailoa, who has led the league in quarterback rating most of the year is now second behind Jalen Hurts who holds a 2/10 of a point ahead of him. Tua finished Sunday night with a 10/28 145-yard stat line.

Tua's grade from Sunday night is not a good one. dark. Next

Fans are wondering aloud if perhaps McDaniel and Tua are too focused on getting Hill to the 2K mark. Tua was trying to force-feed Hill throughout the game and while you want to get the ball into the hands of your playmakers, Miami’s best option against the Chargers may have been to run the ball early and often to wear down a defense that has consistently struggled all year, especially after the Chargers rolled out a very good defensive scheme to take Hill and Waddle out of their rhythm.

Tyreek could still reach 2,000 yards but it is growing less likely given the offensive play over the last two weeks.

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