By: Mike Rifkin
On Christmas day, the Dolphins and Packers will play in a battle of teams looking for a Wild Card position in their respective conferences. Miami comes into the game on a three-game losing streak, while the Packers have won back-to-back games.
The Packers are coming off a 24-12 win over the Rams on Monday night. Aaron Rodgers was 22-30 for 229 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Packers as a team ran for 138 yards, and AJ Dillon had two rushing touchdowns. The Packer defense gave up 156 yards of total offense to the Rams. They also sacked Baker Mayfield five times and had an interception. The Packer defense has forced four turnovers over their last two games. In his career against the Dolphins, Aaron Rodgers has a 59.2 completion percentage, averaging 258.7 yards per game with six touchdowns and one interception in three games.
The Dolphins are coming off a hard-fought 32-29 loss at the Bills on Saturday. Tua Tagovailoa was 17-30 for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Raheem Mostert ran for 136 yards on 17 carries, and as a team, the Dolphins ran for 188 yards and averaged 7.5 yards per carry. Jaylen Waddle had three catches for 114 yards and a touchdown, and Tyreek Hill had nine catches for 69 yards and a touchdown. A couple of costly penalties cost the Dolphins the game, but overall it was a step in the right direction after two bad games on the west coast. The Dolphins should be able to establish the run again this week, as the Packers give up 148.9 rushing yards per game.
A Christmas game with many playoff implications; it doesn’t get much better than that. Will Miami get back on track, or will Aaron Rodgers and company still hang on to their playoff lives?
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