FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED

Dolphins stop fake punt attempt thanks to Wilkins, Davis:

The Jets attempted a fake punt in the first quarter but the Dolphins were onto it with defensive linemen Raekwon Davis and Christian Wilkins making the tackle on safety Ashtyn Davis after his one-yard loss on fourth-and-4 from the Jets’ 42-yard line. Miami converted that play into a 37-yard field goal by kicker Jason Sanders and a 10-0 lead.

Big plays continue:

Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle had a 60-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, adding to Miami’s impressive list of big plays.

Miami entered Sunday’s game with a league-leading 10 plays of 50 or more yards.

The next closest team — San Francisco, had six when play began Sunday.

Ramsey shadows Garrett Wilson, and shuts him down:

All Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey showed why he’s a baller as he shut down Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, and put on a clinic in blanket coverage in the process.

Wilson ended with three receptions for 29 yards and no touchdowns. He was targeted just four times. Wilson had no receptions and, more impressively, no targets in the first half.

Jets backup quarterback Trevor Siemian threw at Wilson early in the third quarter but Ramsey broke up the play.

Ramsey, usually the left cornerback, traveled with Wilson on Sunday. Wilson’s only escape was when he lined up in the slot. This was the first time Ramsey has shadowed a wide receiver as a member of the Dolphins.

Only one other time have the Dolphins so dominantly swept the Jets:

Miami getting two wins against the Jets this season by a net point differential of 51 (34-13 and 30-0) is second in the category of the most dominant sweep of the Jets all-time, behind only the 1975 results, where Miami annihilated the Jets 43-0 at Shea Stadium and then 27-7 at the Orange Bowl, for a 63-point net. However, this is the first time Miami has won both games by at least 21 points. The next-most decisive sweeps came in 2020 (41 points) and 1983 (38).

Miami’s December rout of the Jets in Miami Gardens was unprecedented:

The Dolphins opened as a 13.5-point favorite against the Jets last Sunday. Miami covering that spread was a first in the history of games played between the teams in Miami Gardens after November. Previously, the Dolphins had never beaten the Jets by double-digits in their 14 games played in December or January at Hard Rock Stadium, with the most decisive Dolphins win coming the first time they played at HRS, in 1987, with the Dolphins winning by nine points, 37-28.