It’s not often the Cowboys have a matchup against the Miami Dolphins. The teams last met in 2019 where Preston Williams led Miami in receiving yards, Kenyon Drake led them in rushing, and Josh Rosen was their top signal caller. Dallas beat those Dolphins of yesteryear 31-6. Much has changed in Miami and it’s safe to say the 2023 version is nothing like those Dolphins of old.
The 2023 Dolphins enter Week 16’s showdown with a 10-4 record, fighting for playoff seeding and desperate to overtake Baltimore for the top spot and the obligatory bye week that accompanies it.
The Cowboys are in a similar situation. They are duking it out with the Eagles in the NFC East and realistically have their sights on the No. 2 seed. While the upcoming NFC games hold more value, every win matters and Dallas has something to prove after their pre-holiday cluster fudge last week in Buffalo.
But with no recent matchups to pull from, what is really known about this Dolphins squad from Miami? What are their strengths and weakness, which personnel groups do they prefer, and what might the Cowboys do to get the better of them?