In what was one of the most anticipated games of Christmas weekend, the Miami Dolphins defeated the Dallas Cowboys 22-20.
Offensive spotlight: Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was the spotlight offensive player in this game.
50 yards from Tua to Waddle like poetry in motion
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Tagovailoa finished the game 24-for-37 with 293 passing yards and one passing touchdown
Defensive spotlight: Dolphins linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel was all over the field against the Cowboys. He recorded 10 total tackles with 1.5 sacks.
Rookie spotlight: It was a quiet game for the rookies, but we’ll give a shoutout to Dolphins running back De’Von Achane, who finished the contest with 24 rushing yards on seven carries.
Box Score
Passing
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Dak Prescott | 19.62 | 20 / 32 | 253 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 15.52 | 24 / 37 | 293 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| CeeDee Lamb | 28.2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Dak Prescott | 19.62 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| Brandin Cooks | 10.3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Tony Pollard | 5.3 | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Hunter Luepke | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Rico Dowdle | 0.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 15.52 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 12 | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| De'Von Achane | 4.1 | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeff Wilson Jr. | 3.5 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPR | TD |
| CeeDee Lamb | 28.2 | 10 | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 1 |
| Brandin Cooks | 10.3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Jake Ferguson | 8.5 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 0 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 2.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Luepke | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Hendershot | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPR | TD |
| Tyreek Hill | 18.9 | 14 | 9 | 99 | 11 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Durham Smythe | 10.6 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Wilson Jr. | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
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