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Buccaneers at Dolphins: December 28, 2025

The Miami Dolphins beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-17 at Hard Rock Stadium on December 28, 2025 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played December 28, 2025 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Baker Mayfield (Buccaneers, 346). Most rushing yards: Bucky Irving (Buccaneers, 19); De'Von Achane (Dolphins, 83). Most receiving yards: Chris Godwin Jr. (Buccaneers, 108); Greg Dulcich (Dolphins, 58).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers703717
Miami Dolphins7100320

Team comparison

Team statsTBMIA
Total yards380298
Passing yards327153
Rushing yards53145
First downs2113
Yards per play65.5
Turnovers30
Penalty yards4577
Red zone (scores/trips)2/31/3

What stood out

  • The Buccaneers out-gained the Dolphins 380 to 298 total yards, but the Dolphins won.
  • Turnovers: Buccaneers 3, Dolphins 0.
  • The Dolphins' biggest scoring edge came in the 2nd quarter (10-0).
  • The Dolphins ran for 145 yards to the Buccaneers' 53.

Featured player lines

  • Baker Mayfield (TB QB): 33 CMP, 44 ATT, 346 PASS YDS, 2 PASS TD, 2 INT, 3 CAR, 16 RUSH YDS
  • Bucky Irving (TB RB): 9 CAR, 19 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 6 TGT, 5 REC, 14 REC YDS
  • Rachaad White (TB RB): 2 CAR, 10 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 7 REC YDS
  • Chris Godwin Jr. (TB WR): 8 TGT, 7 REC, 108 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Emeka Egbuka (TB WR): 5 TGT, 3 REC, 20 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Kameron Johnson (TB WR): 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Mike Evans (TB WR): 7 TGT, 3 REC, 31 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Tez Johnson (TB WR): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 19 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Cade Otton (TB TE): 4 TGT, 4 REC, 33 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • De'Von Achane (MIA RB): 18 CAR, 83 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 3 TGT, 3 REC, 29 REC YDS
  • Jaylen Wright (MIA RB): 5 CAR, 56 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • Ollie Gordon II (MIA RB): 0 CAR, 0 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • Jaylen Waddle (MIA WR): 1 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Malik Washington (MIA WR): 3 TGT, 1 REC, 4 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Darren Waller (MIA TE): 3 TGT, 1 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Greg Dulcich (MIA TE): 6 TGT, 5 REC, 58 REC YDS, 1 REC TD

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Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
October 10, 2021MIA 17, TB 45 (at Tampa Bay)

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