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NFL · Week 17 · January 2, 2022 · 12 min read

Miami Dolphins vs. Tennessee Titans: 2021 Week 17 Recap

Titans defeat Dolphins 34–3 in Week 17

Durham Smythe led Fantasy Impact as Titans prevailed in a 3–34 Week 17 finish.

Miami Dolphins 3 8–8
Final 3–34
Tennessee Titans 34 11–5 Winner
Winner
Tennessee Titans
Final score
3–34
Halftime
Miami Dolphins 3–17 Tennessee Titans
Top passer
Tua Tagovailoa
FantasyHQ MVP
Durham Smythe
Game date
January 2, 2022

Top fantasy performers · Dolphins

  • Durham Smythe
    Durham Smythe 3 REC · 37 YDS +4.7 Fantasy Impact
  • Jacoby Brissett
    Jacoby Brissett 0/1 +1.5 Fantasy Impact
  • Dyontae Johnson
    Dyontae Johnson 7 CAR · 49 YDS +0.9 Fantasy Impact

Top fantasy performers · Titans

  • D.Hilliard 8 CAR · 45 YDS · 1 TD +4.6 Fantasy Impact
  • Ryan Tannehill
    Ryan Tannehill 13/21 · 110 YDS · 2 TD +4.0 Fantasy Impact
  • Anthony Firkser
    Anthony Firkser 3 REC · 24 YDS · 1 TD +1.6 Fantasy Impact
View Dolphins vs Titans box score View all 2021 NFL game recaps

Quick answer

Winner
Tennessee Titans
Final score
Tennessee Titans 34–3 Miami Dolphins
Halftime
Miami Dolphins 3–17 Tennessee Titans at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP
Durham Smythe
Top passer
Tua Tagovailoa
Biggest EPA play
(2:00) 40-D.Hilliard right guard for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Game date
2022-01-02

Game summary

The Tennessee Titans beat the Miami Dolphins 34–3 on 2022-01-02. Durham Smythe posted a game-high +4.73 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q4 with 17 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

Q1Q2Q4——T
Miami Dolphins030003
Tennessee Titans710170034

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

MIAMiami Dolphins
TENTennessee Titans

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

11 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

  1. TENTennessee Titans
    Q1 1:27TD
    Geoff Swaim

    Points+6

    Yard line
    MIA 1
    Score
    0-6

    (1:27) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 87-G.Swaim for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

  2. TENTennessee Titans
    Q1 1:24XP
    Randy Bullock

    Points+1

    Yard line
    MIA 15
    Score
    0-7

    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.

  3. TENTennessee Titans
    Q2 14:18FG
    Randy Bullock

    Points+3

    Yard line
    MIA 5
    Score
    0-10

    (14:18) 14-R.Bullock 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.

  4. MIAMiami Dolphins
    Q2 9:47FG
    Jason Sanders

    Points+3

    Yard line
    TEN 21
    Score
    3-10

    (9:47) 7-J.Sanders 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-5-M.Palardy.

  5. TENTennessee Titans
    Q2 3:25TD
    D'Onta Foreman

    Points+6

    Yard line
    MIA 21
    Score
    3-16

    (3:25) 7-D.Foreman right tackle for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  6. TENTennessee Titans
    Q2 3:18XP
    Randy Bullock

    Points+1

    Yard line
    MIA 15
    Score
    3-17

    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.

  7. TENTennessee Titans
    Q4 7:46TD
    Anthony Firkser

    Points+6

    Yard line
    MIA 15
    Score
    3-23

    (7:46) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 86-A.Firkser for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  8. TENTennessee Titans
    Q4 7:42XP
    Randy Bullock

    Points+1

    Yard line
    MIA 15
    Score
    3-24

    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.

  9. TENTennessee Titans
    Q4 3:03FG
    Randy Bullock

    Points+3

    Yard line
    MIA 26
    Score
    3-27

    (3:03) 14-R.Bullock 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.

  10. TENTennessee Titans
    Q4 2:00TD
    DHD. Hilliard

    Points+6

    Yard line
    MIA 39
    Score
    3-33

    (2:00) 40-D.Hilliard right guard for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  11. TENTennessee Titans
    Q4 1:53XP
    Randy Bullock

    Points+1

    Yard line
    MIA 15
    Score
    3-34

    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

  1. 1Durham SmytheDurham Smythe · Miami Dolphins · Receiving · +4.73 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.58 EPA/play
  2. 2D. Hilliard · Tennessee Titans · Rushing · +4.62 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.58 EPA/play
  3. 3Ryan TannehillRyan Tannehill · Tennessee Titans · Passing · +3.98 total EPA · 21 snaps · +0.19 EPA/play
  4. 4Anthony FirkserAnthony Firkser · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +1.55 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.52 EPA/play
  5. 5Ryan TannehillRyan Tannehill · Tennessee Titans · Rushing · +1.54 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.38 EPA/play
  6. 6Jacoby BrissettJacoby Brissett · Miami Dolphins · Passing · +1.53 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.53 EPA/play
  7. 7Casey RogersCasey Rogers · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +1.45 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.73 EPA/play
  8. 8Anthony BrownAnthony Brown · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +1.04 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.21 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

Durham Smythe

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Durham Smythe — MIA · Receiving

Durham Smythe posted the highest total EPA (+4.73) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Miami Dolphins. Across 3 counted snaps, they averaged +1.58 EPA per play.

Durham Smythe's top snap (+3.73 EPA): (11:11) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short left to 81-D.Smythe pushed ob at TEN 27 for 15 yards (41-Z.Cunningham).

Biggest single play (+6.41 EPA): D. Hilliard — (2:00) 40-D.Hilliard right guard for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

Tua Tagovailoa led all passers in efficiency for Miami Dolphins, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

  • Tua TagovailoaTua Tagovailoa (Miami Dolphins) · 44 dropbacks · 40.9% completion · -18.3% CPOE · -0.38 EPA/play · -16.77 total EPA
  • Ryan TannehillRyan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans) · 21 dropbacks · 61.9% completion · +6.8% CPOE · +0.19 EPA/play · +3.98 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

StatMiami DolphinsTennessee Titans
Offensive EPA/play-0.343+0.115
Offensive success rate26.7%43.0%
Pass EPA/play-0.344+0.190
Rush EPA/play-0.203+0.012
Defensive EPA/play-0.115+0.343
Defensive success rate57.0%73.3%

Drive & efficiency notes

Tennessee Titans held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.12 vs -0.34), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

  • Miami Dolphins: -0.34 EPA/play (3rd percentile vs. 2021 team-game averages)
  • Tennessee Titans: +0.12 EPA/play (79th percentile vs. 2021 team-game averages)
  • Miami Dolphins: 11 drives, -25.70 total EPA, 1 scoring drives
  • Tennessee Titans: 11 drives, +9.07 total EPA, 6 scoring drives
Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

  • Geoff SwaimTennessee Titans — Geoff Swaim (Ryan Tannehill pass) (Q1 1:27)
  • D'Onta ForemanTennessee Titans — D'Onta Foreman (Q2 3:25)
  • Anthony FirkserTennessee Titans — Anthony Firkser (Ryan Tannehill pass) (Q4 7:46)
  • Tennessee Titans — D. Hilliard (Q4 2:00)

Field goals

  • Randy BullockTennessee Titans — Randy Bullock (Q2 14:18)
  • Jason SandersMiami Dolphins — Jason Sanders (Q2 9:47)
  • Randy BullockTennessee Titans — Randy Bullock (Q4 3:03)
Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Tennessee Titans won the period 7–0. Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the MIA 1 (Q1 1:27) — (1:27) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 87-G.Swaim for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the MIA 15 (Q1 1:24) — 14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern..

The second quarter: Tennessee Titans won the period 10–3. Tennessee Titans connected on a field goal from the MIA 5 (Q2 14:18) — (14:18) 14-R.Bullock 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.; Miami Dolphins connected on a field goal from the TEN 21 (Q2 9:47) — (9:47) 7-J.Sanders 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-5-M.Palardy.; Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the MIA 21 (Q2 3:25) — (3:25) 7-D.Foreman right tackle for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the MIA 15 (Q2 3:18) — 14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern..

The fourth quarter: Tennessee Titans won the period 17–0. Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the MIA 15 (Q4 7:46) — (7:46) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 86-A.Firkser for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the MIA 15 (Q4 7:42) — 14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.; Tennessee Titans connected on a field goal from the MIA 26 (Q4 3:03) — (3:03) 14-R.Bullock 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.; Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the MIA 39 (Q4 2:00) — (2:00) 40-D.Hilliard right guard for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the MIA 15 (Q4 1:53) — 14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

  • Miami Dolphins (Q1 1:13) — (1:13) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa sacked at MIA 21 for -5 yards. FUMBLES, touched at MIA 19, RECOVERED by TEN-24-E.Molden at MIA 14. [WPA -9.3% · EPA -5.20]
  • Miami Dolphins (Q2 11:11) — (11:11) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short left to 81-D.Smythe pushed ob at TEN 27 for 15 yards (41-Z.Cunningham). [WPA +8.1% · EPA +3.73]
  • Tennessee Titans (Q1 5:30) — (5:30) 17-R.Tannehill pass deep right to 11-A.Brown pushed ob at MIA 26 for 25 yards (8-J.Holland). [WPA +7.9% · EPA +2.41]
  • Miami Dolphins (Q1 11:44) — (11:44) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa sacked at MIA 42 for -6 yards (96-D.Autry). [WPA -5.9% · EPA -2.02]
  • Tennessee Titans (Q1 7:29) — (7:29) 7-D.Foreman up the middle to TEN 44 for -3 yards (52-E.Roberts, 94-C.Wilkins). [WPA -5.3% · EPA -2.54]
Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

  • Tennessee Titans (Q4 2:00) — (2:00) 40-D.Hilliard right guard for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +0.0% · EPA +6.41]
  • Miami Dolphins (Q1 1:13) — (1:13) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa sacked at MIA 21 for -5 yards. FUMBLES, touched at MIA 19, RECOVERED by TEN-24-E.Molden at MIA 14. [WPA -9.3% · EPA -5.20]
  • Miami Dolphins (Q4 10:25) — (10:25) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass incomplete deep middle to 11-D.Parker (20-J.Jenkins). PENALTY on MIA-11-D.Parker, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at TEN 27. [WPA -1.6% · EPA -4.17]
  • Miami Dolphins (Q2 11:11) — (11:11) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short left to 81-D.Smythe pushed ob at TEN 27 for 15 yards (41-Z.Cunningham). [WPA +8.1% · EPA +3.73]
Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

  1. Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q1 1:27 · MIA 1 · Score 0-6
    (1:27) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 87-G.Swaim for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
  2. Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q1 1:24 · MIA 15 · Score 0-7
    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
  3. Tennessee Titans FG (+3) — Q2 14:18 · MIA 5 · Score 0-10
    (14:18) 14-R.Bullock 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
  4. Miami Dolphins FG (+3) — Q2 9:47 · TEN 21 · Score 3-10
    (9:47) 7-J.Sanders 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-5-M.Palardy.
  5. Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q2 3:25 · MIA 21 · Score 3-16
    (3:25) 7-D.Foreman right tackle for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  6. Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q2 3:18 · MIA 15 · Score 3-17
    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
  7. Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q4 7:46 · MIA 15 · Score 3-23
    (7:46) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 86-A.Firkser for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  8. Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q4 7:42 · MIA 15 · Score 3-24
    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
  9. Tennessee Titans FG (+3) — Q4 3:03 · MIA 26 · Score 3-27
    (3:03) 14-R.Bullock 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
  10. Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q4 2:00 · MIA 39 · Score 3-33
    (2:00) 40-D.Hilliard right guard for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  11. Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q4 1:53 · MIA 15 · Score 3-34
    14-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

  • Tennessee Titans earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
  • Durham Smythe (Miami Dolphins) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
  • Tua Tagovailoa (MIA) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.
  • Ryan Tannehill (TEN) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans on 2022-01-02?

The Tennessee Titans beat the Miami Dolphins 34-3 in Week 17, 2021.

What was the score by quarter in Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans?

Q1: Miami Dolphins 0, Tennessee Titans 7; Q2: Miami Dolphins 3, Tennessee Titans 10; Q4: Miami Dolphins 0, Tennessee Titans 17; Final: Miami Dolphins 3, Tennessee Titans 34.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans?

Tennessee Titans touchdown — G. Swaim (R. Tannehill pass) (Q1 1:27) Tennessee Titans touchdown — D. Foreman (Q2 3:25) Tennessee Titans touchdown — A. Firkser (R. Tannehill pass) (Q4 7:46) Tennessee Titans touchdown — D. Hilliard (Q4 2:00) Tennessee Titans field goal — R. Bullock (Q2 14:18, 3 pts) Miami Dolphins field goal — J. Sanders (Q2 9:47, 3 pts) Tennessee Titans field goal — R. Bullock (Q4 3:03, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans?

Tua Tagovailoa (Miami Dolphins), 40.9% completion, -18.3% CPOE, -0.38 EPA per dropback, -16.77 total passing EPA. Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans), 61.9% completion, +6.8% CPOE, +0.19 EPA per dropback, +3.98 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans?

Durham Smythe (Miami Dolphins) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +4.73 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 3 snaps. Their top snap (+3.73 EPA): (11:11) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short left to 81-D.Smythe pushed ob at TEN 27 for 15 yards (41-Z.Cunningham)..

Season records after this game

Miami Dolphins

Entered 8-7 Now 8-8 L

Tennessee Titans

Entered 10-5 Now 11-5 W

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