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Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

GB
DET		 27
 15
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MIA
DAL		 19
 20
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SF
BAL		 6
 16
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TB
TEN		 17
 23
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MIN
ATL		 14
 24
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ARI
STL		 23
 20
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HOU
JAC		 20
 13
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CLE
CIN		 20
 23
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CAR
IND		 27
 19
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BUF
NYJ		 24
 28
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CHI
OAK		 20
 25
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WAS
SEA		 23
 17
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DEN
SD		 16
 13
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NE
PHI		 38
 20
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PIT
KC		 13
 9
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NYG
NO		 24
 49
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 27, Dolphins 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Matt Moore Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Reggie Bush Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 42 Daniel Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-90, 0 TD
WR 68 Davone Bess Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 88 Brian Hartline Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 20 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
K 26 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  
View all Week 12 Rankings or Projections
  
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 DeMarco Murray Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 54 Felix Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 13 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 23 Laurent Robinson Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
TE 5 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
K 11 Dan Bailey FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins 1st team in NFL history to start 0-7 & then win next 3... Have 5-1 record on Thanksgiving... Are 12-5 (.706) in Nov. under TONY SPARANO & aim for 5th consecutive win in month. Spent 5 seasons (2003-07) as asst. w/ Dal... In past 3 wins, QB Matt Moore has completed 51 of 72 passes (70.8 pct.) for 613 yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 118.6 rating... RB Reggie Bush has 4 rush TDs in past 3 & aims for 4th consecutive game with rush TD. Had 6 catches for 125 rec. yards with TD vs. Dal. on 12/10/06. Rookie RB Daniel Thomas (2nd round, No. 62) leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL among rookie RBs with 406 rush yards... WR Brandon Marshall had 4 rec. for 91 yards, incl. 51-yard TD catch in only meeting vs. Dal... Club is allowing 6.7 points per game in past 3... DE Jared Odrick aims for 4th straight game with sack... S Yeremiah Bell & CB Nolan Carroll both had 1st INTs of season last week.

Cowboys Are 27-15-1 on Thanksgiving, including 4-1 in past 5... QB Tony Romo is 5-0 as starter on Thurs. (4-0 on Thanksgiving), completing 102 of 150 (68 pct.) for 1,450 yards with 16 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 126.3 rating. Has 100+ rating in all 5 games. Is 18-2 in Nov., best mark by QB in SB era. In Nov., has completed 415 of 619 (67 pct.) for 5,484 yards with 49 TDs vs. 12 INTs for 113.2 rating. In starts with 10+ att. when he has 100+ rating, team is 32-6 (.842)... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL rookies with 747 rushing yards... TE Jason Witten has 24 catches for 321 yards (107 per game) & TD in past 3 on Thanksgiving. Since start of 2007, leads NFL TEs with 417 catches & 4,799 yards. WR Miles Austin has 57 catches for 980 yards (108.9 per game) & 6 TDs in past 9 vs. AFC. WR Laurent Robinson aims for 5th in row with TD. Has 5 TDs in past 4... LB DeMarcus Ware has 20 sacks in past 13. Since start of 2006, has 86 sacks, most in NFL. Has 5 sacks in past 3 on Thanksgiving. CB Terence Newman has INT in 5 of past 8 Thurs. games (1 TD).


Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 NE H L 24-38 -14
2 2011-09-18 HOU H L 13-23 -10
3 2011-09-25 CLE A L 16-17 -1
4 2011-10-02 SD A L 16-26 -10
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-17 NYJ A L 6-24 -18
7 2011-10-23 DEN H L 15-18 -3
8 2011-10-30 NYG A L 17-20 -3
9 2011-11-06 KC A W 31-3 +28
10 2011-11-13 WAS H W 20-9 +11
11 2011-11-20 BUF H W 35-8 +27
12 2011-11-24 DAL A L 19-20 -1
13 2011-12-04 OAK H    
14 2011-12-11 PHI H    
15 2011-12-18 BUF A    
16 2011-12-24 NE A    
17 2012-01-01 NYJ H    
   
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 NYJ A L 24-27 -3
2 2011-09-18 SF A W 27-24 +3
3 2011-09-26 WAS H W 18-16 +2
4 2011-10-02 DET H L 30-34 -4
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 NE A L 16-20 -4
7 2011-10-23 STL H W 34-7 +27
8 2011-10-30 PHI A L 7-34 -27
9 2011-11-06 SEA H W 23-13 +10
10 2011-11-13 BUF H W 44-7 +37
11 2011-11-20 WAS A W 27-24 +3
12 2011-11-24 MIA H W 20-19 +1
13 2011-12-04 ARI A    
14 2011-12-11 NYG H    
15 2011-12-17 TB A    
16 2011-12-24 PHI H    
17 2012-01-01 NYG A    

Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
Out  K Dan Carpenter (Right Groin)
Questionable  OC Ryan Cook (Back)
 DE Igor Olshansky (Calf)
IR  OG Allen Barbre (Undisclosed)
 QB Chad Henne (Separated Left Shoulder)
 OT Lydon Murtha (Toe)
Non-Football Related  QB Sage Rosenfels (Blood Disorder)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  WR Miles Austin (Hamstring)
 FB Tony Fiammetta (Illness)
 CB Mike Jenkins (Hamstring)
 QB Jon Kitna (Back)
Questionable  RB Felix Jones (Ankle)
 OG Kyle Kosier (Foot)
 FS Gerald Sensabaugh (Foot)
Probable  ILB Sean Lee (Wrist)
IR  K David Buehler (Right Groin)
 OC Bill Nagy (Broken Ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 		 DAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.8 25.0 21.0 DAL
Rushing yards 105.8 125.0 117.3 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.80 5.31 4.26 DAL
Completion % 63.4% 63.9% 59.4% DAL
Passing yards 177.5 248.8 220.3 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.34 11.66 10.99 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.55 7.45 6.53 DAL
Interceptions 0.5 0.3 1.1 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.5 0.5 -
Sacks allowed 2.8 2.0 2.3 DAL
3rd down conversions 34.2% 43.8% 38.0% DAL
4th down conversions 25.0% 66.7% 43.3% DAL
Time of possession 30:23 32:39 30:13 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 		 DAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 13.8 16.0 21.0 MIA
Rushing yards 84.8 117.0 117.3 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.44 4.95 4.26 MIA
Completion % 56.6% 64.7% 59.4% MIA
Passing yards 202.5 235.0 220.3 MIA
Passing yards per completion 10.71 10.42 10.99 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.06 6.74 6.53 MIA
INT return 0.5 1.8 1.1 DAL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.8 0.5 DAL
Sacks 3.0 2.0 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 33.3% 42.9% 38.0% MIA
4th down conversions 22.2% 33.3% 43.3% MIA
Time of possession 31:31 29:11 30:13 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.5 6.6 10.2 MIA
Yards per kick return 22.4 18.5 22.9 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 10.8 14.2 10.2 MIA
Yards allowed per kick return 19.4 21.2 22.9 MIA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 7.5 6.8 MIA
Penalty yards 37.3 57.3 56.7 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 13 2003-11-27 MIA DAL 40-21 MIA
2007 2 2007-09-16 DAL MIA 37-20 DAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.