NFL Game Preview: Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos - Week 12

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Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos - Week 12

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KC OAK	20 24
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JAC IND	3 23
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TEN PHI	24 43
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CIN HOU	22 13
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CLE ATL	26 24
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TB CHI	13 21
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DET NE	9 34
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GB MIN	24 21
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STL SD	24 27
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ARI SEA	3 19
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MIA DEN	36 39
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WAS SF	13 17
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DAL NYG	31 28
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NYJ BUF	3 38
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BAL NO	34 27
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Broncos 27, Dolphins 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Ryan Tannehill	Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 18	Lamar Miller	Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 28	Mike Wallace	Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 53	Jarvis Landry	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 64	Brian Hartline	Rec: 2-35, 0 TD
TE 11	Charles Clay	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 9	Caleb Sturgis	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 21	Defense / ST

Denver Broncos
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 3	Peyton Manning	Pass: 315, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9	C.J. Anderson	Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 50	Juwan Thompson	Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1	Demaryius Thomas	Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 11	Emmanuel Sanders	Rec: 6-85, 1 TD
WR 57	Wes Welker	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 14	Jacob Tamme	Rec: 5-45, 0 TD
TE 37	Julius Thomas	Rec: 0-5, 0 TD
K 18	Brandon McManus	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 12	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Dolphins Have won 4 of past 5... In past 7, QB Ryan Tannehill has completed 161 of 229 (70.3 pct.) for 1,730 yards & 13 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 102.0 rating. Club is 16-1 (.941) when Tannehill has 90+ rating, incl. last week vs. Buf. (240 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 114.8 rating). Has 70+ comp. pct. in 4 of past 5... Last week, RB Lamar Miller led team with 98 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 12 rec.). Has 3 rush TDs in past 4 on road... WR Mike Wallace aims for 3rd in row with TD vs. Broncos in reg. sea. Rookie WR-KR Jarvis Landry (Round 2, No. 63 overall) has TD catch in 2 of past 3, incl. 1 last week. Leads NFL rookies in KR avg. (31.2). TE Charles Clay aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches... Defense has 30 sacks, tied for 2nd in AFC... In past 6, DE Cameron Wake has 6.5 sacks, FF & FR. DE Olivier Vernon has sack in 2 of past 3. Since joining Dolphins in 2013, CB Brent Grimes has 9 INTs, tied for 2nd most in NFL. LB Jelani Jenkins leads team with 66 tackles.

Broncos QB Peyton Manning aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TDs & 0 INTs vs. Dolphins. Has TD pass in 49 consecutive games, 3rd-longest streak in NFL history... In past 2, RB C.J. Anderson is averaging 139 scrimmage yards per game (278 total; 119 rush, 159 rec.). Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards... WR Demaryius Thomas has 100+ rec. yards in 7 consecutive games, tied for 2nd-longest streak all-time. In past 7, has 964 yards (16.3 avg.) & 5 TDs. Had TD catch in only career meeting. Since 2012, leads AFC with 30 TD rec. WR Wes Welker (49) needs TD catch to become 3rd undrafted player since 1967 to reach 50 career. WR Emmanuel Sanders has 7 TDs in past 5 & 100+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. TE Julius Thomas leads NFL with 12 TD catches. 1st TE in history with back-to-back 12-TD seasons... Broncos are 1 of 2 NFL teams with 2 players with 9+ sacks each (LBs Von Miller & DeMarcus Ware). Since entering NFL in 2011, Miller is 2nd in AFC with 45 sacks. Had sack in only career meeting. LB Brandon Marshall leads team with 88 tackles, incl. game-high 15 last week.

Results and Schedule

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	NE	H	W 33-20	+13
2	2014-09-14	BUF	A	L 10-29	-19
3	2014-09-21	KC	H	L 15-34	-19
4	2014-09-28	OAK	A	W 38-14	+24
5		Bye
6	2014-10-12	GB	H	L 24-27	-3
7	2014-10-19	CHI	A	W 27-14	+13
8	2014-10-26	JAC	A	W 27-13	+14
9	2014-11-02	SD	H	W 37-0	+37
10	2014-11-09	DET	A	L 16-20	-4
11	2014-11-13	BUF	H	W 22-9	+13
12	2014-11-23	DEN	A
13	2014-12-01	NYJ	A
14	2014-12-07	BAL	H
15	2014-12-14	NE	A
16	2014-12-21	MIN	H
17	2014-12-28	NYJ	H

Denver Broncos
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	IND	H	W 31-24	+7
2	2014-09-14	KC	H	W 24-17	+7
3	2014-09-21	SEA	A	L 20-26	-6
4		Bye
5	2014-10-05	ARI	H	W 41-20	+21
6	2014-10-12	NYJ	A	W 31-17	+14
7	2014-10-19	SF	H	W 42-17	+25
8	2014-10-23	SD	H	W 35-21	+14
9	2014-11-02	NE	A	L 21-43	-22
10	2014-11-09	OAK	A	W 41-17	+24
11	2014-11-16	STL	A	L 7-22	-15
12	2014-11-23	MIA	H
13	2014-11-30	KC	A
14	2014-12-07	BUF	H
15	2014-12-14	SD	A
16	2014-12-22	CIN	A
17	2014-12-28	OAK	H

Injury Report

Miami Dolphins
Out	SLB Jonathan Freeny (hamstring)
Doubtful	TE Charles Clay (knee) CB Cortland Finnegan (foot)
Questionable	DT Anthony Johnson (back) RB Lamar Miller (shoulder)
Probable	WR Jarvis Landry (shoulder) MLB Koa Misi (ankle) WLB Kelvin Sheppard (groin) QB Ryan Tannehill (shoulder) MLB Jordan Tripp (chest) WR Mike Wallace (calf) SS Jimmy Wilson (hamstring)
IR	CB Will Davis (knee, 11/14/2014) WLB Dannell Ellerbe (hip, 9/8/2014) RB Mike Gillislee (hamstring, 8/26/2014) TE Arthur Lynch (back, 8/26/2014) RB Knowshon Moreno (knee, 10/14/2014) FS Michael Thomas (pectoral, 11/3/2014)

Denver Broncos
Out	RB Montee Ball (groin) RB Ronnie Hillman (ankle)
Questionable	TE Virgil Green (knee) TE Julius Thomas (ankle)
Probable	FS David Bruton (ankle) SS Quinton Carter (knee) MLB Steven Johnson (ankle) WR Emmanuel Sanders (concussion) RB Juwan Thompson (knee)
IR	MLB Nate Irving (knee, 11/13/2014) WR Jordan Norwood (knee, 8/25/2014) WLB Danny Trevathan (knee, 10/14/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIA Offense	DEN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.0	32.0	22.7	DEN
Rushing yards	126.5	103.5	107.4	MIA
Rushing yards per attempt	4.46	4.03	4.04	MIA
Completion %	69.0%	66.7%	62.1%	MIA
Passing yards	219.0	328.0	242.1	DEN
Passing yards per completion	9.74	11.54	11.04	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	6.71	7.69	6.85	DEN
Interceptions	0.5	1.0	0.9	MIA
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.0	0.6	DEN
Sacks allowed	2.8	1.3	2.5	DEN
3rd down conversions	42.9%	44.7%	39.6%	DEN
4th down conversions	33.3%	12.5%	46.3%	MIA
Time of possession	31:11	30:21	30:11	MIA

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIA Defense	DEN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	14.0	19.3	22.7	MIA
Rushing yards	72.5	55.0	107.4	DEN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.82	3.15	4.04	DEN
Completion %	57.6%	62.9%	62.1%	MIA
Passing yards	201.0	222.8	242.1	MIA
Passing yards per completion	9.76	8.56	11.04	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	5.62	5.39	6.85	DEN
INT return	1.0	1.3	0.9	DEN
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.3	0.6	MIA
Sacks	3.3	2.5	2.5	MIA
3rd down conversions	37.8%	33.0%	39.6%	DEN
4th down conversions	58.3%	75.0%	46.3%	MIA
Time of possession	28:50	29:39	30:11	MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	MIA	DEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.2	9.2	8.8	MIA
Yards per kick return	33.3	17.0	24.1	MIA
Yards allowed per punt return	8.7	12.9	8.8	MIA
Yards allowed per kick return	28.3	25.4	24.1	DEN

Misc Stats Comparison

	MIA	DEN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.3	9.5	6.5	MIA
Penalty yards	37.8	78.3	53.5	MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2014 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. Denver Broncos
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	12	2001-12-02	DEN	MIA	10-21	MIA
2002	6	2002-10-13	MIA	DEN	24-22	MIA
2004	14	2004-12-12	MIA	DEN	17-20	DEN
2005	1	2005-09-11	DEN	MIA	10-34	MIA
2008	9	2008-11-02	MIA	DEN	26-17	MIA
2011	7	2011-10-23	DEN	MIA	18-15	DEN

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.