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Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
IND		 31
 7
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SF
WAS		 19
 11
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SEA
DAL		 13
 23
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NYJ
BUF		 27
 11
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MIA
KC		 31
 3
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CLE
HOU		 12
 30
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TB
NO		 16
 27
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DEN
OAK		 38
 24
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CIN
TEN		 24
 17
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GB
SD		 45
 38
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NYG
NE		 24
 20
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STL
ARI		 13
 19
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BAL
PIT		 23
 20
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CHI
PHI		 30
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 23, Dolphins 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Matt Moore Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Daniel Thomas Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 29 Reggie Bush Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 12 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 50 Davone Bess Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 69 Brian Hartline Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 23 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 17 Dan Carpenter FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Matt Cassel Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Jackie Battle Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 42 Dexter McCluster Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 Thomas Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 40 Steve Breaston Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 49 Jonathan Baldwin Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 27 Leonard Pope Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 2 Ryan Succop FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins Have won 6 of past 8 against Chiefs... Dolphins have 9-5 record in Nov. under head coach TONY SPARANO... QB Matt Moore had career-best 31 rush yards last week & registered 1st career rush TD. Moore (706) needs 348 pass yards to surpass career-best of 1,053 in '09 with Panthers... RB Reggie Bush registered 2nd 100-yard rush game of career last week (103). In past 3, Bush is averaging 6.2 yards per carry (35 att., 216 yards). RB Steve Slaton registered 1st rush TD since 11/08/09 last week. RB Daniel Thomas (2nd round, No. 62) ranks 2nd in AFC among rookie RBs with 302 rush yards (DELONE CARTER, 305). Thomas attended Kansas St... WR Brandon Marshall has 6 TD catches in past 4 vs. KC. In 5 career starts vs. KC, Marshall averages 92.4 receiving yards per game (462 total)... TE Anthony Fasano had career-best 2 TD catches against Chiefs on 12/21/08... DE Randy Starks has 1.5 sacks in past 2 games. Had sack in last game vs. Chiefs... S Yeremiah Bell leads team with 59 tackles.

Chiefs Club aims for 5th consecutive win after 0-3 start this season... Since '10, Chiefs are 9-2 at home... KC has 6-3 record vs. Mia. at home... Since '10, QB Matt Cassel has 16 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 87.3 rating at Arrowhead Stadium. In past 4 wins, Cassel has 6 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 88.2 passer rating. In last meeting vs. Mia. (w/ NE on 11/23/08), Cassel completed 30 of 43 passes (69.8 pct.) for 415 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114 passer rating... RB Thomas Jones has rushed for 100+ yards in 3 of 7 career games vs. Mia (110, 101, 102). In past 3, RB Jackie Battle averages 88.3 rush yards per game (265 total). Posted 1st rush TD of season last week... WR Dwayne Bowe has 4 TD rec. in past 5. Rookie WR Jonathan Baldwin (1st round, No. 26) had 5 rec. for 82 yards (16.4 avg.) & 39-yard TD rec. last week... KC has 8 INTs in past 2 games... CB Brandon Flowers leads club with 15 passes defensed... S Kendrick Lewis aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT... LB Derrick Johnson posted 1st INT of season last week. Leads Chiefs with 57 tackles... LB Tamba Hali registered 2nd game of season last week with 2 sacks.


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    
11 2011-11-20 BUF H    
12 2011-11-24 DAL A    
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    
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BUF H L 7-41 -34
2 2011-09-18 DET A L 3-48 -45
3 2011-09-25 SD A L 17-20 -3
4 2011-10-02 MIN H W 22-17 +5
5 2011-10-09 IND A W 28-24 +4
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 OAK A W 28-0 +28
8 2011-10-31 SD H W 23-20 +3
9 2011-11-06 MIA H L 3-31 -28
10 2011-11-13 DEN H    
11 2011-11-21 NE A    
12 2011-11-27 PIT H    
13 2011-12-04 CHI A    
14 2011-12-11 NYJ A    
15 2011-12-18 GB H    
16 2011-12-24 OAK H    
17 2012-01-01 DEN A    

Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
Questionable  CB Vontae Davis (Hamstring)
 WR Edmond Gates (Groin)
 RB Daniel Thomas (Hamstring)
Probable  SS Yeremiah Bell (Toe)
 OT Marc Colombo (Knee)
 OG Richie Incognito (Ankle)
 DE Kendall Langford (Hips)
 QB Matt Moore (Ribs)
 OC Mike Pouncey (Neck)
 OLB Jason Taylor (Hip)
IR  OG Allen Barbre (Undisclosed)
 QB Chad Henne (Separated Left Shoulder)
 OT Lydon Murtha (Toe)
Non-Football Related  QB Sage Rosenfels (Blood Disorder)
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Doubtful  SS Jon McGraw (Shoulder)
Questionable  CB Javier Arenas (Ankle)
IR  SS Eric Berry (Left Knee ACL)
 RB Jamaal Charles (Left Knee ACL)
 DE Gabe Miller (Undisclosed)
 TE Tony Moeaki (Knee)
 OT Ryan O'Callaghan (Undisclosed)
 ILB Brandon Siler (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 		 KC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 15.7 24.3 21.9 KC
Rushing yards 116.7 112.0 117.1 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.99 3.73 4.35 MIA
Completion % 60.8% 62.5% 59.9% KC
Passing yards 179.7 220.0 229.6 KC
Passing yards per completion 9.68 11.87 11.08 KC
Passing yards per attempt 5.89 7.42 6.64 KC
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 1.0 KC
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.0 0.5 KC
Sacks allowed 4.3 2.0 2.4 KC
3rd down conversions 27.0% 47.1% 39.0% KC
4th down conversions 40.0% 100.0% 43.8% KC
Time of possession 30:22 31:02 30:06 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 		 KC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 20.7 19.0 21.9 KC
Rushing yards 96.7 123.3 117.1 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 4.28 4.35 MIA
Completion % 58.7% 57.3% 59.9% KC
Passing yards 232.3 241.7 229.6 MIA
Passing yards per completion 11.96 12.62 11.08 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 7.02 7.23 6.64 MIA
INT return 0.0 1.7 1.0 KC
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.5 MIA
Sacks 1.7 1.7 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 38.9% 40.3% 39.0% MIA
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 43.8% KC
Time of possession 31:50 31:13 30:06 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.8 15.5 9.7 KC
Yards per kick return 22.3 26.5 23.6 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 7.7 10.5 9.7 MIA
Yards allowed per kick return 21.1 19.9 23.6 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 2.7 7.3 6.7 MIA
Penalty yards 30.3 58.3 55.1 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 4 2002-09-29 MIA KC 30-48 KC
2005 7 2005-10-23 KC MIA 30-20 KC
2006 10 2006-11-12 KC MIA 10-13 MIA
2008 16 2008-12-21 MIA KC 38-31 MIA

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.