Prediction: Lions 24, Dolphins 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Detroit Lions |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 9 |
Matthew Stafford |
Pass: 275, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 19 |
Reggie Bush |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 |
RB 29 |
Joique Bell |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 51 |
Theo Riddick |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 6 |
Calvin Johnson |
Rec: 6-85, 1 TD |
WR 20 |
Golden Tate |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 70 |
Corey Fuller |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 27 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
K 19 |
Matt Prater |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Dolphins In past 5, QB Ryan Tannehill has 1,283 pass yards & 10 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 104.1 rating. Club is 15-1 (.938) when Tannehill has 90+ rating. Aims for 5th in row with run of 20+ yards... In past 6, RB Lamar Miller has 531 scrimmage yards (413 rush, 118 rec.) & 5 rush TDs. Has rush TD in 5 of past 6... WR Mike Wallace had TD catch in only career meeting (10/11/09 with Pit.). Aims for 4th in row with TD vs. NFC. WR Brian Hartline (4,034) had 50 rec. yards last week & became 7th player in club history to reach 4,000 career. Last week, TE Charles Clay led team with 65 yards on 5 catches with TD... In past 4, DE Cameron Wake has 4.5 sacks, FF & FR. Has 11 sacks, 2 FF & FR in past 9 vs. NFC. Has 58 career sacks & needs 2 to surpass JEFF CROSS (59.5) for 2nd-most in club history. S Louis Delmas played 5 seasons in Detroit (2009-13) & posted 328 tackles, 6 INTs & 5 sacks. CB Brent Grimes has 3 INTs in past 2, incl. 2 vs. SD.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford led 21-point comeback win in Week 8. Is 1 of 3 QBs since 1966 to start 3 games in which team overcame 21+ point deficit to win. Since 2011, ranks 2nd in NFL with 16,871 pass yards. Has 120 pass TDs, most in team history... RB Reggie Bush played 2 seasons in Mia. (2011-12), rushing for 2,072 yards (1,036 per season) with 12 TDs & catching 78 passes for 588 yards with 3 TDs. RB Theo Riddick aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. RB Joique Bell has rush TD in 2 of past 3... WR Calvin Johnson has 13 rec. TDs in past 14 vs. AFC. Has 84 catches for 1,521 yards (117 per game) & 11 TDs in past 13 vs. AFC. In past 16 at home, has 109 catches for 1,926 yards (120.4 per game) & 10 TDs. Since 2011, leads NFL with 5,485 rec. yards & 107.5 rec. yards per game. In past 5, WR Golden Tate has 39 catches for 599 yards (119.8 per game) & 3 TDs, incl. 4 100-yard games. Has 15 catches for 250 yards (125 per game) & TD in past 2 vs. AFC... LB DeAndre Levy had 30-yard INT-TD in last meeting. Leads team with 75 tackles. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by LB. DT Ndamukong Suh had sack & FF in last meeting. In past 3, DE EZEKIEL ANSAH has 3.5 sacks & 2 FFs. CB Cassius Vaughn had 45-yard INT in Week 8.
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 |
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Bye |
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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 |
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11 |
2014-11-13 |
BUF |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
DEN |
A |
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13 |
2014-12-01 |
NYJ |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
BAL |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
NE |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
MIN |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
NYJ |
H |
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Detroit Lions |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-08 |
NYG |
H |
W 35-14 |
+21 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
CAR |
A |
L 7-24 |
-17 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
GB |
H |
W 19-7 |
+12 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
NYJ |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
BUF |
H |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
MIN |
A |
W 17-3 |
+14 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
NO |
H |
W 24-23 |
+1 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
ATL |
A |
W 22-21 |
+1 |
9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
MIA |
H |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
ARI |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
NE |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-27 |
CHI |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
TB |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
MIN |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
CHI |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
GB |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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MIA Offense |
DET Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
30.3 |
21.0 |
24.0 |
MIA |
Rushing yards |
139.0 |
72.3 |
109.3 |
MIA |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.57 |
3.08 |
4.12 |
MIA |
Completion % |
67.9% |
60.5% |
62.5% |
MIA |
Passing yards |
257.0 |
250.3 |
248.8 |
MIA |
Passing yards per completion |
11.44 |
10.99 |
11.20 |
MIA |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.77 |
6.65 |
7.00 |
MIA |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
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Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
DET |
Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
MIA |
3rd down conversions |
44.8% |
33.3% |
40.7% |
MIA |
4th down conversions |
40.0% |
50.0% |
46.4% |
DET |
Time of possession |
31:36 |
32:03 |
30:12 |
DET |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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MIA Defense |
DET Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
13.7 |
18.3 |
24.0 |
MIA |
Rushing yards |
75.3 |
73.3 |
109.3 |
DET |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.93 |
3.52 |
4.12 |
DET |
Completion % |
57.8% |
63.8% |
62.5% |
MIA |
Passing yards |
207.0 |
237.0 |
248.8 |
MIA |
Passing yards per completion |
9.74 |
10.08 |
11.20 |
MIA |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.63 |
6.43 |
7.00 |
MIA |
INT return |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
MIA |
Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
MIA |
Sacks |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
MIA |
3rd down conversions |
40.6% |
33.8% |
40.7% |
DET |
4th down conversions |
62.5% |
33.3% |
46.4% |
DET |
Time of possession |
28:24 |
27:57 |
30:12 |
DET |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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MIA |
DET |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
10.7 |
13.3 |
9.1 |
DET |
Yards per kick return |
33.8 |
20.5 |
24.0 |
MIA |
Yards allowed per punt return |
10.8 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
DET |
Yards allowed per kick return |
27.7 |
21.0 |
24.0 |
DET |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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MIA |
DET |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.7 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
MIA |
Penalty yards |
37.3 |
57.7 |
56.0 |
MIA |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.
Weather
Dome Stadium
Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Detroit Lions |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
10 |
2000-11-05 |
MIA |
DET |
23-8 |
MIA |
2002 |
1 |
2002-09-08 |
DET |
MIA |
21-49 |
MIA |
2006 |
12 |
2006-11-23 |
MIA |
DET |
27-10 |
MIA |
2010 |
16 |
2010-12-26 |
DET |
MIA |
34-27 |
DET |
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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.
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