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Prediction: Lions 24, Dolphins 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 35, 0
RB 14 Lamar Miller Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 16 Mike Wallace Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 45 Jarvis Landry Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
WR 66 Brian Hartline Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 14 Charles Clay Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 9 Caleb Sturgis FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  
 
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  

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   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    
11 2014-11-13 BUF H    
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    
   

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   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 MIA H    
11 2014-11-16 ARI A    
12 2014-11-23 NE A    
13 2014-11-27 CHI H    
14 2014-12-07 TB H    
15 2014-12-14 MIN H    
16 2014-12-21 CHI A    
17 2014-12-28 GB A    

Injury Report

Miami Dolphins
Out  TE Dion Sims (toe)
 FS Michael Thomas (pectoral)
Questionable  RB Lamar Miller (shoulder)
 MLB Koa Misi (ankle)
 DT Earl Mitchell (abdomen)
 WLB Kelvin Sheppard (groin)
 SS Jimmy Wilson (hamstring)
Probable  TE Charles Clay (knee)
 DT Anthony Johnson (back)
 SLB Chris McCain (foot)
 MLB Jordan Tripp (ankle)
IR  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)
   

Detroit Lions
Out  DT Nick Fairley (knee)
Doubtful  TE Eric Ebron (hamstring)
Questionable  TE Joseph Fauria (ankle)
Probable  DE Ziggy Ansah (toe)
 RB Reggie Bush (ankle)
 WR Calvin Johnson (ankle)
 DE George Johnson (hamstring)
 DT C.J. Mosley (other-excused)
 TE Brandon Pettigrew (foot)
 SLB Kyle Van Noy (abdomen)
IR  CB Bill Bentley (knee, 9/9/2014)
 CB Nevin Lawson (ankle, 9/16/2014)
 WLB Travis Lewis (quadriceps, 10/18/2014)
 RB Montell Owens (hamstring, 9/30/2014)
 MLB Stephen Tulloch (knee, 9/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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 -
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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIA   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 7.0 6.8 MIA
Penalty yards 37.3 57.7 56.0 MIA

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

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.