NFL Game Preview: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins - Week 4

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New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins - Week 4

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NYJ BUF	38 14
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SEA STL	3 20
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DET GB	26 28
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DEN TEN	26 20
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CIN CLE	20 23
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SF ATL	14 16
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CAR NO	14 16
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BAL PIT	17 14
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IND JAC	28 31
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HOU OAK	31 24
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ARI SD	10 41
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WAS PHI	17 12
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CHI NYG	3 17
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NE MIA	41 14
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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

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 27, Dolphins 26

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Tom Brady	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2	Randy Moss	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 34	Wes Welker	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 53	Julian Edelman	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8	Aaron Hernandez	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 7	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 21	Defense / ST

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Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Chad Henne	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 35	Ricky Williams	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 48	Davone Bess	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 65	Brian Hartline	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24	Anthony Fasano	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 2	Dan Carpenter	FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 19	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Patriots Club is 10-5 under head coach BILL BELICHICK on MNF & has won 6 of past 7 on Monday night... QB Tom Brady aims for 3rd consecutive game w/300+ passing yards against Dolphins (332, 353). Brady (99) needs 1 win to reach 100 career... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis led team w/98 rush yards last week, 2nd-most rush yards in career (105 vs. Buf. 11/9/08). RB Danny Woodhead recorded 1st career TD on 22-yard run vs. Bills... WR Randy Moss has 5 TD rec. in past 3 vs. Mia. & aims for 3rd consecutive game with 50+ yard TD catch vs. Dolphins (71, 58). In past 3 vs. Mia., Moss is averaging 112.7 receiving yards per game (338 total). In past 3 vs. Dolphins, WR Wes Welker has 27 rec. for 371 yards (13.7 avg.)... Rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (4th round, No. 113) aims for 3rd straight game w/6 receptions. Rookie TE Rob Gronkowski (2nd round, No. 42) has 2 TDs in 3 games... S Patrick Chung & S Brandon Meriweather each posted INT last week. Fla. native Meriweather has 2 INTs in past 3 against Mia.

Dolphins Club has 33-19 all-time record (.635) on MNF at home... QB Chad Henne is 1-0 on MNF & completed 20 of 26 passes (76.9 pct.) for 241 yards w/2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 130.4 passer rating... In 3 career games on MNF, RB Ronnie Brown averages 106.7 rush yards per game (320 total). Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/2 rush TDs on MNF. Brown has accounted for 7 career TDs against NE (5 rushing, 2 passing). RB Ricky Williams has 856 career yards vs. Patriots, 2nd-most vs. any opponent... WR Brandon Marshall had 2 TD rec. in last meeting vs. NE (w/Denver on 10/11/09). Marshall posted 8th career game w/10+ catches & 100+ receiving yards last week (10 rec., 166 yards). WR Davone Bess had career-best in rec. (10) & receiving yards (117) against Patriots on 12/6/09. Bess had 6 catches vs. Jets, all resulted in 1st downs... CB Vontae Davis aims for 3rd straight game w/INT vs. Patriots.

Results and Schedule

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CIN	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2010-09-19	NYJ	A	L 14-28	-14
3	2010-09-26	BUF	H	W 38-30	+8
4	2010-10-04	MIA	A	W 41-14	+27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	BAL	H
7	2010-10-24	SD	A
8	2010-10-31	MIN	H
9	2010-11-07	CLE	A
10	2010-11-14	PIT	A
11	2010-11-21	IND	H
12	2010-11-25	DET	A
13	2010-12-06	NYJ	H
14	2010-12-12	CHI	A
15	2010-12-19	GB	H
16	2010-12-26	BUF	A
17	2011-01-02	MIA	H

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	BUF	A	W 15-10	+5
2	2010-09-19	MIN	A	W 14-10	+4
3	2010-09-26	NYJ	H	L 23-31	-8
4	2010-10-04	NE	H	L 14-41	-27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	GB	A
7	2010-10-24	PIT	H
8	2010-10-31	CIN	A
9	2010-11-07	BAL	A
10	2010-11-14	TEN	H
11	2010-11-18	CHI	H
12	2010-11-28	OAK	A
13	2010-12-05	CLE	H
14	2010-12-12	NYJ	A
15	2010-12-19	BUF	H
16	2010-12-26	DET	H
17	2011-01-02	NE	A

Injury Report

New England Patriots
Did Not Practice	OG Nick Kaczur (Back) RB Fred Taylor (Toe) CB Terrence Wheatley (Foot)
Full Practice	QB Tom Brady (Shoulder)
IR	FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder) CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder) RB Kevin Faulk (Right Knee ACL) FS Brandon McGowan (Chest) DE Darryl Richard (Foot) DE Ty Warren (Hip)
Holdout	OG Logan Mankins

Miami Dolphins
Did Not Practice	ILB Channing Crowder (Groin) OG John Jerry (Illness) DE Jared Odrick (Ankle)
Full Practice	OT Jake Long (Knee)
Suspended	DE Tony McDaniel (Personal Conduct, 2010 week 4)
IR	CB Will Allen (Knee) OLB A.J. Edds (Knee ACL) OT Nate Garner (Foot)
Non-Football Related	DE Phillip Merling (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NE Offense	MIA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	30.0	17.3	20.2	NE
Rushing yards	123.3	112.0	108.5	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.57	3.82	4.03	NE
Completion %	67.3%	59.6%	61.8%	NE
Passing yards	247.3	207.3	224.2	NE
Passing yards per completion	11.24	11.11	10.78	NE
Passing yards per attempt	7.57	6.62	6.66	NE
Interceptions	0.7	0.3	1.1	MIA
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.7	0.7	-
Sacks allowed	0.7	2.3	2.0	NE
3rd down conversions	58.3%	45.5%	38.2%	NE
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	45.1%	NE
Time of possession	29:17	31:18	30:17	MIA

Defense Stats Comparison

	NE Defense	MIA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.3	17.0	20.2	MIA
Rushing yards	119.0	117.3	108.5	MIA
Rushing yards per attempt	4.41	4.46	4.03	NE
Completion %	69.4%	56.1%	61.8%	MIA
Passing yards	260.3	193.3	224.2	MIA
Passing yards per completion	10.41	10.55	10.78	NE
Passing yards per attempt	7.23	5.92	6.66	MIA
INT return	1.0	1.0	1.1	-
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.3	0.7	-
Sacks	1.7	2.0	2.0	MIA
3rd down conversions	50.0%	35.9%	38.2%	MIA
4th down conversions	100.0%	28.6%	45.1%	MIA
Time of possession	30:43	28:42	30:17	MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NE	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.0	9.0	9.1	NE
Yards per kick return	28.0	20.5	23.7	NE
Yards allowed per punt return	4.0	7.4	9.1	NE
Yards allowed per kick return	26.3	29.3	23.7	NE

Misc Stats Comparison

	NE	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.3	3.7	6.5	MIA
Penalty yards	48.0	27.3	56.0	MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	4	2000-09-24	NE	MIA	3-10	MIA
2000	17	2000-12-24	MIA	NE	27-24	MIA
2001	4	2001-10-07	NE	MIA	10-30	MIA
2001	15	2001-12-22	MIA	NE	13-20	NE
2002	5	2002-10-06	NE	MIA	13-26	MIA
2002	17	2002-12-29	MIA	NE	24-27	NE
2003	7	2003-10-19	NE	MIA	19-13	NE
2003	14	2003-12-07	MIA	NE	0-12	NE
2004	5	2004-10-10	MIA	NE	10-24	NE
2004	15	2004-12-20	NE	MIA	28-29	MIA
2005	10	2005-11-13	NE	MIA	23-16	NE
2005	17	2006-01-01	MIA	NE	28-26	MIA
2006	5	2006-10-08	MIA	NE	10-20	NE
2006	14	2006-12-10	NE	MIA	0-21	MIA
2007	7	2007-10-21	NE	MIA	49-28	NE
2007	16	2007-12-23	MIA	NE	7-28	NE
2008	3	2008-09-21	MIA	NE	38-13	MIA
2008	12	2008-11-23	NE	MIA	48-28	NE
2009	9	2009-11-08	MIA	NE	17-27	NE
2009	13	2009-12-06	NE	MIA	21-22	MIA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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