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Final Score Prediction

Dolphins 23, Raiders 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Carson Palmer Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Michael Bush Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Marcel Reece Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 WR 31 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 4-70, 1 TD
 WR 62 Chaz Schilens Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 32 Kevin Boss Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 9 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Matt Moore Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Reggie Bush Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 43 Daniel Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 23 Brandon Marshall Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 50 Davone Bess Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 58 Brian Hartline Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 21 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
K 5 Dan Carpenter FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Club aims for 4th consecutive win... Raiders are 4-1 on road this season... In past 3 wins, QB Carson Palmer has completed 52 of 80 passes (65 pct.) for 764 yards with 3 TDs & 98.1 passer rating. In only meeting at Mia. (w/ Cin. on 12/30/07), Palmer completed 23 of 32 passes (71.9 pct.) for 316 yards with 3 TDs vs.1 INT & 121.4 rating... RB Michael Bush aims for 4th straight game with rush TD. Aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards on road (157, 109) Has career-best 668 rush yards in '11... FB Marcel Reece had career-highs in rec. (5) & receiving yards (92) last week... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey has career-best in catches (35) & rec. yards (519) in '11... Raiders have registered 15 sacks in past 3... DT Richard Seymour has 5 career sacks vs. Dolphins... CB Stanford Routt has INT in 2 straight... LB Kamerion Wimbley has 6 sacks in past 4 games. Posted 1st INT since 11/17/08 last week.

Dolphins Club has won 3 of past 4 in '11... In past 4, QB Matt Moore has completed 70 of 104 passes (67.3 pct.) for 901 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 112.7 rating. Moore's 112.7 rating ranks 1st in AFC & 3rd in NFL since Week 9 (AARON RODGERS, 131.6; TONY ROMO, 113)... RB Reggie Bush led NFL with 4 rush TDs in Nov. Bush (567) needs 15 rush yards to surpass career-best of 581 in '07. Had 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in only meeting vs. Raiders (w/ Saints on 10/12/08). Rookie RB Daniel Thomas (2nd round, No. 62) leads AFC rookies & ranks 2nd in NFL among rookie RBs with 431 rush yards... WR Brandon Marshall (5,883) needs 117 rec. yards to reach 6,000 career. Marshall posted 4th 100-yard rec. game of season last week (103). WR Davone Bess had 6 catches for 111 rec. yards in last meeting vs. Oak... LB Jason Taylor has 9 sacks in 7 career games vs. Oak... CB Vontae Davis has 2 INTs in past 3 games... LB Kevin Burnett tied career-high with 2 sacks vs. Raiders on 10/10/10 (w/ SD).


Results and Schedule
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 DEN A W 23-20 +3
2 2011-09-18 BUF A L 35-38 -3
3 2011-09-25 NYJ H W 34-24 +10
4 2011-10-02 NE H L 19-31 -12
5 2011-10-09 HOU A W 25-20 +5
6 2011-10-16 CLE H W 24-17 +7
7 2011-10-23 KC H L 0-28 -28
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 DEN H L 24-38 -14
10 2011-11-10 SD A W 24-17 +7
11 2011-11-20 MIN A W 27-21 +6
12 2011-11-27 CHI H W 25-20 +5
13 2011-12-04 MIA A L 14-34 -20
14 2011-12-11 GB A    
15 2011-12-18 DET H    
16 2011-12-24 KC A    
17 2012-01-01 SD H    
   
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 W 20-9 +11
11 2011-11-20 BUF H W 35-8 +27
12 2011-11-24 DAL A L 19-20 -1
13 2011-12-04 OAK H W 34-14 +20
14 2011-12-11 PHI H    
15 2011-12-18 BUF A    
16 2011-12-24 NE A    
17 2012-01-01 NYJ H    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  QB Jason Campbell (Collarbone)
 WR Jacoby Ford (Foot)
 RB Taiwan Jones (Hamstring)
 RB Darren McFadden (Foot)
 WR Denarius Moore (Foot)
 DE Jarvis Moss (Hamstring)
Questionable  K Sebastian Janikowski (Left Hamstring)
 DT Tommy Kelly (Toe)
 MLB Rolando McClain (Ankle)
 DE Trevor Scott (Shoulder)
 OLB Kamerion Wimbley (Hamstring)
Probable  DE Lamarr Houston (Knee)
 FS Michael Huff (Ankle)
 CB Chris Johnson (Hamstring)
 SS Mike Mitchell (Ankle)
 DT Richard Seymour (Knee)
IR  CB Chimdi Chekwa (Hamstring)
 FS Hiram Eugene (Dislocated Hip)
 MLB Travis Goethel (Knee)
 DE Matt Shaughnessy (Shoulder)
   
Miami Dolphins
Doubtful  OG Vernon Carey (Ankle)
Questionable  SS Yeremiah Bell (Foot)
Probable  K Dan Carpenter (Right Groin)
IR  QB Chad Henne (Separated Left Shoulder)
 OT Lydon Murtha (Toe)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
MIA
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.3 21.8 21.1 OAK
Rushing yards 139.0 99.8 118.4 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 3.64 4.25 OAK
Completion % 57.0% 66.0% 59.6% MIA
Passing yards 244.3 191.0 217.7 OAK
Passing yards per completion 13.81 10.74 10.92 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.87 7.09 6.51 OAK
Interceptions 1.7 0.3 1.1 MIA
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.6 OAK
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.8 2.3 OAK
3rd down conversions 31.3% 36.0% 37.5% MIA
4th down conversions 33.3% 33.3% 43.2% -
Time of possession 30:18 30:50 30:17 MIA
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
MIA
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.0 13.8 21.1 MIA
Rushing yards 145.0 80.0 118.4 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 5.62 3.45 4.25 MIA
Completion % 50.6% 57.9% 59.6% OAK
Passing yards 192.3 209.0 217.7 OAK
Passing yards per completion 10.93 10.24 10.92 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 5.53 5.93 6.51 OAK
INT return 2.0 1.0 1.1 OAK
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.6 OAK
Sacks 3.3 2.8 2.3 OAK
3rd down conversions 37.5% 31.0% 37.5% MIA
4th down conversions 25.0% 22.2% 43.2% MIA
Time of possession 29:42 31:04 30:17 OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.1 10.8 10.1 OAK
Yards per kick return 23.0 25.1 23.4 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 11.6 13.3 10.1 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 22.9 19.8 23.4 MIA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 11.0 5.0 6.7 MIA
Penalty yards 94.0 46.0 56.9 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 2 2001-09-23 OAK MIA 15-18 MIA
2002 15 2002-12-15 OAK MIA 17-23 MIA
2005 12 2005-11-27 MIA OAK 33-21 MIA
2007 4 2007-09-30 OAK MIA 35-17 OAK
2008 11 2008-11-16 OAK MIA 15-17 MIA
2010 12 2010-11-28 MIA OAK 33-17 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.