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Final Score Prediction

Dolphins 24, Rams 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Sam Bradford Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Steven Jackson Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 40 Daryl Richardson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 58 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 64 Austin Pettis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 69 Steve Smith Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 32 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 16 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
 
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 6 Reggie Bush Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 53 Lamar Miller Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 23 Brian Hartline Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 29 Davone Bess Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 78 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 22 Anthony Fasano Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 24 Dan Carpenter FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Sam Bradford aims for 3rd win in row. Passed for 2 TDs last week... RB Steven Jackson rushed for 94 yards & had 110 scrimmage yards in last meeting. In past 3 vs. AFC, has 421 scrimmage yards (140.3 per game). Since 2006, avg. 111.9 scrimmage yards per game (10,187 yards, 91 games), best in NFL (min. 60 games). Rookie RB Daryl Richardson is 3rd among NFC rookie RBs with 170 rush yards... Rookie WR Chris Givens had 1st career TD last week (51 yards). Aims for 3rd in row with 50+ yard reception. TE Lance Kendricks scored 1st career TD last week... Rams had 9 sacks in Week 5, incl. career-high 3 by DE Robert Quinn. Quinn has 6 sacks in 5 games in 2012 & has sack in 4 of 5. DE Chris Long has 3 sacks in past 3. LB James Laurinaitis had sack last week. Is 1 of 2 NFC players (PATRICK WILLIS) with 9+ sacks (9) & 5+ INTs (5) since 2009. CB Cortland Finnegan has INT or sack in 4 of 1st 5 games with Rams... Rookie K Greg Zuerlein ties for NFL lead with 13 FGs (13/13) & has 4 FGs of 53+ yards, most in season by rookie in NFL history.

Dolphins Club is 4-1 at home all-time vs. Rams... QB Ryan Tannehill has passed for 1,269 yards, 3rd-most in NFL history by rookie in team's 1st 5 games (CAM NEWTON, 1,610; BRANDON WEEDEN, 1,288). Tannehill is 1st rookie in NFL history to pass for 1,250+ yards & record 2+ wins in team's 1st 5 games... In past 4 at home, RB Reggie Bush is averaging 109 rush yards per game (436 total). For career vs. Rams, Bush averages 6.3 yards per carry (22 att., 139 rush yards)... WR Brian Hartline (514) needs 102 rec. yards to surpass career-high of 615 receiving yards in '10. In past 3 vs. NFC, Hartline is averaging 20.8 yards per catch (17 rec., 354 yards). In past 3, WR Davone Bess is averaging 18.4 yards per catch (14 rec., 258 yards)... Defense allows NFL-low 61.4 rush yards per game in '12... DE Cameron Wake has 5.5 sacks in past 2 games... DT Randy Starks had 0.5 sack, INT & 2 passes defensed last week... CB Sean Smith has team-high 7 passes defensed.


Results and Schedule
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DET A L 23-27 -4
2 2012-09-16 WAS H W 31-28 +3
3 2012-09-23 CHI A L 6-23 -17
4 2012-09-30 SEA H W 19-13 +6
5 2012-10-04 ARI H W 17-3 +14
6 2012-10-14 MIA A L 14-17 -3
7 2012-10-21 GB H    
8 2012-10-28 NE H    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SF A    
11 2012-11-18 NYJ H    
12 2012-11-25 ARI A    
13 2012-12-02 SF H    
14 2012-12-09 BUF A    
15 2012-12-16 MIN H    
16 2012-12-23 TB A    
17 2012-12-30 SEA A    
   
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 HOU A L 10-30 -20
2 2012-09-16 OAK H W 35-13 +22
3 2012-09-23 NYJ H L 20-23 -3
4 2012-09-30 ARI A L 21-24 -3
5 2012-10-07 CIN A W 17-13 +4
6 2012-10-14 STL H W 17-14 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NYJ A    
9 2012-11-04 IND A    
10 2012-11-11 TEN H    
11 2012-11-15 BUF A    
12 2012-11-25 SEA H    
13 2012-12-02 NE H    
14 2012-12-09 SF A    
15 2012-12-16 JAC H    
16 2012-12-23 BUF H    
17 2012-12-30 NE A    

Injury Report
St. Louis Rams
Out  WR Danny Amendola (collarbone)
 SLB Mario Haggan (thigh)
Questionable  DE William Hayes (back)
Probable  QB Sam Bradford (knee)
 DE Eugene Sims (concussion)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)
   
Miami Dolphins
Out  CB Richard Marshall (back)
 RB Daniel Thomas (head)
Questionable  ILB Kevin Burnett (ankle)
Probable  RB Reggie Bush (knee)
 CB Nolan Carroll (head)
 WR Brian Hartline (quadriceps)
 SS Reshad Jones (back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 
MIA
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.7 19.3 23.1 STL
Rushing yards 88.0 116.7 112.5 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.65 4.03 4.17 MIA
Completion % 57.8% 57.4% 62.0% STL
Passing yards 171.7 201.0 240.4 MIA
Passing yards per completion 10.79 12.23 11.00 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.24 7.02 6.82 MIA
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.3 0.7 STL
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.0 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 35.9% 41.3% 38.3% MIA
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 59.1% STL
Time of possession 28:47 32:06 30:15 MIA
  Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 
MIA
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.0 20.0 23.1 MIA
Rushing yards 120.7 63.7 112.5 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.44 2.60 4.17 MIA
Completion % 62.3% 55.8% 62.0% MIA
Passing yards 201.7 274.3 240.4 STL
Passing yards per completion 9.57 11.78 11.00 STL
Passing yards per attempt 5.96 6.58 6.82 STL
INT return 1.7 1.7 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks 1.7 2.0 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 32.8% 26.3% 38.3% MIA
4th down conversions 33.3% 100.0% 59.1% STL
Time of possession 31:13 32:23 30:15 STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   STL   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.1 12.8 10.1 MIA
Yards per kick return 21.4 25.0 24.6 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 10.4 10.7 10.1 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 22.6 21.6 24.6 MIA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.7 4.7 6.5 MIA
Penalty yards 53.3 42.0 56.6 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2012 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. Miami Dolphins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 MIA STL 10-42 STL
2004 7 2004-10-24 STL MIA 14-31 MIA
2008 13 2008-11-30 MIA STL 16-12 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.