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

Player Rankings and Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Lamar Miller Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 42 Daniel Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 22 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 43 Brian Hartline Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 11 Charles Clay Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 19 Caleb Sturgis FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Mike Glennon Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 15 Mike James Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 18 Vincent Jackson Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 62 Tiquan Underwood Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 8 Tim Wright Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 23 Rian Lindell FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill (11) needs 2 TD passes to set career high (12 in 2012). Team is 9-1 when he has 90+ rating...In past 2, RB Lamar Miller is averaging 97 rush yards per game. Posted 1st 100-yard rush game of career last week (105)... In only meeting vs. TB (w/ Pit. on 9/26/10), WR Mike Wallace had 3 catches for 100 yards (33.3 avg.) with 2 TDs... TE Charles Clay has career-best in catches (32) & rec. yards (363) in '13... DT Randy Starks has 25 sacks w/ Mia., most by Dolphins DT... LB Olivier Vernon has career-best 4.5 sacks this season. LB Philip Wheeler lead team with 58 tackles... CB Dimitri Patterson has 4 INTs in 4 games in '13. CB Brent Grimes had 94-yard INT-TD last week, 4th-longest in team history. Has 3 INTs in past 4 vs. TB... DE Cameron Wake had 3 sacks, FF & GW safety last week. Is 3rd player since 1982 to have 3+ sacks & safety in game his team won by 1 or 2 points.

Buccaneers Rookie QB Mike Glennon had career-high 123.1 rating last week. Has 5 TDs & 0 INTs in past 3... In 6 games vs. AFC, RB Doug Martin has 604 rush yards (100.7 per game), 792 scrimmage yards (132 per game) & 5 TDs. Rookie RB Mike James rushed for career-high 158 yards & threw TD pass last week.... WR Vincent Jackson has 8 catches for 228 yards (114 per game; 28.5 avg.) & TD (55 yards) in past 2 vs. Mia. Among active players (min. 200 catches), has NFL-best 17.5 avg. (387 catches, 6,772 yards). Rookie TE Tim Wright aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... LB Lavonte David is only player in NFL with 70+ tackles (70), 5+ sacks (5) & INT (1). S Mark Barron is 2nd on club with 55 tackles. Had INT last week. CB Darrelle Revis has 4 INTs (1 TD) vs. Mia. In 10/17/11 meeting (with NYJ), had 2 INTs, incl. 100-yard TD. Incl. playoffs, when he has INT, his teams are 16-3 (.842).


Results and Schedule

Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CLE A W 23-10 +13
2 2013-09-15 IND A W 24-20 +4
3 2013-09-22 ATL H W 27-23 +4
4 2013-09-30 NO A L 17-38 -21
5 2013-10-06 BAL H L 23-26 -3
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 BUF H L 21-23 -2
8 2013-10-27 NE A L 17-27 -10
9 2013-10-31 CIN H W 22-20 +2
10 2013-11-11 TB A    
11 2013-11-17 SD H    
12 2013-11-24 CAR H    
13 2013-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2013-12-08 PIT A    
15 2013-12-15 NE H    
16 2013-12-22 BUF A    
17 2013-12-29 NYJ H    
   

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NYJ A L 17-18 -1
2 2013-09-15 NO H L 14-16 -2
3 2013-09-22 NE A L 3-23 -20
4 2013-09-29 ARI H L 10-13 -3
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 PHI H L 20-31 -11
7 2013-10-20 ATL A L 23-31 -8
8 2013-10-24 CAR H L 13-31 -18
9 2013-11-03 SEA A L 24-27 -3
10 2013-11-11 MIA H    
11 2013-11-17 ATL H    
12 2013-11-24 DET A    
13 2013-12-01 CAR A    
14 2013-12-08 BUF H    
15 2013-12-15 SF H    
16 2013-12-22 STL A    
17 2013-12-29 NO A    

Injury Report

Miami Dolphins
Questionable  DT Marvin Austin (back)
 WLB Jelani Jenkins (foot)
 WLB Koa Misi (knee)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (groin)
 TE Dion Sims (toe)
 K Caleb Sturgis (groin)
Probable  FS Chris Clemons (hamstring)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (calf)
IR  WR Brandon Gibson (knee, 10/29/2013)
 TE Dustin Keller (knee, 8/20/2013)
 DT Vaughn Martin (undisclosed, 9/24/2013)
   

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  K Connor Barth (achilles-tendon)
 K Lawrence Tynes (toe)
Questionable  FS Dashon Goldson (knee)
 FB Erik Lorig (toe)
Probable  MLB Mason Foster (elbow)
 DL Akeem Spence (wrist)
 FS Keith Tandy (ankle)
 SLB Dekoda Watson (shoulder)
IR  TE Nate Byham (knee, 10/1/2013)
 CB Anthony Gaitor (knee, 8/26/2013)
 RB Doug Martin (shoulder, 11/8/2013)
 RB Michael Smith (foot, 8/26/2013)
 TE Luke Stocker (hip, 9/23/2013)
 WR Mike Williams (hamstring, 10/28/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  MIA
 Offense 
TB
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.0 18.7 23.8 MIA
Rushing yards 130.3 95.0 113.1 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.91 4.08 4.18 MIA
Completion % 57.1% 60.5% 61.3% TB
Passing yards 192.3 216.0 239.8 TB
Passing yards per completion 9.56 8.47 11.01 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 5.46 5.12 6.75 MIA
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 1.0 TB
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.7 0.6 TB
Sacks allowed 4.3 2.7 2.6 TB
3rd down conversions 29.0% 38.0% 38.5% TB
4th down conversions 50.0% 62.5% 48.7% TB
Time of possession 28:21 34:55 50:06 TB
  Defense Stats Comparison

  MIA
 Defense 
TB
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.3 29.7 23.8 MIA
Rushing yards 125.0 107.7 113.1 TB
Rushing yards per attempt 3.65 4.05 4.18 MIA
Completion % 64.6% 68.6% 61.3% MIA
Passing yards 243.7 243.3 239.8 TB
Passing yards per completion 10.68 11.54 11.01 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.90 7.92 6.75 MIA
INT return 1.0 0.7 1.0 MIA
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.0 0.6 TB
Sacks 3.0 0.7 2.6 MIA
3rd down conversions 42.3% 42.1% 38.5% TB
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 48.7% -
Time of possession 33:07 27:22 50:06 TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   MIA   TB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.1 9.1 9.7 TB
Yards per kick return 23.6 23.9 24.0 TB
Yards allowed per punt return 9.4 13.2 9.7 MIA
Yards allowed per kick return 23.4 20.8 24.0 TB
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIA   TB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 8.0 6.3 MIA
Penalty yards 39.3 81.3 55.3 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2013 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.

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Team vs. Team History

Miami Dolphins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 15 2000-12-10 TB MIA 16-13 TB
2005 6 2005-10-16 MIA TB 13-27 TB
2009 10 2009-11-15 TB MIA 23-25 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.