NFL Game Preview: Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions - Week 10

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Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions - Week 10

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CLE CIN	24 3
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ATL TB	27 17
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SF NO	27 24
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PIT NYJ	13 20
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MIA DET	16 20
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KC BUF	17 13
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DAL JAC	31 17
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TEN BAL	7 21
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DEN OAK	41 17
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NYG SEA	17 38
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STL ARI	14 31
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CHI GB	14 55
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CAR PHI	21 45
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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

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.