Game Preview - Week 16: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

New England: Laurence Maroney owners got some mileage out of their over-priced pick last week. Apparently foul weather reminded Belichick that he can run the ball with some success as Maroney carried it 26 times for 104 yds and 1 TD against the Jets. Don't be shocked if Maroney cracks the 20-carry number again this week as the weather isn't likely to turn balmy anytime soon in the Northeast. Tight End Ben Watson missed last week's game with an ankle injury but is participating in practice this week however he will likely be a gametime decision.

Start: QB Tom Brady, WR Randy Moss, WR Wes Welker, WR Donte Stallworth
Consider: RB Laurence Maroney, Patriots D/ST
Sit: TE Ben Watson, RB Sammy Morris

Miami: Congratulations to the Dolphins for the getting their first win of the season last week against Baltimore and spoiling the 14-0 / 0-14 matchup I was so yearning for. How nice would it have been to see the Dolphins get their first win of the season against the Patriots, spoiling New England's bid for a perfect season in the process? Ohh, well. As it is, Miami will do their best to grab win number two against the best team in the league… a team that beat them 49-28 earlier this season. Good luck with that.

Start: N/A
Consider: QB Cleo Lemon, RB Sam Gado
Sit: TE David Martin WR Marty Booker, WR Ted Ginn, RB Ronnie Brown, K Jay Feeley

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Cleo Lemon	Pass: 170, 1 Rush: 15, 0
RB 28	Jesse Chatman	Rush: 50, 1 Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 50	Marty Booker	Rec: 6-75, 0
WR 65	Ted Ginn Jr.	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 76	Derek Hagan	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 30	David Martin	Rec: 2-15, 0

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Tom Brady	Pass: 285, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 20	Laurence Maroney	Rush: 80, 1 Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 48	Kevin Faulk	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 1	Randy Moss	Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 17	Wes Welker	Rec: 6-75, 1
WR 47	Donte' Stallworth	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 82	Jabar Gaffney	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 19	Ben Watson	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	WAS	A	L 13-16	-3
2	2007-09-16	DAL	H	L 20-37	-17
3	2007-09-23	NYJ	A	L 28-31	-3
4	2007-09-30	OAK	H	L 17-35	-18
5	2007-10-07	HOU	A	L 19-22	-3
6	2007-10-14	CLE	A	L 31-41	-10
7	2007-10-21	NE	H	L 28-49	-21
8	2007-10-28	NYG	H	L 10-13	-3
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	BUF	H	L 10-13	-3
11	2007-11-18	PHI	A	L 7-17	-10
12	2007-11-26	PIT	A	L 0-3	-3
13	2007-12-02	NYJ	H	L 13-40	-27
14	2007-12-09	BUF	A	L 17-38	-21
15	2007-12-16	BAL	H	W 22-16	+6
16	2007-12-23	NE	A	L 7-28	-21
17	2007-12-30	CIN	H

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYJ	A	W 38-14	+24
2	2007-09-16	SD	H	W 38-14	+24
3	2007-09-23	BUF	H	W 38-7	+31
4	2007-10-01	CIN	A	W 34-13	+21
5	2007-10-07	CLE	H	W 34-17	+17
6	2007-10-14	DAL	A	W 48-27	+21
7	2007-10-21	MIA	A	W 49-28	+21
8	2007-10-28	WAS	H	W 52-7	+45
9	2007-11-04	IND	A	W 24-20	+4
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	BUF	A	W 56-10	+46
12	2007-11-25	PHI	H	W 31-28	+3
13	2007-12-03	BAL	A	W 27-24	+3
14	2007-12-09	PIT	H	W 34-13	+21
15	2007-12-16	NYJ	H	W 20-10	+10
16	2007-12-23	MIA	H	W 28-7	+21
17	2007-12-29	NYG	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIA Offense	NE Offense	NFL Average
Points for	11.8	30.7	21.6
Rushing yards	65.8	88.3	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	2.88	3.70	3.97
Completion %	54.8%	63.6%	60.7%
Passing yards	151.5	327.0	214.3
Passing yards per completion	9.29	11.56	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	5.09	7.35	6.30
Interceptions	0.5	0.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.0	0.8
Sacked	3.3	1.3	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIA Defense	NE Defense	NFL Average
Points against	21.0	15.7	21.6
Rushing yards	153.0	111.3	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.30	4.60	3.97
Completion %	57.6%	62.0%	60.7%
Passing yards	162.0	176.3	214.3
Passing yards per completion	11.37	10.01	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	6.55	6.20	6.30
INT return	1.0	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.0	0.8
Sacks	2.8	3.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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