Game Preview - Week 3: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets

Miami: One of these teams will get their first win this week while the other will have a lot of explaining to do. I know it's early but Miami's got too much talent on defense to be ranked 25th overall and 31st against the rush. At some point they'll turn it around and this week looks just as good as any. The Jets look anemic running the ball and will likely have a gimpy Chad Pennington starting at quarterback. I would expect at least 4 sacks from the Dolphins defense this week in a game that may set offensive football back 20 years. RB Jesse Chatman continues to cut into Ronnie Brown's playing time leaving Brown a borderline #2 fantasy play.

Start: WR Chris Chambers, Miami D/ST
Consider: RB Ronnie Brown, QB Trent Green, TE David Martin, K Jay Feeley
Sit: RB Jesse Chatman

New York Jets: New York is off to a 0-2 start after facing New England and Baltimore and would like to get in the win column before going back on the road to Buffalo in Week 4. Jets QB Chad Pennington is nursing an ankle injury but expected to play despite a decent showing from backup Kellen Clemens last week against Baltimore. Pennington is 6-1 as a starter against Miami. RB Thomas Jones has been stuck in mud through two weeks gaining only 109 yards while averaging only 2.9 yds per carry. On the positive side, the Dolphins defense has struggled stopping Clinton Portis and Marion Barber, allowing 3 rushing TDs in the process. Does RB Leon Washington have compromising photos of the Coach Mangini? His four carries and three receptions permanently nails him to your bench.

Start: WR Laveranues Coles
Consider: RB Thomas Jones, WR Jerricho Cotchery
Sit: QB Chad Pennington, RB Leon Washington, TE Chris Baker

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Trent Green	Pass: 225, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 31	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 50, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 40	Jesse Chatman	Rush: 35, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 9	Chris Chambers	Rec: 6-90, 1
WR 47	Marty Booker	Rec: 4-50, 0
WR 93	Ted Ginn Jr.	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 23	David Martin	Rec: 2-20, 0

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Chad Pennington	Pass: 175, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 29	Thomas Jones	Rush: 65, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 43	Leon Washington	Rush: 25, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 29	Laveranues Coles	Rec: 5-70, 1
WR 68	Jerricho Cotchery	Rec: 2-30, 0
WR 91	Justin McCareins	Rec: 1-15, 0
TE 30	Chris Baker	Rec: 1-15, 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
5	2007-10-07	HOU	A
6	2007-10-14	CLE	A
7	2007-10-21	NE	H
8	2007-10-28	NYG	H
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	BUF	H
11	2007-11-18	PHI	A
12	2007-11-26	PIT	A
13	2007-12-02	NYJ	H
14	2007-12-09	BUF	A
15	2007-12-16	BAL	H
16	2007-12-23	NE	A
17	2007-12-30	CIN	H

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NE	H	L 14-38	-24
2	2007-09-16	BAL	A	L 13-20	-7
3	2007-09-23	MIA	H	W 31-28	+3
4	2007-09-30	BUF	A
5	2007-10-07	NYG	A
6	2007-10-14	PHI	H
7	2007-10-21	CIN	A
8	2007-10-28	BUF	H
9	2007-11-04	WAS	H
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	PIT	H
12	2007-11-22	DAL	A
13	2007-12-02	MIA	A
14	2007-12-09	CLE	H
15	2007-12-16	NE	A
16	2007-12-23	TEN	A
17	2007-12-30	KC	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIA Offense	NYJ Offense	NFL Average
Points for	16.5	13.5	20.4
Rushing yards	63.5	64.5	113.8
Rushing yards per attempt	3.10	2.80	4.11
Completion %	60.3%	58.8%	61.9%
Passing yards	240.0	201.0	213.4
Passing yards per completion	10.21	10.05	10.62
Passing yards per attempt	6.15	5.91	6.58
Interceptions	2.0	1.0	1.0
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.0	0.9
Sacked	2.0	4.5	2.3

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2007 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIA Defense	NYJ Defense	NFL Average
Points against	26.5	29.0	20.4
Rushing yards	178.5	126.0	113.8
Rushing yards per attempt	4.64	3.55	4.11
Completion %	52.0%	71.4%	61.9%
Passing yards	197.5	241.0	213.4
Passing yards per completion	15.19	10.71	10.62
Passing yards per attempt	7.90	7.65	6.58
INT return	1.0	0.0	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.0	0.9
Sacks	1.5	0.0	2.3

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Team vs. Team History

Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	8	2000-10-23	MIA	NYJ	37-40	NYJ
2000	12	2000-11-19	NYJ	MIA	20-3	NYJ
2001	5	2001-10-14	MIA	NYJ	17-21	NYJ
2001	10	2001-11-18	NYJ	MIA	24-0	NYJ
2002	3	2002-09-22	NYJ	MIA	3-30	MIA
2002	10	2002-11-10	MIA	NYJ	10-13	NYJ
2003	2	2003-09-14	MIA	NYJ	21-10	MIA
2003	17	2003-12-28	NYJ	MIA	21-23	MIA
2004	4	2004-10-03	NYJ	MIA	17-9	NYJ
2004	8	2004-11-01	MIA	NYJ	14-41	NYJ
2005	2	2005-09-18	MIA	NYJ	7-17	NYJ
2005	15	2005-12-18	NYJ	MIA	20-24	MIA
2006	6	2006-10-15	MIA	NYJ	17-20	NYJ
2006	16	2006-12-25	NYJ	MIA	13-10	NYJ

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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