NFL Game Preview: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders - Week 12

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Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders - Week 12

Game Preview Fantasy \| Game Notes \| Results & Schedule \| Injury Report \| Stat Comparisons \| Weather \| Team vs. Team History

NE DET	45 24
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NO DAL	30 27
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CIN NYJ	10 26
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PIT BUF	19 16
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CAR CLE	23 24
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MIN WAS	17 13
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TEN HOU	0 20
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JAC NYG	20 24
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GB ATL	17 20
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MIA OAK	33 17
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KC SEA	42 24
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PHI CHI	26 31
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STL DEN	36 33
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TB BAL	10 17
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SD IND	36 14
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SF ARI	27 6
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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

Final Score Prediction

Raiders 26, Dolphins 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	Tyler Thigpen	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 26	Ricky Williams	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 39	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 41	Brian Hartline	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 47	Davone Bess	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 88	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 16	Anthony Fasano	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 30	Dan Carpenter	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 22	Defense / ST

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Oakland Raiders
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Jason Campbell	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1	Darren McFadden	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
RB 48	Michael Bush	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 46	Jacoby Ford	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 58	Louis Murphy	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 76	Darrius Heyward-Bey	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21	Zach Miller	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 2	Sebastian Janikowski	FG: 4/5 XP: 2/2
DEF 8	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Dolphins Club aims for 5th consecutive win at Oakland... QB Chad Henne has 7-4 career record (.636) as starter on road. QB Tyler Thigpen is 1-0 as starter against Raiders (11/30/08 w/ Chiefs). Thigpen has 17 TDs vs. 12 INTs as starter... RB Ronnie Brown aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ 100+ rush yards against Raiders (134, 101). Has 2 rush TDs in past 3. For career, RB Ricky Williams averages 77.3 rush yards per game (232 total in 3 games) vs. Raiders... WR Brandon Marshall aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ TD reception vs. Oak. WR Davone Bess leads AFC w/ 20 rec. on 3rd down. In past 3, WR Brian Hartline is averaging 84.3 receiving yards per game (253 total)... TE Anthony Fasano (383) needs 72 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 454 in '08... S Benny Sapp had 1st INT w/ Dolphins last week... DE Cameron Wake (9.5) needs 0.5 sack to record 1st career 10-sack season... LB Karlos Dansby leads team w/ 78 tackles.

Raiders Club aims to win 4 consecutive games at home for 1st time since 11/17/02-9/28/03... Dating back to 11/22/09, Raiders seek 3rd straight home win in November... In past 4 at home, QB Jason Campbell has completed 55 of 93 passes (59.1 pct.) for 785 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 91.9 rating... RB Darren McFadden ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 128.6 scrimmage yards per game in '10 (1,029 total). McFadden (4) needs rush TD to surpass career-high of 4 in '08. McFadden averages 98.0 rush yards per game at home this season... Rookie WR-KR Jacoby Ford (4th round, No. 108) averages 19.7 yards per catch in 3 starts (10 rec., 197 yards)... Among AFC TE's, Zach Miller ranks 3rd w/ 470 rec. yards & 4th w/ 36 catches... DT Tommy Kelly has 5 sacks in past 6 games. Kelly had 1.5 sacks in last game vs. Mia... Rookie DE Lamarr Houston (2nd round, No. 44) has 2 sacks in past 3 games... DT Richard Seymour has 5 career sacks against Dolphins... K Sebastian Janikowski leads NFL in made FGs (23) & points (92).

Results and Schedule

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	BUF	A	W 15-10	+5
2	2010-09-19	MIN	A	W 14-10	+4
3	2010-09-26	NYJ	H	L 23-31	-8
4	2010-10-04	NE	H	L 14-41	-27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	GB	A	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	PIT	H	L 22-23	-1
8	2010-10-31	CIN	A	W 22-14	+8
9	2010-11-07	BAL	A	L 10-26	-16
10	2010-11-14	TEN	H	W 29-17	+12
11	2010-11-18	CHI	H	L 0-16	-16
12	2010-11-28	OAK	A	W 33-17	+16
13	2010-12-05	CLE	H
14	2010-12-12	NYJ	A
15	2010-12-19	BUF	H
16	2010-12-26	DET	H
17	2011-01-02	NE	A

Oakland Raiders
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	TEN	A	L 13-38	-25
2	2010-09-19	STL	H	W 16-14	+2
3	2010-09-26	ARI	A	L 23-24	-1
4	2010-10-03	HOU	H	L 24-31	-7
5	2010-10-10	SD	H	W 35-27	+8
6	2010-10-17	SF	A	L 9-17	-8
7	2010-10-24	DEN	A	W 59-14	+45
8	2010-10-31	SEA	H	W 33-3	+30
9	2010-11-07	KC	H	W 23-20	+3
10		Bye
11	2010-11-21	PIT	A	L 3-35	-32
12	2010-11-28	MIA	H	L 17-33	-16
13	2010-12-05	SD	A
14	2010-12-12	JAC	A
15	2010-12-19	DEN	H
16	2010-12-26	IND	H
17	2011-01-02	KC	A

Injury Report

Miami Dolphins
Doubtful	WR Brandon Marshall (Hamstring)
Questionable	OC Joe Berger (Knee) ILB Karlos Dansby (Toe) QB Chad Henne (Knee)
Probable	OT Vernon Carey (Knee) FS Chris Clemons (Groin) SS Tyrone Culver (Ankle) FS Reshad Jones (Shin) OT Jake Long (Shoulder)
IR	CB Will Allen (Knee) OLB A.J. Edds (Knee ACL) OT Nate Garner (Foot) DE Jared Odrick (Left Foot) QB Chad Pennington (Right Shoulder)
Non-Football Related	DE Phillip Merling (Achilles)

Oakland Raiders
Out	CB Chris Johnson (Groin) WR Chaz Schilens (Knee)
Questionable	TE Zach Miller (Foot)
Probable	CB Nnamdi Asomugha (Ankle) SS Tyvon Branch (Shoulder) FS Hiram Eugene (Neck) OG Robert Gallery (Fibula) WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (Hamstring)
IR	QB Charlie Frye (Wrist)

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIA Offense	OAK Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	19.3	21.7	23.4	OAK
Rushing yards	90.5	153.7	112.1	OAK
Rushing yards per attempt	3.65	5.21	4.15	OAK
Completion %	62.7%	51.0%	61.3%	MIA
Passing yards	228.3	170.0	236.8	MIA
Passing yards per completion	10.35	11.96	11.06	OAK
Passing yards per attempt	6.50	6.10	6.78	MIA
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	1.0	-
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.3	0.7	-
Sacks allowed	1.0	2.7	2.1	MIA
3rd down conversions	37.0%	31.0%	39.1%	MIA
4th down conversions	20.0%	50.0%	52.3%	OAK
Time of possession	29:27	34:08	30:24	OAK

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIA Defense	OAK Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.0	17.0	23.4	OAK
Rushing yards	113.0	112.3	112.1	OAK
Rushing yards per attempt	3.69	4.07	4.15	MIA
Completion %	57.7%	50.0%	61.3%	OAK
Passing yards	207.0	185.3	236.8	OAK
Passing yards per completion	11.39	11.90	11.06	MIA
Passing yards per attempt	6.57	5.95	6.78	OAK
INT return	0.8	0.7	1.0	MIA
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.7	0.7	OAK
Sacks	3.0	3.0	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	39.6%	23.3%	39.1%	OAK
4th down conversions	66.7%	25.0%	52.3%	OAK
Time of possession	30:53	29:52	30:24	OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	MIA	OAK	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.4	5.7	10.3	MIA
Yards per kick return	23.4	20.8	21.9	MIA
Yards allowed per punt return	8.3	11.5	10.3	MIA
Yards allowed per kick return	22.1	21.0	21.9	OAK

Misc Stats Comparison

	MIA	OAK	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.0	9.7	6.4	MIA
Penalty yards	35.3	86.3	54.2	MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2010 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	2	2001-09-23	OAK	MIA	15-18	MIA
2002	15	2002-12-15	OAK	MIA	17-23	MIA
2005	12	2005-11-27	MIA	OAK	33-21	MIA
2007	4	2007-09-30	OAK	MIA	35-17	OAK
2008	11	2008-11-16	OAK	MIA	15-17	MIA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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