NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins - Week 16

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Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins - Week 16

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CAR PIT	3 27
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DAL ARI	26 27
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BAL CLE	20 10
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TEN KC	14 34
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SF STL	17 25
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NYJ CHI	34 38
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WAS JAC	20 17
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NE BUF	34 3
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DET MIA	34 27
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IND OAK	31 26
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SD CIN	20 34
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HOU DEN	23 24
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NYG GB	17 45
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SEA TB	15 38
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NO ATL	17 14
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MIN PHI	24 14
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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

Dolphins 20, Lions 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 17	Shaun Hill	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27	Maurice Morris	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 42	Jahvid Best	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 65	Nate Burleson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 87	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 8	Brandon Pettigrew	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 25	Dave Rayner	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 19	Defense / ST

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Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Chad Henne	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 39	Ricky Williams	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 16	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 43	Davone Bess	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 20	Anthony Fasano	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 17	Dan Carpenter	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Lions QB Drew Stanton aims for 3rd consecutive win. Had career-high 252 yards last week. QB Shaun Hill has passed for 608 yards (304 per game) in past 2 vs. AFC... RB Maurice Morris rushed for 109 yards & TD last week. RB Jahvid Best is only rookie with 400+ rush (497) & 400+ rec. (411) yards... WR Calvin Johnson had 10 catches for 152 yards last week. Is 1st Lion with 2 seasons with 1,000+ yards & 12+ rec. TDs. Has 11 rec. TDs in past 11. Has 29 rec. TDs since 2008, tied for 2nd most in NFL. Has 209 yards (104.5 per game) in past 2 vs. AFC & aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with TD. TE Brandon Pettigrew ranks 3rd among NFL TEs with 64 catches, most in season by Lions TE. KR-PR STEFAN LOGAN is 4th in NFL with 28 KR avg. & is 5th with 12 PR avg. Only player to rank in top 5 in both... DT Ndamukong Suh leads NFL rookies with 8 sacks, most by Lions rookie. Needs 3 to set NFL rookie DT record (10.5, DANA STUBBLEFIELD). DE Cliff Avril has 7 sacks in past 6. DE Lawrence Jackson has 4.5 sacks in past 5 & aims for 3rd in row with sack.

Dolphins Club is 4-0 all-time at home in series... Mia. has won 4 of past 5 vs. NFC... In past 3 vs. NFC, QB Chad Henne is 3-0 & has completed 49 of 83 passes (59.0 pct.) for 517 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 88.3 rating... RB Ronnie Brown (15) needs 100-yard rush game to surpass Pro Football HOFer LARRY CSONKA (15) for 2nd-most such games in Dolphins history (Ricky Williams, 24). WR Brandon Marshall had season-best 11 rec. last week. Aims for 3rd straight game w/ TD. Marshall (71) & WR Davone Bess (71) are 1st Dolphins duo to reach 70 rec. apiece in season since MARK CLAYTON (70) & MARK DUPER (70) in '91. Bess leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 26 rec. on 3rd down (RODDY WHITE, 28)... DE Cameron Wake has NFL-best 14 sacks this season. Needs sack to become 6th Dolphins player w/ 15+ sacks in season since '82.

Results and Schedule

Detroit Lions
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CHI	A	L 14-19	-5
2	2010-09-19	PHI	H	L 32-35	-3
3	2010-09-26	MIN	A	L 10-24	-14
4	2010-10-03	GB	A	L 26-28	-2
5	2010-10-10	STL	H	W 44-6	+38
6	2010-10-17	NYG	A	L 20-28	-8
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	WAS	H	W 37-25	+12
9	2010-11-07	NYJ	H	L 20-23	-3
10	2010-11-14	BUF	A	L 12-14	-2
11	2010-11-21	DAL	A	L 19-35	-16
12	2010-11-25	NE	H	L 24-45	-21
13	2010-12-05	CHI	H	L 20-24	-4
14	2010-12-12	GB	H	W 7-3	+4
15	2010-12-19	TB	A	W 23-20	+3
16	2010-12-26	MIA	A	W 34-27	+7
17	2011-01-02	MIN	H

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	L 10-13	-3
14	2010-12-12	NYJ	A	W 10-6	+4
15	2010-12-19	BUF	H	L 14-17	-3
16	2010-12-26	DET	H	L 27-34	-7
17	2011-01-02	NE	A

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Doubtful	FS Louis Delmas (Concussion)
Questionable	QB Shaun Hill (Right Finger) MLB Landon Johnson (Neck) QB Drew Stanton (Left Shoulder)
Probable	DE Cliff Avril (Rib) RB Jahvid Best (Toe) MLB Vinny Ciurciu (Concussion) DE Lawrence Jackson (Groin) WR Calvin Johnson (Ankle) DE Turk McBride (Ankle) RB Maurice Morris (Chest) SS Amari Spievey (Back)
IR	S Aaron Berry (Right Shoulder) OT Gosder Cherilus (Knee) DE Jared DeVries (Knee) OLB Isaiah Ekejiuba (Knee) OLB Zack Follett (Neck) K Jason Hanson (Right Knee) MLB Spencer Havner (Hamstring) CB Brandon McDonald (Forearm) CB Alphonso Smith (Shoulder) RB Kevin Smith (Thumb) QB Matthew Stafford (Right Shoulder) DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (Neck) WR Derrick Williams (Right Ankle) CB Jack Williams (Knee)

Miami Dolphins
Doubtful	ILB Karlos Dansby (Toe)
Probable	FS Chris Clemons (Groin)
IR	CB Will Allen (Knee) OT Vernon Carey (Knee) OLB A.J. Edds (Knee ACL) OT Nate Garner (Foot) WR Brian Hartline (Finger) DE Jared Odrick (Left Foot) QB Chad Pennington (Right Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DET Offense	MIA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	18.5	15.8	22.8	DET
Rushing yards	130.0	92.0	118.3	DET
Rushing yards per attempt	4.65	3.39	4.34	DET
Completion %	60.4%	58.3%	60.8%	DET
Passing yards	240.0	215.3	222.0	DET
Passing yards per completion	10.00	10.78	10.90	MIA
Passing yards per attempt	6.04	6.29	6.63	MIA
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	1.0	-
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.3	0.6	DET
Sacks allowed	1.8	3.0	2.2	DET
3rd down conversions	40.2%	34.1%	38.1%	DET
4th down conversions	71.4%	50.0%	53.7%	DET
Time of possession	30:60	30:16	30:14	DET

Defense Stats Comparison

	DET Defense	MIA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.3	15.8	22.8	MIA
Rushing yards	127.0	86.3	118.3	MIA
Rushing yards per attempt	4.57	3.16	4.34	MIA
Completion %	67.8%	54.3%	60.8%	MIA
Passing yards	188.8	184.3	222.0	MIA
Passing yards per completion	10.55	10.26	10.90	MIA
Passing yards per attempt	7.16	5.57	6.63	MIA
INT return	0.0	1.0	1.0	MIA
Fumble recoveries	0.8	0.5	0.6	DET
Sacks	2.5	2.3	2.2	DET
3rd down conversions	40.3%	32.2%	38.1%	MIA
4th down conversions	60.0%	14.3%	53.7%	MIA
Time of possession	30:03	29:45	30:14	MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DET	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.2	10.5	10.2	MIA
Yards per kick return	24.7	24.3	21.9	DET
Yards allowed per punt return	17.2	10.6	10.2	MIA
Yards allowed per kick return	18.9	23.6	21.9	DET

Misc Stats Comparison

	DET	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.8	4.5	5.8	MIA
Penalty yards	56.3	38.3	48.1	MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. Miami Dolphins
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

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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