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

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New York Jets at Miami Dolphins - Week 3

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ATL NO	27 24
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PIT TB	38 13
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SF KC	10 31
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TEN NYG	29 10
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DET MIN	10 24
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DAL HOU	27 13
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CLE BAL	17 24
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CIN CAR	20 7
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BUF NE	30 38
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PHI JAC	28 3
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WAS STL	16 30
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OAK ARI	23 24
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SD SEA	20 27
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IND DEN	27 13
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NYJ MIA	31 23
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GB CHI	17 20
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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

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Mark Sanchez	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18	LaDainian Tomlinson	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 34	Shonn Greene	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 29	Jerricho Cotchery	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 79	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19	Dustin Keller	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 7	Nick Folk	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2

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Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Chad Henne	Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 33	Ricky Williams	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 14	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 76	Davone Bess	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 78	Brian Hartline	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 26	Anthony Fasano	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 21	Dan Carpenter	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2

Game Notes

Jets Club has 5-3 road record under head coach REX RYAN & aims for 4th consecutive road win... In 2 games vs. Mia., QB Mark Sanchez completed 32 of 59 passes (54.2 pct.) for 437 yards w/3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 95.1 passer rating. Sanchez had career-high 3 TD passes & career-best 124.3 passer rating last week... RB LaDainian Tomlinson (12,628 rushing; 3,997 receiving) needs 3 receiving yards to become 5th player in NFL history with 12,000 rush yards & 4,000 receiving yards... WR Braylon Edwards has 5 TD rec. in past 3 vs. Dolphins & aims for TD catch in 4th consecutive game vs. Mia...TE Dustin Keller (115) had 2nd career 100-yard rec. game last week (107 vs. St.L. on 11/9/08)... LB Jason Taylor spent 12 seasons w/Mia. (1997-2007, 2009) & is Dolphins' all-time sack leader (124). Taylor had 1st sack as Jet last week... CB Darrelle Revis has 2 INTs in past 3 at Mia. CB Antonio Cromartie aims for 3rd consecutive game w/INT.

Dolphins Club is 31-12-1 (.721) in home openers, 2nd-best mark in NFL... Club aims for 1st 3-0 start since '02... Dolphins are 9-4 (.692) vs. AFC East under head coach TONY SPARANO... In 2 starts vs. NYJ, QB Chad Henne is 2-0 & has completed 32 of 47 passes (68.1 pct.) for 353 yards w/3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.4 passer rating... RB Ronnie Brown had 2 rush TDs in last game vs. Jets at home. RB Ricky Williams had 138 scrimmage yards in last meeting vs. NYJ at home (68 rush, 70 rec.). Williams (8,984) needs 16 rush yards to reach 9,000 career... WR Brandon Marshall will make home debut at Sun Life Stadium... CB Jason Allen tied career high w/2 INTs last week. CB Vontae Davis recorded 5th career INT last week... LB Cameron Wake aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack... DE Randy Starks aims for 3rd straight game with sack vs. Jets.

Results and Schedule

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	BAL	H	L 9-10	-1
2	2010-09-19	NE	H	W 28-14	+14
3	2010-09-26	MIA	A	W 31-23	+8
4	2010-10-03	BUF	A
5	2010-10-11	MIN	H
6	2010-10-17	DEN	A
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	GB	H
9	2010-11-07	DET	A
10	2010-11-14	CLE	A
11	2010-11-21	HOU	H
12	2010-11-25	CIN	H
13	2010-12-06	NE	A
14	2010-12-12	MIA	H
15	2010-12-19	PIT	A
16	2010-12-26	CHI	A
17	2011-01-02	BUF	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
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	GB	A
7	2010-10-24	PIT	H
8	2010-10-31	CIN	A
9	2010-11-07	BAL	A
10	2010-11-14	TEN	H
11	2010-11-18	CHI	H
12	2010-11-28	OAK	A
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

Injury Report

New York Jets
Out	OT Wayne Hunter (Shin) OLB Calvin Pace (Foot) CB Darrelle Revis (Hamstring)
Questionable	OC Nick Mangold (Shoulder) OLB Jason Taylor (Elbow)
Suspended	WR Santonio Holmes (Substance Abuse, 2010 games 1-4)
IR	NT Kris Jenkins (Knee ACL) DE Ropati Pitoitua (Left Achilles)
Holdout	QB Erik Ainge ()

Miami Dolphins
Out	DE Jared Odrick (Ankle)
Doubtful	OG John Jerry (Illness)
Questionable	ILB Channing Crowder (Groin)
IR	CB Will Allen (Knee) OLB A.J. Edds (Knee ACL) OT Nate Garner (Foot)
Non-Football Related	DE Phillip Merling (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Offense	MIA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	18.5	14.5	19.5	NYJ
Rushing yards	126.0	126.0	105.0	-
Rushing yards per attempt	4.75	3.88	3.86	NYJ
Completion %	60.8%	61.2%	61.2%	MIA
Passing yards	130.0	135.0	215.3	MIA
Passing yards per completion	8.39	9.00	10.53	MIA
Passing yards per attempt	5.10	5.51	6.45	MIA
Interceptions	0.0	0.0	1.1	-
Fumbles lost	0.5	1.0	0.8	NYJ
Sacks allowed	2.5	2.5	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	29.2%	44.8%	37.6%	MIA
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	43.1%	NYJ
Time of possession	27:00	30:33	30:13	MIA

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Defense	MIA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	12.0	10.0	19.5	MIA
Rushing yards	50.5	103.0	105.0	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	1.84	4.12	3.86	NYJ
Completion %	54.1%	57.1%	61.2%	NYJ
Passing yards	236.0	162.0	215.3	MIA
Passing yards per completion	11.80	8.10	10.53	MIA
Passing yards per attempt	6.38	4.63	6.45	MIA
INT return	1.5	1.5	1.1	-
Fumble recoveries	1.5	0.5	0.8	NYJ
Sacks	1.5	3.0	2.1	MIA
3rd down conversions	53.3%	28.6%	37.6%	MIA
4th down conversions	100.0%	28.6%	43.1%	MIA
Time of possession	33:00	29:28	30:13	MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYJ	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.2	4.5	8.9	NYJ
Yards per kick return	19.8	16.0	22.3	NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return	5.2	7.3	8.9	NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return	21.7	18.3	22.3	MIA

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYJ	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	10.0	2.5	6.2	MIA
Penalty yards	91.5	15.0	52.1	MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2010 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.

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Team vs. Team History

New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins
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
2007	3	2007-09-23	MIA	NYJ	28-31	NYJ
2007	13	2007-12-02	NYJ	MIA	40-13	NYJ
2008	1	2008-09-07	NYJ	MIA	20-14	NYJ
2008	17	2008-12-28	MIA	NYJ	24-17	MIA
2009	5	2009-10-12	NYJ	MIA	27-31	MIA
2009	8	2009-11-01	MIA	NYJ	30-25	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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