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Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
SD		 13
 31
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ARI
GB		 17
 31
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MIA
IND		 20
 23
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DET
JAC		 31
 14
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DEN
CIN		 31
 23
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CHI
TEN		 51
 20
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CAR
WAS		 21
 13
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BUF
HOU		 9
 21
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BAL
CLE		 25
 15
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MIN
SEA		 20
 30
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TB
OAK		 42
 32
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PIT
NYG		 24
 20
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DAL
ATL		 13
 19
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PHI
NO		 13
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Dolphins 24, Colts 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Reggie Bush Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
RB 32 Daniel Thomas Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 37 Brian Hartline Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 53 Davone Bess Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 WR 62 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 16 Anthony Fasano Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 22 Dan Carpenter FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
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Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Andrew Luck Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 28 Donald Brown Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 30 Vick Ballard Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2 Reggie Wayne Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 43 Donnie Avery Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 60 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Dwayne Allen Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 19 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins Club has won 5 of past 6 at Ind... Dolphins seek 4th consecutive win & 3rd straight on road... In past 3, QB Ryan Tannehill has completed 40 of 60 passes (66.7 pct.) for 426 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 98.3 passer rating. Passed for 431 yards at Arz., 2nd-most yards by NFL QB on road in '12 (DREW BREES, 446). QB Matt Moore has 16 TDs & 88.7 rating in 12 starts w/ Mia... RB Reggie Bush averages 5 yards per carry on road with Dolphins (188 att., 949 rush yards)... WR Brian Hartline (33 rec., 555 rec. yards) needs 11 catches & 61 rec. yards to surpass career-high of 43 rec. for 615 receiving yards in '10... TE Anthony Fasano has TD rec. in each of past 2... Defense allows AFC-low 18 points per game in '12... Dolphins have not allowed 100-yard rusher in 21 straight games... Rank 2nd in AFC with 22 sacks (Cin., 23)... DE Cameron Wake has 7.5 sacks in past 4 games... CB Nolan Carroll had sack & FF last week... Rookie DE Olivier Vernon recovered blocked punt for TD last week... CB Sean Smith has team-high 10 passes defensed...

Colts Aim for 4th straight win against Mia... QB Andrew Luck has highest winning pct. (.571) through Week 8 by a rookie QB who was No. 1 overall pick in NFL history. Averages 281.6 passing yards per game, most among rookie QBs. Luck is 1 of 3 rookies in NFL history with at least 3 300-yard passing games (PEYTON MANNING, 4 in '98 & CAM NEWTON, 3 in '11). Leads AFC QBs in rush yards (143) & rush TDs (3)... RB Donald Brown had rush TD in only game vs. Dolphins. Brown has 80+ rush yards in past 2 games (84, 80). Rookie RB Vick Ballard had 16-yard game-winning TD rec. last week... WR Reggie Wayne averages NFL-best 108.1 rec. yards per game in '12 (757 rec. yards in 7 games). Wayne (54) reached 50 receptions for 10th straight season. Wayne (916) needs 5 catches to surpass TORRY HOLT (920) for 13th-most in NFL annals... LB Dwight Freeney has 4 sacks in past 3 against Mia. LB Robert Mathis has 5 sacks in 4 games in '12... LB Jerry Hughes has 2 sacks in past 3 games.


Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 HOU A L 10-30 -20
2 2012-09-16 OAK H W 35-13 +22
3 2012-09-23 NYJ H L 20-23 -3
4 2012-09-30 ARI A L 21-24 -3
5 2012-10-07 CIN A W 17-13 +4
6 2012-10-14 STL H W 17-14 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NYJ A W 30-9 +21
9 2012-11-04 IND A L 20-23 -3
10 2012-11-11 TEN H    
11 2012-11-15 BUF A    
12 2012-11-25 SEA H    
13 2012-12-02 NE H    
14 2012-12-09 SF A    
15 2012-12-16 JAC H    
16 2012-12-23 BUF H    
17 2012-12-30 NE A    
   
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CHI A L 21-41 -20
2 2012-09-16 MIN H W 23-20 +3
3 2012-09-23 JAC H L 17-22 -5
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 GB H W 30-27 +3
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A L 9-35 -26
7 2012-10-21 CLE H W 17-13 +4
8 2012-10-28 TEN A W 19-13 +6
9 2012-11-04 MIA H W 23-20 +3
10 2012-11-08 JAC A    
11 2012-11-18 NE A    
12 2012-11-25 BUF H    
13 2012-12-02 DET A    
14 2012-12-09 TEN H    
15 2012-12-16 HOU A    
16 2012-12-23 KC A    
17 2012-12-30 HOU H    

Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
Out  CB Richard Marshall (back)
Questionable  WR Brian Hartline (groin)
 DE Tony McDaniel (knee)
 QB Ryan Tannehill (knee)
Probable  ILB Karlos Dansby (biceps)
 QB Matt Moore (calf)
 RB Daniel Thomas (elbow)
 OLB Jason Trusnik (forearm)
   
Indianapolis Colts
Out  CB Vontae Davis (knee)
 TE Coby Fleener (shoulder)
Questionable  CB Darius Butler (shoulder)
Probable  ILB Pat Angerer (foot)
 RB Donald Brown (knee)
 LB Jerrell Freeman (foot)
 DE Dwight Freeney (ankle)
 QB Andrew Luck (knee)
 OLB Robert Mathis (knee)
 DE Fili Moala (knee)
IR  WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24)
 ILB A.J. Edds (knee, 8/3)
 NT Brandon McKinney (knee, 8/26)
Non-Football Related  NT Josh Chapman (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 		 IND
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.3 17.7 22.3 MIA
Rushing yards 83.7 130.3 114.4 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 2.88 4.10 4.25 IND
Completion % 59.6% 55.2% 61.5% MIA
Passing yards 193.3 285.3 239.6 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.97 11.74 10.84 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 7.13 6.48 6.67 MIA
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.9 MIA
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.3 0.7 IND
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 38.4% 42.9% 38.7% IND
4th down conversions 66.7% 66.7% 55.2% -
Time of possession 30:15 33:46 29:58 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 		 IND
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.7 20.7 22.3 MIA
Rushing yards 91.0 146.0 114.4 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.03 5.28 4.25 MIA
Completion % 56.8% 62.9% 61.5% MIA
Passing yards 275.7 196.7 239.6 IND
Passing yards per completion 10.35 10.59 10.84 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 5.87 6.66 6.67 MIA
INT return 1.7 0.0 0.9 MIA
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.7 MIA
Sacks 3.3 1.3 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 26.0% 40.3% 38.7% MIA
4th down conversions 88.9% 50.0% 55.2% IND
Time of possession 31:54 27:51 29:58 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.9 7.9 8.3 IND
Yards per kick return 29.2 20.2 24.5 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 7.3 5.8 8.3 IND
Yards allowed per kick return 23.9 25.7 24.5 MIA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 7.0 6.3 MIA
Penalty yards 37.0 65.0 53.6 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2012 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 13 2000-11-26 MIA IND 17-14 MIA
2000 16 2000-12-17 IND MIA 20-13 IND
2001 9 2001-11-11 MIA IND 27-24 MIA
2001 13 2001-12-10 IND MIA 6-41 MIA
2002 2 2002-09-15 MIA IND 21-13 MIA
2003 9 2003-11-02 IND MIA 23-17 IND
2006 17 2006-12-31 MIA IND 22-27 IND
2009 2 2009-09-21 IND MIA 27-23 IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.