Prediction: Steelers 23, Dolphins 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Game Notes
Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill passed for 331 yards last week, 2nd-most in game in career (431 at Arz. on 9/30/12). Aims for 3rd straight game with 300+ pass yards. Tannehill (3,115) is 1st Dolphin QB to pass for 3,000 yards in 1st 2 seasons of career...RB Lamar Miller totaled 85 scrim. yards last week... WR Mike Wallace spent 4 seasons (2009-12) in Pit. Selected in 3rd round of 2009 NFL Draft (No. 84 overall) by Steelers. In past 2, Wallace has 12 catches for 209 yards with 2 TDs. WR BRAIN HARTLINE posted 2nd 100-yard rec. game of season last week, & Mia. is 2-0 in such games... TE Charles Clay has career-best in catches (53), rec. yards (581) & TD rec. (4) in '13. Needs 19 rec. yards to join RANDY MC MICHAEL & KEITH JACKSON as only Dolphin TEs to reach 600 rec. yards in season... LB Olivier Vernon has career-best 10 sacks in 2013. Aims for 4th straight game with sack... DE Cameron Wake (49.5) needs half sack to join JASON TAYLOR, JEFF CROSS & TRACE ARMSTRONG as only Dolphins to reach 50 career sacks since 1982.
Steelers Seek 4th straight win at home vs. Mia... QB Ben Roethlisberger (212) needs TD pass to surpass HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) for most career TD passes by Steeler. Has 3,375 passing yards, most in 1st 12 games of season in franchise history. Is 4-0 vs. Dolphins with 108.2 rating... Rookie RB LE'VEON BELL totaled 136 scrim. yards last week (73 rush, 63 rec.), 2nd-most in career. Has 5 rush TDs, most among AFC rookies... WR Antonio Brown (85) needs 5 catches to join HINES WARD as only Steelers to register 90 catches in single-season. Brown (1,103) needs 6 rec. yards to surpass career-best of 1,109 in 2011. WR Jerricho Cotchery has career-best 8 TD rec. in '13... TE Heath Miller (5,148) surpassed ELBIE NICKEL (5,131) for most career rec. yards by TE in club history last week... LB LaMarr Woodley has 5th-most sacks (57) in club annals since '82. LB Jason Worilds tied career-high with 2 sacks last week... S Troy Polamalu has 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Mia.
Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
CLE |
A |
W 23-10 |
+13 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
IND |
A |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
ATL |
H |
W 27-23 |
+4 |
4 |
2013-09-30 |
NO |
A |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
BAL |
H |
L 23-26 |
-3 |
6 |
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Bye |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
BUF |
H |
L 21-23 |
-2 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
NE |
A |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
9 |
2013-10-31 |
CIN |
H |
W 22-20 |
+2 |
10 |
2013-11-11 |
TB |
A |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
SD |
H |
W 20-16 |
+4 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
CAR |
H |
L 16-20 |
-4 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
NYJ |
A |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
PIT |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
NE |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
BUF |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
NYJ |
H |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 23-40 |
-17 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
L 27-34 |
-7 |
5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
W 19-6 |
+13 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
W 19-16 |
+3 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
L 18-21 |
-3 |
9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
L 31-55 |
-24 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
W 23-10 |
+13 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
W 37-27 |
+10 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
W 27-11 |
+16 |
13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
L 20-22 |
-2 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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MIA Offense |
PIT Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
19.7 |
25.3 |
23.6 |
PIT |
Rushing yards |
128.3 |
76.3 |
118.5 |
MIA |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.47 |
3.15 |
4.29 |
MIA |
Completion % |
63.2% |
62.6% |
61.1% |
MIA |
Passing yards |
235.7 |
268.3 |
233.1 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
9.83 |
10.44 |
10.88 |
PIT |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.21 |
6.54 |
6.65 |
PIT |
Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
PIT |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
PIT |
Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
PIT |
3rd down conversions |
32.9% |
38.6% |
38.1% |
PIT |
4th down conversions |
25.0% |
42.9% |
48.4% |
PIT |
Time of possession |
31:12 |
31:52 |
30:29 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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MIA Defense |
PIT Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
18.7 |
20.3 |
23.6 |
MIA |
Rushing yards |
147.3 |
118.3 |
118.5 |
PIT |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.72 |
4.50 |
4.29 |
PIT |
Completion % |
56.6% |
55.8% |
61.1% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
180.0 |
256.3 |
233.1 |
MIA |
Passing yards per completion |
9.29 |
12.16 |
10.88 |
MIA |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.26 |
6.79 |
6.65 |
MIA |
INT return |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
MIA |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
PIT |
Sacks |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
MIA |
3rd down conversions |
34.3% |
41.1% |
38.1% |
MIA |
4th down conversions |
66.7% |
37.5% |
48.4% |
PIT |
Time of possession |
28:36 |
28:08 |
30:29 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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MIA |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
9.9 |
16.5 |
9.5 |
PIT |
Yards per kick return |
23.6 |
21.7 |
22.9 |
MIA |
Yards allowed per punt return |
11.1 |
8.1 |
9.5 |
PIT |
Yards allowed per kick return |
22.1 |
21.4 |
22.9 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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MIA |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.0 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
MIA |
Penalty yards |
36.0 |
32.0 |
51.1 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2013 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2004 |
3 |
2004-09-26 |
PIT |
MIA |
13-3 |
PIT |
2006 |
1 |
2006-09-07 |
MIA |
PIT |
17-28 |
PIT |
2007 |
12 |
2007-11-26 |
MIA |
PIT |
0-3 |
PIT |
2009 |
17 |
2010-01-03 |
PIT |
MIA |
30-24 |
PIT |
2010 |
7 |
2010-10-24 |
PIT |
MIA |
23-22 |
PIT |
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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.
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