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Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYG
WAS		 45
 14
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TEN
IND		 17
 41
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TB
PIT		 27
 24
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MIA
OAK		 38
 14
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GB
CHI		 38
 17
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DET
NYJ		 24
 17
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CAR
BAL		 10
 38
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BUF
HOU		 17
 23
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JAC
SD		 14
 33
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PHI
SF		 21
 26
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ATL
MIN		 28
 41
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NO
DAL		 17
 38
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NE
KC		 14
 41
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Raiders 23, Dolphins 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 5 Lamar Miller Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
WR 9 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-85, 1 TD
WR 55 Brian Hartline Rec: 2-35, 0 TD
WR 73 Jarvis Landry Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
WR 77 Brandon Gibson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 16 Charles Clay Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
K 17 Caleb Sturgis FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Derek Carr Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0
RB 28 Darren McFadden Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 43 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 30 James Jones Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 46 Andre Holmes Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 59 Denarius Moore Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 21 Mychal Rivera Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 15 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins Make 1st appearance in London since playing in 1st reg.-sea. game outside North America (10/28/07, L 13-10 vs. NYG)...In only career meeting, QB Ryan Tannehill passed for 200 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 91 rating & added rush TD. Club is 12-1 (.923) when Tannehill has 90+ rating. Last week, Tannehill (40) surpassed DON STROCK (39) for 4th-most TD passes in Dolphins history. Has 7,831 career passing yards & needs 169 to become 4th player in club history to reach 8,000... Last week, RB Lamar Miller rushed for career-high 108 yards on 15 att. (7.2 avg.)... In 2 career starts vs. Oak. (with Pit.), WR Mike Wallace has 11 catches for 239 yards (21.7 avg.) & 2 TDs. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4. WR Brian Hartline (3,856) needs 144 receiving yards to become 7th player in club history to reach 4,000 career. Had 9 catches for 111 yards in last meeting... DE Cameron Wake ranks 4th in club history with 53.5 sacks & needs 3.5 to surpass TRACE ARMSTRONG (56.5) for 3rd in team annals. Since entering NFL in 2009, ranks 3rd in AFC in sacks. LB Olivier Vernon has 9 sacks in past 10.

Raiders Will play regular-season game outside U.S. for 1st time... Rookie QB Derek Carr (Round 2, No. 36 overall) aims for 4th game in row with 60+ comp. pct. Completed 21 of 34 (61.8 pct.) for 174 yards vs. NE... In last meeting (12/13/09 with Jaguars), RB Maurice Jones-Drew had 83 scrimmage yards (59 rush, 24 rec.) with rush TD. Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players. RB Darren McFadden led team in rush yards (59) & receptions (4) last week. Has 29 career TDs (24 rush, 5 rec.) & needs 1 to become 8th RB in club history with 30... WR James Jones has TD rec. in 2 of past 3... Last week, DE Justin Tuck & DT C.J. Wilson each had 1st sacks since joining Raiders. CB Charles Woodson (57) needs INT to tie HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time list. In 10/22/06 meeting (with Packers), had sack, FF & 23-yard INT-TD.


Results and Schedule

Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NE H W 33-20 +13
2 2014-09-14 BUF A L 10-29 -19
3 2014-09-21 KC H L 15-34 -19
4 2014-09-28 OAK A    
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 GB H    
7 2014-10-19 CHI A    
8 2014-10-26 JAC A    
9 2014-11-02 SD H    
10 2014-11-09 DET A    
11 2014-11-13 BUF H    
12 2014-11-23 DEN A    
13 2014-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2014-12-07 BAL H    
15 2014-12-14 NE A    
16 2014-12-21 MIN H    
17 2014-12-28 NYJ H    
   

Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NYJ A L 14-19 -5
2 2014-09-14 HOU H L 14-30 -16
3 2014-09-21 NE A L 9-16 -7
4 2014-09-28 MIA H    
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 SD H    
7 2014-10-19 ARI H    
8 2014-10-26 CLE A    
9 2014-11-02 SEA A    
10 2014-11-09 DEN H    
11 2014-11-16 SD A    
12 2014-11-20 KC H    
13 2014-11-30 STL A    
14 2014-12-07 SF H    
15 2014-12-14 KC A    
16 2014-12-21 BUF H    
17 2014-12-28 DEN A    

Injury Report

Miami Dolphins
Out  RB Knowshon Moreno (elbow)
 DT Randy Starks (back)
Doubtful  MLB Koa Misi (ankle)
Questionable  RB Williams Damien (ankle)
 WLB Jelani Jenkins (abdomen)
 RB Daniel Thomas (ankle)
Probable  CB Walt Aikens (hand)
 TE Charles Clay (knee)
 DE Terrence Fede (knee)
 CB Cortland Finnegan (neck)
 SLB Jonathan Freeny (ankle)
 WR Brandon Gibson (groin)
 DT Anthony Johnson (shoulder)
 WLB Jordan Tripp (chest)
 WR Mike Wallace (hamstring)
 SLB Philip Wheeler (thumb)
 SS Jimmy Wilson (tooth)
IR  WLB Dannell Ellerbe (hip, 9/8/2014)
 RB Mike Gillislee (hamstring, 8/26/2014)
 TE Arthur Lynch (back, 8/26/2014)
   

Oakland Raiders
Out  SLB Sio Moore (ankle)
 QB Matt Schaub (other-excused)
 WR Rod Streater (foot)
Questionable  MLB Miles Burris (foot)
 MLB Nick Roach (concussion)
Probable  RB Maurice Jones-Drew (hand)
IR  SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
PUP  CB D.J. Hayden (foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

  MIA
 Offense 		 OAK
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.3 12.3 22.3 MIA
Rushing yards 137.3 64.3 113.6 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 5.22 3.57 4.17 MIA
Completion % 56.5% 63.0% 64.2% OAK
Passing yards 190.0 190.0 234.7 -
Passing yards per completion 8.14 8.38 10.46 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 4.60 5.28 6.72 OAK
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 0.8 MIA
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.7 0.6 OAK
Sacks allowed 3.0 0.7 2.0 OAK
3rd down conversions 36.4% 29.4% 41.7% MIA
4th down conversions 16.7% 100.0% 47.4% OAK
Time of possession 29:21 24:60 30:08 MIA
  Defense Stats Comparison

  MIA
 Defense 		 OAK
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 27.7 21.7 22.3 OAK
Rushing yards 125.3 158.7 113.6 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 4.25 4.17 MIA
Completion % 59.8% 71.8% 64.2% MIA
Passing yards 198.7 183.3 234.7 OAK
Passing yards per completion 9.31 9.02 10.46 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 5.57 6.47 6.72 MIA
INT return 0.0 0.3 0.8 OAK
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.3 0.6 MIA
Sacks 3.0 1.3 2.0 MIA
3rd down conversions 39.6% 51.1% 41.7% MIA
4th down conversions 60.0% 0.0% 47.4% OAK
Time of possession 30:39 35:00 30:08 MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   MIA   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.3 7.7 8.3 OAK
Yards per kick return 26.5 24.3 23.2 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 14.6 6.2 8.3 OAK
Yards allowed per kick return 30.9 22.8 23.2 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIA   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 5.0 6.9 MIA
Penalty yards 37.0 31.0 60.3 OAK

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2014 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

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
2010 12 2010-11-28 MIA OAK 33-17 MIA
2011 13 2011-12-04 OAK MIA 14-34 MIA
2012 2 2012-09-16 OAK MIA 13-35 MIA

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.