Here’s a quick overview of the dolphins record, team stats, strengths, weaknesses, and other observations.
Record: 10-4 (first in AFC East)
Current Playoff Seeding: 2nd seed
Home Record: 6-1 (Wins: broncos, raiders, patriots, jets, giants, panthers. Loss: titans)
Road Record: 4-3 (Wins: jets, chargers, commanders, Texans. Losses: chiefs, bills, eagles)
Offense Rank:
- Scoring: 1st- Avg 31.5 ppg (Cowboys ranked 2nd at 30.8)
- Total offense: 1st 414 yds per game. (Cowboys ranked 6th at 368 ypg)
- Passing: 1st at 274 ypg. (Cowboys ranked 6th at 251 ypg)
- Rushing: 4th at 140 ypg. (Cowboys ranked 12th at 116 ypg)
Defense Rank:
- Scoring: 14th avg giving 21 ppg (Cowboys ranked 5th at 18.9 ppg)
- Total defense: 5th avg 293 ypg (Cowboys ranked 6th at 294 ypg)
- Passing defense: 10th at 203 ypg (Cowboys ranked 4th at 176 ypg)
- Rushing defense: 4th at 90.4 ypg (Cowboys ranked 19th at 117 ypg)
DOLPHINS STRENGTHS
- Passing game- QB Tua Tagolivioa leads the NFL in passing yards, is second in yards per attempt and has 25 TDs passing. He also has 10 interceptions. The dolphins have a very good deep passing game with Tyreek Hill.
- Tyreek Hill. The most dangerous receiver in football, especially as a deep threat. He leads the NFL in receiving yards and TDs and that’s even with missing last week’s game. He’s a huge weapon.
- RB Raheem Mostert is third in the NFL in rushing yards with 966 and has a whopping 18 TDs rushing!
- Defense has 48 sacks which is 2nd only to the ravens with 50. (Surprisingly Dallas is 11th in sacks with 40)
- Red Zone success- Dolphins are 2nd in NFL in red zone success with 68%. (Cowboys are at 56%)
DOLPHINS WEAKNESSES
- Turnover Margin- they are only +2 and have 20 total turnovers (Cowboys are +9 and have the least # of TOs in the NFL with 12)
- Defensive passing game- they can be passed on IF we protect our QB.
- Tua is not mobile. He can be sacked pretty easily if we can get some pressure.
- Dolphins have mostly beaten bad teams and have not been able to beat the better teams in their schedule (sound familiar?) They recently lost to the lowly Titans in Miami.
KEYS TO VICTORY
- We must score 30 or more. Period. The dolphins score at home pretty consistently.
- We must be able to get at least 2 TOs. If we have 1 or less TOs to their 2 or more, we win.
- Cannot let Tua have time to find his second and third reads. He is an accurate passer and reads defenses well.
- If Tyreek Hill plays, we must prevent the quick strike plays. He can score at any time, anywhere.
- Control the TOP. I see this game hinging on our offense keeping the ball away from theirs.
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