Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
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| Miami Dolphins |
| Player |
Projections |
| QB Chad Henne |
Pass: 170, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB Ronnie Brown |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB Ricky Williams |
Rush: 55, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR Greg Camarillo |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| WR Brian Hartline |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| WR Davone Bess |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| WR Ted Ginn Jr. |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE Anthony Fasano |
Rec: 3-25, 0 TD |
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| New England Patriots |
| Player |
Projections |
QB Tom Brady |
Pass: 285, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB Laurence Maroney |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB Kevin Faulk |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR Randy Moss |
Rec: 8-100, 1 TD |
| WR Wes Welker |
Rec: 7-85, 1 TD |
| WR Sam Aiken |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE Ben Watson |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
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Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave |
Dolphins Head coach TONY SPARANO is 7-2 vs. AFC East... Dating back to 12/07/08, club aims for 6th consecutive win against AFC East... In 3 career starts against division opponents, QB Chad Henne is 3-0 & has completed 46 of 69 passes (66.7 pct.) for 468 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 105.2 passer rating... In last game at NE, RB Ronnie Brown gained 113 rush yards & set franchise record with 4 rush TDs. Has scored 7 TDs in past 6. RB Ricky Williams averages 5.4 rush yards per carry in '09 (78 att., 423 yards). Brown (7) & Williams (5) are only teammates with 5+ rush TDs in '09... TE Joey Haynos recorded 1st TD rec. of '09 last week... DE Jason Taylor leads active players with 126 sacks. Has 12 career sacks against Patriots... LB Joey Porter aims for 5th consecutive game w/sack vs. Patriots & has 8 in past 4. Tied career-high w/4 sacks vs. NE on 9/21/08... KR-WR Ted Ginn Jr. is 1st player in NFL history w/2 TDs of 100+ yards in same game & is 8th player in NFL history with 2 KR-TDs in game. Also became 1st player w/2 KR-TDs in same quarter since Packers' TRAVIS WILLIAMS in 1967.
Patriots In past 5, QB Tom Brady has completed 117 of 173 passes (67.6 pct.) for 1,438 passing yards w/13 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 113.3 passer rating. Brady aims for 3rd consecutive game w/3 or more TD passes vs. Miami & has 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 124.2 passer rating in past 2 against Dolphins... In last game RB Kevin Faulk became 26th RB in NFL history with 400 rec... WR Randy Moss posted 8 rec. for 125 yards (15.6 avg.) w/3 TDs in last meeting vs. Mia. Since '07, WR Wes Welker leads NFL with 269 rec. Aims for 6th consecutive game with 6 or more rec. (46 total in those 5). Seeks 3rd consecutive game with 100+ receiving yards (150, 107)... Pats have forced turnover in 15 consecutive games... S Brandon Meriweather registered career-high 2 INTs & posted 1st career INT-TD (39 yards) last game... Rookie CB Darius Butler (Round 2, Connecticut) aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT...LB Junior Seau has won 24 consecutive games w/NE.
| Miami Dolphins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2009-09-13 |
ATL |
A |
L 7-19 |
-12 |
| 2 |
2009-09-21 |
IND |
H |
L 23-27 |
-4 |
| 3 |
2009-09-27 |
SD |
A |
L 13-23 |
-10 |
| 4 |
2009-10-04 |
BUF |
H |
W 38-10 |
+28 |
| 5 |
2009-10-12 |
NYJ |
H |
W 31-27 |
+4 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2009-10-25 |
NO |
H |
L 34-46 |
-12 |
| 8 |
2009-11-01 |
NYJ |
A |
W 30-25 |
+5 |
| 9 |
2009-11-08 |
NE |
A |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
| 10 |
2009-11-15 |
TB |
H |
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| 11 |
2009-11-19 |
CAR |
A |
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| 12 |
2009-11-29 |
BUF |
A |
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| 13 |
2009-12-06 |
NE |
H |
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| 14 |
2009-12-13 |
JAC |
A |
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| 15 |
2009-12-20 |
TEN |
A |
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| 16 |
2009-12-27 |
HOU |
H |
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| 17 |
2010-01-03 |
PIT |
H |
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| New England Patriots |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2009-09-14 |
BUF |
H |
W 25-24 |
+1 |
| 2 |
2009-09-20 |
NYJ |
A |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2009-09-27 |
ATL |
H |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 4 |
2009-10-04 |
BAL |
H |
W 27-21 |
+6 |
| 5 |
2009-10-11 |
DEN |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 6 |
2009-10-18 |
TEN |
H |
W 59-0 |
+59 |
| 7 |
2009-10-25 |
TB |
A |
W 35-7 |
+28 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2009-11-08 |
MIA |
H |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
| 10 |
2009-11-15 |
IND |
A |
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| 11 |
2009-11-22 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 12 |
2009-11-30 |
NO |
A |
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| 13 |
2009-12-06 |
MIA |
A |
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| 14 |
2009-12-13 |
CAR |
H |
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| 15 |
2009-12-20 |
BUF |
A |
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| 16 |
2009-12-27 |
JAC |
H |
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| 17 |
2010-01-03 |
HOU |
A |
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MIA Offense |
NE Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
31.7 |
29.3 |
21.8 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards |
145.7 |
123.7 |
116.6 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.48 |
4.21 |
4.22 |
MIA |
| Completion % |
59.3% |
68.5% |
60.7% |
NE |
| Passing yards |
141.0 |
272.7 |
212.0 |
NE |
| Passing yards per completion |
8.88 |
11.53 |
10.76 |
NE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.26 |
7.90 |
6.53 |
NE |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
NE |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
NE |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
NE |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.7% |
43.1% |
37.4% |
MIA |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
71.4% |
48.9% |
NE |
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MIA Defense |
NE Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.0 |
12.3 |
21.8 |
NE |
| Rushing yards |
111.3 |
102.7 |
116.6 |
NE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.65 |
4.62 |
4.22 |
MIA |
| Completion % |
55.1% |
55.1% |
60.7% |
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| Passing yards |
232.7 |
199.0 |
212.0 |
NE |
| Passing yards per completion |
13.30 |
9.90 |
10.76 |
NE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.33 |
5.46 |
6.53 |
NE |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
NE |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
NE |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
MIA |
| 3rd down conversions |
30.8% |
37.1% |
37.4% |
MIA |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
16.7% |
48.9% |
NE |
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MIA |
NE |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.9 |
10.3 |
8.3 |
NE |
| Yards per kick return |
30.0 |
21.9 |
23.3 |
MIA |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.8 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
NE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.3 |
21.8 |
23.3 |
NE |
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MIA |
NE |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.7 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
NE |
| Penalty yards |
46.3 |
42.3 |
50.2 |
NE |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2009 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.
| Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
NE |
MIA |
3-10 |
MIA |
| 2000 |
17 |
2000-12-24 |
MIA |
NE |
27-24 |
MIA |
| 2001 |
4 |
2001-10-07 |
NE |
MIA |
10-30 |
MIA |
| 2001 |
15 |
2001-12-22 |
MIA |
NE |
13-20 |
NE |
| 2002 |
5 |
2002-10-06 |
NE |
MIA |
13-26 |
MIA |
| 2002 |
17 |
2002-12-29 |
MIA |
NE |
24-27 |
NE |
| 2003 |
7 |
2003-10-19 |
NE |
MIA |
19-13 |
NE |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
MIA |
NE |
0-12 |
NE |
| 2004 |
5 |
2004-10-10 |
MIA |
NE |
10-24 |
NE |
| 2004 |
15 |
2004-12-20 |
NE |
MIA |
28-29 |
MIA |
| 2005 |
10 |
2005-11-13 |
NE |
MIA |
23-16 |
NE |
| 2005 |
17 |
2006-01-01 |
MIA |
NE |
28-26 |
MIA |
| 2006 |
5 |
2006-10-08 |
MIA |
NE |
10-20 |
NE |
| 2006 |
14 |
2006-12-10 |
NE |
MIA |
0-21 |
MIA |
| 2007 |
7 |
2007-10-21 |
NE |
MIA |
49-28 |
NE |
| 2007 |
16 |
2007-12-23 |
MIA |
NE |
7-28 |
NE |
| 2008 |
3 |
2008-09-21 |
MIA |
NE |
38-13 |
MIA |
| 2008 |
12 |
2008-11-23 |
NE |
MIA |
48-28 |
NE |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history.
Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.