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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
(V) Miami Dolphins
6-3 170.82
169.72
 
VS
proj
Las Vegas Raiders
159.36 5-4
215.93

Las Vegas Raiders come up short of projections, lose to (V) Miami Dolphins, 170.82-159.36

Las Vegas Raiders failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as (V) Miami Dolphins earned a 170.82-159.36 victory. Las Vegas Raiders grabbed a 12.90-point lead on Thursday, but (V) Miami Dolphins held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kenneth Walker III, who racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 27.9 points, and Cooper Kupp, who caught 8 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown (26.8 points). Taylor Heinicke (18.66 points) and A.J. Brown (15.9) were the top performers for Las Vegas Raiders in the loss. (V) Miami Dolphins (6-3) will look to keep it rolling against Tampa Bay Ducks, while Las Vegas Raiders (5-4) face Cleveland Browns in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  (V) Miami Dolphins   Las Vegas Raiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sherfield overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 5.7 points against his 4.42-point projection. In a 35-32 win over the Bears, he caught 3 passes for 27 yards . Sherfield will face the Browns next week.
Trent Sherfield

Top Player Comparison

(V) Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 170.82
1
Kenneth Walker III
RB
27.9
14.34
16.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
26.8
21.56
15.7%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.52
24.53
11.4%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
17.7
12.85
10.4%
Las Vegas Raiders
Points
% of total points 159.36
1
Taylor Heinicke
QB
18.66
17.2
11.7%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
15.9
17.48
10%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
14.7
13.85
9.2%
4
Drue Tranquill
LB
14
7.79
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Taylor Heinicke had a 49-yard touchdown pass for Las Vegas Raiders to contribute to a 118.46-64.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 69-yard touchdown catch for (V) Miami Dolphins, contributing to a 145.60-140.76 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Monday night. For (V) Miami Dolphins, Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Isaiah Likely made the highlight reel for Las Vegas Raiders with a 24-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  (V) Miami Dolphins   Las Vegas Raiders

Game Notes

Only nine of the 22 starters on (V) Miami Dolphins scored more than their point projections.
Las Vegas Raiders had only three of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as (V) Miami Dolphins had four starters score zero points, while Las Vegas Raiders had one.
Kenneth Walker III, Cooper Kupp, and Lamar Jackson all scored more points than Taylor Heinicke, the leading scorer for Las Vegas Raiders.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
(V) Miami Dolphins recorded more points than their projected total, while Las Vegas Raiders failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 11.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In upset games this year, (V) Miami Dolphins moves to (1-0), while Las Vegas Raiders falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

(V) Miami Dolphins
You know (V) Miami Dolphins, the good news is that we took this matchup by 11.46 points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 8 stood at 202.03. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Las Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders will find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR and three TE) collectively received a grand total of 35 targets in Week 9. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group notched just 20 receptions.