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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
(V) Miami Dolphins
5-3 226.32
214.46
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
151.82 4-4
148.66

(V) Miami Dolphins overcome starter's goose egg, defeat Cleveland Browns in 226.32-151.82 rout

Both teams were hindered by starters who put up 0 points, but (V) Miami Dolphins were able to persevere and earn the victory, rolling to a 226.32-151.82 win over Cleveland Browns. (V) Miami Dolphins pulled out to a 33.22-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Jackson (25.82 points) and Demarcus Robinson (12.4) and never let it go. Dalvin Cook (111 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) and Jacoby Brissett (278 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 12 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Cleveland Browns in defeat. (V) Miami Dolphins (5-3) will look to get another win against Las Vegas Raiders, while Cleveland Browns (4-4) match up against Chicago Bears in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  (V) Miami Dolphins   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 64 yards against the Buccaneers, Robinson registered 12.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 3.51-point projection and was much higher than his 3.98-point season scoring average. Robinson will face the Saints next week.
Demarcus Robinson

Top Player Comparison

(V) Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 226.32
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
25.82
25.65
11.4%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.9
22.19
10.1%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
21.3
13.2
9.4%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
20.1
14.54
8.9%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 151.82
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.1
16.81
16.5%
2
Jacoby Brissett
QB
22.32
17.13
14.7%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
14.1
14.08
9.3%
4
C.J. Mosley
LB
13.5
9.06
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch for (V) Miami Dolphins, while Tyler Lockett had a 33-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 209.82-109.50 lead for (V) Miami Dolphins.
Monday
Jacoby Brissett had a 53-yard pass for Cleveland Browns.

Points By Position

  (V) Miami Dolphins   Cleveland Browns

What If

(V) Miami Dolphins would have beaten 15 other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
Cleveland Browns would have lost to 12 other teams besides (V) Miami Dolphins this week.
If they played Cleveland Browns every week, (V) Miami Dolphins would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, (V) Miami Dolphins would have been victorious over Cleveland Browns 160.3-142.02.
(V) Miami Dolphins would be 7-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cleveland Browns.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as (V) Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns would be 2-5.
If (V) Miami Dolphins had played every team in the league each week, they would be 97-55.
If they played every team every week, Cleveland Browns would be 55-97.

Next Week Preview

(V) Miami Dolphins
Two teams with matching 5-3 records, (V) Miami Dolphins and Las Vegas Raiders will each vie for their sixth win next in Week 9. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 9, as Brandon Aiyuk, Josey Jewell, Grant Delpit, Myles Jack, and Daniel Bellinger are off for (V) Miami Dolphins, while Las Vegas Raiders will be missing Russell Wilson, Latavius Murray, Darius Slayton, Kareem Jackson, and Samson Ebukam. Over the last three weeks, (V) Miami Dolphins have scored 196.24 points per game, while Las Vegas Raiders have averaged 216.35 per contest.
Cleveland Browns
Two teams with identical 4-4 records, eighth-place Cleveland Browns are set to do battle with 12th-place Chicago Bears next week. Each side has five players on bye next week, as Jacoby Brissett, Deion Jones, Nick Bosa, Robbie Gould, Tae Crowder, Noah Brown, and Trey Lance are off for Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Browns defense, Najee Harris, Pat Surtain II, Ray-Ray McCloud III, Jihad Ward, Ezekiel Elliott, and Arik Armstead are out for Chicago Bears.