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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Miami Dolphins
7-2 318.04
281.85
 
VS
proj
Houston Texans
216.38 3-6
224.9

Miami Dolphins top Houston Texans for fourth straight win in 318.04-216.38 romp

Miami Dolphins extended their win streak to four games with an easy win over Houston Texans, rolling to a 318.04-216.38 victory. Houston Texans nabbed a 117.78-point lead on Thursday behind 54.9 points from Dallas Goedert (8 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Dameon Pierce (139 Rush Yds). But it was all Miami Dolphins after that. They were led by Tua Tagovailoa (36.54 points) and Tyreek Hill (33.8). Miami Dolphins (7-2) will look to notch another win against Kansas City Chiefs, while Houston Texans (3-6) attempt to right the ship against Cincinnati Bengals.

Matchup Timeline

  Miami Dolphins   Houston Texans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 41 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Kmet scored 23.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 5.56-point projection and was much higher than his 7.16-point season scoring average. Kmet will face the Lions next week.
Cole Kmet

Top Player Comparison

Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 318.04
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
36.54
29.32
11.5%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
33.8
24.08
10.6%
3
Jordan Hicks
LB
24
16.84
7.5%
4
Cole Kmet
TE
23.5
5.56
7.4%
Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 216.38
1
Dallas Goedert
TE
30
11.57
13.9%
2
Dameon Pierce
RB
24.9
13.59
11.5%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
18
14.41
8.3%
4
Jerry Hughes
DE
17
4.64
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Houston Texans, while Ryan Succop had a 50-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 289.44-204.38 after the late games.
Monday
Juwan Johnson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Miami Dolphins during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Miami Dolphins   Houston Texans

Game Notes

Miami Dolphins had 13 of their 23 starters exceed their projected points.
Houston Texans had only nine of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Houston Texans even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Miami Dolphins put up more points than their season scoring average (273.01) while Houston Texans fell short of theirs (245.17).
Miami Dolphins recorded more points than their projected total, while Houston Texans fell shy of their projection.
The defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Houston Texans.
Not only did Miami Dolphins get the win, but they also covered the 56.95-point forecasted margin of victory.
Miami Dolphins moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while Houston Texans falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Dallas Goedert recorded 30 points, the highest score for a tight end this week.

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