MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (4-3)
SERIES
DOLPHINS | COLTS | |
SERIES LEADER | 44-24 | |
STREAKS | Past 3 | |
COACHES VS. OPP. | Philbin: 0-0 | Arians: 0-0 |
LAST WEEK | W 30-9 at Jets | W 19-13 (OT) at Titans |
LAST GAME | 9/21/09: Colts 27 at Dolphins 23. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning throws for 303 yards with 133.9 passer rating & 2 TDs, including game-winning 48-yard TD pass to WR Pierre Garcon. | |
LAST GAME AT SITE | 12/31/06: Colts 27, Dolphins 22. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning passes for 2 TDs as Colts earn No. 3 seed in AFC playoffs & complete 1st perfect home season since ’58. | |
BROADCAST | CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 136 (Mia.), 128 (Ind.). XM: 233 (Ind.). |
STATS
PASSING | Tannehill (R): 120-203-1,472-4-6-75.8 | Luck (R): 160-288-1,971-8-8-74.6 |
RUSHING | Bush: 112-493-4.4-3 | D. Brown: 74-319-4.3-1 |
RECEIVING | Hartline: 33-555-16.8-1 | Wayne: 54 (3L)-757 (1L)-14.0-2 |
OFFENSE | 327.9 | 373.0 (3C) |
TAKE/GIVE | -2 | -10 |
DEFENSE | 363.0 | 350.4 |
SACKS | Wake: 7.5 (2C) | Mathis: 5 |
INTs | 3 tied: 2 | Freeman, Powers: 1 |
PUNTING | Fields: 51.4 (1L) | McAfee: 48.0 |
KICKING | Carpenter: 46 (16/16 PAT; 10/14 FG) | Vinatieri: 50 (11/11 PAT; 13/17 FG) |
NOTES
DOLPHINS: Club has won 5 of past 6 at Ind…Dolphins seek 4th consecutive win & 3rd straight on road…In past 3, QB RYAN TANNEHILL has completed 40 of 60 passes (66.7 pct.) for 426 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 98.3 passer rating. Passed for 431 yards at Arz., 2nd-most yards by NFL QB on road in ’12 (DREW BREES, 446). QB MATT MOORE has 16 TDs & 88.7 rating in 12 starts w/ Mia…RB REGGIE BUSH averages 5 yards per carry on road with Dolphins (188 att., 949 rush yards)…WR BRIAN HARTLINE (33 rec., 555 rec. yards) needs 11 catches & 61 rec. yards to surpass career-high of 43 rec. for 615 receiving yards in ’10…TE ANTHONY FASANO has TD rec. in each of past 2…Defense allows AFC-low 18 points per game in ’12…Dolphins have not allowed 100-yard rusher in 21 straight games…Rank 2nd in AFC with 22 sacks (Cin., 23)…DE CAMERON WAKE has 7.5 sacks in past 4 games…CB NOLAN CARROLL had sack & FF last week…Rookie DE OLIVIER VERNON recovered blocked punt for TD last week…CB SEAN SMITH has team-high 10 passes defensed…COLTS: Aim for 4th straight win against Mia…QB ANDREW LUCK has highest winning pct. (.571) through Week 8 by a rookie QB who was No. 1 overall pick in NFL history. Averages 281.6 passing yards per game, most among rookie QBs. Luck is 1 of 3 rookies in NFL history with at least 3 300-yard passing games (PEYTON MANNING, 4 in ’98 & CAM NEWTON, 3 in ’11). Leads AFC QBs in rush yards (143) & rush TDs (3)…RB DONALD BROWN had rush TD in only game vs. Dolphins. Brown has 80+ rush yards in past 2 games (84, 80). Rookie RB VICK BALLARD had 16-yard game-winning TD rec. last week…WR REGGIE WAYNE averages NFL-best 108.1 rec. yards per game in ’12 (757 rec. yards in 7 games). Wayne (54) reached 50 receptions for 10th straight season. Wayne (916) needs 5 catches to surpass TORRY HOLT (920) for 13th-most in NFL annals…LB DWIGHT FREENEY has 4 sacks in past 3 against Mia. LB ROBERT MATHIS has 5 sacks in 4 games in ’12…LB JERRY HUGHES has 2 sacks in past 3 games.