For the second straight week, it's an opponent that mirrors the Dolphins pretty closely, except for passing offense:
Miami's NFL-best red-zone defense (28.6% TDs scored from inside the 20) must account for the team's best points-allowed defense despite being 15th in yards allowed.
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[b]Miami [/b](rank) [b]N.Eng [/b](rank)
[b]Offense[/b]
Points/game 20.1 (15th) 21.4 (11th)
Yards/game 293 (26th) 327 (16th)
Rushing 114 (16th) 98 (24th)
Passing 179 (26th) 229 (8th)
-QB rating 76 79
-Sacks allowed 21 (22nd) 25 (15th)
3rd down pct. 34.5 (23rd) 35.5 (18th)
[b]Defense[/b]
Points/game 15.9 (1st) 17.4 (6th)
Yards/game 308 (12th) 300 (8th)
Rushing 89 (4th) 92 (5th)
Passing 219 (26th) 208 (15th)
-Opp. QB rating 67 60
-Sacks 30 (7th) 27 (11th)
Turnovers +4 (9th) +6 (7th)
3rd down pct. 36.3 (13th) 31.8 (5th)