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The Dolphins lead the NFL in percentage of drives that have started in the opponents territory with 25 in 135 possessions. (18.5%)

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/team-drives-starting-in-opponent-territory-statistics/2014/

Here is a break down of those 25 possessions and the resulting drives

# - How Gotten - Where - Result


1 - Blocked Punt - NE 15 - TD
2 - Fumble - NE 34 - TD
3 - Fumble - NE 14 - FG
4 - Fumble - KC 19 - TD
5 - Kickoff Return - KC 33 - FG
6 - Interception - Oak 03 - TD
7 - Interception - Oak 16 - Int
8 - Interception - Oak 26 - Downs
9 - Downs - Oak 16 - End Game
10 - Kickoff Return - GB 49 - FG
11 - Blocked Punt - GB 16 - Downs
12 - Interception - Chi 23 - TD
13 - Fumble - Chi 16 - FG
14 - Fumble - Chi 35 - Missed FG
15 - Recovered Onside Kick - Jags 48 - End Game
16 - Interception - SD 31 - FG
17 - Interception - SD 19 - FG
18 - Fumble - SD 14 - TD
19 - Blocked FG - Detroit 3 - TD
20 - Downs - Buffalo 12 - FG
21 - Downs - Buffalo 27 - End Game
22 - Punt - Denver 47 - TD
23 - Fumble - Denver 12 - TD
24 - Blocked Punt - Jets 41 - Int
25 - Punt - Jets 39 - TD




7 Fumble recovery's, 34 points
6 Interceptions, 20 points
3 Blocked Punts, 7 points
3 Downs, 3 points
2 Kickoff Returns, 6 points
2 Punt Returns, 14 points
1 Blocked FG, 7 points
1 Onside Kick recovery, 0 Points


Defense created 16 of 25 possessions for 57 points
Special Teams created 9 of 25 possessions for 34 points
Offense taking advantage of these opportunities for 3.6 points per possession




All in All 10 TD's and 7 FG's scored from these short field drives.
17 of 25 possessions resulted in scores
3 more resulted in the end of the game
5 resulted in nothing positive (2 Interceptionss, 2 Downs and 1 Missed FG) Only 20% result in no score.
91 of our total 301 points have resulted from these drives. This is 30.2% of our total points scored.
We also have 3 defensive TD's. If you add those in that is 112 of 301 points (37.2%) setup and converted by great team play.

Keep it up Dolphins!
 
They added #26 yesterday with a punt return into Ravens territory. The short field resulted in another FG.

26 - Punt - Ravens 43 - FG

If we don't get 2 of these a game then we just don't score enough points.
 
Bump

The punt return by Landry was #27 on the year.

27 - Punt - Patriots 32 - TD

We need another
 
Bump, Update

The complimentary football to end the half in New England was a thing of beauty. Offense drove it from deep in their own territory to midfield to switch field position.
The special teams pinned them deep with good punt and coverage. The defense forced a 3 and out while coaching staff utilized timeouts the way they are supposed to be used.
The the punt return team broke one into the opponents territory. Instead of being conservative with 11 seconds and trying to get closer FG attempt we go for end zone and it pays off with good play by QB and WR. That is how it is supposed to look. For one time we got it right.

After 14 weeks the Dolphins still lead the NFL in percentage of drives that have started in the opponents territory with 27 in 157 possessions. (17.2%)

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/team-drives-starting-in-opponent-territory-statistics/2014/

Here is an updated break down of those 27 possessions and the resulting drives

# - How Gotten - Where - Result

1 - Blocked Punt - NE 15 - TD
2 - Fumble - NE 34 - TD
3 - Fumble - NE 14 - FG
4 - Fumble - KC 19 - TD
5 - Kickoff Return - KC 33 - FG
6 - Interception - Oak 03 - TD
7 - Interception - Oak 16 - Int
8 - Interception - Oak 26 - Downs
9 - Downs - Oak 16 - End Game
10 - Kickoff Return - GB 49 - FG
11 - Blocked Punt - GB 16 - Downs
12 - Interception - Chi 23 - TD
13 - Fumble - Chi 16 - FG
14 - Fumble - Chi 35 - Missed FG
15 - Recovered Onside Kick - Jags 48 - End Game
16 - Interception - SD 31 - FG
17 - Interception - SD 19 - FG
18 - Fumble - SD 14 - TD
19 - Blocked FG - Detroit 3 - TD
20 - Downs - Buffalo 12 - FG
21 - Downs - Buffalo 27 - End Game
22 - Punt - Denver 47 - TD
23 - Fumble - Denver 12 - TD
24 - Blocked Punt - Jets 41 - Int
25 - Punt - Jets 39 - TD
26 - Punt - Ravens 43 - FG
27 - Punt - Patriots 32 - TD


7 Fumble recovery's, 34 points
6 Interceptions, 20 points
3 Blocked Punts, 7 points
3 Downs, 3 points
2 Kickoff Returns, 6 points
4 Punt Returns, 24 points
1 Blocked FG, 7 points
1 Onside Kick recovery, 0 Points


Defense created 16 of 27 possessions for 57 points
Special Teams created 11 of 27 possessions for 44 points
Offense taking advantage of these opportunities for 3.7 points per possession



All in All 11 TD's and 8 FG's scored from these short field drives.
19 of 27 possessions resulted in scores
3 more resulted in the end of the game
5 resulted in nothing positive (2 Interceptions, 2 Downs and 1 Missed FG) Only 18.5% result in no score.
101 of our total 327 points have resulted from these drives. This is 30.9% of our total points scored.
We also have 3 defensive TD's. If you add those in that is 122 of 327 points (37.3%) setup and converted by great team play.

It has been dropping off the last few weeks. Without the 2 a game average we are having trouble scoring points lately on offense.
 
I remember you bringing this stat up earlier in the season and showed that almost every team that led the league in this stat won 10+ games or they almost all went to the playoffs or something.

Almost every team with 6 double digit wins goes to the playoffs.

Almost every team top 10 in points against goes to the playoffs.

What a waste.
 
To me that looks like pretty good O. Scoring in 19 of 24 opportunities with TDs almost half the time.
 
Yes the offense had been good at cashing in when we get a short field.
The problem lies in those other 130 possession that start on our side of the field.

Only 205 points in 130 possessions isn't very good.
 
Bump, season ending update

After 16 weeks the Dolphins led the NFL in percentage of drives that have started in the opponents territory with 29 in 181 possessions. (16%)

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/team-drives-starting-in-opponent-territory-statistics/2014/

Here is an updated break down of those 29 possessions and the resulting drives

# - How Gotten - Where - Result

1 - Blocked Punt - NE 15 - TD
2 - Fumble - NE 34 - TD
3 - Fumble - NE 14 - FG
4 - Fumble - KC 19 - TD
5 - Kickoff Return - KC 33 - FG
6 - Interception - Oak 03 - TD
7 - Interception - Oak 16 - Int
8 - Interception - Oak 26 - Downs
9 - Downs - Oak 16 - End Game
10 - Kickoff Return - GB 49 - FG
11 - Blocked Punt - GB 16 - Downs
12 - Interception - Chi 23 - TD
13 - Fumble - Chi 16 - FG
14 - Fumble - Chi 35 - Missed FG
15 - Recovered Onside Kick - Jags 48 - End Game
16 - Interception - SD 31 - FG
17 - Interception - SD 19 - FG
18 - Fumble - SD 14 - TD
19 - Blocked FG - Detroit 3 - TD
20 - Downs - Buffalo 12 - FG
21 - Downs - Buffalo 27 - End Game
22 - Punt - Denver 47 - TD
23 - Fumble - Denver 12 - TD
24 - Blocked Punt - Jets 41 - Int
25 - Punt - Jets 39 - TD
26 - Punt - Ravens 43 - FG
27 - Punt - Patriots 32 - TD
28 - Recovered Onside Punt - Minn 34 - End Game
29 - Fumble - Jets 21 - TD


8 Fumble recovery's, 41 points
6 Interceptions, 20 points
3 Blocked Punts, 7 points
3 Downs, 3 points
2 Kickoff Returns, 6 points
4 Punt Returns, 24 points
1 Blocked FG, 7 points
2 Onside Kick recovery, 0 Points


Defense created 17 of 29 possessions for 64 points
Special Teams created 12 of 29 possessions for 44 points
Offense taking advantage of these opportunities for 3.7 points per possession


All in All 12 TD's and 8 FG's scored from these short field drives.
20 of 29 possessions resulted in scores
4 more resulted in the end of the game and a victory.
5 resulted in nothing positive (2 Interceptions, 2 Downs and 1 Missed FG) Only 17.2% result in no score.
108 of our total 388 points have resulted from these drives. This is 27.8% of our total points scored.
We also have 3 defensive TD's. If you add those in that is 129 of 388 points (33.2%) setup and converted by great team play.

Obviously it tailed off at the end with injuries. But was nice to see us forcing the other team into mistakes and then cashing in on them.
 
Except this bump wasn't to look at a positive but rather a back handed slap to the offense and qb. Your passive aggressive attempts are extremely transparent.
 
LordPicklewagon said:
Except this bump wasn't to look at a positive but rather a back handed slap to the offense and qb. Your passive aggressive attempts are extremely transparent.
Click to expand...

How is there any slap to offense? I give all credit in this thread. Can you actually read?
 
Ok...so we score more often than not on a short field?...and we do it more than/ better than all other teams?...How many of those games did we take advantage of the swing in momentum and win the game/...how many of those were a game changing event...like we were losing but then this or we never looked back after this?

Love the optimistic "stats" that make things look rosy in some aspect of the team. Appreciate the "homework" you did to reveal the information....but unless we are winning as a result of these "stats" it looks like fools gold to me. I mean wouldn't these things amount to more if we not only could be better in these areas than everybody but we also OWN you when this happens? I don't get the point of things sometimes and require another set of eyes to explain to me the overall importance....to me it's wins...I'm not really a stats guy so I mean no disrespect.
 
Tannehill is he best thing going for Miami.
 
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