Know your Eagles enemy: The Miami Dolphins

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History

The Eagles and Dolphins have met 14 times in their history, with the Dolphins winning eight times. Their last match up was in 2015, with the Dolphins winning 20-19.

Predictions

If the Eagles needed to face a team so badly to get their groove back, it’s these Miami Dolphins. Although the Dolphins have had some flashes of competence, it’s been a full season of ineptitude. I can’t see that team doing much against a team needing a win so badly to keep their division hopes alive. Eagles win 37-13.

Stat line predictions:

  • Wentz: 23/29 250 yards 2 touchdowns
  • Sanders: 15 rushes 90 yards 1 touchdown
  • Ajayi: 10 rushes 50 yards 1 touchdown
  • Arcega-Whiteside: 5 receptions 80 yards 1 touchdown
  • Jeffery: 4 receptions 60 yards 1 touchdown
  • Avery: sack
  • Cox: sack
  • Graham: two sacks
  • Maddox: INT
Last week’s predictions (with actual stats in parenthesis):
  • Wentz: 28/38 315 yards 4 touchdowns 1 interception (33/45 256 yards 1 touchdown 2 interceptions)
  • Sanders: 13 rushes 55 yards 1 touchdown, 4 receptions 50 yards 1 tocuhdown (12 rushes 62 yards, 3 receptions 23 yards)
  • Ajayi: 8 rushes 40 yards (6 rushes 16 yards)
  • Howard (if he plays): 10 rushes 44 yards (didn’t)
  • Arcega-Whiteside: 8 catches 90 yards 2 touchdowns (2 receptions 43 yards)
  • Ertz: 5 catches 60 yards (12 receptions 91 yards)
  • Goedert: 4 catches 30 yards 1 touchdown (7 receptions 32 yards)
  • Graham: Sack (1.5 sacks)
  • Avery: Sack (no)
  • Cox: forced fumble (no but had half sack)
  • Eagles secondary: oof (better than expected.  2 sacks and 1 interception)

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