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NFL : Teaser Line Matchup
Monday 9/30/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
MIAMI
 
NEW ORLEANS
+6.5  

-6.5  
+220

-260

48.5
 
17
Final
38

MIAMI (3 - 0) at NEW ORLEANS (3 - 0)
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Week 4 Monday, 9/30/2013 8:40 PM
Board SideTotal
225MIAMI+13Over 42.5
226NEW ORLEANS-1Under 54.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MIAMI - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games3-0+3.23-02-124.711.0319.3(5.6)1.317.712.3372.0(5.5)2.0
Road Games2-0+2.22-01-123.511.5336.5(5.5)1.015.012.0369.5(5.5)2.0
Last 3 Games3-0+3.23-02-124.711.0319.3(5.6)1.317.712.3372.0(5.5)2.0
Dome Games1-0+11-01-024.017.0398.0(6.5)1.020.017.0448.0(6.5)1.0
MIAMI - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)24.711.018.328:2122-70(3.2)24-3666.4%249(7)57-319(5.6)(12.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.18.8818.529:1525-93(3.7)22-3661.9%238(6.6)61-331(5.4)(17.6)
Offense Road Games23.511.519.531:0625-60(2.4)23-3665.3%276(7.7)61-336(5.5)(14.3)
Defense (All Games)17.712.322.331:3923-109(4.7)25-4555.2%263(5.9)68-372(5.5)(21.1)
Opponents Offensive Avg.21.913.520.931:4523-102(4.5)25-4162.3%263(6.5)64-365(5.7)(16.7)
Defense Road Games15.012.021.528:5319-90(4.6)25-4853.1%279(5.8)67-369(5.5)(24.6)
MIAMI - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.70.71.30.714-750.0%0-00.0%2-48(29)1-2(2.3)4-30
Opponents Avg. Stats Against10.61.62.314-643.5%1-045.5%2-42(21.8)9-2(5.2)6-46
Stats For (Road Games)0.50.51.01.015-746.7%0-00.0%1-48(32.3)1-3(2.3)5-38
Stats Against (All Games)1.70.32.0 13-432.5%2-140.0%2-44(26.2)2-17(7.3)6-43
Opponents Avg. Stats For10.21.2 13-540.4%1-028.6%1-29(25.1)16-2(6.6)5-43
Stats Against (Road Games)2.00.02.0 14-427.6%2-140.0%2-65(26.2)2-23(11.7)6-35

NEW ORLEANS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games3-0+32-10-323.312.3404.3(6.1)1.312.78.0295.7(5.6)2.0
Home Games2-0+22-00-227.013.5421.0(6.3)1.012.08.5307.0(6)2.0
Last 3 Games3-0+32-10-323.312.3404.3(6.1)1.312.78.0295.7(5.6)2.0
Dome Games2-0+22-00-227.013.5421.0(6.3)1.012.08.5307.0(6)2.0
NEW ORLEANS - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.312.322.034:2624-86(3.5)27-4263.8%319(7.5)67-404(6.1)(17.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.21.910.220.231:4624-87(3.6)25-4063.2%268(6.7)64-356(5.5)(16.2)
Offense Home Games27.013.522.535:2126-91(3.4)27-4067.9%330(8.1)67-421(6.3)(15.6)
Defense (All Games)12.78.016.025:3421-111(5.3)17-3254.7%184(5.8)53-296(5.6)(23.3)
Opponents Offensive Avg.17.29.819.429:1423-87(3.8)22-3958.3%244(6.3)61-331(5.4)(19.2)
Defense Home Games12.08.517.024:3915-87(5.8)21-3658.9%220(6)51-307(6)(25.6)
NEW ORLEANS - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)1.30.01.30.713-645.0%1-00.0%1-15(23)3-21(7.7)5-41
Opponents Avg. Stats Against1.10.51.62.314-640.6%1-044.4%1-25(21.4)11-2(6.2)6-58
Stats For (Home Games)1.00.01.01.013-650.0%0-00.0%0-11(23)3-30(8.6)5-43
Stats Against (All Games)1.30.72.0 12-435.1%0-00.0%1-40(30)2-12(6)5-52
Opponents Avg. Stats For1.30.61.9 13-536.7%1-012.5%1-30(25.6)11-2(5.9)7-62
Stats Against (Home Games)1.50.52.0 12-433.3%0-00.0%1-43(29)2-18(9)2-18
Average power rating of opponents played: MIAMI 22,  NEW ORLEANS 17.3
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MIAMI - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/8/2013@ CLEVELAND23-10W2.5W40.5U23-2024-38-255113-4726-53-2443
9/15/2013@ INDIANAPOLIS24-20W1.5W43.5O27-10123-34-297126-13325-43-3151
9/22/2013ATLANTA27-23W-3W45O15-9024-35-195230-14623-38-2312
9/30/2013@ NEW ORLEANS            
10/6/2013BALTIMORE            
10/20/2013BUFFALO            
10/27/2013@ NEW ENGLAND            

NEW ORLEANS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/8/2013ATLANTA23-17W-3.5W53.5U29-7826-35-341114-8825-38-2792
9/15/2013@ TAMPA BAY16-14W-3L48.5U20-7526-46-296233-1609-22-1132
9/22/2013ARIZONA31-7W-7W48.5U24-10429-46-319116-8618-35-1612
9/30/2013MIAMI            
10/6/2013@ CHICAGO            
10/13/2013@ NEW ENGLAND            
10/27/2013BUFFALO            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MIAMI: More than last season, this year's Miami offense figures to more closely resemble the one head coach Joe Philbin was a part of in Green Bay. Expect a lot more running out of spread looks, as the Dolphins have the personnel to line up three- and four-wide and let speedy slasher Lamar Miller stick his foot in the ground and get upfield. Miller is set to get a true No. 1 workload behind a zone-blocking line. Daniel Thomas is the No. 2 but spends a lot of time in the doghouse. The Dolphins are largely a West Coast offense, but they'll be able to stretch the field more this season. Both Mike Wallace and Brian Hartline are capable of big plays downfield, and Wallace will be used often as a catch-and-run threat as well. TE Dustin Keller will play a lot of reps and should be their primary target in the middle of the field. Brandon Gibson figures to return to strictly slot duties, as his skill set is similar to that of the departed Davone Bess. The Dolphins use their backs as receivers often, and both Miller and Thomas are capable receivers. The Dolphins figure to remain relatively run-heavy in the red zone, especially after losing top red zone target Anthony Fasano. The Dolphins finished seventh in scoring defense despite not forcing a turnover in seven of their final nine games. They moved up to draft DE Dion Jordan to line up opposite star DE Cameron Wake (15 sacks), and are banking on both CBs Brent Grimes (Achilles) and Richard Marshall (back) to be injury-free. Miami released ILBs Karlos Dansby and Kevin Burnett, and spent big on MLB Dannell Ellerbe (92 tackles, 69 solos with Ravens), giving him to a 5-year, $35M deal, and then grabbed SLB Philip Wheeler (109 tackles, 78 solos with Raiders) and inked him to $26M over five years.
NEW ORLEANS: The Saints are a pass-heavy offense, but they feature one of the NFL's most versatile and unique running games. They have a series of looks they can run out of, the most common of which is Mark Ingram behind fullback Jed Collins. They use a series of zone and man blocking schemes borrowed from other systems. Darren Sproles is on the field a lot, but primarily in spread formations from which the Saints almost always throw. Most of his touches will come on receptions. Pierre Thomas is the team's most versatile back. The return of head coach Sean Payton should be a nice boost for Drew Brees and the passing game. This is a spread passing attack, with a lot of West Coast routes. Brees is most comfortable with Marques Colston, who does a lot of his work facing the line of scrimmage. They'll also use TE Jimmy Graham as basically a receiver 1A, moving him around in formations and having him work underneath or up the seam when the matchup is right. Slot receiver Lance Moore also did more work up the seam last year, though he only plays about 60 percent of snaps. Joe Morgan will take Devery Henderson's field-stretching role on the outside. The Saints are very pass-heavy in the red zone, throwing on a league-high 71.2 percent of their goal-to-go plays in 2012. The Saints gave up 908 more yards than any other NFL team, setting a league record for futility with 7,042 total yards allowed. They also surrendered the second-most points (28.4 PPG). New defensive coordinator Rob Ryan inherits a defense that recorded just six sacks in the final six games. There are still productive veterans in ILBs Curtis Lofton and Jonathan Vilma to lead the front seven, but two newcomers must have a huge impact right away, former Steelers CB Keenan Lewis, and versatile rookie FS Kenny Vaccaro.
PREVIEW
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*Dolphins-Saints Preview* =========================

By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer

After getting the best of Andrew Luck and Matt Ryan the past two weeks, Ryan Tannehill and the Miami Dolphins are cautiously optimistic about their next - and perhaps most difficult - test of the early season against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.

With both teams looking to go 4-0, the Dolphins and Saints meet Monday night at the Superdome.

After four straight losing seasons and one playoff appearance in the previous 11, Miami is 3-0 for the first time since 2002. The Dolphins finished 9-7 that season, but did not make the playoffs.

Grounded and focused, this year's team is less concerned with past struggles than with trying to win their first four games for the first time since 1995.

"We have a special team," said receiver Brian Hartline, who leads the Dolphins with 18 receptions for 238 yards and has two touchdowns. "Expectations will continue to rise, and high expectations bring out the best in you. We welcome it."

The Dolphins have already shown their mettle with a 24-20 win at Indianapolis in Week 2, as well as a rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat Atlanta 27-23 last Sunday. Tannehill recorded his first last-minute comeback victory against the Falcons when he engineered a 13-play, 75-yard drive he capped with a 1-yard TD pass to rookie tight end Dion Sims with 38 seconds remaining.

"We're making the most of the present, and hopefully we can snowball that into the future," said long snapper John Denney, who in his ninth season with the team is the longest-tenured Dolphin.

In his second season, Tannehill has completed 66.4 percent of his passes and led Miami to touchdowns in seven of its eight red-zone trips. His 107.4 passer rating against the Colts and 94.5 versus Atlanta were better than those of Pro Bowlers Luck (79.7) and Ryan (84.4) in those contests.

"I think the game has slowed down for him tremendously," quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor told the Dolphins' official website. "He's seen all the different looks the defense is giving him in terms of fronts and pressures and coverages, so it's slowed down for him."

Though Tannehill continues to improve, he's been sacked an NFL-high 14 times through three weeks and could use more support from a running game that averages 3.2 yards per carry.

The Dolphins hope they've made enough improvement this week to end both trends as they face a resurgent New Orleans defense, which has helped the team to its best start since going 13-0 during its Super Bowl-winning season of 2009.

After giving up an NFL-worst 440.1 yards and 28.4 points per contest while coach Sean Payton served his year-long suspension in 2012, the Saints rank among the league leaders with 295.7 yards and 12.7 points a game. Payton back is back on the sideline, but the defense has changed with new coordinator Rob Ryan switching the unit to a 3-4 scheme.

"Any time you go into a situation where it's a new defensive coordinator that's installing a new defense, you always have the question of how you're prepared," said outside linebacker Parys Haralson, who has one of the Saints' eight sacks. "Everybody was pretty confident in what they had, in what we have here. This is a defense full of talented players."

New Orleans allowed an 80-yard touchdown drive to open the game against Arizona last Sunday, then forced eight punts and recorded two interceptions on the Cardinals' next 10 possessions in a 31-7 victory.

"(Ryan's) going to give you a variety of coverages," Miami coach Joe Philbin said. "Our quarterbacks and receivers are going to have to be on the same page. And then he has a very good pressure package, so he's a very good coach."

Then there's Brees.

After throwing three TDs and three interceptions in the first two games, he threw for three touchdowns, ran for one and was picked off once against the Cardinals.

With 342 passing yards last weekend, Brees has thrown for at least 300 in eight consecutive games - averaging 358.1 yards and completing 18 touchdowns during that stretch.

"We know we've went against some talented quarterbacks already, but Drew Brees presents another tough challenge, but we'll be up for it," Miami cornerback Brent Grimes said.

The Dolphins also must contend with tight end Jimmy Graham, who was targeted 31 times and caught 19 passes for 313 yards and three TDs in the last two games.

Though New Orleans entered the week ranked fourth in the NFL with an average of 318.7 yards through the air, it's near the bottom of the league with 3.5 per rush. The running game could improve if star Miami defensive end Cameron Wake sits because of a knee injury suffered Sunday.

Brees was intercepted three times during New Orleans' 46-34 win at Miami in the teams' most recent meeting Oct. 25, 2009, but he also threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores.

Hartline had three receptions for 94 yards in that contest.

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