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The Dolphins have lost safety Traveras Tillman for the season after he underwent knee surgery yesterday. He made 11 tackles this season. Donovin Darius will take over as the starting strong safety for the Dolphins and he has 10 tackles this season. He’s a hard hitter who should help the Dolphins horrible run defense.
The Dolphins will be without Vonnie Holliday for 1-2 weeks after he fractured his lower leg. Holliday has made 15 tackles and has a sack so far this season. He will be hard to replace as he is one of the best run defenders on the Dolphins. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by Rodrique Wright who has 4 tackles so far this season.
The Miami Dolphins should give their season ticket holders some of there money back after watching the horrid product the Fins put on the field each Sunday. Today was no exception as the Raiders really pushed around the defense of the Dolphins. The Raiders held onto the football for an amazing 35:07 of this football game. They did that by rushing for 299 yards on 49 carries (6.1 ypc)! The Raiders only threw 12 passes, completing 5 for 70 yards because they didn’t need to throw to beat the Dolphins. Safety Donovin Darius (9 tackles), linebacker Derrick Pope (8 tackles) and DE Matt Roth (6 tackles, sack) were the only defenders to show up for the Aqua and Orange.
Ronnie Brown was the only player that looked good on offense. He carried the football 15 times for 134 yards (8.9 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 6 passes for 73 yards (12.2 avg). Trent Green had another bad game completing 14 of 25 passes for 158 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs. You know it’s bad when Justin Peelle leads all receivers and TEs with 3 catches for 45 yards (15.0 avg) with a TD but that’s exactly what he did today. The Dolphins finished up with 141 yards rushing on 20 carries (7.1 ypc) and they completed 14 of 25 passes for 137 yards.
Daunte Culpepper will get the start this week at QB against the team that kicked him to the curb in the off season. Even with an inspired Culpepper the Raiders will likely focus on the running game. The Raiders average 159.3 yards rushing per game on the ground and the Dolphins allow 166.0 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per carry so far this season. Look for LaMont Jordan (350 yards rushing, 121 yards receiving) to be the focal point of the Raiders offense. The Dolphins linebackers must contain Jordan or the Raiders are going to run all over the Fins’ defense. Look for Culpepper to take a few shots down the football field to Ronald Curry (15 rec, 207 yards, 2 TDs) and Jerry Porter (4 rec, 92 yards, TD).
The Dolphins would like to mix it up on offense this week like they did against the Jets last week when they put 28 points on the board. For that to happen the Dolphins must get another good effort from the offensive line. Ronnie Brown (177 yards rushing, 175 yards receiving) is the main man on offense for the Dolphins so Raiders’ linebackers Thomas Howard and Kirk Morrison will be busy. The Raiders allow 256.0 yards per game passing but the Dolphins must be careful because the Raiders’ corners make big plays on the football. The Dolphins need Chris Chambers (21 rec, 302 yards) and Marty Booker (12 rec, 159 yards, TD) must have good games for the Fins or the Raiders will gang up on Ronnie Brown.
PREDICTION: This is an evenly matched football game. But I think the Raiders will cover the 3.5 pointspread and they could win this game outright as Lane Kiffin has inspired the troops who have played much better for him than they did for Art Shell.
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The Dolphins finally showed some life yesterday but they fell just short in the end. Trent Green had a solid game as he completed 23 of 36 passes for 318 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception. RB Ronnie Brown had an outstanding game as he carried the ball 23 times for 112 yards (4.9 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he also caught 6 passes for 99 yards (16.5 avg) with 1 TD grab. WRs Chris Chambers (6 rec, 101 yards) and Marty Booker (5 rec, 60 yards) both had solid games also for the Dolphins. The Dolphins finished up rushing for 112 yards on 23 carries (4.9 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 36 passes for 312 yards.
The Dolphins had a good defensive effort overall despite giving up a lot of points. 7 of the points were scored on a 98-yard kickoff return by Jets’ RB Leon Washington. LBs Donnie Spragan (11 tackles) and Channing Crowder (9 tackles) both had good football games. The Jets finished up with 141 yards rushing on 38 carries (3.7 ypc) and they completed 15 of 22 passes for 115 yards.