The Miami Dolphins lost on the last play of the game last week on a 54-yard field goal by Kris Brown of the Texans.  The Browns fought hard last week against the Patriots but they were outmanned in the game and it showed on the scoreboard.

Ronnie Brown probably can’t wait until Sunday!  He has been outstanding the last couple of weeks and the Browns are allowing 174.2 yards rushing per game and 4.9 yards per carry.  It will be interesting to see if the Browns defensive line gets any push as they have made some changes.  Cleo Lemon will get the start at QB this week and he will likely have some success throwing the ball against the Browns who have allowed 15 TD passes and 267.0 yards per game passing.  The secret weapon of the Dolphins could be Ted Ginn Jr. who might be happy to be back in Ohio.

Look for the Browns to also attempt to run the football as much as possible against a Dolphins defense that is allowing 174.2 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry so far this season.  Will Jamal Lewis semi-doubtful for this game, Jason Wright could have a big game.  He has carried the ball 19 times for 102 yards (5.4 ypc) and he’s also caught 6 passes for 51 yards (8.5 avg).  It will be up to MLB Zach Thomas and OLB Channing Crowder to stop Wright/Lewis in the running game and out of the backfield on passes.  DE Jason Taylor must get pressure on QB Derek Anderson because if he has time to pass the Dolphins will be in trouble because TE Kellen Winslow (24 rec, 416 yards, 2 TDs) and Braylon Edwards (24 rec, 485 yards, 4 TDs) are bad matchups for their secondary.

PREDICTION:  The Browns will win a high scoring game as neither team will have a hard time moving the football.  I would take the over if I were betting on this football game.

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Trent Green will likely miss most if not all of the rest of the season after suffering a very serious concussion against the Texans.  He missed a large chunk of last season because of the same type of injury so the Dolphins will take it very easy with him.  Green has completed 85 of 141 passes (60.3%) for 987 yards with 5 TD passes and 7 interceptions (72.6 QB Rating) and he also has carried the football 7 times for 32 yards (4.6 ypc).  Cleo Lemon will take over as the starting QB for now and he did a good job at the end of last season for the Dolphins so they hope he can repeat that effort.  He has completed 15 of 27 passes (55.6%) for 151 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception (56.2 QB Rating).  Rookie 2nd round pick John Beck is only one hit away from being the starting QB.

The Dolphins left everything on the field yesterday and they still lost as Kris Brown of the Texans hit a 57-yard field goal with 1 second left in the game.  Trent Green didn’t last long in this game as he suffered a severe concussion trying to block DT Travis Johnson of the Texans who stood over Green and taunted him even though he couldn’t move!  Green completed 1 of 2 passes for 5 yards and he also carried the ball 2 times for 23 yards (11.5 ypc) before he left the game.  Cleo Lemon filled in for Green and he completed 15 of 27 passes for 151 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT.  Ronnie Brown had another outstanding game as he carried the ball 23 times for 114 yards (5.0 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 5 passes for 39 yards (7.8 avg).  Marty Booker was the leading receiver of the Dolphins with 5 catches for 35 yards (7.0 avg).  The Dolphins finished up with 137 yards on 25 carries (5.5 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 29 passes for 148 yards.

Safety Cameron Worrell led the way for the defense with 12 tackles.  The Dolphins also got good efforts out of old vets Zach Thomas (9 tackles) and Jason Taylor (6 tackles, 2 sacks).  The Texans finished up with 74 yards rushing on 28 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 34 passes for 278 yards.

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Both of these teams come into this football game on losing streaks.  The Dolphins have lost all 4 of their football games by an average of 10.3 points per game and they have allowed 103 points in the last three games.  The Texans have lost two hard fought games against the Colts and the Falcons.

Look for the Dolphins to come out running the football as they will attempt to control the clock and keep their defense on the sideline.  Ronnie Brown will be the focus of the offense as he is off to a good start.  He has rushed for 311 yards (5.2 ypc) and he also has caught 20 passes for 248 yards (12.4 avg).  Look for Brown and linebacker DeMeco Ryans to have a lot of high impact collisions.  The Texans do have a solid run defense as they are only allowing 80.0 yards per game and 3.4 yards per carry.  The Texans are vulnerable to the passing game as they allow 229.5 yards passing per game so Trent Green should have some success as long as the Dolphins’ offensive line keeps the Texans out of the backfield. 

The Texans running backs have to be foaming at the mouth after watching game film of the Dolphins’ defense all week long.  The Dolphins allow 199.3 yards rushing per game and 4.9 yards per carry so far this season.  Ahman Green is iffy with a bad knee but even if he doesn’t play look for Ron Dayne to have a big game against the Dolphins.  The Dolphins pass defense is not that good either and QB Matt Schaub will come after them by throwing the ball deep to Andre Davis and short to Owen Daniels.

PREDICTION:  The Dolphins are one of the worst teams in the entire NFL and it will show again this week on the field.  Look for the Texans to defend the home turf and win this game by a touchdown.

The Miami Dolphins have not been pleased with the performance of rookie Ted Ginn Jr. so far this season.  They were expecting a lot of big plays in the return game out of Ginn and he’s not making any.  Ginn has returned 9 punts for 63 yards (7.0 avg) and he also has returned 15 kickoffs for 329 yards (21.9 avg).  The Dolphins’ offense could sure use help from getting good starting position on the field an Ginn is not giving it to them.  Cam Cameron promised that Dolphins’ fans that they would be really excited to watch Ginn return kicks but he has been wrong so far.  A high first round pick is way to high to spend on a special teams player as Ginn has only caught 1 pass for 15 yards.  It’s way too early to call Ginn a bust but the warning signs are evident.