Last week’s Dolphins performance makes me feel very confident going into this week’s Christmas Eve matchup at home at Hard Rock against the Dallas Cowboys. Coach McDaniel knows he and his team made a critical mistake allowing the Titans to steal that MNF game 2 weeks ago and now his team focused on the prize. There’s a sense that they should not only win out so the team is able to secure the #1 seed, but because they have the talent and ability to do so. The Cowboys are a good football team, they have talent on both sides of the ball and should present a difficult challenge. I do believe our team is ready for that challenge.
The Cowboys are a much better team playing at home than they are outside of AT&T Stadium in Arlington. At home in Texas, the Cowboys have score 37.7 points per game while allowing only 15 points per game to their opponents. Away from Texas, the Cowboys are scoring 19.8 points per game while allowing 24.3 points per game, and this includes the season opener in which the Cowboys shellacked the NY Giants 40-0. The Dolphins defense needs to continue it’s ferocity, particularly the pass rush which has been nothing short of fierce. Only one team has more sacks the Dolphins defense, that’s the Baltimore Ravens with 50 compared to our 48. I believe that by the time we face the Ravens, we’ll have more sacks than them.
The Dolphins also have a decent disparity between their home performances and their away performances, but not nearly as drastic as the Dallas Cowboys huge chasm of home and away scoring. The Dolphins are scoring a healthy 35.8 points per game at Hard Rock and 27.1 points per game away. That’s almost a 9 point differential which pales compared to the Cowboys 18 point differential. At home, the Dolphins have allowed 16.4 points per game, but have allowed 25.5 points per game away. Here, the difference in points scored and allowed for both teams is much closer, just about 8 points per game better at home for both teams. The Dolphins defense has also been significantly better in the last few weeks. On the whole, we’re scoring 31.5 points per game and allowing 21. In our last 7 games the defense has really clamped down, allowing only 15.2 points per game, and that includes 3 away games.
I have to say, I’m thrilled we’re on Hard Knocks. I’m enjoying that like no else’s business! Not only do I get to see every Dolphins game, but now I get to see the players and coaches behind the scenes as well! I’m enjoying it ALL as I still firmly believe we’re witnessing a special season. I think this team is capable of representing the AFC in the Super Bowl. First order of business is to take care of the Cowboys in our house on Christmas Eve Day. The injury situation is still rough, I’m guessing that Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead, Xavien Howard, Jevon Holland, Liam Eichenberg, and Andrew Van Ginkel will all suit up and play, and we’ll also see the return of RB Chris Brooks. Unfortunately on the negative side, it looks like RT Austin Jackson and RG Robert Hunt will miss another game, leaving OT Kendall Lamm to handle RT and either G Robert Jones or Lester Cotton to handle RG.
One very honorable mention, this needs to be said, make it two honorable mentions. actually. LB Duke Riley has played so well in the place of injured LB Jerome Baker. I know this will kill Hulk, but Liam Eichenberg toughing it out last week and suiting up and playing some good football deserves a big mention as well. I don’t know what kind of magic Offensive Line Coach Butch Barry is mixing up but my goodness, that guy deserves major props! I’m looking forward to spending time with family and watching the Dolphins game against the Cowboys Christmas Eve, what could be better? Tyreek Hill will be back, but what a nice game for Jaylen Waddle who really stepped up last game with Tyreek out. We need to see more of him, and not be so Tyreek Hill centric. Could we even see big Chris Brooks getting some carries to put the Cowboys away late in the game and give Raheem Mostert a breather? Stay tuned Dolphins fans!
Merry Christmas !!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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Who’s looking forward to Hard Knocks tomorrow night?
Me!
I have a few to catch up on…lol
Can’t wait!
Good news, hope Waddle’s exam shows positive news also.
Fingers crossed. We need all our weapons against the Ravens and Bills. Getting a week of rest for our beat up team to heal would be huge.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
^ Same to all!
So glad the Dolphins won yesterday. Makes it a truly Merry Christmas!
Yes, Sir!!
we have to win this game
Dolphins at Baltimore. The game that could decide the top seed in the AFC comes with a scheduling story. The Ravens play San Francisco on Monday night, then have a cross-country flight to get back home Tuesday morning. That’s about two days of rest the Dolphins have on the Ravens heading into next Sunday’s game. Does it matter? Well, you want every margin of an advantage in a game like this.
Don’t know if any of you have seen this Chevrolet Christmas commercial but it choked me up big time. Reminded me so much of my parents before they both passed. Cherrish your loved ones today y’all! We don’t know what tomorrow will bring.
I am still stoked from last night. Can we play Baltimore right now?
▪ Offensive line: Though Austin Jackson was active, the Dolphins started Kendall Lamm at right tackle to give Jackson’s oblique injury another week to heal. Lamm played all 65 offensive snaps.
Pro Football Focus rated left tackle Terron Armstead as Miami’s top offensive lineman on Sunday; he was Miami’s only offensive lineman who did not allow a quarterback pressure.
Per PFF, guard Lester Cotton allowed Dallas’ sack. ESPN said the Dolphins allowed only five quarterback pressures, which would be the fewest by Dallas in three years; PFF said Miami permitted 10 pressures.
▪ Tight end: Durham Smythe played 55 snaps and had season highs in receptions (five) and yards (56). Rookie Julian Hill played 11 snaps.
Terron Armstead may not have given up a pressure but he did make a tackle
LOL WTF WAS THAT!?
We got Armstead back at the right time.
If 3 games go our way, we’re playing to lock up the #1 seed next week.
Raiders>Chiefs today
Niners>Ravens today
Jest>Browns next Sunday
Unlikely, but not impossible. Ravens will probably lose and the Chiefs don’t look very good right now.
Then we can make the Bills game meaningless
We could literally rest our banged up team for two weeks. That would be amazing.
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After one quarter the Chiefs have -18 yds of offense and are down 3-0.
Chiefs look like 💩
Merry Christmas everyone! What a win. Sanders gave me 5 mini heart attacks
Happy, Happy and Merry, Merry my Captain. Those last minutes were hard to watch till they started hitting the Victory Formation.
Merry Christmas folks!
Chiefs have two straight TOs for Raiders TDs!!
Raidahs getting after MaAuto
He’s embarrassed in front of his girlfriend
NICE MISSED FG
Raiders have 4 defensive TDs in the last two games, lol
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Merry Christmas everyone!
I like KC losing a division game
Conference game may be important to us if we do what we need to do
Weird to see people defend Mahomes bc he has no receivers out of the same mouth they refuse to give credit to Tua bc he has great receivers