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GAME TIME: 4:05 PM EST on Sunday, Nov 2nd. The game will be broadcast regionally on CBS TV, on DirecTV channel 712, on Sirius Radio channels 113 and 125 and on WQAM radio.

PLACE: Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, CO

WEATHER FORECAST: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph

FIELD CONDITIONS: Invesco Field has a very high tech playing surface, combining regular grass with plastic grass on a surface that is fully heated and drained. It would take a lot to make this surface difficult to play on and the weather looks good up until game time.

STANDINGS & STATS: The Dolphins are 3-4 and alone at the bottom of the AFC East, while the Broncos are 4-3 on top of the AFC West.

Dolphins       Pts/Game         Broncos         Pts/Game
Scored           20.7           Scored            24.7
Allowed          20.9           Allowed           27.9

Dolphins       Yds/Game  Rank   Broncos        Yds/Game  Rank
Total Offense:   350       9    Total Defense:   395      30
      Rushing:   103      21          vs Rush:   155      30
      Passing:   247       6          vs Pass:   240      28

Broncos                         Dolphins
Total Offense:   382       2    Total Defense:   334      20
      Rushing:   118      12          vs Rush:   101      15
      Passing:   264       3          vs Pass:   233      25   

Sacks           Made (Avg/G)    Allowed (Avg/G)
Dolphins         17    2.4        12      1.7
Broncos          17    2.4         5      0.7

Turnover differential:
Dolphins        +7 
Broncos         -9

Individual Skill Position Stats:
Dolphins                        
QB:   QB Pennington: 140-202-1710-7-3-100.5
Rush: RB Brown:                98-406-4.1-7
Rush: RB Williams:             71-267-3.8-2    
Rec:  WR Camarillo:           32-372-11.6-1
Rec:  WR Ginn,Jr:             27-352-13.0-0
Rec:  TE Fasano:              19-251-13.2-3

Broncos        
QB:   QB Cutler:     163-254-1862-13-7-91.7
Rush: RB Pittman:              69-316-4.6-4
Rush: RB Young:                47-366-5.7-1
Rec:  WR Marshall:            49-598-12.2-3
Rec:  WR Royal:               39-392-10.1-2
Rec:  WR Stokley              24-262-10.9-2

Legend 
     QBs: completions-attempts-yards-touchdowns-ints-rating
     RBs: rushes-yards-average-touchdowns
     WRs: receptions-yards-average-touchdowns

HISTORY: The Dolphins hold a very good record against the Broncos, leading the all-time series 10-3-1. They have won 4 of the last 5 meetings and beat them 34-10 the last time they faced them, which was the opening game of the 2005 season - Nick Saban's first as head coach.

INJURIES:

Dolphins: 
    PROBABLE: FB Casey Cramer (Ankle)

Broncos: 
         OUT: CB Champ Bailey (Groin)
              LB Boss Bailey (Knee)
    DOUBTFUL: RB Andre Hall (Ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: RB Selvin Young (Groin)
              WR Brandon Stokley (Concussion)
              TE Tony Scheffler (Groin)
              RB Ryan Torain (Elbow)
              RB Michael Pittman (Bruised Ribs)
    PROBABLE: DT Dewayne Robertson (knee)
              WR Brandon Marshall (Groin)
              
DOLPHINS STARTERS:
Offense:                     Defense:

QB - 10 Chad Pennington      LE  - 70 Kendall Langford
RB - 23 Ronnie Brown         NT  - 95 Jason Ferguson
FB - 30 Casey Cramer         RE  - 91 Vonnie Holliday
WR - 19 Ted Ginn,Jr          SLB - 98 Matt Roth 
WR - 83 Greg Camarillo       ILB - 51 Akin Ayodele
TE - 80 Anthony Fasano       ILB - 52 Channing Crowder
LT - 77 Jake Long            WLB - 55 Joey Porter
LG - 65 Justin Smiley        LCB - 25 Will Allen
C -  64 Samson Satele        RCB - 21 Andre Goodman
RG - 68 Ikechuku Ndukwe      SS  - 37 Yeremiah Bell
RT - 72 Vernon Carey         FS  - 24 Renaldo Hill

K -   5 Dan Carpenter        P   -  2 Brandon Fields

PR - 19 Ted Ginn,Jr          KR  - 19 Ted Ginn,Jr

NOTES: The situation with the punt/kick returners is that Devone Bess and Ted Ginn,Jr trade off returning punts and kicks. Right now, it looks like Ted Ginn,Jr is doing most of the kickoff and punt return work, but the official starter is still listed as Bess.

Broncos STARTERS:
Offense:                     Defense:
QB -  6 Jay Cutler           LDE  - 60 John Engelberger
RB - 28 Michael Pittman      LT   - 63 Dewayne Robertson
FB - 22 Peyton Hillis        RT   - 79 Marcus Thomas
WR - 15 Brandon Marshall     RDE  - 92 Elvis Dumervil
WR - 19 Eddie Royal          WLB  - 55 D.J. Williams
TE - 89 Daniel Graham        MLB  - 58 Nate Webster
LT - 78 Ryan Clady           SLB  - 51 Jamie Windborn
LG - 50 Ben Hamilton         LCB  - 26 Jack Williams
C  - 62 Casey Wiegman        RCB  - 32 Dre Bly
RG - 73 Chris Kuper          SS   - 33 Marquand Manuel
RT - 74 Ryan Harris          FS   - 37 Calvin Lowry

K  -  5 Matt Prater          P    -  1 Brett Kern

PR - 19 Eddie Royal          KR   - 23 Andre Hall

NOTES: There are a lot of questionable players on the Broncos' roster and the depth charts on NFL.com and the Broncos' official website don't even come close to agreeing, but this is my best guess. Based on news reports, it looks like Michael Pittman will start at running back and WR Brandon Stokley might come back, but probably won't start. The defense comes from the official website.

KEY MATCHUPS:

1. Andre Goodman and Will Allen vs Brandon Marshall: Brandon Marshall is the kind of receiver that has given the Dolphins' CBs fits this season. But both Goodman and Allen have improved over the course of the season and Goodman, especially, had several important plays last week against the Bills.
   
2. Joey Porter vs Broncos' Pass Protection: Joey leads the league in sacks, while the Broncos have only given up 5 sacks all year and 3 of those were in one game.
   
3. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams vs Broncos Defense: The Broncos have a bad run defense and have lost one of their starting linebackers. Sammy Morris rushed for 138 yards against the Broncos.
   
4. Ted Ginn,Jr vs Dre Bly: Bly has been one of the better cornerbacks in the league in the past, while Ted Ginn finally showed what he can do.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:

Last week, the Dolphins' Ted Ginn,Jr finally looked like the player the Dolphins wanted when they drafted him. It will be interesting to see if he can keep up the production this week against a poor defense. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams will get the opportunity to show what they can do against one of the worst run defenses in the NFL, while Chad Pennington has quietly lead the Dolphins to the 6th best passing offense in the NFL.

On defense, Joey Porter leads the league in sacks, but needs to have a good game this week against one of the league's best offensive lines. Andre Goodman and Will Allen have their work cut out for them, but Channing Crowder and Akin Ayodele will also need to be stout against the run.

The Broncos' young quarterback, Jay Cutler, is having an excellent year throwing to Brandon Marshall, Eddie Royal and Brandon Stokley, while all of the Broncos' running backs are playing well, even though they are very banged up. This week, we might see rookie RB Ryan Torain, whom the Broncos are said to be very impressed with.

The defense, on the other hand, has not played well. Their best player right now is LB D.J. Williams, who leads the team in tackles and has 2 sacks. Linebacker Nate Webster is second on the team in tackles, while safety Marquand Manuel is third.

The Dolphins have not really shown anything outstanding on special teams. The Broncos' Eddie Royal is averaging 13.6 yards per punt return and their kicker Matt Prater hasn't missed from outside the 30.

MY ANALYSIS:

The biggest surprise of the 2008 season for the Miami Dolphins may be the fact that Miami's passing game - without a dominating receiver - is ranked 6th in the NFL in total yards per game and 2nd in the league in yards per pass attempt at 8.4. That makes them easily one of the most efficient passing teams in football this season.

One of the reasons the Dolphins are doing so well passing the ball is that opposing teams are expecting the Dolphins to run the ball and are stacking the line of scrimmage with their defense. Miami has taken advantage of that tendency by doing the unexpected.

The other reason is the stunning play of Chad Pennington. His performance this year has exceed expectations in almost every way possible. Who would have thought that an ex-Jet could mean so much to the Dolphins this year?

Note to Brett Favre: Thank you so much for un-retiring!

This weekend, they are a facing a Denver defense that is ranked 30th overall and 28th against the pass. And if that wasn't enough, the Broncos have lost their best cornerback in Champ Bailey and an excellent linebacker in Boss Bailey, leaving them in even worse shape than they have been.

Denver is also an excellent passing team, ranking 2nd in the league in yards and 6th in passing touchdowns. To complement that, they have a running game that is averaging 4.6 yards per carry. And they have one of Miami's worst nightmares this year - a big, fast, physical wide receiver.

What this all means is that this game has the potential to be a 80+ point shootout on the level of the Dolphins-Jets games of the 1980s. But potential does not always equal reality and if Tony Sparano has his way, this will not be a record setting game.

The Dolphins, of course, will do their best to see that the shootout is one-sided. To do that, I believe you will see a return to a more run-oriented offense this week. Against the Broncos' 30th ranked run defense - which gave up 138 yards to Sammy Morris two weeks ago - this only makes sense.

Miami's best offensive weapons are still Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams, despite the recent success of the passing game. Add in the pass catching of Patrick Cobbs and Miami's running backs could be poised for a dominating performance.

Which is not to say that the Dolphins won't take their shots downfield to Ted Ginn,Jr. After his performance against the Bills, the Dolphins would be fools not to try to attack the Champ Bailey-less Broncos' secondary and the Dolphins coaches are no fools. Not this year, at least.

However, favoring the running game not only attacks Denver's biggest defensive weakness, but it also runs the clock and keeps the ball out of the hands of their high-powered offense.

When Denver has the ball, they favor the pass and will undoubtedly attack Miami's cornerbacks with plenty of passes to Brandon Marshall, their leading receiver. To counter this, the Dolphins will do their best to put pressure on Jay Cutler, who has a big arm, but is relatively inexperienced and can be forced into mistakes.

This is easier said than done, because the Broncos' offensive line has only surrendered 5 sacks in 7 games this season and Miami's pass rush is not the most dominating. However, the Broncos do have some weaknesses in pass protection and the Patriots put on a clinic in how to exploit those two weeks ago. Hopefully, Miami's coaching staff can put those lessons to good use this week. It will only take a couple of big plays on defense to disrupt Denver's passing game.

In most categories, the matchup between Miami and Denver is fairly even. However, there is one area where the Dolphins are decidedly superior and that is in the turnover department. Miami's turnover differential is at +7 for the season, while Denver is at a dismal -9. That's a net turnover differential of +16 for the Dolphins coming into this game.

The Broncos will probably be able to gain a lot of yards against Miami and put some points on the board, but if the Dolphins can control the ball on offense with their running game and get some pressure on Jay Cutler from their defense, they should be able to beat the Broncos this weekend.

P