Dolphins vs 49ers: Prediction Time!
Time again to make our game predictions for Sunday's game. Above are each team's offensive and defensive rankings. And, as usual, below are some picks from mainstream media personalities:
| Chris Mortensen - 49ers | Jay Novacek - Dolphins |
| Tom Jackson - Dolphins | Pete Prisco - Dolphins |
| Ron Jaworski - Dolphins | Harmon Forecast - Dolphins |
| Mike Ditka - Dolphins | Michael Silver - Dolphins |
| Peter King - Dolphins | Jason Cole - Dolphins |
So what did the Dolphins do to Chris Mortensen for him to suddenly turn on them? Before last week, Mort - I believe - had picked the Dolphins' game correct all but 1 time this season. But last week, he picked the Bills. Wrong answer. And this week, he's among the minority picking the 49ers to win. Hmmm.
Anyways, I'm having a hard time trying to convince myself the Dolphins shouldn't win this game. And that's despite some 49ers' players doing everything they can to convince the world that they are going to win - even though the Niners are just 1-7 against teams with .500 records. And yes, I'm aware the 49ers are the only west-coast team to win in the eastern timezone. But that was against Buffalo. So does that really even count?
What I do think, though, is that two trips to the east coast in 3 weeks might be enough to wear out the Niners. And the Dolphins' defense, which has been playing terrific football the last 2 weeks, is really going to get after Shaun Hill and the Niners' offense. Frank Gore might not even play - and if he does, he won't be close to 100%. And I have a sneaking suspicion that Joey Porter comes out fired up early on and makes his presence known.
A stiff defense and just the right combination of Chad Pennington, Ronnie Brown, and Ricky Williams should be enough for the Dolphins to win a game that is going to be closer than some might think.
My pick? Dolphins win 20-13 in a very physical battle.
Your predictions below...
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24-13 Miami
We play smart and hard, and hold them out of the endzone. There will be some slobberknockin’ in this game. They may have traveled East and beat the Bills…….but ………We Ain’t The Bills!!! Sparano has the team saying one thing….NINE!
Nuff said
"You found that word today......and that word is Character"- Coach Sparano 11/9/08
by HuskerDolphin on Dec 13, 2008 1:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
you got my numbers Husk 23 -13 fins
ride and die dolphin fan
by phinfan on Dec 13, 2008 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I have the Dolphins covering the spread (finally)
So, I will go with 24-17 Miami.
Close game, but we wear down the defense with the R&R Express in the 4th Qtr, and hold on for the win.
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea. Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or whale. Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them." - Joe Robbie, Oct 8, 1965 upon announcing the name of the new AFL Miami football team.
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by Mosul_DolFan on Dec 13, 2008 1:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
fyi..Miami COVERED the spread last week! :)
by dolphinsfan4life on Dec 13, 2008 2:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't that the 1 point spread?
Does that really count?
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea. Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or whale. Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them." - Joe Robbie, Oct 8, 1965 upon announcing the name of the new AFL Miami football team.
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by Mosul_DolFan on Dec 13, 2008 2:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dolphins roll 24-6
Well first off i think Mort needs to see a plumber, because he hasn’t been thinking straight for at least for the last 2 weeks. Dolphin D holds them without a TD again.
by Phintastic on Dec 13, 2008 1:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
good call
on not giving up a TD again
"I throw better than anybody in college and I can throw with anybody in the pros. There, that's what I think."
"I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change."
- Dan Marino aka Quarterback God
by Little Nicky 21 on Dec 16, 2008 1:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We should have a special Chris Mortensen post.
That always seems to be the first prediction Matty touches upon!
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
by Daniel52 on Dec 13, 2008 1:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
The way I see it......
Mission 3W……….
Fins…hummmm, say……..500
9ers………. 000
a serious pick……..who cares as long as the Fins win!!!!
You only need to win by 1 to ………uhhhhhhh WIN!!!!
GO FINS GO !!!!
49ers..................COME ON DOWN, YOU'RE THE NEXT CONTESTANT ON MISSION 3W !!!!
GRIFFIN
by Ohiofinfan4life on Dec 13, 2008 1:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Also, Dolphins 20 49ers 10
“AP MIAMI – In a truly stunning turn of events, the 49ers lost all momentum on their final drive of the game after being assessed with a 15 yard personal foul for indecent exposure when Coach Mike Singletary dropped his pants on the sidelines. Singletary, who had grown increasingly frustrated with a lock down Miami defense, had this to say in his defense:
”Well, I just… I just thought it might work, okay? Everything else we had tried was a complete and utter failure. Obviously, I need to take a long look at my coaching ideologies."
After a long, awkward pause, Singletary added this to his testimony:
“Also, I’d like to apologize for the 49ers thong. It was a special game…”
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
by Daniel52 on Dec 13, 2008 1:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol
"You found that word today......and that word is Character"- Coach Sparano 11/9/08
by HuskerDolphin on Dec 13, 2008 1:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They Are Who We Thought They Were
49ers will reveal themselves to be what their record says they are.
Miami 24
SF 17 on a meaningless late score
by oceantracks on Dec 13, 2008 1:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
damn u Mortensen...ONLY guy to pick the OTHER team....again
at least he was wrong LAST week…will he be wrong again.. all alone..two weeks in a row!? he damn well better be!
by dolphinsfan4life on Dec 13, 2008 2:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
seems most are picking..Miami in the 20's and SF in the teen's.. interesting..
as much as it bothers me, this will probably be yet another close game that’s not completely decided until late.. but I really hope we lay a whooping on them and win by 3 td’s…wouldn’t that just be so sweet!
hmmm.. 27-10 (I’m going to be optimistic and say we get a decent win here!)
hmmm.. 27-10 (I’m going to be optimistic and say we get a decent win here!)if it’s a close nail biter then.. 20-14 (D puts it away with a turnover on the final drive that would have put SF ahead by 1)…earily similar to the first game of the year vs the jets..
by dolphinsfan4life on Dec 13, 2008 2:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
16-10 fins
this seems about how we are going lately, playing em close.
-LCFF
by LeftCoastFinFan on Dec 13, 2008 2:17 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
17-10 Fins
C.Pen finally tosses 2 TD’s in a game
I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change. - Dan Marino
by afmo on Dec 13, 2008 4:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
23-17 Fins
aka The Davone Bess coming out party.
'kay?
by rococo davenport on Dec 13, 2008 8:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
35-0
"check that...the 29th of Feb. this year.....why is that the record day for hits? Did Matty have the Kim Kardashian sex tape or something?"
-Treat
"yes he did. and Jersquall recut it to look like Marino was boning her."
-Treasure
by chrislucas on Dec 13, 2008 8:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
yep
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by DolfinPhan on Dec 13, 2008 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Turning point....
This game is the season I believe, if there was a fall game for us this is it……but there is something going on with our dolphins this year…..we are the darkest of horse’s this year and we are going to win this division and surpize everyone. We win 17-9 in the rain and Mortensen will be picking the Phins the rest of the year!!
"You are the people you hang out with"
by buckeyebill on Dec 13, 2008 9:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
10% chance of showers.......
75 and sunny witha spectator index of 9, so says weather.com………
One TD last week, this week………..FINS find the endzone 4 times!!!
49ers..................COME ON DOWN, YOU'RE THE NEXT CONTESTANT ON MISSION 3W !!!!
GRIFFIN
by Ohiofinfan4life on Dec 14, 2008 12:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
tough game
im putting the dolphins in the win column for this game. 24-17 in a tough tough game. i know that nobody is underestimating the niners in this game. but for some reason i have been extra nervous about it. Ultimately i think the San Fran will end up with their feet in their mouths for all the smack talk and we’ll be one game closer to the showdown in meadowlands. Also im going to be a huge buffalo bills and oakland raiders fan this weekend!!!
by MrMedic on Dec 13, 2008 9:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Psychological warfare
I don’t think the Dolphins are ready to blow out an opponent yet, but if they were, this game would be a blowout. As it is, they’ll probably play close to the vest football, try to exploit weaknesses and create opportunities. I say get into the Niner’s heads early and just do our thing calmly, coolly, and collectively. If we play our best ball, I think the Niners (who have been competition starved the last couple weeks) are thrown off.
Favre had an off game and Buffalo can’t move the ball even if they were alone on the field. Sure, credit the Niners for winning those games and for what they did to win them, but Miami is not built to give away games like those other two are. Can the Niners come into Miami and take that win from us and end our hopes for this season? I don’t think so.
Miami 23 49ers 12
"That's never going to heal if you don't stop picking"
by mikem1224 on Dec 13, 2008 10:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
34-17
Look over how many pts the Niners gave up before this TOTALLY AWESOME 2 GAME WIN STREAK!
13, 30,31,31,21,26,29,34,29,16,35
this is the week our offense lights it up again.
49ers play tough early….but CP10 has his best game as a Phin Ted Ginn Jr has a big game.
you heard it hear 1st…..home game……near the 50……trick play. Look back….we try a major trick play once every game…..
"This is one of the most competitive businesses there is . . . It's my life. It's my blood. It's how I'm measured."
---BILL PARCELLS
by Rzayo24 on Dec 13, 2008 10:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
i noticed that too...
everyone is calling the 9ers “surging” and “hot” and they’ve won 2 in a row for a whopping 5-8???
I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change. - Dan Marino
by afmo on Dec 14, 2008 5:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Being at home and since Singletary is not playing
21-6 Fins
Hopefully they will not allow a TD in this game as well
2 games in a row no TDs
The Miami Dolphins will come into the Rogers Center in April and take 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays"-Rzayo 24
by rangerjae on Dec 13, 2008 11:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
17-14
Im calling on a 14-14 tie gong into over time (im feeling like a nice little heart attack on Sun. morning) but the dolphins win another close one with a 50yd. Carpenter FG.
by patkiller13 on Dec 13, 2008 12:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
24-14
49ers keep it close but wont seal the deal at the end
"How can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?"
-From the Unforgiven III off of Death Magnetic
by Patssuck456 on Dec 13, 2008 12:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
20-13 miami
*with a defensive td
by el presidente 00 on Dec 13, 2008 1:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
21-14
Fintastic win.
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by DolfinPhan on Dec 13, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
24 - 0
SHUT. OUT.
"I throw better than anybody in college and I can throw with anybody in the pros. There, that's what I think."
"I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change."
- Dan Marino aka Quarterback God
by Little Nicky 21 on Dec 13, 2008 5:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
oooooooooooooooooo snap
it gonna go down like that Nicky?
"This is one of the most competitive businesses there is . . . It's my life. It's my blood. It's how I'm measured."
---BILL PARCELLS
by Rzayo24 on Dec 13, 2008 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yessir
"I throw better than anybody in college and I can throw with anybody in the pros. There, that's what I think."
"I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change."
- Dan Marino aka Quarterback God
by Little Nicky 21 on Dec 13, 2008 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
20-9 dolphins!!!
We got another victory!
GEtSICK 4 JC
by GEtSICK13 on Dec 13, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
24-13 Fins
that’s how it goes down.
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by NumberSeven on Dec 13, 2008 9:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
PTR PTR PTR PTR PTR

"This is one of the most competitive businesses there is . . . It's my life. It's my blood. It's how I'm measured."
---BILL PARCELLS
by Rzayo24 on Dec 13, 2008 10:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
49ers 2, Dolphins 1
I’m not feeling too good about this one. We’re too high from last weekend’s victory and still playing Canadian rules. In a clock-management blunder, team goes to a four-corners offense and runs out of time at the 49er two yard line. Niners get their safety when Ted Ginn, Jr, catches a ball at the Niners’ 20 and has an open field to the end zone. However, he suddenly gets nervous about being tackled, and dives so far out of bounds that he flies out of the back of our own end zone. Armando Salguero writes a scathing article the next day.
Go Dolphins.
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by lancelotlink on Dec 14, 2008 12:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
With Sparano
as head coach they are only gonna get so high before he says," Listen girls, we beat the bills… whipptydoo. We have more important games. CP10 they’re saying you’re gonna have a crappy day. and PORTER. They’re saying your gonna get smoked. Lets show those gold diggers just what dolphins is made of!!"
I say Miami 23 SF 9
And we keep our non scoring games alive
by kenroxsox on Dec 14, 2008 12:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
surprisingly accurate
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by DolfinPhan on Dec 14, 2008 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I love how somehow we end up with 1 point
"I throw better than anybody in college and I can throw with anybody in the pros. There, that's what I think."
"I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change."
- Dan Marino aka Quarterback God
by Little Nicky 21 on Dec 14, 2008 12:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
theres method to lancelots madness........
"You found that word today......and that word is Character"- Coach Sparano 11/9/08
by HuskerDolphin on Dec 14, 2008 12:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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