MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-5) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4-5)
SERIES
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DOLPHINS |
PANTHERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
3-0 |
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STREAKS |
Past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Sparano: 0-0 |
Fox: 0-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 25-23 vs. Buccaneers |
W 28-19 vs. Falcons |
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LAST GAME |
9/25/05: Panthers 24 at Dolphins 27. Miami S Lance Schulters intercepts pass with 1:51 remaining to set up Dolphins K Olindo Mare's game-winning FG with 4 seconds left. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/15/98: Dolphins 13, Panthers 9. Miami limits Carolina to 210 total yards as Dolphins S Brian Walker intercepts Panthers QB Steve Beuerlein twice. |
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BROADCAST |
NFLN (8:20 PM ET): Bob Papa, Matt Millen. Westwood One Radio: Ian Eagle, Boomer Esiason, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 126 (Mia.), 125 (Car.). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (Mia.), 102 (Car.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Henne: 110-189-1,165-5-4-76.3 |
Delhomme: 145-245-1,658-7-13-67.0 |
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RUSHING |
R. Williams: 105-558-5.3-6 |
D. Williams: 168-860 (3C)-5.1-7 (3C) |
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RECEIVING |
Bess: 40-334-8.4-0 |
S. Smith: 38-512-13.5-3 |
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OFFENSE |
316.2 |
331.2 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-1 |
-7 |
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DEFENSE |
337.0 |
314.6 |
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SACKS |
Taylor: 5.5 |
Peppers: 7 |
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INTs |
V. Davis (R): 2 |
Marshall, S. Martin (R): 3 |
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PUNTING |
Fields: 45.8 |
Baker: 45.8 |
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KICKING |
Carpenter: 68 (3C) (23/24 PAT; 15/16 FG) |
Kasay: 44 (20/20 PAT; 8/12 FG) |
NOTES
DOLPHINS: Have won 4 of past 6 vs. NFC...QB CHAD HENNE is 4-2 as starter & has completed 100 of 170 passes (58.8 pct.) for 1,073 yards with 5 TDs vs. 3 INTs...RB RICKY WILLIAMS gained season-high 102 rush yards last week. Williams has 21 100-yard rush games w/Miami, most by any Dolphin. Has 3 100-yard rush games vs. Panthers in 6 career meetings...Since '08, WR DAVONE BESS leads team w/94 receptions...Rookie TE KORY SPERRY posted 1st career TD rec. in 1st NFL game last week...LB JASON TAYLOR has 2 sacks in 3 games vs. Car. Taylor (126) needs 1 sack to surpass DERRICK THOMAS (126.5) for 11th-most sacks all-time...DE RANDY STARKS (4.5) needs 0.5 sack to surpass career-high of 4.5 as rookie in '04...KR-WR TED GINN JR. ranks 1st in AFC & 3rd in NFL w/29.4 KR avg. & is tied for league-high w/2 KR-TDs...
PANTHERS: QB JAKE DELHOMME passed for 285 yards & 3 TDs in only start vs. Mia. Has won 4 of past 5 vs. AFC. Had 115.8 rating last week. In career as starter (incl. playoffs), when Delhomme has 110+ rating, team is 18-1 (.947)...RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS aims for 5th in row vs. AFC with rush TD. Has rushed for 440 yards (110 per game) & 5 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Has rushed for 832 yards (118.9 per game) & 10 TDs in past 7 in Nov. Has rushed for 640 yards (128 per game) & 5 TDs in past 5. RB JONATHAN STEWART has 12 rush TDs in 13 career home games (incl. playoffs) & had 2 TDs last week...WR STEVE SMITH had 11 catches for 170 yards (15.5 avg.) & 3 TDs in last meeting. Had 2 TDs last week. WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD had 30-yard TD in last game vs. Mia. (11/5/06 with Chi.)...DE JULIUS PEPPERS has 21.5 sacks in past 23. Rookie S SHERROD MARTIN had INT last week & has 3 INTs in past 3. CB RICHARD MARSHALL has INT in 2 of past 3.