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Patriots at Dolphins: Miami Offensive Snap Counts

The Miami Dolphins lost to the New England Patriots on Sunday, handing the Patriots their tenth division title in 12 years. Here is a look at the offensive snap counts for the Dolphins.

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A week after a come back win against the Seattle Seahawks, the Miami Dolphins continually made mistakes this past Sunday against the New England Patriots, ending any chance they had at an upset win against their AFC East division rivals.

Maybe the most interesting thing about this game was the two teams facing each other. The Dolphins are looking to be a fast tempo, no-huddle, pass first offense. Across from them, the Patriots are exactly what the Dolphins want to be.

Miami ran 62 offensive plays this week, while New England ran 81. Here is the break down of the Miami offense, by position groups:

Offensive Line

Jake Long

Richie Incognito

Mike Pouncey

John Jerry

Jonathan Martin

11 / 62

62 / 62

62 / 62

62 / 62

62 / 62

18%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Season
722 / 773
93%

Season
768 / 773
99%

Season
769 / 773
99%

Season
772 / 773
100%

Season
769 / 773
99%

Offensive Line

Nate Garner

Josh Samuda

51 / 62

--- / ---

82%

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Season
74 / 773
10%

Season
1%
4 / 711


Thoughts:
Everything here is about Jake Long. Long had not missed a snap all season, and now he may be done for the year. He had an MRI yesterday, but the team has not released any information about the triceps injury yet. That's probably not a good sign. If Long cannot play the rest of the year, rookie right tackle Martin will probably stay at left tackle the rest of the year, which could be a good audition for him to keep the job if the team decides to not re-sign Long.

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Wide Receivers

Davone Bess

Brian Hartline

Anthony Armstrong
(Released after Week 8)

Legedu Naanee
(Released after Week 4)

Marlon Moore

59 / 62

56 / 62

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17 / 62

95%

90%

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27%

Season
684 / 773
88%

Season
648 / 773
84%

Season
70 / 410
17%

Season
121 / 290
42%

Season
123 / 773
16%

Wide Receivers

Jabar Gaffney
(Made debut in Week 8 - Released after Week 11)

Rishard Matthews
(Made debut in Week 11)

--- / ---

26 / 62

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42%

Season
110 / 652
17%

Season
69 / 773 (69 / 169)
9% (41%)

Thoughts: Matthews continues to see snaps, meaning the team really seems to like him - or they want to know what they have in the seventh round pick before next season. Bess had some uncharacteristic drops this past week, but nothing surprising about his, or Hartline's, playing time.

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Tight Ends

Anthony Fasano

Charles Clay

Jeron Mastrud

51 / 62

31 / 62

--- / ---

82%

50%

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Season
679 / 773
88%

Season
288 / 773
37%

Season
59 / 773
8%

Thoughts: Clay is really starting to see a lot more snaps, and he's responding. He's being used as both a tight end and a fullback, with the fullback addition seeming to have picked up lately.

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Fullbacks

Jorvorskie Lane

8 / 62

13%

Season
256 / 773
33%

Thoughts: If Clay is getting more snaps at fullback, that must mean we are seeing less of Lane, which is exactly what is happening. His fumble, even though it was not a turnover, probably does not help matters for the rookie.

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Halfbacks

Reggie Bush

Daniel Thomas

Marcus Thigpen

Lamar Miller

34 / 62

27 / 62

1 / 62

--- / ---

55%

44%

2%

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Season
396 / 773
51%

Season
304 / 773
39%

Season
4 / 773
1%

Season
68 / 773
9%


Thoughts: Nothing really surprising here. Bush's use is back on the up swing.

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Quarterbacks

Ryan Tannehill

Matt Moore

62 / 62

--- / ---

100%

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Season
718 / 773
92%

Season
55 / 773
7%

Thoughts: Tannehill looked off for most of the day, but did not make any killer mistakes other than the fumble on the sack. He did score a rushing touchdown on the day.

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[Richie Incognito picture courtesy Steve Mitchell - US PRESSWIRE 12/2/12; Rishard Matthews picture courtesy Steve Mitchell - US PRESSWIRE 12/2/12; Charles Clay picture courtesy Steve Mitchell - US PRESSWIRE 12/2/12; Jorvorskie Lane picture courtesy Robert Mayer - US PRESSWIRE 12/2/12; Reggie Bush picture courtesy Steve Mitchell - US PRESSWIRE 12/2/12; Ryan Tannehill picture courtesy Robert Mayer - US PRESSWIRE 12/2/12]

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