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This Sunday will feature a lineup of important and fun-to-watch games, but none more so than the Miami Dolphins (5-3) at Detroit Lions (6-2). This is an interesting game between similar teams on an up-swing. The winner of this game will be on track to claiming a playoff berth.
Let's take a look at the stats in this matchup:
OFFENSE
| OFFENSE | LIONS | DOLPHINS |
| Points per game | 20.3 (24th) | 26.4 (9th) |
| Total yards per game | 338.8 (20th) | 365.8 (11th) |
| Rush yards per game | 79.6 (31st) | 137.3 (4th) |
| Rush yards per attempt | 3.1 (32nd) | 4.8 (3rd) |
| Pass yards per game | 259.1 (9th) | 228.5 (18th) |
| Sacks allowed | 24 (T-28th) | 17 (T-12th) |
| 1st downs per game | 19.1 (23rd) | 22.3 (7th) |
| 3rd down conversion % | 42.7 (10th) | 41.2 (15th) |
| Giveaways | 11 (T-9th) | 12 (T-14th) |
| Average time of possession | 32:53 (5th) | 30:21 (14th) |
DEFENSE
| DEFENSE | LIONS | DOLPHINS |
| Points per game | 15.8 (1st) | 18.9 (3rd) |
| Total yards per game | 290.4 (1st) | 304.6 (3rd) |
| Rush yards per game | 74 (2nd) | 103.5 (12th) |
| Rush yards per attempt | 3.3 (1st) | 4.0 (11th) |
| Pass yards per game | 216.4 (5th) | 201.1 (2nd) |
| Completion percentage | 62.4 (13th) | 58.5 (4th) |
| Sacks | 23 (T-9th) | 25 (T-5th) |
| Takeaways | 12 (T-17th) | 18 (T-2nd) |
CONTEXT & KEY STATS:
- Consider that Detroit has been without the best receiver in the league, Calvin Johnson, for their past three games. Interestingly enough, Detroit won all three of those games.
- The Lions are coming off of their bye week.
- In their last two games before their bye week, the Lions were outscored 31-3 in the first half of games against the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. However, the Lions were lethal in the second half of those games, outscoring their opponents 43-13 and claiming victory in both contests.
- Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been sacked an average of 5 times in losses this season. He's only been sacked an average of 2.3 times in wins.
- The Lions have turned the ball over five times in their two losses. They've turned it over only six times in their six wins this season.
- The combined record of the teams the Lions have played: 27-39