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Detroit Lions vs. Miami DolphinsWeek 9 Final Score, Stats and Recap

Final · Hard Rock Stadium · Dolphins at home

Detroit Lions beat Miami Dolphins 19-9. The projection published that morning was DET -5.2 (Lions 66% to win). The closing line was DET -6.5; the Lions covered, and the 28 total points stayed under the 49.5 total.

Lions vs. Dolphins final score and how the prediction did

Final scoreExcitement 4.1
Detroit Lions

6-2 · No. 9 in the ratings

19
Miami Dolphins

1-7 · No. 29 in the ratings

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DET 66%Win probability that morning35% MIA
vs. closeModelMarketDiffResult
SpreadDET -5.2DET -6.5MIA +1.3DET by 10DET covered
Total48.049.5Under 1.528Stayed under
Win prob.DET 66%DET 72%-7 ptsDET won
Moneyline—DET -305 · MIA +245

Closing line. Spreads name the favorite. For information only, not betting advice. All Week 9 lines · How the projections work

Lions vs. Dolphins game stats

StatDETMIA
Points199
EPA per play+0.01-0.22
Total yards272228
Yards per play5.04.7
Third downs3-124-12
Turnovers11

Tale of the tape season to date

StatDETMIA
Record6-21-7
Division2nd, NFC N4th, AFC E
Rating+2.89-4.629
Adj Off25.3519.332
Adj Def22.61523.921
Points per game27.8515.831
Points allowed per game23.61725.024
Playoff odds82%0%

Rank out of 32 teams. Rating is the expected margin against an average team on a neutral field.

Lions vs. Dolphins matchup stats season to date

When the Lions have the ball

StatDEToffMIAdef
Yards per pass attempt6.9107.332
Yards per rush4.694.214
Starting field positionOwn 328Own 3731
EPA per play+0.1047+0.11132
Adj. EPA per play+0.0506+0.05231
Success rate48.8%348.4%32
Passing EPA per play+0.2374+0.25531
Rushing EPA per play-0.07712-0.06922
CPOE1.41210.832
Explosive play rate10.4%38.8%19
Points per game27.8525.024
Points per drive2.7462.7432
Red zone TD rate64.1%1662.9%16
3rd down conversion37.2%2147.4%29
Turnovers per game0.6320.8829
Sack rate6.1%204.5%29
Penalties per game7.0117.316

When the Dolphins have the ball

StatMIAoffDETdef
Yards per pass attempt5.7226.116
Yards per rush4.4134.316
Starting field positionOwn 2831Own 282
EPA per play-0.06726+0.08630
Adj. EPA per play-0.04326+0.02422
Success rate39.2%2944.4%20
Passing EPA per play-0.01524+0.17527
Rushing EPA per play-0.14122-0.11512
CPOE-4.6303.527
Explosive play rate8.0%179.5%29
Points per game15.83123.617
Points per drive1.70282.3320
Red zone TD rate54.2%2668.6%21
3rd down conversion41.6%1044.4%27
Turnovers per game1.25161.0024
Sack rate8.6%307.1%8
Penalties per game7.5196.523

Regular season only, rank out of 32. Green is good for the unit in that column, red is bad. The defense column is what that defense has allowed.

Form coming in

Detroit Lions

Wk 8vsMinnesota VikingsW19-15
Wk 7vsGreen Bay PackersW20-17
Wk 5@Arizona CardinalsW45-21
Wk 4@Carolina PanthersL26-32
Wk 3vsNew York JetsW31-24

Miami Dolphins

Wk 8vsNew England PatriotsL19-24
Wk 7@New York JetsW28-25
Wk 5vsCincinnati BengalsL24-31
Wk 4@Minnesota VikingsL10-15
Wk 3vsKansas City ChiefsL10-24

Players to watch season totals

Detroit Lions

  • Jared GoffQB · #16185/273, 2,134 yds, 15 TD, 2 INT
  • Jahmyr GibbsRB · #0177 car, 847 yds, 9 TD
  • Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · #1461 rec, 657 yds, 5 TD
  • Sam LaPortaTE · #8735 rec, 399 yds, 3 TD

Miami Dolphins

  • Malik WillisQB · #2121/208, 1,396 yds, 6 TD, 6 INT
  • Ollie Gordon IIRB · #0107 car, 463 yds, 4 TD
  • Malik WashingtonWR · #633 rec, 350 yds, 1 TD
  • Greg DulcichTE · #8524 rec, 270 yds, 0 TD

Lions vs. Dolphins: quick answers

Who won Lions vs. Dolphins?
The Detroit Lions won 19-9 at Hard Rock Stadium.
Who covered the spread in Lions vs. Dolphins?
The Lions covered the closing line of DET -6.5.
Did Lions vs. Dolphins go over or under?
Under: the teams scored 28 points against a closing total of 49.5.
What did the ratings predict for Lions vs. Dolphins?
The projection published the morning of the game was DET -5.2, with the Lions 66% to win.

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