DOWN X DOWN › week 13 › Dolphins at Broncos
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 13 · Sunday 4:05 PM ET · Empower Field at Mile High

MIAvsDEN

Dolphins offensevsBroncos defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Dolphins, 8 for Broncos. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

MIA offenseDEN offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Third downs favor Dolphins

Dolphins convert 44% of third downs (8th). Broncos allow 43% (22nd).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Broncos are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.27 EPA per attempt. Dolphins send 13% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Passing lanes are closed

Dolphins gain -0.09 EPA per dropback (25th). Broncos allow -0.06 (6th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Dolphins average -0.05 EPA per play (23rd). Broncos allow -0.03 (13th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

MIA Dolphins

2Malik WillisQB · 108/183 · 1268 yds · 6 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 27th0Ollie Gordon IIRB · 91 car · 408 yds · 4 TD · 6 recEPA per touch -0.05 · 29th6Malik WashingtonWR · 31 rec · 329 yds · 1 TD · 45 tgtEPA per target +0.1685Greg DulcichTE · 22 rec · 256 yds · 0 TD · 28 tgtEPA per target +0.47 · 9th44Chop RobinsonLeft Defensive End · 13 tackles · 4 sacks4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL16Michael TaaffeFree Safety · 38 tackles · 2 INT · 2 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

DEN Broncos

10Bo NixQB · 149/250 · 1493 yds · 9 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback -0.01 · 23rd20Jonah ColemanRB · 30 car · 134 yds · 2 TD · 9 recEPA per touch +0.17 · 2nd17Jaylen WaddleWR · 29 rec · 315 yds · 2 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.0814Courtland SuttonWR · 20 rec · 221 yds · 1 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target -0.1529Ja'Quan McMillianNickel Back · 25 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT99Zach AllenLeft Defensive End · 25 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 3 PD4.5 sacks · T-17th in the NFL
The series · Dolphins and Broncos since 1999, and this season's records11 meetings

The Dolphins lead the series 7–4 since 1999. Sep 24, 2023, at Hard Rock Stadium: the Dolphins won 70–20. Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Dolphins and Russell Wilson for the Broncos; Mike McDaniel and Sean Payton coached.

Dolphins at home4–1the Dolphins' record
In Denver3–3the Dolphins' record
Most pointsDolphins 70 · Broncos 392023 · 2014
Biggest winDolphins by 50 · Broncos by 72023 · 2020

The last 5

2023 · Wk 3DEN 20 at MIA 70
2020 · Wk 11MIA 13 at DEN 20
2017 · Wk 13DEN 9 at MIA 35
2014 · Wk 12MIA 36 at DEN 39
2011 · Wk 7 · OTDEN 18 at MIA 15

2026 records

DolphinsBroncos
Overall1–66–2
Division1–12–1
Conference1–43–1
Other conference0–23–1
Home0–34–0
Away1–32–2
Last 5LLLWLLWWWW
StreakLost 1Won 4
Points a game16.7 – 25.921.5 – 20.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Dolphins' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Dolphins offense against the Broncos defenseDepth charts
Broncos defense · 3-4 DDolphins offense · 3WR 1TE52Paul74Proctor55Brewer71Savaiinaea73Jackson85Dulcich2Willis0Gordon6Washington18Bell7Douglas96Uwazurike93Jones99Allen0Cooper15Bonitto40Strnad49Singleton21Moss2Surtain29McMillian9Hufanga22Jones

Dolphins offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBMalik Willis#2 · 108/183 · 1268 yds · 6 TD · 5 INT
  • RBOllie Gordon II#0 · 91 car · 408 yds · 4 TD · 6 rec
  • WRMalik Washington#6 · 31 rec · 329 yds · 1 TD · 45 tgt
  • WRCaleb Douglas#7 · 13 rec · 226 yds · 2 TD · 19 tgt
  • WRChris Bell#18 · 12 rec · 148 yds · 0 TD · 24 tgt
  • TEGreg Dulcich#85 · 22 rec · 256 yds · 0 TD · 28 tgt
  • LTPatrick Paul#52
  • LGKadyn Proctor#74
  • CAaron Brewer#55
  • RGJonah Savaiinaea#71
  • RTAustin Jackson#73

Broncos defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEEyioma Uwazurike#96 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTD.J. Jones#93 · 16 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • LDEZach Allen#99 · 25 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 3 PD
  • WLBJonathon Cooper#0 · 4 tackles
  • SLBNik Bonitto#15 · 17 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • RILBJustin Strnad#40 · 38 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD
  • LILBAlex Singleton#49 · 98 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • RCBRiley Moss#21 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • LCBPat Surtain II#2 · 29 tackles · 2 PD
  • NBJa'Quan McMillian#29 · 25 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • SSTalanoa Hufanga#9 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • FSBrandon Jones#22 · 54 tackles · 2 INT · 5 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · MIA offense against DEN defense
StatMIA MIA offFavors MIA · Favors DENDEN DEN def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.05#23
-0.03#13+0.00
Success rate
40%#28
40%#744%
Yards per play
5.1#22
5.2#105.4
Explosive play rate
11%#6
9%#159%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.09#25
-0.06#6+0.03
Sack rate
10%#31
7%#137%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.12#20
-0.02#26-0.08
Yards per carry
3.9#19
4.4#224.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
44%#8
43%#2241%
Red zone TD rate
59%#17
48%#861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
130#22
131#9147
TE yards per game
40#24
68#2655
TE targets per game
5.1#29
8.8#277.6
RB receiving yards per game
12#32
48#3132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Dolphins: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.198% of throws
-0.057% of throws
+0.749% of throws
Short
+0.1627% of throws
+0.1113% of throws
-0.0736% of throws

Broncos: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.2620 throws
-0.1210 throws
-0.0118 throws
Short
+0.0780 throws
+0.2752 throws
+0.10119 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.