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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 13 · Sunday 4:05 PM ET · Empower Field at Mile High

DENvsMIA

Broncos offensevsDolphins defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Broncos, 7 for Dolphins. 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

Clean pockets

Broncos take a sack on 4% of dropbacks (6th). Dolphins get home on 4% (28th). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Dolphins are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.34 EPA per attempt. Broncos send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Dolphins give up 121 yards a game to wide receivers (4th), against a league average of 147. Broncos' wide receivers produce 107 (29th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Broncos create explosive plays on 7% of snaps (27th). Dolphins give them up at 11% (25th).

Players to watch

MIA Dolphins

2Malik WillisQB · 108/183 · 1268 yds · 6 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 28th0Ollie Gordon IIRB · 91 car · 408 yds · 4 TD · 6 recEPA per touch -0.05 · 28th6Malik 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-22nd 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-16th 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 · Broncos offense against the Dolphins defenseDepth charts
Dolphins defense · 4-3 DBroncos offense · 3WR 1TE72Bolles74Powers60Wattenberg77Meinerz69McGlinchey1Engram10Nix20Coleman17Waddle11Franklin14Sutton9Uche92SielerPhillips44Robinson20Brooks10Rodriguez40Gay8Brents4Marshall3Johnson11Trader16Taaffe

Broncos offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBo Nix#10 · 149/250 · 1493 yds · 9 TD · 3 INT
  • RBJonah Coleman#20 · 30 car · 134 yds · 2 TD · 9 rec
  • WRJaylen Waddle#17 · 29 rec · 315 yds · 2 TD · 51 tgt
  • WRCourtland Sutton#14 · 20 rec · 221 yds · 1 TD · 37 tgt
  • WRTroy Franklin#11 · 6 rec · 69 yds · 0 TD · 11 tgt
  • TEEvan Engram#1 · 13 rec · 136 yds · 1 TD · 25 tgt
  • LTGarett Bolles#72
  • LGBen Powers#74
  • CLuke Wattenberg#60
  • RGQuinn Meinerz#77
  • RTMike McGlinchey#69

Dolphins defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJosh Uche#9 · 29 tackles · 2 sacks
  • RDTZach Sieler#92 · 23 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LDTJordan Phillips · 0 tackles
  • LDEChop Robinson#44 · 13 tackles · 4 sacks
  • WLBJordyn Brooks#20 · 63 tackles · 1 PD
  • MLBJacob Rodriguez#10 · 68 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • SLBWillie Gay Jr.#40 · 19 tackles
  • RCBJuJu Brents#8 · 25 tackles · 1 PD
  • LCBJason Marshall Jr.#4 · 22 tackles
  • NBChris Johnson#3 · 39 tackles · 2 PD
  • SSDante Trader Jr.#11 · 37 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • FSMichael Taaffe#16 · 38 tackles · 2 INT · 2 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 · DEN offense against MIA defense
StatDEN DEN offFavors DEN · Favors MIAMIA MIA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.03#21
+0.13#32+0.00
Success rate
38%#29
49%#3244%
Yards per play
4.9#26
5.9#275.4
Explosive play rate
7%#27
11%#259%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.02#22
+0.30#32+0.03
Sack rate
4%#6
4%#287%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.06#14
-0.07#19-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#25
4.1#184.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
31%#32
54%#3241%
Red zone TD rate
68%#8
64%#1861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
107#29
121#4147
TE yards per game
28#31
69#2855
TE targets per game
4.9#31
7.9#187.6
RB receiving yards per game
53#3
41#2532
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Broncos: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.037% of throws
4too few
+0.026% of throws
Short
+0.0435% of throws
-0.209% of throws
+0.0442% of throws

Dolphins: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.7211 throws
+0.8011 throws
+1.3415 throws
Short
+0.2455 throws
+0.2233 throws
+0.2770 throws

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