DOLPHINS (4-7) vs. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-9)
Kickoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Hard Rock Stadium
TV: Fox (Ch. 7 in Miami-Dade, Broward counties; Ch. 29 in Palm Beach); RADIO: NFL+, WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM); WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 32-32, including the playoffs, in his fourth season as a head coach; the Saints’ Kellen Moore is 2-9 in his first year as a head coach.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series, 7-6. The Dolphins defeated the Saints, 20-3, in 2021 in New Orleans, which was their last meeting. The Saints are at Hard Rock Stadium for the first time since 2009. The teams met in London in 2017, which was technically a Dolphins home game.
Weather: 80 degrees, 69 percent humidity; 0 percent chance of precipitation, 13 mph winds from the ENE with gusts up to 21 mph.
Line: The Dolphins are 5-point favorites; the over-under is 42 points.
Injuries: Dolphins — Questionable: RT Austin Jackson (toe), CB Rasul Douglas (foot/ankle), TE Darren Waller (pectoral), DT Benito Jones (ankle); Physically unable to perform: OL Liam Eichenberg; Injured reserve: WR Tyreek Hill (knee), Waller, Jackson, RG James Daniels (pectoral), K Jason Sanders (hip), CB Storm Duck (knee), OL Andrew Meyer (upper body), CB Kader Kohou (knee), RB Alexander Mattison (neck), CB Artie Burns (knee), TE Jalin Conyers, CB Jason Maitre, OL Obinna Eze, OL Germain Ifedi, OL Yodny Cajuste …
Saints — Out: RB Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle); Questionable: WR Chris Olave (back); Injured reserve: WR Ja’Lynn Polk, RB Kendre Miller are among 12 players on the list.
Noteworthy: The Dolphins have won back-to-back games and three of their past four. Miami is 3-3 at home this season and 10-3 (.769) in November under coach Mike McDaniel. …
A win would give the Dolphins an undefeated November (3-0) for the first time in the McDaniel era. …
The Dolphins are tied for seventh in the league in rushing average (4.8 yards per carry) and RB De’Von Achane’s 900 rushing yards for No. 4 in the NFL and his 5.5 ypc rank No. 3. …
The Dolphins are No. 8 in the NFL in goal-to-go efficiency at 87.5 percent with touchdowns in 14 of those 16 situations. …
WR Jaylen Waddle is No. 10 in the league in receiving yards since Week 5 with 537 yards. …
QB Tua Tagovailoa (17 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 88.1 passer rating) is one away from his career-high for interceptions and his passer rating is near his career worst of 87.1 established in his rookie season of 2020. …
LB Jordyn Brooks leads the league in tackles with 125. …
New Orleans QB Tyler Shough (three touchdowns, three interceptions, 81.1 passer rating) is a rookie second-round pick from Louisville. …
DEs Cameron Jordan (4.5 sacks), Carl Granderson (4.5 sacks) and Chase Young (4.0 sacks) must be watched carefully because they can cause major problems collectively. …
Saints TE Juwan Johnson (49 receptions, 537 yards, three touchdowns) could cause problems but likely not enough to deliver a victory. …
New Orleans doesn’t rank in the league’s top 15 in many statistical categories. The ones in which they fare best include pass defense (No. 9, 192.5 yards allowed per game), takeaways (13, tied for No. 12), third-down defense (No. 13, 36.9 percent conversion rate alllowed), and sacks allowed (28, tied for No. 19).
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