{"id":1018041,"date":"2026-10-04T03:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T03:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1018041\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T03:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T03:36:17","slug":"dolphins-at-vikings-fast-facts-odds-and-injury-report-for-week-4-matchup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1018041\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins at Vikings: Fast facts, odds and injury report for Week 4 matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dolphins (0-3) vs. Vikings (3-0)<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff: 4:05 p.m., Sunday, U.S. Bank Stadium<\/p>\n<p>TV: Fox (Ch. 7 in Miami-Dade, Broward counties; Ch. 29 in Palm Beach); RADIO: ESPN Radio, WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM); WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)<\/p>\n<p>Coaches: The Dolphins\u2019 Jeff Hafley is 0-3 in his first season as a head coach; the Vikings\u2019 Kevin O\u2019Connell is 46-27 overall, including 0-2 in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series, 8-6. Minnesota won the last meeting, 41-17, in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Weather: 70 degrees inside the U.S. Bank Stadium, which is an indoor facility.<\/p>\n<p>Line: The Dolphins are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/10\/01\/dolphins-vikings-predictions-will-miami-pull-off-huge-upset-at-minnesota\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10-point underdogs<\/a>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/10\/02\/top-dolphins-vikings-prop-bets-from-chris-perkins-and-david-furones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">over-under is 38 1\/2 points<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries: Dolphins \u2014 Out: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/10\/02\/dolphins-caleb-douglas-out-at-vikings-dt-kenneth-grant-inching-closer-to-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WR Caleb Douglas (ankle), Edge rusher Robert Beal Jr. (hamstring)<\/a>\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Vikings \u2014 Out: WR Justin Jefferson (ankle), P Brett Thorson (right hamstring), CB Charles Demmings (hamstring).<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/10\/01\/malik-willis-dolphins-running-backs-prepare-for-life-without-devon-achane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins QB Malik Willis<\/a>\u2019 101 rushing yards rank No. 5 among QBs. Among Willis\u2019 49 completions, eight have gone for 25 or more yards, which is tied for third in the NFL. Willis (49 of 86, 627 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions, one lost fumble, 74.1 passer rating) has more turnovers (three) than TDs (two, including one rushing). \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/10\/03\/dolphins-face-vikings-and-more-notably-ex-coach-brian-flores-on-sunday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Dolphins<\/a> have had eight drives of 50 or more yards and seven have resulted in a TD or FG. Last week\u2019s 17-play, 91-yard TD drive vs. Kansas City was Miami\u2019s longest drive of the season. The Dolphins had a three-play 83-yard TD drive vs. San Francisco, highlighted by WR Ryan Miller\u2019s 77-yd TD reception, meaning they have back-to-back games with TD drives of 80 or more yards. The Dolphins have three drives of at least 12 plays with drives of 12 plays (San Francisco), 17 plays (San Francisco) and 18 plays (Kansas City). Miami\u2019s offensive line didn\u2019t allow a sack last week and the run game had season bests in carries (31) and yards (119). \u2026<\/p>\n<p>LB Jacob Rodriguez is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/09\/30\/defensive-rookie-of-the-year-dolphins-jacob-rodriguez-shining-early-after-diving-interception\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second among NFL rookies in tackles<\/a> (28) while rookie CB Chris Johnson is tied for sixth (20) and rookie S Michael Taaffe is eighth (18). WR Malik Washington (365 all-purpose yards), who also rushes and returns punts and kickoffs, is one of three players to have at least 100 all-purpose yards in all three games this season, joining Seattle WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Detroit RB Jahmyr Gibbs. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins defense enters this game as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/10\/02\/dolphins-still-looking-for-first-sack-feel-the-pass-rush-building\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the only unit in the league without a sack<\/a>. Miami is tied for fourth in the league in yards per carry allowed (3.5), tied with Minnesota. RB-KOR Jaylen Wright leads the league in kickoff returns (37.0 yards per return). K Riley Patterson (5 of 7 on FGs) had his first game in which he didn\u2019t miss a FG attempt last week, going 1 for 1. He\u2019s missed from 41 and 51 yards this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/09\/29\/dolphins-deep-dive-can-miami-overcome-a-flores-led-vikings-defense-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins Deep Dive: Can Miami overcome a Flores-led Vikings defense? | VIDEO<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dolphins (0-3) vs. Vikings (3-0) Kickoff: 4:05 p.m., Sunday, U.S. Bank Stadium TV: Fox (Ch. 7 in Miami-Dade,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1018042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,216,251,2087,259,6],"class_list":["post-1018041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-dolphins","tag-dolphins","tag-football","tag-miami","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-miamidolphins","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117380552017515941","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1018041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1018042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1018041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1018041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1018041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}