There shall be scarcity of storylines and stats when it comes to speaking Dolphins-Eagles on “Sunday Night Football.” Super Bowl preview, recreation of the yr, first NFL matchup between Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts, observe meet between the freshest two wideouts in the league. This recreation has the entire potential so hop on the hype educate and take a look at the stats you want to know for this affair:
Miami’s lightning-strike offense on historical tempo
The Dolphins have the second-most overall yards (2,992) through any crew thru six video games in NFL historical past, in the back of the 2000 “Greatest Show on Turf” Rams (3,056).
They have the quickest offense in the league. Need evidence? They have the five fastest plays by ball-carriers this season. Miami additionally has 10 TD drives or 3 performs or fewer this yr, already greater than any crew had all of remaining season.
Both groups can beat you on flooring or thru air
Miami had stretches of excellence remaining yr, however not anything moderately like this, and in contrast to remaining season, they appeared poised to stay it going thank you to improbable steadiness on the bottom and throughout the air.
- The Dolphins are the primary crew to lead the league in each passing and dashing yards in keeping with recreation thru Week 6 for the reason that 1964 Bills. The remaining crew to do that for a complete season was once the 1941 Bears.
- They are the primary crew for the reason that 1958 Colts with 15 landing passes and 15 landing runs in any six-game span.
The Eagles know a factor or two about steadiness, too. Both groups are lately on tempo to be the 5th and 6th groups since 1970 to moderate at least 240 move yards and 150 rush yards in keeping with recreation in a season. The 1984 49ers, 1986 Bengals, 1998 49ers and 2013 Eagles additionally did it.
Roll Tide: Tua Tagovailoa vs. Jalen Hurts for the primary time in the NFL
We’ve noticed Tagovailoa change Hurts at halftime and lead Alabama to a countrywide championship. We additionally witnessed Hurts change Tagovailoa in the next SEC Championship Game to lead the Tide to every other victory over Georgia. Now the adventure intersects for the primary time in the NFL.
Both were MVP contenders in the remaining two years through doing it in other ways..
Tagovailoa has the fastest moderate time to throw in the NFL, however nonetheless leads the league in yards in keeping with move try thank you to McDaniel’s scheme, rapid playmakers and Tua’s precision accuracy.
Hurts has a case for the most productive dual-threat QB in the league, however is having a look to jump again from a three-interception efficiency in remaining week’s loss to the Jets. He has pressured a couple of throws and already has extra interceptions this yr (seven) than all of remaining yr (six). He can ill-afford to give Miami’s offensive extra alternatives and higher box place on Sunday night.
I wrote previous this week about how Tyreek Hill and A.J. Brown can thieve the highlight after each have been bought in blockbuster offers remaining offseason. They rank one-two in receiving yards this yr and feature extra historical past on the road Sunday night.
- Hill has the second-most receiving yards (814) thru six video games in NFL historical past in the back of Don Hutson (819) for the 1942 Packers. With 186 yards on Sunday, Hill would fit Charley Hennigan (1961 Oilers) because the quickest participant to 1,000 receiving yards in a season (seven video games). Hill is on tempo for two,306 receiving yards this yr!
- A.J. Brown has 4 immediately video games of 125 receiving yards, one shy of matching Calvin Johnson (2012) for the longest streak since 1970.
Dolphins and Eagles at leading edge of movement and QB sneak actions
Expect a lot of head shaking from defensive coaches. These groups are doing issues on offense that no person can forestall, and everybody is attempting to reflect.
Dolphins “cheat motion”: Mike McDaniel and Miami are leaders of the movement motion in the NFL. The league makes use of movement on just about 50% of performs and no person makes use of it greater than the Dolphins, who’re at 77%. It’s now not simply window dressing. They moderate 8.5 yards in keeping with play with movement and six.5 with out it.
McDaniel’s latest wrinkle, “cheat motion” will get speedsters like Tyreek Hill shifting towards the road of scrimmage because the ball is being snapped, necessarily giving the quickest participant in the NFL a head get started. He leads the NFL in scrimmage yards because the participant in movement (222) this season, just about matching his overall on those performs from all of remaining yr (267).
Eagles “Brotherly Shove”: The Eagles do not need “cheat motion,” however they do have a cheat code of their very own. The Eagles were a success on the “Tush Push” 13 of 16 occasions (81%) this season, when compared with 28 of 39 (72%) for the remainder of the NFL. They are main a QB sneak mania! There were 115 QB sneaks this season, up from 80 thru Week 6 remaining season, and 31 from again in 2017.
Eagles well being in the trenches
We can communicate blazing pace and cutting edge offense all day, however this one (like many) could also be determined in the trenches. The Eagles have a couple of accidents up entrance that may swing this recreation:
Eagles’ rookie DT Jalen Carter averages 4.6 pressures in keeping with recreation this yr, moment amongst inside linemen in the back of Aaron Donald (5.0). He’s a game-wrecker who’s having a look to go back from a one-game absence (ankle).
Eagles’ RT Lane Johnson may just play after hurting his ankle in Week 6. If historical past is any indication they’re going to want him. The Eagles are 13-23 with out him since he entered the league.
He and Jason Kelce are having a look to proceed their ironman streak with out permitting a sack. It’s been over two years since both Johnson or Kelce was once credited with a sack allowed through Pro Football Focus. Johnson has long past 1,249 immediately move block snaps with out permitting a sack, the third-longest energetic streak in the NFL. The second-longest streak belongs to Jason Kelce (1,285), who trails best Corey Linsley (1,572).
Eagles gauntlet arising
If there is one of these factor as a sluggish 5-1 get started, the Eagles have it. They’ve outscored groups through 31 issues in six video games and are coming off a loss to the Jets. They will undoubtedly be put to the check in the following two months. Six in their subsequent seven warring parties rank top-six in the NFL in Super Bowl odds (Dolphins, Chiefs, Bills, 49ers, Cowboys two times). If the Eagles don’t seem to be the similar crew as remaining yr after dropping each coordinators and a few skill on either side of the ball, they’re going to be uncovered arising.
— Contributions from CBS Sports Research