WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
Dolphins run away with it, 35-3
Dolphins were never troubled, putting Vikings away 35-3. Joey Bosa lived in the backfield for Dolphins — 2.5 sacks. Justin Jefferson moved the ball for Vikings — 8 catches, 83 yards — in a losing effort. A season best for Aaron Jones Sr. Total yards: Vikings 317, Dolphins 280.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | -5.8 | +6.2 | -12.0 | -2 |
| Vikings | -20.8 | -2.2 | -18.6 | -6 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Dolphins —
AFC #7
· 4-4
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IN THE BOOTH
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Miami's pass rush was the difference. The Dolphins got 6 sacks and Minnesota couldn't stay on schedule, managing only 3 points despite outgaining Miami in total yards—when the Vikings couldn't protect their quarterback, nothing else mattered.
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
· replying
Justin Jefferson and Aaron Jones Sr. did everything they could—8 catches for 83 yards and 60 yards on the ground respectively—but Minnesota's offensive line got shredded and 2 turnovers turned a manageable game into a 32-point embarrassment.
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
· replying
Minnesota's line allowed 6 sacks and the offense managed 3 points—at some point you stop blaming the quarterback and start asking why anyone thought this unit could function when the pocket collapses that fast.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Joey Bosa
Dolphins
2.5 sacks
Justin Jefferson
Vikings
8 catches, 83 yards
Aaron Jones Sr
Vikings
6 carries, 60 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Vikings 317, Dolphins 280
Vikings
Through the air
Vikings 194, Dolphins 170
Vikings
On the ground
Vikings 123, Dolphins 110
Vikings
Pressure
Vikings 2 sacks, Dolphins 6
Dolphins
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 55% · Rush 45% · 23.2 scored, 35.2 allowed
5.7 yds/att
59.5% completions
5.3 yds/carry
253.2 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
9.4% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 29 · Turnover-prone
Balance 88
Ball security 50
Back usage 38%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.4% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 77
WR 76
TE 73
RB 82
OL 80
DL 81
LB 79
DB 78
Best: Aaron Brewer C 90
Fastest: De'Von Achane HB 96 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 64% · Rush 36% · 16.0 scored, 34.6 allowed
6.6 yds/att
59.4% completions
4.3 yds/carry
325.8 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
6.7% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 42 · Conservative
Balance 86
Ball security 55
Back usage 28%
QB runs 5.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Justin Jefferson takes 46% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 76
WR 87
TE 83
RB 80
OL 82
DL 80
LB 78
DB 84
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 95
Fastest: Demond Claiborne HB 93 SPD
4 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Dolphins receivers vs Vikings secondary
76 v 84
VIKINGS
Vikings receivers vs Dolphins secondary
87 v 78
VIKINGS
Dolphins line vs Vikings front
80 v 80
EVEN
Vikings line vs Dolphins front
82 v 81
EVEN
Dolphins backs vs Vikings run defence
82 v 79
DOLPHINS
Vikings backs vs Dolphins run defence
80 v 81
EVEN
Dolphins passer vs Vikings secondary
77 v 84
VIKINGS
Vikings passer vs Dolphins secondary
76 v 78
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Willis QB | 19/25 | 170 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 120.4 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray QB | 22/30 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 90.1 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gibson HB | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane HB | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Malik Willis QB | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ollie Gordon II HB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Coleman Jr. WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Douglas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Bell WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Dulcich TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones Sr HB | 6 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| Jordan Mason HB | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Kyler Murray QB | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Slayton WR | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Chris Bell WR | 4 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Caleb Douglas WR | 6 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Antonio Gibson HB | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Greg Dulcich TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| De'Von Achane HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson WR | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| Jauan Jennings WR | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Jordan Addison WR | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10 |
| Aaron Jones Sr HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| T.J. Hockenson TE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Oliver TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan Mason HB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Demond Claiborne HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Bolden CB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| JuJu Brents CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Johnson CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa REDG | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Sieler DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chop Robinson LEDG | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Simmons MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordyn Brooks WILL | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Murphy-Bunting FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenneth Grant DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D.J. Jones DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Nowaske SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kader Kohou CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshon Lattimore CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake Cashman MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Metellus SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ivan Pace Jr MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson WILL | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Turner LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Banks DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Redmond DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
nothing recorded
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Reichard K | 1/1 | 0/0 | 31 |
RECENT FORM
Dolphins
L
15–62 vs Chiefs
WK 3
L
13–47 vs 49ers
WK 2
L
9–30 vs Raiders
WK 1
Vikings
L
14–56 vs Buccaneers
WK 3
L
22–34 vs Bears
WK 2
W
27–14 vs Packers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Dolphins | Vikings | |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | TOTAL YARDS | 317 |
| 170 | PASSING YARDS | 194 |
| 110 | RUSHING YARDS | 123 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 6 |
| 6 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
DOLPHINS
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0
VIKINGS