Statistical Breakdown: How the Dolphins and Texans stack up before Week 12
The Miami Dolphins are staying at home after a bye week to take on the Houston Texans on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, as Mike McDaniel’s team looks to improve their record to 7-3.
Miami enters this matchup having won their last four contests. They’ve been undefeated in games that Tua Tagovailoa has started and finished, with their three losses coming with Teddy Bridgewater and Skylar Thompson mainly under center.
The Texans, now quarterbacked by career backup Kyle Allen, are looking to secure their second victory of the season. While they have some talented players, they just haven’t put enough together to maintain any success.
Here’s how the Dolphins and Texans stack up statistically going into Sunday:
Scoring Offense
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Dolphins: 7th – 25.2 PPG
Texans: 30th – 15.9 PPG
Passing Offense
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Dolphins: 2nd – 293.8 passing YPG
Texans: 26th – 192.2 passing YPG
Rushing Offense
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Dolphins: 27th – 97.7 rushing YPG
Texans: 29th – 93.7 rushing YPG
Total Offense
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Dolphins: 3rd – 391.5 YPG
Texans: 32nd – 285.9 YPG
First Downs
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Dolphins: 7th – 21.6 first downs per game
Texans: 30th – 16.7 first downs per game
Penalties
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Dolphins: t-22nd – 6.3 penalties per game
Texans: t-6th – 5.2 penalties per game
Turnover Margin
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Dolphins: t-24 – (-2)
Texans: t-24 – (-2)
Sacks Allowed
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Dolphins: t-6th – 1.8 sacks per game
Texans: t-23rd – 2.8 sacks per game
Scoring Defense
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Dolphins: t-22nd – 24.1 PPG
Texans: 18th – 23.0 PPG
Passing Defense
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Dolphins: 22nd – 239.8 passing YPG
Texans: 14th – 210.7 passing YPG
Rushing Defense
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Dolphins: 17th – 116.9 rushing YPG
Texans: 32nd – 178.9 rushing YPG
Total Defense
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Dolphins: 21st – 356.7 YPG
Texans: 30th – 389.6 YPG
Sacks
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Dolphins: t-21 – 2 sacks per game
Texans: t-17 – 2.2 sacks per game
