The Miami Dolphins have the NFL’s best offense. Miami (8-3) has one of the NFL’s top passers (Tua Tagovailoa), top receivers (Tyreek Hill) and running backs (Raheem Mostert).
Meanwhile, the Commanders are so bad defensively they’ve traded their top edge rushers (Montez Sweat and Chase Young) and just last week fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and secondary coach Brent Vieselmeyer.
Heading into the 2023 season, Washington’s defense was supposed to be a team strength. Instead, it’s been the offense that has proven to be the more consistent unit. And while the Commanders offense remains a work in progress, it is year one of a new system, whereas the defense was in the fourth year under Del Rio.
How do the Dolphins and Commanders stack up statistically? We break it down.
Scoring Offense
Commanders: 20th, 20.5 PPG
Dolphins: 2nd, 30.8 PPG
Pass Offense
Commanders: 9th, 247.0 YPG
Dolphins: 1st, 285.3 YPG
Rush Offense
Commanders: 25th, 96.8 YPG
Dolphins: 2nd, 145.2 YPG
Total Offense
Commanders: 14th, 343.8 YPG
Dolphins: 1st, 430.5 YPG
Scoring Defense
Commanders: 32nd, 29.2 PPG
Dolphins: 23rd, 22.8 PPG
Pass Defense
Commanders: 30th, 264.6 YPG
Dolphins: 11th, 212.4 YPG
Run Defense
Commanders: 17th, 113.1 YPG
Dolphins: 6th, 92.8 YPG
Total Defense
Commanders: 29th, 377.7 YPG
Dolphins: 7th, 305.2 YPG
Penalties
Commanders: 4th, 41.3 YPG
Dolphins: 11th, 47.9 YPG
3rd-down defense
Commanders: 18th, 39.51%
Dolphins: 9th, 35.92%
Turnover Margin
Commanders: -9
Dolphins: -5
