The Miami Dolphins are hitting the road after a home win against the Houston Texans to take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, as Mike McDaniel’s team looks to improve their record to 9-3.
Miami enters this weekend just percentage points behind the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East due to their Thursday night victory over the New England Patriots. A victory for the Dolphins would put them back in the top spot.
For San Francisco, head coach Kyle Shanahan is looking to defeat his former protege in McDaniel, who has a number of contributors from 49ers teams of the past in South Florida. With Nick Bosa and company going against a depleted Miami offensive line, they could cause some trouble for one of the league’s top offenses.
Here’s how the Dolphins and 49ers stack up statistically going into Sunday:
Scoring Offense
Dolphins: 6th – 25.6 PPG
49ers: 15th – 22.6 PPG
Passing Offense
Dolphins: 2nd – 291.9 passing YPG
49ers: 10th – 234.2 passing YPG
Rushing Offense
Dolphins: 28th – 94.8 rushing YPG
49ers: 11th – 124.4 rushing YPG
Total Offense
Dolphins: 3rd – 386.7 YPG
49ers: 10th – 358.5 YPG
First Downs
Dolphins: 6th – 21.9 first downs per game
49ers: 16th – 20.2 first downs per game
Penalties
Dolphins: t-22nd – 6.1 penalties per game
49ers: t-20th – 6.0 penalties per game
Turnover Margin
Dolphins: t-17th – (0)
49ers: t-14th – (+1)
Sacks Allowed
Dolphins: t-9th – 2.1 sacks allowed per game
49ers: 5th – 1.7 sacks allowed per game
Scoring Defense
Dolphins: t-19th – 23.3 PPG
49ers: 1st – 15.7 PPG
Passing Defense
Dolphins: 22nd – 233.8 passing YPG
49ers: 11th – 202.3 passing YPG
Rushing Defense
Dolphins: 9th – 109.5 rushing YPG
49ers: 1st – 79.5 rushing YPG
Total Defense
Dolphins: 17th – 343.4 YPG
49ers: 1st – 281.7 YPG
Sacks
Dolphins: t-18th – 2.3 sacks per game
49ers: 8th – 3.0 sacks per game
