The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Sunday afternoon game.
| Miami | Rank | @ | New England | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Spread | -2.5 | ||
| 20 | Implied Total | 22.5 | ||
| 24.3 | 9 | Points/Gm | 21.2 | 16 |
| 24.7 | 27 | Points All./Gm | 19.4 | 5 |
| 58.4 | 30 | Plays/Gm | 59 | 27 |
| 65.1 | 28 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 64.3 | 21 |
| 6.3 | 2 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.4 | 15 |
| 5.4 | 17 | Def. Yards/Play | 5 | 5 |
| 37.79% | 28 | Rush% | 43.05% | 15 |
| 62.21% | 5 | Pass% | 56.95% | 18 |
| 39.04% | 6 | Opp. Rush % | 40.35% | 8 |
| 60.96% | 27 | Opp. Pass % | 59.65% | 25 |
- Miami has led for 33.1% of their offensive snaps, ahead of only Minnesota (31.1%) and the Giants (24.9%) among teams with a winning record this season.
- The Dolphins have converted just 25.6% of their third downs (31st) over the past four weeks after 40.8% prior (12th).
- The Patriots have scored a touchdown on 11.3% of their drives since Week 9, the lowest rate in the league.
- New England has punted on 51.2% of their drives over that span, the highest rate in the league.
- Miami has scored a touchdown on 25.0% of the red zone plays, second in the NFL.
- New England has scored a touchdown on 14.9% of their red zone plays, the lowest rate in the league.
- The Patriots have now converted 15-of-39 (38.5%) red zone possessions for touchdowns, the lowest rate in the league.
- The Dolphins have scored on 52.1% of their first half drives, second in the league.
- The Dolphins have scored on 29.4% of their second half drives, 26th in the league.
- 79.3% (23-of-29) of the touchdowns scored against New England have come via passing, trailing only the Chiefs (79.5%).
Quarterback
Mac Jones: Thanks in part to a semi-Hail Mary that ended up as a 48-yard touchdown, Jones was able to post the second-most fantasy points (17.5) he has had in a game this season on Sunday. Jones ended up completing 21-of-33 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns. It was just the second time all season that Jones has thrown multiple touchdown passes in a game. With his performance Sunday, Jones climbed to 38th in passing points per pass attempt (0.331).
With just one QB1 scoring week this season, Jones is stuck as a low-level 2QB play. In three career games against Miami, Jones has closed as the QB23 (15.2 points), QB25 (10.8 points), and QB29 (8.5 points).