The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 6 matchup between the Dolphins and Panthers.
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| Carolina | Rank | @ | Miami | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 | Spread | -13.5 | ||
| 17.25 | Implied Total | 30.75 | ||
| 18.2 | 25 | Points/Gm | 36.2 | 1 |
| 28.8 | 28 | Points All./Gm | 27.0 | 26 |
| 67.2 | 5 | Plays/Gm | 61.8 | 21 |
| 59.4 | 4 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 66.0 | 23 |
| 4.4 | 30 | Off. Yards/Play | 8.3 | 1 |
| 5.5 | 22 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.4 | 18 |
| 35.42% | 29 | Rush% | 43.69% | 13 |
| 64.58% | 4 | Pass% | 56.31% | 20 |
| 48.82% | 32 | Opp. Rush % | 43.33% | 16 |
| 51.18% | 1 | Opp. Pass % | 56.67% | 17 |
- The Dolphins lead the NFL in plays to gain 10 or more yards (93), the next closest team has 75.
- The Dolphins lead the NFL in plays to gain 20 or more yards (32), the next closest team has 26.
- The Dolphins lead the NFL in plays to gain 30 or more yards (15), the next closest team has 11.
- The Dolphins lead the NFL in plays to gain 40 or more yards (11), the next closest team has five.
- The Dolphins lead the NFL in plays to gain 50 or more yards (eight), the next closest team has three.
- Just 29.6% of Miami's set of downs reach third down, the lowest rate in the league. The league average is 47.5%.
- 82.8% (24-of-29) of the Miami scoring plays have been touchdowns, the highest rate in the league.
- Miami leads the NFL in rate of runs to gain five or more yards (46.2%) and 10 or more yards (20.0%).
- Carolina has allowed a league-high rate of 44.0% of carries to gain five or more yards while ranking 29th in rate of runs of 10 or more yards (15.7%) allowed.
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa (TRUST): It seems wild, but we are five weeks into the season of the best offense in league history to this point of a season, and Tagovailoa only has two top-12 scoring weeks at his position.
A few interceptions just kept Tua outside of the QB1 scorers last week, but he was far from a flameout against the Giants. He still completed 73.3% of his passes for 308 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
This is another spot where you should feel good about Tagovailoa sustaining his efficiency as a home favorite attached to the highest team total of the weekend.
The Panthers are 27th in the league in terms of pressure rate (30.1%). Tua has faced two teams lower than Carolina at pressuring the quarterback, and those were his QB1 (27.1 points) and QB2 (28.4 points) scoring weeks.
When Tagovailoa has not been pressured, he is completing 79.1% of his passes (fourth) for 10.4 yards per pass attempt (second) with 11 passing touchdowns (first) and a 128.2 rating (second).
There are questions if Carolina can press Miami enough to keep the foot on the gas here, but this passing game should find little resistance.
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