Patriots vs Dolphins Match Player Stats | Week 2 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 2 New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 14th
14/09/25 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the New England Patriots Game Today

The leading projections forecast the New England Patriots offensive blueprint to tilt 4.4% more towards the passing game than it did last season (in a neutral context) with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels now calling the plays.

At the moment, the 7th-most pass-heavy team in football (62.7% context-neutralized) according to the predictive model is the Patriots.

The leading projections forecast the Patriots to run the 8th-most plays on offense among all teams this week with 64.7 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.

The Dolphins defense has not been good when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, allowing an average of 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season: the most in the league.

When it comes to cornerbacks in pass coverage, Miami’s unit has been terrible since the start of last season, projecting as the 2nd-worst in the league.

Our trusted projections expect the Miami Dolphins as the 5th-most pass-focused team on the slate this week with a 61.1% pass rate, based on their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics.

The 10th-most plays in football have been run by the Miami Dolphins since the start of last season (a monstrous 58.7 per game on average).

In this week’s contest, Tyreek Hill is expected by the projection model to position himself in the 85th percentile when it comes to WRs with 7.8 targets.

When it comes to air yards, Tyreek Hill ranks in the lofty 90th percentile among wide receivers since the start of last season, accumulating a staggering 87.0 per game.

The Patriots pass defense has shown poor efficiency against WRs since the start of last season, conceding 8.48 adjusted yards-per-target to the position: the 10th-most in the league.

This week, Hunter Henry is forecasted by the projections to secure a spot in the 90th percentile among tight ends with 5.9 targets.

The Dolphins pass defense has been particularly weak when opposing TEs have gotten into space, yielding an average of 0.00 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the most in the league.

In this week’s contest, De’Von Achane is projected by our trusted projection set to position himself in the 86th percentile among RBs with 14.8 carries.

While De’Von Achane has received 47.0% of his offense’s carries in games he has played since the start of last season, the leading projections forecast him to be a more important option in Miami’s rushing attack in this contest at 61.2%.

De’Von Achane has generated 49.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground since the start of last season, one of the highest figures in football among running backs (76th percentile).

Since the start of last season, the poor Patriots run defense has yielded a colossal 131.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to opposing teams: the 8th-worst in the league.

When it comes to the defensive tackles’ role in run defense, Miami’s DT corps has been terrible since the start of last season, profiling as the worst in football. in football.

The model projects Tua Tagovailoa to attempt 35.7 passes this week, on average: the 7th-most among all quarterbacks.

With an impressive record of 255.0 adjusted passing yards per game (86th percentile), Tua Tagovailoa ranks among the leading QBs in the league since the start of last season.

The New England Patriots defense has not been good when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, giving up an average of 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season: the most in the league.

With an extraordinary 81.6% Route Participation% (80th percentile) since the start of last season, Stefon Diggs ranks as one of the wideouts with the highest volume in the league.

The Miami Dolphins pass defense has allowed the 2nd-highest Adjusted Completion% in the NFL (69.8%) to wide receivers since the start of last season (69.8%).

Negatives with the Miami Dolphins Game Today

When it comes to pass-blocking (and the ramifications it has on all pass attack stats), the O-line of the Patriots ranks as the 2nd-worst in football since the start of last season.

Our trusted projections expect the Dolphins to call the 5th-fewest total plays among all teams this week with 62.3 plays, given their underlying play style and game dynamics.

With a feeble 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) (1st percentile) since the start of last season, Tyreek Hill places as one of the leading wide receivers in the NFL in the league in space.

Hunter Henry’s sure-handedness have declined this year, with his Adjusted Completion Rate falling off from 75.1% to 52.0%.

With a feeble 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) (2nd percentile) since the start of last season, Hunter Henry rates among the best TEs in the pass game in the NFL in picking up extra yardage.

The projections expect the Dolphins as the 5th-least run-focused offense on the slate this week with a 38.9% run rate, based on their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.

The New England defensive tackles rank as the 2nd-best unit in the NFL since the start of last season when it comes to stopping the run.

At the present time, the 7th-least run-oriented offense in football (37.3% context-neutralized) according to our trusted projection set is the Patriots.

With a subpar 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) (1st percentile) since the start of last season, Stefon Diggs has been among the leading wide receivers in the game in the league in the open field.

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