The Miami Dolphins will have a new play-caller this year in head coach Mike McDaniel, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to tilt 1.2% more towards rushing than it did last year (context-neutralized).The Dolphins are a 3.5-point favorite this week, indicating a rushing game script.The New York Jets safeties grade out as the 32nd-worst collection of safeties in football this year in regard to defending the run.The Miami Dolphins have faced a stacked the box on a mere 12.1% of their plays since the start of last season, 5th-least in the NFL. Positioning an extra defender close to the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Miami Dolphins have gone no-huddle on 13.9% of their play-calls outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (7th-most in the league). This quickens the pace, resulting in more volume and stat accumulation.
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