The Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers clash in Sunday Night Football in week 7 NFL action at Hard Rock Stadium. The Miami Dolphins look to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Pittsburgh Steelers look to rebound from a 2-4 record.
The Miami Dolphins have won 8 of their last 9 home games. Tua Tagovailoa is completing 69.6 percent of his passes for 1,035 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle have combined for 1,234 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Mike Gesicki has 15 receptions. The Miami Dolphins ground game is averaging 81.2 yards per contest, and Raheem Mostert leads the way with 309 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Miami is allowing 25.8 points and 361.3 yards per game. Brandon Jones leads the Miami Dolphins with 42 tackles, Melvin Ingram has 2 sacks and Jevon Holland has 1 interception.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost 6 of their last 8 road games. Mitch Trubisky is completing 60.9 percent of his passes for 797 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Diontae Johnson and George Pickens have combined for 572 receiving yards on 53 catches, while Pat Freiermuth has 20 receptions. The Pittsburgh Steelers ground game is averaging 86.7 yards per contest, and Najee Harris leads the way with 264 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Pittsburgh is allowing 24.3 points and 398 yards per game. Myles Jack leads the Pittsburgh Steelers with 58 tackles, Alex Highsmith has 6.5 sacks and Minkah Fitzpatrick has 3 interceptions.
The Steelers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Dolphins are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games and 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games in October. The under is 45-19-1 in Steelers last 65 road games. The under is 11-5 in Dolphins last 16 games overall. The Steelers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were already a bad team on both sides of the ball and make a case as the worst offensive team in the league. That’s even more the case with Mitch Trubisky back as a starter. The Miami Dolphins are falling apart with injuries each and every week, but they’re expected to have Tua Tagovailoa back, which is a massive boost to this offense and the team as a whole. The Dolphins have a pep in their step with Tua under center, and we saw both sides of the ball playing well through the first 3 weeks. The Dolphins are a completely different team when not asked to play with second and third string quarterbacks. I’ll lay the touchdown with the home team.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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