2026 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET
Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins
Matchup first read
DET passing attack has the stronger league profile.
DET passing attack #1/32 · MIA pass defense #32/32 · 195 offense / 152 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- DET -6
- Model total
- 47.5
- 80% range (MIA margin)
- -20.8 to +13.2
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- MIA passing attack#26/32DET pass defense#31/32
- MIA run game#6/32DET run defense#25/32
- DET passing attack#1/32MIA pass defense#32/32
- DET run game#23/32MIA run defense#10/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2026 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
DETDetroit Lions
- Jared GoffQB · 6 games298pass yds/g
- Jahmyr GibbsRB · 6 games103rush yds/g
- Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · 6 games87.5rec yds/g
- Jameson WilliamsWR · 6 games61.2rec yds/g
MIAMiami Dolphins
- Malik WillisQB · 6 games176pass yds/g
- Ollie Gordon IIRB · 5 games67.8rush yds/g
- Caleb DouglasWR · 3 games61rec yds/g
- Malik WashingtonWR · 6 games48.2rec yds/g