GREEN BAY (3-2) at MIAMI (2-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE – Packers by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Green Bay 2-3, Miami 2-2.
SERIES RECORD – Dolphins lead 10-3
LAST MEETING – Dolphins beat Packers 23-20, Oct. 17, 2010
LAST WEEK – Dolphins had a bye; Packers beat Vikings 42-10
AP PRO32 RANKING – Dolphins No. 23, Packers No. 9
PACKERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (25), PASS (18).
PACKERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (22), RUSH (32), PASS (6).
DOLPHINS OFFENSE – OVERALL (15), RUSH (5), PASS (23).
DOLPHINS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (13), PASS (9).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Green Bay 1-6 in Miami, with lone victory in 2006, Mike McCarthy’s first year as coach. … Miami’s Joe Philbin will coach against Packers for first time. He was on their staff in 2003-11, including five years as offensive coordinator. … Aaron Rodgers’ passer rating of 114.8 ranks second in NFL. He’s tied for second with 12 touchdown passes and has thrown only one interception in 147 attempts, second-best in league. … Packers have plus-6 turnover differential, which is tied for best in NFL. They rank second with seven interceptions. … Green Bay has scored touchdowns on 13 of 18 red zone possessions, third-best in league. … Green Bay has point differential of plus-212 against AFC since 2006, most in NFC. … Packers rank last in NFL in run defense at 163 yards per game. They’ve given up 20 runs of 10 yards or more, tied for third-worst. … With average of 142 yards rushing per game, Dolphins on pace for best season running since 2002, when Ricky Williams won NFL rushing title. … Lamar Miller ranks fourth among running backs at 5.7 yards per carry. … Dolphins defense leads NFL with averages of 4.7 yards per play, 5.3 per pass and 9.9 per completion. … Ryan Tannehill ranks 32nd and next to last in NFL at 5.8 yards per attempt. Fourth-quarter rating of 53.2 ranks 40th. … Dolphins rank last in punt coverage, allowing returns averaging 14.8 yards. Brandon Fields ranks 32nd and last with net punting average of 32.9. Last year he ranked second at 42.4.
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