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Statistical Breakdown: How the Dolphins and Texans stack up before Week 12

The Miami Dolphins are staying at home after a bye week to take on the Houston Texans on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, as Mike McDaniel’s team looks to improve their record to 7-3.

Miami enters this matchup having won their last four contests. They’ve been undefeated in games that Tua Tagovailoa has started and finished, with their three losses coming with Teddy Bridgewater and Skylar Thompson mainly under center.

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The Texans, now quarterbacked by career backup Kyle Allen, are looking to secure their second victory of the season. While they have some talented players, they just haven’t put enough together to maintain any success.

Here’s how the Dolphins and Texans stack up statistically going into Sunday:

Scoring Offense

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Dolphins: 7th – 25.2 PPG

Texans: 30th – 15.9 PPG

Passing Offense

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Dolphins: 2nd – 293.8 passing YPG

Texans: 26th – 192.2 passing YPG

Rushing Offense

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Dolphins: 27th – 97.7 rushing YPG

Texans: 29th – 93.7 rushing YPG

Total Offense

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Dolphins: 3rd – 391.5 YPG

Texans: 32nd – 285.9 YPG

First Downs

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Dolphins: 7th – 21.6 first downs per game

Texans: 30th – 16.7 first downs per game

Penalties

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Dolphins: t-22nd – 6.3 penalties per game

Texans: t-6th – 5.2 penalties per game

Turnover Margin

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Dolphins: t-24 – (-2)

Texans: t-24 – (-2)

Sacks Allowed

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Dolphins: t-6th – 1.8 sacks per game

Texans: t-23rd – 2.8 sacks per game

Scoring Defense

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Dolphins: t-22nd – 24.1 PPG

Texans: 18th – 23.0 PPG

Passing Defense

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Dolphins: 22nd – 239.8 passing YPG

Texans: 14th – 210.7 passing YPG

Rushing Defense

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Dolphins: 17th – 116.9 rushing YPG

Texans: 32nd – 178.9 rushing YPG

Total Defense

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Dolphins: 21st – 356.7 YPG

Texans: 30th – 389.6 YPG

Sacks

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Dolphins: t-21 – 2 sacks per game

Texans: t-17 – 2.2 sacks per game

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