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Raiders-Dolphins Capsule

NFL, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles

OAKLAND (3-5) at MIAMI (4-3)

Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE -- Raiders by 2

RECORD VS SPREAD -- Oakland 3-5, Miami 3-3-1

SERIES RECORD -- Raiders lead 19-17-1

LAST MEETING -- Dolphins beat Raiders 38-14, Sept. 28, 2014

LAST WEEK -Raiders lost at Bills 38-14; Dolphins lost at Ravens 40-0

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Dolphins No. 22, Raiders No. 23

RAIDERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (20), RUSH (26), PASS (15)

RAIDERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (25), RUSH (22), PASS (21)

DOLPHINS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (30)

DOLPHINS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (11)

STREAKS, STATS AND Game notes
Dolphins have won past five meetings since an Oakland win in 2007. ... Raiders have lost five of past six games. ... Following Sunday's loss in Buffalo, Raiders spent week in Sarasota, Florida, for second consecutive season. ... Raiders have won six of past eight night games, including upset of Chiefs in Game 7. ... Raiders' opponents have passer rating of 108.2, highest in NFL, with no interceptions in 246 passes. Raiders are first team to fail to intercept pass in first eight games of season. ... RB Marshawn Lynch returns from one-game suspension for shoving official. ... WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson ranks second in league with 30.9 average on kickoff returns. ... Marquette King ranks second in NFL at 50.6 yards per punt. He's tied for first with nine punts inside 10-yard line. ... Raiders have gone three consecutive games without allowing sack. ... Oakland ranks fourth in red-zone offense. ... Raiders' next game in United States will be Nov. 26. They have bye next week and then play Patriots in Mexico City. ... Dolphins are coming off worst loss since 1997. ... They've been shut out twice for first time since 2001, and outscored in losses 80-6, with only points on final play of game. ... Dolphins are on pace to break franchise record for fewest points in season set by 1966 expansion team. ... Dolphins rank last in NFL in yards per play. They have converted 29 percent of their third and fourth downs, worst in league. ... RBs Kenyan Drake and Damien Williams, expected to share workload following departure of Jay Ajayi, have combined for 57 yards on 22 carries this year. ... Even with Ajayi, Dolphins were averaging 3.2 yards per carry, second worst in league. ... Dolphins are averaging 4.3 yards on first down, worst in AFC. ... WR Jarvis Landry ranks second with 50 catches, but is averaging only 8.0 yards. ... Miami opponents have scored TDs on 12 of 16 red-zone trips, highest percentage in league. ... Fantasy Tip: Raiders QB Derek Carr could have big game against pass defense that has allowed 11 TD throws with only two interceptions.

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