MIAMI (5-5) at INDIANAPOLIS (5-5)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Colts by 8
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Miami 5-5, Indianapolis 5-4-1
SERIES RECORD - Dolphins lead 47-26
LAST MEETING - Colts beat Dolphins 15-12, Dec. 27, 2015
LAST WEEK - Dolphins had bye, lost to Packers 31-12 on Nov. 11; Colts beat Titans 38-10
AP PRO32 RANKING - Dolphins No. 20, Colts No. 12.
DOLPHINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (21), PASS (26).
DOLPHINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (30), PASS (19).
COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (14), PASS (10).
COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (20), RUSH (14), PASS (23).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Dolphins have lost three of last four and five of last six in series with Indy. … Miami has lost nine of last 10 road games. … QB Brock Osweiler has won all three starts against Indy, but Dolphins expect Ryan Tannehill to make first start in six games. … Miami offense has gone nine quarters without TD. … Dolphins’ run defense has allowed 174 yards per game and 5.9 per carry over past five weeks. … CB Xavien Howard has seven interceptions since Week 13 of last year, most in NFL during that span. … Kiko Alonso has played all 669 defensive snaps for Dolphins this season and is tied for NFL lead among linebackers with three forced fumbles. … Miami LT Laremy Tunsil has not allowed sack in nine starts this season, according to STATS_NFL. … Dolphins RB Frank Gore returns to Indy for first time after playing previous three seasons with Colts. … Gore has made 118 consecutive starts and is first running back to start more than 100 straight since Curtis Martin started 119 from 1998-2005. … Indy has won four straight overall. … Colts QB Andrew Luck has thrown TD pass in league-high 33 straight games, and at least three TD passes in seven straight - tying Dan Marino for third-longest streak in NFL history. Luck can tie Peyton Manning (eight) for No. 2 against Miami. … Luck has not been sacked since Oct. 4 in career-best 214 attempts. Five-game streak without sack is tied for third longest since 1982. … Center Evan Boehm will replace Ryan Kelly (left knee) in starting lineup Sunday. … Eric Ebron leads all NFL tight ends with nine TD catches; he had 11 total in first four seasons, all with Lions. He did not catch one last week. … K Adam Vinatieri needs three field goals from 40 to 49 yards to break Gary Anderson’s league record (161). … Only four teams have forced more turnovers than Colts (19) this season. … Fantasy tip: Colts RB Marlon Mack could be interesting play. He’s run well behind Colts’ improved offensive line and Dolphins are ranked No. 30 against run.
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