Dolphins (7-3) vs. Texans (1-8-1), Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
Latest line: Dolphins are favored by 12 factors.
Dave Hyde, Sports Columnist (Season document: 7-3): Dolphins 38, Texans 17
This is the simplest recreation on the schedule for the surging Dolphins. Even given the any-given-Sunday parameters, it might take one thing singularly odd for a Houston staff that’s beneath common to terrible in most statistical classes to present the Dolphins a aggressive recreation.
Chris Perkins, Dolphins Columnist (Season document: 6-4): Dolphins 34, Texans 20
The streaking Dolphins will cap the “soft” a part of the schedule with a comparatively simple house victory. Expect star huge receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle to get again on monitor after low-key performances final week. And, yeah, count on one other robust recreation from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
David Furones, Dolphins Writer (Season document: 8-2): Dolphins 31, Texans 13
We see one other dominant, full efficiency from Miami at house towards Houston, which has the NFL’s worst document at 1-8-1 as no different staff has fewer than three wins. Maybe the Dolphins come off the bye week slightly rusty early, however then it begins trying just like the Browns recreation after that. Miami has a tough historical past towards the Texans, however that’s prior to now with the Dolphins profitable two of the final three within the sequence. They get a remaining tuneup to enter the December gauntlet 8-3.
Kathy Laughlin, Sports Editor (Season document: 8-2): Dolphins 37, Texans 17
Houston gained’t be an excessive amount of of a problem for Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, and the budding operating recreation ought to have an opportunity to construct on its success towards the Browns. After Miami’s bye week, the 1-8-1 Texans enable the protection a little bit of time to shake off any rust and get again into the groove. The hazard is that the Dolphins could possibly be trying forward, and this Houston staff is determined.
Keven Lerner, Assistant Sports Editor (Season document: 6-4): Dolphins 27, Texans 13
The Dolphins are favored by 12 factors towards the lowly Texans for good motive. The Dolphins have gained 4 straight video games, tying them for the longest present profitable streak within the NFL with the Chiefs and Ravens. Houston has misplaced 5 straight and has the worst document within the league at 1-8-1. The Texans had simply 5 yards of offense at halftime in final week’s loss to Washington. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa leads the league in passer score (118.4) and has thrown for 18 touchdowns with simply three interceptions.
Steve Svekis, Assistant Sports Editor (Season document: 7-3): Dolphins 44, Texans 9
The Dolphins traditionally have carried out significantly better than their rest-of-the-season document coming off their bye weeks, and the Texans are fairly clearly the worst staff within the NFL. The Dolphins have a tricky, robust remaining six video games, however they may embark on that journey by emphatically attending to 8-3 first.
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