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Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 9 · Hard Rock Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Detroit Lions—Away
Miami Dolphins—Home

Game details

Venue address
347 Don Shula Dr, Miami Gardens, FL 33056, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Detroit Lions 2–2 · Road 0–2 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 19 · 7 days of rest
Miami Dolphins 0–4 · Home 0–1 · Streak L4 · Power Index No. 31 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · DET 4 games, MIA 4 games
MetricDETMIA
Points per game29.84th11.532nd
Points allowed per game31.831st25.321st
Total yards per game389.36th267.530th
Passing yards per game303.52nd178.031st
Rushing yards per game102.020th104.019th
Turnovers per game0.31st1.313th
Sacks allowed per game2.013th2.822nd
Penalty yards per game56.814th57.515th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Detroit Lions: recent results

  1. L 26–32 @ CAR Week 4
  2. W 31–24 vs NYJ Week 3
  3. L 31–41 @ BUF Week 2
  4. W 31–30 (OT) vs NO Week 1

Miami Dolphins: recent results

  1. L 10–15 @ MIN Week 4
  2. L 10–24 vs KC Week 3
  3. L 13–35 @ SF Week 2
  4. L 13–27 @ LV Week 1

Detroit Lions: season leaders

Passing
Jared Goff 1,214 yds
Rushing
Jahmyr Gibbs 353 yds
Receiving
Amon-Ra St. Brown 303 yds

Miami Dolphins: season leaders

Passing
Malik Willis 712 yds
Rushing
Ollie Gordon II 148 yds
Receiving
Malik Washington 219 yds
Sacks
Zach Sieler 2.0

Detroit Lions: injury report

  • Out Ben Bartch LG
  • Out Brian Branch SS
  • Out Giovanni Manu LT
  • Out Kerby Joseph FS
  • Out Mason Miller
  • Out Rock Ya-Sin RCB
  • Questionable Tyleik Williams RDT

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Miami Dolphins: injury report

  • Out Caleb Douglas WR
  • Out Darrell Baker Jr. LCB
  • Out Justin Joly TE
  • Out Reese Taylor NB
  • Out Robert Beal Jr. RDE
  • Out Storm Duck RCB
  • Questionable Jackson Woodard MLB
  • Questionable Jaylen Wright

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

DET 3 · MIA 4 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 8 MIA 31, DET 27
  2. 2018 · Week 7 DET 32, MIA 21
  3. 2014 · Week 10 MIA 16, DET 20
  4. 2010 · Week 16 DET 34, MIA 27
  5. 2006 · Week 12 MIA 27, DET 10

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

DET 79.6% · MIA 20.3%

Matchup quality 38.0 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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