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Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 13 · Empower Field at Mile High

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

Miami Dolphins—Away
Denver Broncos—Home

Matchup preview

Miami Dolphins 0–4 · Road 0–3 · Streak L4 · Power Index No. 31 · 7 days of rest
Denver Broncos 2–2 · Home 2–0 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 18 · 9 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · MIA 4 games, DEN 4 games
MetricMIADEN
Points per game11.532nd18.527th
Points allowed per game25.321st23.518th
Total yards per game267.530th280.327th
Passing yards per game178.031st204.821st
Rushing yards per game104.019th81.329th
Turnovers per game1.313th1.313th
Sacks allowed per game2.822nd1.32nd
Penalty yards per game57.515th46.87th

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.

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

Denver Broncos: recent results

  1. L 14–24 @ SF Week 4
  2. W 30–26 vs LAR Week 3
  3. W 20–13 vs JAX Week 2
  4. L 10–31 @ KC Week 1

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

Denver Broncos: season leaders

Passing
Bo Nix 819 yds
Rushing
J.K. Dobbins 161 yds
Receiving
Jaylen Waddle 185 yds
Sacks
Zach Allen 3.0

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

Denver Broncos: injury report

  • Out Jonathon Cooper WLB
  • Out Nick Gargiulo LG
  • Out Pat Surtain II LCB
  • Out Riley Moss

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

Head-to-head since 1999

MIA 7 · DEN 4 in 11 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2023 · Week 3 DEN 20, MIA 70
  2. 2020 · Week 11 MIA 13, DEN 20
  3. 2017 · Week 13 DEN 9, MIA 35
  4. 2014 · Week 12 MIA 36, DEN 39
  5. 2011 · Week 7 DEN 18, MIA 15 (OT)

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

MIA 16.9% · DEN 83.0%

Matchup quality 30.1 / 100

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

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