Miami Dolphins vs Minnesota Vikings - Week 4

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· U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, USA · Week: 4

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Miami Dolphins 9 COOL · L4

(0-4) R 0-3 H 0-1

Avg For 11.5 · Avg Agt 25.3

Power #30 Off #28 Def #28 Run 39%

OFF 268y #30 · 164 pass / 104 rush

DEF 336y #17 · 227 pass / 109 rush

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13-27

13-35

10-24

10-15

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Minnesota Vikings 78 WARM · W4

(4-0) R 2-0 H 2-0

Avg For 21.5 · Avg Agt 12.8

Power #8 Off #30 Def #4 Run 41%

OFF 263y #31 · 156 pass / 107 rush

DEF 289y #5 · 195 pass / 95 rush

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39-22

9-3

23-16

15-10

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Minnesota Vikings sit at 3-0 and have won their last three by leaning on the league’s stingiest defense, surrendering only 13.7 points per game while finishing drives at an 80 percent red-zone clip. At U.S. Bank Stadium the home script has been even tighter, with the Vikings posting a perfect 1-0 home record and 2-0 road mark already this season. Miami’s 0-3 résumé shows an offense averaging just 12 points and converting red-zone trips at only 28.57 percent, numbers that have left the Dolphins unable to keep pace. The market lists Minnesota as an 11.5-point favorite with a 39.5 total, a line that reflects the Vikings’ ability to shorten games and limit explosive plays. With no last-week tape to complicate the read, the home side’s defensive front should again force Miami into predictable down-and-distance situations. Expect the Vikings to lean on their ground game and short passing attack to control the clock and keep the total in the low 40s while covering comfortably inside a 7-to-12-point margin.

🔑 Keys to Success

Miami Dolphins

Sustain drives to keep Minnesota’s offense off the field; 39.5 total rewards clock control.
Attack the Vikings’ 137 pass yards allowed per game with intermediate routes; Dolphins passing volume is the clearest path inside the 11.5.
Force early third downs to blunt Minnesota’s 80 percent red-zone rate; Miami’s defense must win early downs to keep the total under.

Minnesota Vikings

Lean on the run game to exploit Miami’s 98.3 rush yards allowed; Vikings home total sits live under 39.5.
Pressure Miami into predictable passing situations; 28.7 points allowed per game makes the -11.5 a home-shaped number.
Finish red-zone trips above 80 percent; the 39.5 total prices in Minnesota’s efficiency rather than Miami’s defensive lapses.

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