Dolphins vs Lionsinjury report, prediction and how to watch

Injury report, prediction and how to watch for Dolphins vs Lions: everything you need to know before the game.

The Detroit Lions travel to face the Miami Dolphins in Week 9 of the NFL season, with kickoff at 1:00pm ET on Sunday, November 8 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

The Lions are 5-2 and third in the NFC North, while the 1-6 Dolphins sit fourth in the AFC East.

Match preview

The Dolphins are 1-6 and fourth in the AFC East. They rank 30th in the league by winning percentage and are still looking for a first home win, sitting at 0-3 at Hard Rock Stadium.

They arrive on a one-game losing streak. In Week 8 they fell 24-19 to the Patriots despite leading at halftime. Their only win came 28-25 at the Jets in Week 7.

Before that, Miami lost 31-24 to the Bengals, 15-10 to the Vikings and 24-10 to the Chiefs. Over their last five games, they scored 19, 28, 24, 10 and 10 points.

The Miami offense averages 16.7 points per game (117 in total), while the defense allows 25.9 (181). The Dolphins are 1-3 on the road.

Detroit is 5-2, ranks 10th in the league and has won three straight. The Lions beat the Vikings 19-15 in Week 8 and the Packers 20-17 in Week 7.

Before that, they routed the Cardinals 45-21 on the road. Their only recent loss was 32-26 at the Panthers in Week 4. They have scored at least 19 points in each of their last five games.

The Lions average 29.0 points per game and allow 25.7, a point differential of plus 23. They are 4-0 at home but 1-2 away from Ford Field.

In their two most recent wins, the Detroit defense held opponents to 17 and 15 points. The Lions are also 2-0 in divisional play.

Detroit has won three of the last four meetings: 34-27 in 2010, 20-16 in 2014 and 32-21 in Miami in 2018. The Dolphins took the most recent one, 31-27 in Detroit on October 30, 2022.

This is an interconference game with no divisional weight, played on Sunday afternoon. Detroit looks to keep its run going in the NFC North race. Miami is chasing its first home win.

Injury report

<cite index="1-7">Miami's report is clean. Running backs Kaytron Allen and Jaylen Wright and edge rusher Malik Herring are questionable.</cite> <cite index="1-7">QB Malik Willis and DL Zach Sieler carry no game designation.</cite>

<cite index="7-10,7-11">Detroit has five players ruled out: LB Jack Campbell (neck), S Kerby Joseph (knee), C Cade Mays (ankle), CB D.J. Reed (hip) and EDGE DJ Wonnum (concussion).</cite> <cite index="5-3">Juice Scruggs is set to start at center.</cite>

<cite index="7-12">Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (rib) and running backs Jacob Saylors (neck) and Sione Vaki (ankle) are questionable.</cite> <cite index="3-12">DB Brian Branch (concussion) was a full participant Thursday and Friday and has no designation.</cite>

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