Two struggling teams meet
Miami and Indianapolis enter Week 10 looking to stop losing streaks, with the Dolphins at 1-7 and the Colts at 2-7. They meet Sunday, Nov. 15, at Lucas Oil Stadium, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. ET. Miami has dropped two straight since its Week 7 win over the New York Jets. Indianapolis has lost all three of its games across that stretch.
Scoring gaps define the matchup
Both teams have allowed substantially more points than they have scored. Miami has produced 126 points while surrendering 200, a minus-74 differential. Indianapolis has scored 184 and allowed 249, leaving it at minus-65. The Colts have averaged 20.4 points scored and 27.7 allowed through nine games. The Dolphins have averaged 15.8 scored and 25.0 allowed through eight. Indianapolis has the stronger scoring output, but neither team’s season totals suggest a clear advantage on both sides of the ball.
Recent results
Miami’s offense has scored fewer points in each of its past three games. The Dolphins beat the Jets 28-25 on the road in Week 7, then lost 24-19 to New England and 19-9 to Detroit. Indianapolis followed a 16-10 loss at Minnesota with a 42-7 defeat at Jacksonville. The Colts scored 23 points against Dallas in Week 9 but still fell 27-23. That was their highest scoring total of the three-game stretch, though it did not end the skid.
Fantasy outlook
The running backs lead the listed PPR projections. Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylor sits at 17.8 points, ahead of Miami’s Ollie Gordon II at 15.7. Those projections make them the strongest fantasy options among the players listed for this matchup. Miami quarterbacks Malik Willis and Kyle McCord carry projections of 14.3 and 11.1 points, respectively. Those figures alone do not establish a starting order. Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is projected for 12.1. Among Miami receivers, Caleb Douglas projects for 9.3 PPR points and Malik Washington for 9.1. Indianapolis tight end Tyler Warren and kicker Spencer Shrader each carry a 10.6-point projection, while receiver Laquon Treadwell is at 7.5.