2 min read • January 01, 2022
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Injury Advantage: Dolphins Run Defense
Miami will enter Sunday on a 7-game win streak after losing 7-straight games. A majority of that turnaround has been their defensive play.
The Dolphins have given up the seventh least rushing yards this season and are fifteenth in passing yards allowed.
They have also caused the tenth most turnovers this year.
The Titans are obviously down MVP-caliber running back Derrick Henry for the rest of the regular season, leaving D’Onta Foreman, Jeremy McNichols and Dontrell Hilliard to fill in.
All three split carries and McNichols gets a majority of the targets in the passing game.
The trio has rushed for over 100 combined yards in four of the seven games since Henry went on IR.
However, 10 of the 11 Dolphins starters on defense are healthy. Free safety Jason McCourty is on IR, but rookie second-round pick Jevon Holland has filled the role nicely.
It will likely be up to quarterback Ryan Tannehill and wide receiver A.J. Brown to provide the offense for the Titans.
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