2020 · Week 3

Final

Dolphins

Miami

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

31·13

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Gardner Minshew

TIAA Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 81°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

JAX -3

Total

49

Model margin

-6.5est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

6.0%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Dolphins

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars winsDolphins wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Dolphinsedge mapJaguars
  • +0.026EPA / play-0.050
  • 46.8%Success rate42.0%
  • +0.115EPA / dropback-0.034
  • -0.124EPA / rush-0.086
  • 7.0%Explosive rate8.3%
  • +1.23CPOE-0.40
  • 38.5%Third-down rate40.6%
  • 59.1%Red-zone TD rate64.8%
  • 1.99Points / drive1.74
  • 1.9%Turnover rate2.3%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

MIA lead 6–5 since 1999

Meetings average 38.1 points. JAX are 6-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W1JAX @ MIA1720MIA
2021 · W6MIA @ JAX2023JAX
2018 · W16JAX @ MIA177JAX
2015 · W2MIA @ JAX2023JAX
2014 · W8MIA @ JAX2713MIA
2012 · W15JAX @ MIA324MIA
2009 · W14MIA @ JAX1410MIA
2006 · W13JAX @ MIA2410JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Fitzpatrick18/2016020

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Myles Gaskin22663.00
Ryan Fitzpatrick7385.41
Jakeem Grant12929.00
Matt Breida341.30
Jordan Howard310.31

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Gardner Minshew30/4227501

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Robinson11464.22
Gardner Minshew3227.30
Chris Thompson231.50
Laviska Shenault Jr.111.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +33.4%5.0%3.2%7.3%6.0%3.2%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Dolphins.

Half-point at risk

6.02%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

32.0%

Expected total

44.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.32
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-3.93
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-6.55