2023 · Week 13

Final

Dolphins

Miami

QB Tua Tagovailoa

45·15

Commanders

Washington

QB Sam Howell

FedExField · outdoors · grass · 53°F · wind 2mph

Closing spread

MIA -8.5

Total

50

Model margin

-1.7est.

WAS perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Commanders
  • Dolphins

How each play moved the game.

Commanders 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 mapCommanders
  • +0.095EPA / play-0.084
  • 47.3%Success rate41.9%
  • +0.167EPA / dropback-0.069
  • -0.009EPA / rush-0.119
  • 11.5%Explosive rate8.0%
  • +4.40CPOE+0.32
  • 42.5%Third-down rate35.6%
  • 70.6%Red-zone TD rate66.6%
  • 2.34Points / drive1.53
  • 2.3%Turnover rate2.7%

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 5–3 since 1999

MIA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 35.6 points. WAS are 2-5-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11WAS @ MIA1316MIA
2019 · W6WAS @ MIA1716WAS
2015 · W1MIA @ WAS1710MIA
2011 · W10WAS @ MIA920MIA
2007 · W1MIA @ WAS1316WAS
2003 · W12WAS @ MIA2324MIA
1999 · W17MIA @ WAS1021WAS

Box score

Individual performances

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tua Tagovailoa18/2428020
Mike White1/1300

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
De'Von Achane17734.32
Raheem Mostert11433.91
Jeff Wilson4112.80
Tyreek Hill2-4-2.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tyreek Hill571572
Jaylen Waddle58520
De'Von Achane34300
Julian Hill22230
River Cracraft22160
Raheem Mostert1180

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Sam Howell12/2312701

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Brian Robinson7537.60
Antonio Gibson10353.50
Chris Rodriguez Jr.7294.10
Sam Howell4215.32

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 -8.52.9%4.6%3.1%7.5%7.1%2.8%4.1%

Positive margins favour Commanders; negative favour Dolphins.

Half-point at risk

2.03%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

44.6%

Expected total

44.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.46
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin-1.67