DOLPHINS (6-3) vs. RAIDERS (5-5)
Kick off: 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Hard Rock Stadium
TELEVISION: CBS (channels 4 in Miami-Dade, Broward, 12 in Palm Beach); RADIO: WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM), WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 15-12, including playoffs, in his second season as head coach; Antonio Pierce is 2-0 as interim coach since the Raiders fired Josh McDaniels.
Series: The Raiders lead the all-time series against the Dolphins, 21-19-1, including the playoffs, where the Raiders have a 3-1 lead.
Climate: 80 degrees, 61 percent humidity, 10 mph winds, 10 percent chance of precipitation
Line: The Dolphins are 13 1/2-point favorites; the over/under is 46 1/2.
Injuries: Dolphins – Out: OL Robert Hunt (hamstring), OL Robert Jones (knee), WR Chase Claypool (knee); Questionable: RB De’Von Achane (knee), TE Durham Smythe (ankle), WR Braxton Berrios (hamstring), FB Alec Ingold (foot); Reserve/Non-Football Injury: WR Erik Ezukanma (neck); Injured reserve: Achane, OL Isaiah Wynn (quadriceps), RB Chris Brooks (knee/ankle), CB Keion Crossen (knee), DE Zeke Vandenburgh
raiders – Questionable: T Kolton Miller (shoulder), G Dylan Parham (calf), S Roderic Teamer (hamstring); Injured Reserve: Player among seven players on IR.
Remarkable: The Dolphins return to the friendly confines of Hard Rock Stadium after a week off following their 21-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Germany. …
Miami had a good down week, with losses to several other AFC teams, including all three division foes, increasing their chances of (not only being a playoff team at the end of the season) but of winning the AFC East. The Dolphins are at least two games higher in the loss column than the rest of the division. …
The Raiders have won against the New York Giants and Jets and since McDaniels was fired. Pierce has galvanized Las Vegas, but he’s taking his show on the road for the first time since he took over. …
The Dolphins are 4-0 this season at home, 10-2 under McDaniel and have won 16 of their last 18 games at Hard Rock Stadium overall. …
The Raiders’ defensive coordinator is Patrick Graham, who held the same role with the Dolphins in 2019 under former coach Brian Flores. …
The two meetings between the franchises since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas were frantic finishes, a 26-25 Miami win in 2020 and a 31-28 overtime loss in 2021, both at Allegiant Stadium.
