Cincinnati at Miami
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — The Cincinnati Bengals will visit the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in a National Football League game at Hard Rock Stadium. Cincinnati enters with a 2-2 record, while Miami is 0-4.
The Bengals are coming off a 22-17 home loss to Jacksonville in their most recent game. In that defeat, Joe Burrow completed 39 of 54 passes for 428 yards with one touchdown pass and one rushing touchdown. He also rushed three times for 6 yards. Chase Brown ran nine times for 10 yards and caught 11 passes for 71 yards, and Samaje Perine ran three times for 7 yards. Earlier this season, Cincinnati lost 30-27 at Pittsburgh, won 20-6 at Houston and beat Tampa Bay 33-27 at home.
Burrow’s recent performances include 28 completions on 37 attempts for 282 yards and three touchdown passes against Pittsburgh, plus two rushing attempts for 13 yards. At Houston, he completed 20 of 31 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns. He has been the focal point of the Cincinnati offense and has thrown for at least 207 yards in each of his past three games.
Miami is coming off a 15-10 loss at Minnesota. Malik Willis completed 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards and rushed twice for 11 yards. Ollie Gordon II ran nine times for 100 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for no yards. Jaylen Wright ran five times for 7 yards and returned five kickoffs for 97 yards. Earlier this season, Miami lost 24-10 at home to Kansas City, lost 35-13 at San Francisco and lost 27-13 at Las Vegas.
Willis’ recent performances include 20 completions on 36 attempts for 210 yards and nine rushes for 56 yards against Kansas City. At San Francisco, he completed 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards and rushed twice for 6 yards and a touchdown. Miami will look for more production from Willis and its running game against Cincinnati.
The weather forecast for game time is 78°F at Hard Rock Stadium. Cincinnati will be the visiting team, and Miami will be the home team. The Bengals will try to move above .500, while the Dolphins will attempt to secure their first win of the season. Cincinnati’s next game is scheduled at Baltimore, while Miami’s next game is scheduled at the N.Y. Jets.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Miami to win 34-30. Interstat’s ELO system gives Cincinnati a 57.8 percent probability to win. Miami is a 7-point pregame favorite, and the over/under is 43.5.