MIAMI (5-7) At SAN FRANCISCO (8-3-1)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – 49ers by 10 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Miami 6-6; San Francisco 7-5
SERIES RECORD – Dolphins lead 6-5
AP PRO32 RANKING – Dolphins, No. 20; 49ers, No. 5
LAST MEETING – Dolphins beat 49ers 14-9, Dec. 14, 2008
LAST WEEK – Dolphins lost to Patriots 23-16; 49ers lost to Rams 16-13
DOLPHINS OFFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (17), PASS (23)
DOLPHINS DEFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (8), PASS (27)
49ERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (2), PASS (25)
49ERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (3), PASS (2)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Dolphins have won two in row between teams that met in 1985 Super Bowl – won 38-16 by 49ers for their second championship. Teams have played five times since 1992, San Francisco leading 3-2 during stretch despite dropping last two. … In last meeting four years ago, umpire Scott Dawson left game in second quarter after nose was bloodied when blindsided by two Miami defenders. … San Francisco has 21 penalties – of 88 total – in last two games for 165 yards, eight for offensive holding. … 49ers LB Aldon Smith matched franchise single-season sacks mark last week with 17 1/2 and now has chance to pass Fred Dean’s total set in 1983. … Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill threw for 431 yards in only road game vs. NFC, on Sept. 30 at Cardinals. He has a 97.1 rating against NFC opponents and team 4-1 when he has rating of 90 or better. Tannehill (2,559) has most yards passing by rookie in Dolphins history. … Miami WR Brian Hartline needs 109 yards receiving for first career 1,000-yard season. … In three career starts since taking over QB job from Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick has 100.1 passer rating with four TDs – throwing for three and running for another. … RB Frank Gore has run for score in each of last three games against AFC opponent. … San Francisco WR Michael Crabtree coming off seven-catch day for 101 yards at Rams. … 49ers DT Justin Smith has three sacks in past three games. … San Francisco WR Randy Moss has 46 catches for 786 yards and 10 TDs with 17.1-yards-per-catch average in 11 games vs. Dolphins. … Rookie Jonathan Martin will play LT for Dolphins in place of injured Jake Long, who hurt left triceps in last week’s loss to New England.
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