RBs vs Miami Dolphins
As of Week 9 · through 2 games · PPR
RB1 = the highest-scoring RB against Dolphins in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LV | Ashton Jeanty | 23 | 102 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 32.7 |
| 2 |  SF | Christian McCaffrey | 10 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 22.6 |
| Average | 16.5 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 27.7 | ||
| Median | 16.5 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 27.7 | ||
| High | 23 | 102 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 32.7 | ||
| Low | 10 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 22.6 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
Prediction for Jahmyr Gibbs
Nobody knows which slot Jahmyr Gibbs will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Dolphins.
I predict about 32.1 points for Jahmyr Gibbs if playing as a RB1. Jahmyr Gibbs has averaged 28.5 over 2 games, and the Dolphins have given up 27.7 to RB1s (+77% vs the league average of 15.7).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Jahmyr Gibbs scored: Wk 1 33.6, Wk 2 23.3. Average 28.5; weighted toward recent games it is 24.7.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Dolphins allowed 27.7 points to their opponent's RB1. The league average for that slot is 15.7, so that is +77%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +30% adjustment (x1.30).
4. Result. 24.7 x 1.30 = 32.1. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Jahmyr Gibbs is to reach it as a RB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (32.1) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 19.3 points, leaning on Jahmyr Gibbs's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 32.
With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
Insights
- RB1s have averaged 16.5 carries, 62.5 rushing yards and 5.0 receptions against the Dolphins across 2 games.
- The Dolphins allow 27.7 PPR points to RB1s, +77% versus the league average of 15.7 (ranked 2 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- 2 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 22.6 to 32.7 (median 27.7).
- RB1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 2 games (100%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.
What do these columns mean?
- Wk
- Week of the season
- Tgt
- Targets (passes thrown to the player)
- Rec
- Receptions
- ReYd
- Receiving yards
- ReTD
- Receiving touchdowns
- Car
- Carries (rushing attempts)
- RuYd
- Rushing yards
- RuTD
- Rushing touchdowns
- Cmp / Att
- Completions and pass attempts
- PaYd / PaTD
- Passing yards and touchdowns
- INT
- Interceptions thrown
- FGM / FGA
- Field goals made and attempted
- FPts
- Fantasy points in your scoring format
- Sck / TO
- Defense: sacks and takeaways
- PA
- Points allowed by a defense
- G
- Games in the sample
- vs Lg
- Percent above or below the league average
- Jahmyr Gibbs averages 28.5 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 27.9) and has played as the team's RB1.
- The Dolphins have allowed 27.7 points to RB1s over 2 games (+77% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +30% adjustment.
- Last season's average (21.6) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Projection: 32.1 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level RB scores about 12.2 and a top-tier one about 20.0.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Jahmyr Gibbs's stats vs the Dolphins
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Dolphins, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Jahmyr Gibbs has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Dolphins opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jahmyr Gibbs will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Dolphins avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jahmyr Gibbs's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jahmyr Gibbs usually produces.
Projected is Jahmyr Gibbs's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Dolphins were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO | 29 | 156 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2 | BUF | 16 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 23.3 |
| Gibbs avg | 22.5 | 104.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 45.5 | 0.5 | 28.5 | |
| Dolphins All avg | 10.2 | 41.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 17.6 | 0.4 | 12.7 | |
| Difference | -12.3 | -62.8 | -0.6 | -4.5 | -3.5 | -27.9 | -0.1 | -15.8 | |
| Projected | 29.3 | 135.2 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 59.1 | 0.7 | 32.1 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Gibbs averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.