5 NFL Stats to Know Through Week 6

The Dolphins' -0.14 Adjusted NEP per Play Ranks 32nd

Here at numberFire, we have a metric called Net Expected Points (NEP) that compares every single play over a season to how a league-average team should perform on that play. Our Success Rate metric measures the percentage of plays in which the NEP was greater than zero. For more about our in-house metrics, check out our glossary.

The Miami Dolphins are sitting at 3-2 through five games, but it certainly hasn't been due to their offense, which ranks dead last in the league in both Adjusted Passing NEP per play (-0.14) and Adjusted Rushing NEP per play (-0.17).

Miami has only turned the ball over 6 times in five games, so giveaways are not the big issue with them.

Rather, they are averaging the 19th-most pass attempts per game, yet sit at the bottom of the league with just 155.4 passing yards per game. On the ground, they are the only team without a rushing touchdown and are joined by the Cleveland Browns as the only team without a run of more than 20 yards.

In Week 7, the Dolphins will get a rematch with the New York Jets, who held Miami to just 6 points and 250 total yards in Week 3.