NFL Capsules: New England at Miami

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NEW ENGLAND (7-4) At MIAMI (5-6)

1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Patriots by 4 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Patriots 6-5; Dolphins 5-6

SERIES RECORD - Dolphins lead 49-39

LAST MEETING - Patriots beat Dolphins 27-17, Nov. 8, 2009

LAST WEEK - Patriots lost to Saints, 38-17; Dolphins lost to Bills 31-14

PATRIOTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (17), PASS (2)

PATRIOTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (16), PASS (10)

DOLPHINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (3), PASS (30)

DOLPHINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (12), PASS (23)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Patriots seek seventh series sweep. ... New England leads NFL in first downs per game. ... Randy Moss leads NFL with 992 yards receiving and is on verge of reaching 1,000 milestone for 10th time. Only Jerry Rice (14 seasons) did it more. ... Wes Welker has 37 catches in five games against Miami, his former team. ... Patriots P Chris Hanson ranks 32nd in the NFL with average of 40.2 yards. ... Miami's Ricky Williams seeks fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game. Last time he had streak that long was 2002, when he won league rushing title. ... Williams is on pace to top 1,000 yards for first time since 2003. ... Dolphins have 35 sacks and rank second in NFL in sacks per pass play. Joey Porter leads team with seven sacks, including 4 1/2 in past two games. ... Dolphins' defense is allowing opponents to convert only 33 percent of third-down situations, which ranks second in league. ... FB Lousaka Polite is 9 for 9 converting third- and fourth-down situations. ... Dan Carpenter is 20 for 20 lifetime on field goals of 40 yards or less.

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