Ryan Tannehill led the Miami Dolphins to a victory over the Tennessee Titans in his last outing, but he has still strung together multiple poor performances heading into Sunday's game against the Houston Texans. Tannehill has thrown multiple interceptions in each of the last three games, tossing three against the Buffalo Bills, two against the New York Jets and two against the Titans.
Texans vs. Dolphins 2015 live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch online
Brian Hoyer will make his second consecutive start against Ryan Tannehill and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
On the season, Tannehill has completed 59.5 percent of his passes for 1,346 yards, nine touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Dolphins have lost two of the three games he's thrown multiple interceptions in, and only defeated the Titans thanks to a strong defensive performance. They picked off Marcus Mariota twice and Tannehill got 113 rushing yards and a touchdown out of running back Lamar Miller.
Tannehill will face a Texans team that has only managed five interceptions this season, and one that ranks 17th in the league against the pass overall. The Texans have been decent on the defensive side of the ball, but mostly average. They allow 25.8 points per game, which puts them at No. 21 in the league.
The Dolphins don't fare much better on that side of the ball. They allow 22.2 points per game on average, but rank 10th in the league in total defense. Neither team has looked great on that side of the ball, which is surprising given two of the biggest playmakers in the game will be on display on Sunday: Ndamukong Suh and J.J. Watt.
Watt has come back to Earth big time this year, having gone two consecutive games without a sack. Suh hasn’t had a sack all season, the longest drought to start a season in his career. They comprise two of the top three defensive contracts in the league, and while both are playing good football, neither have played great. Houston and Miami need Watt and Suh to be playmakers every single week.
Whatever the case, Tannehill and Houston starter Brian Hoyer will be glad to see the slumping defenders.
Despite switching starting quarterbacks multiple times, the Texans somehow have the NFL's fifth-ranked offense from a yardage standpoint. They're third in the league in passing yards, and 19th in the league in rushing yards, which is shocking given Arian Foster still plays for them. Foster is averaging just 2.3 yards per carry this year, bottom of the league for qualified rushers.
Foster has played in just three games this year, and had 53 yards on 18 carries against the Jacksonville Jaguars in his last game. He did manage to catch five passes for 59 yards and a touchdown, which helped Hoyer big time.
Hoyer started the season as Houston’s starter, but was benched in the first game despite being told he wasn’t going to be on a short leash this season. But Ryan Mallett, his replacement, stunk up the place and was replaced by Hoyer. Hoyer led the Texans to a dominant win over the Jaguars, completing 24 of 36 passes for 293 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He’ll duel with Tannehill on Sunday.
How to watch
When: 1 p.m. ET
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Network: CBS
Announcers: Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots
Online: NFL Game Pass
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