Miami Dolphins week three PhinPhanatic staff predictions

The Miami Dolphins will host the visiting Oakland, soon to be Vegas, Raiders this Sunday and the PhinPhatic staff gives your our final score predictions.

Back when Marino still had his dreamy locks and galaxy young eyes, the Raiders had a team that was second to none. If the year was 1984, this would have been the matchup of the decade. However, we find ourselves with a recently resurrected veteran old-school coach against a young west coast gunning Adam Gase.

This week we asked the staff of PhinPhanatic.com to give us their predictions heading into Sunday. The Dolphins continue to impress while the Raiders sink sing into distress. Here are our predictions for Sunday.

Hans… aka finally made the deadline… aka Han my boy…

The Oakland Raiders come to town after losing to the Rams by a lot and a close game with the Broncos. Coach Jon Gruden has said his defense needs more pass rush but he also said he has no regrets losing Khalil Mack. If they don’t get that fixed Gase could call up more deep plays but his shorter stuff with mixed in hurry-up has worked so far along with the defense and special teams.

Dolphins 27 Raiders 16

Sean Moon… aka Moondog… aka the Wild Coyote…

The Miami Dolphins defense proves to be to much for the Raiders. I see the Dolphins team speed giving them fits.
Rashad Jones will be missed, but Fitzpatrick will introduce himself to the Oakland Raider fans!

Miami Dolphins 28 Oakland Raiders 17

Fishing Guy… aka pick a new alias… aka fishing for anything but dolphins

Miami looks to make it 3-0 Sunday, against a 0-2 Raiders team with plenty of talent trying to find their groove, but Miami takes this one to overtime to get the win.

Dolphins 27 Raiders 24

Brian Murray… aka the firm handshake… aka whiskey no ice…

Oakland has the second worse rushing defense in the league and their passing defense not a whole lot better. Miami will also win the turnover battle with a +4 TO ratio advantage over the Raiders. The Dolphins are going to pound it out with the ground game and wear them down, especially with the Raiders wearing black jerseys in the Miami Heat.

Miami 31 Oakland 10

Eric Frosbutter… aka lavish velvet hands… aka the stroke

Miami is riding high fresh off a big victory at the Meadowlands against the Jets. The Raiders, on the other hand, look to be one of the worst teams in the league, and now have to fly across the nation to play an early 1 pm game. Even if starting safety Reshad Jones is forced to miss, Miami should handle the Raiders convincingly to improve to 3-0.

Dolphins 27 Raiders 7

George Keim… aka call him George… aka the K and the M are silent

The Dolphins continue their winning ways in week 3. Oakland is not the team that was 12-4 just two years ago. West Coast teams who travel east for 1:00 games tend not to fair well. Dolphins pull away late under the South Florida sun and defeat the Raiders.

Dolphins 31 Raiders 14

Shawn Digity… aka still diggin the last name… aka the W is worthless

These are two teams that are going in opposite directions. The Raiders will continue their decline as the Dolphins defense suffocates their running game and forces Derek Carr into a couple turnovers. Ryan Tannehill will have another efficient day, throwing in the ballpark of 200 yards and three touchdowns. Kenyan Drake and Frank Gore will also help the offense by combining for around 150 rushing yards as the Dolphins skate to 3-0.

Dolphins 35 Raiders 13

Gabriel Genovesi… aka GG… aka nuff said

The Miami defense continues to play strong and only allows Oakland in the end zone once. The offense plays turnover-free ball and the Dolphins improve to 3-0.

Dolphins 24 Raiders 16

Nick Belotto… aka the only help around here… aka not a talker

Miami keeps the hot streak rolling at home. The Raiders have had their early struggles this year and Miami’s defense will force turnovers and lead the team to a big win.

Miami 31 Oakland 13

Michael Fink… aka Fink rhymes with everything… aka the Finkster

Miami’s defense controls the Line of Scrimmage and shuts down Oakland’s ground attack forcing Carr to throw. Quinn and Wake rattle him and the secondary reaps the rewards. On Offense, Drake has a big day against a suspect run defense allowing Tannehill to choose his spots.

Miami 30 Oakland 13

Matt S… aka The S is short for something… aka perhaps not

The “3 H’s” will be in full effect this week for the Dolphins/Raiders game; Heat, Humidity, Humbling lack of pass rush.

The Dolphins STILL have difficulty covering tight ends but unless the weather turns this game into a ‘mud bowl’, the Dolphins will just have too much for the identity-less Raiders.

Dolphins 27 Raiders 17

Travvy J… aka the forearm grasp… aka the procrastinator

Good teams beat bad teams. Bad teams can beat good teams from time to time. Is Miami a good team gonna beat a bad team, or a bad team that beat a couple of decent squads? This team grinds and has solid veteran leadership on both sides of the ball. Look to see young players start to play better. However, if the rush can’t come on it’s own, the Raiders may stick around in this one.

Dolphins 30 Raiders 24

Brian Miller… aka its Miller Time… aka just let me do it

Brian, our leader, commander, captain, and editor, decided to pick the New York, stinkin, Jets. For this gross error, he is to apologize to Fin Nation and will be picking Miami to beat the Raiders… independent of his score prediction.

Brian – I’m sorry for transgressions. The Raiders will be traveling across the country, will wear their black uniforms, sit on the sunny side of the stadium, in weather that will feel like 105 degrees. This doesn’t bode well for the Raiders.

Dolphins 27 – Raiders 21