6 Things I Learned From Week 14 of the NFL Season

Miami's Defense Is Gone

After Week 11's conclusion, the Miami Dolphins had the top-ranked defense according to our Adjusted Defensive Net Expected Points metric. Their following two games - one against the Broncos and the other against the Jets - forced their ranking to drop to sixth overall, as they played roughly 25 points below expectation defensively (factoring in strength of opponent).

The Dolphins allowed four offensive touchdowns to the Ravens on Sunday, including two passing scores from signal-caller Joe Flacco. Flacco's 14.23 Passing NEP was far above his 4.9 Passing NEP per game average, while the Dolphins continued to be gashed on the ground, as every rusher for Baltimore had a positive NEP score.