Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers

Sunday Late · Sun, Sep 20, 4:25 PM ETMIA @ SF
Miami Dolphins

Away

Miami Dolphins

0-1

San Francisco 49ers

Home

San Francisco 49ers

1-0

Model Win Probability

Miami Dolphins · Away

32%

Edge36%

San Francisco 49ers · Home

68%

Team Efficiency Comparison

19
81
Offense
23
81
Passing
16
87
Rushing
26
68
Defense
3
52
Pass Rush
29
89
Situational

0–100 league percentile across all 32 teams. Defensive ratings are inverted so a higher number always means a better unit.

Blended Team Metrics

MIAMetricSF
-0.083EPA / Play0.115
39.6%Success Rate50.7%
-0.068Dropback EPA0.178
-0.116Rush EPA0.026
10.9%Explosive Play Rate8.3%
30.4%3rd Down Conversion53.0%
71.0%Red Zone TD Rate83.0%
0.050Def. EPA / Play Allowed-0.030
11.0%Pressure Rate14.8%

Blend: 70% prior full season, 30% current season to date. Metrics without enough data are shown as “—”, never as zero.

Game Context

Venue
Levi's Stadium
Kickoff
Sun, Sep 20, 4:25 PM ET
Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Away rest
7 days
Home rest
10 days
Site
San Francisco 49ers home game

Player Impact

Malik Willis

QB

2026 Week 1

CMP/ATT
15/27
Pass yds
220
Pass TD
0
INT
1
Y/A
8.1
Sacks
5

De'Von Achane

RB

2026 Week 1

Carries
11
Rush yds
36
YPC
3.3
Rush TD
0
Targets
5
Rec
4
Rush share
61.1%

Jaylen Wright

RB

2026 Week 1

Carries
1
Rush TD
0
Targets
0
Rec
0
Rush share
5.6%

Malik Washington

WR

2026 Week 1

Targets
8
Rec
3
Rec yds
53
YPR
17.7
Rec TD
0
Target share
29.6%

Caleb Douglas

WR

2026 Week 1

Targets
7
Rec
5
Rec yds
94
YPR
18.8
Rec TD
0
Target share
25.9%

Scoring by Quarter

Sample · 1 game

Away · Miami Dolphins

Q1
0
Q2
6
Q3
7
Q4
0

Home · San Francisco 49ers

Q1
3
Q2
7
Q3
7
Q4
10

Small sample — treat quarter splits as descriptive context, not a trend.

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Analytical Angles

Passing edge · SF

passing

San Francisco 49ers ranks in the 81th percentile for passing against the 23th percentile opposite, a 58-point separation in the blended team profile.

Rushing edge · SF

rushing

San Francisco 49ers ranks in the 87th percentile for rushing against the 16th percentile opposite, a 71-point separation in the blended team profile.

Defense edge · SF

efficiency

San Francisco 49ers ranks in the 68th percentile for defense against the 26th percentile opposite, a 42-point separation in the blended team profile.

Rushing usage concentration · MIA

rushing

De'Von Achane handled 61.1% of Miami Dolphins carries in Week 1 (11 attempts, 36 yards).

Statistical context only. Picks Terminal publishes matchup analysis, not wagering advice.

Keys to the Game

  • Rushing: San Francisco 49ers rate 87/100 against Miami Dolphins at 16/100 (Rush EPA 0.026).
  • Offense: San Francisco 49ers rate 81/100 against Miami Dolphins at 19/100 (EPA / Play 0.115).
  • Situational: San Francisco 49ers rate 89/100 against Miami Dolphins at 29/100.

What Could Flip It

  • Miami Dolphins do not lead any measured category, so the model edge rests on a small two-week sample.
  • Week 2 efficiency is blended 70% from the 2025 full season and 30% from 2026 play to date, so recent form is intentionally underweighted.

Model Analysis

Miami Dolphins visit San Francisco 49ers in Week 2 of the 2026 regular season. The Picks Terminal Elo baseline makes San Francisco 49ers the 68% side, with Miami Dolphins at 32%.

Where San Francisco 49ers grade out ahead: Rushing: San Francisco 49ers rate 87/100 against Miami Dolphins at 16/100 (Rush EPA 0.026). Offense: San Francisco 49ers rate 81/100 against Miami Dolphins at 19/100 (EPA / Play 0.115). Situational: San Francisco 49ers rate 89/100 against Miami Dolphins at 29/100.

All ratings are league-wide percentiles across the 32 teams, computed from public nflverse play-by-play. Metrics without sufficient data are shown as unavailable rather than zero, and efficiency figures are matchup context — the probability itself comes from result-based Elo only.

Forecast

The model projects San Francisco 49ers to win this game 68% of the time. That is a clear edge, and it reflects game results through the completed weeks of 2026 rather than any market price.

Sources & Methodology

Win probability: pt-nfl-elo-v0.1 — a result-based Elo baseline (teams start at 1500, K = 20, +45 Elo home-field, 0 at neutral sites) trained on completed game results only. Team efficiency metrics are league-wide percentiles from public play-by-play and are matchup context, not model inputs. No external market data of any kind is used anywhere on this page.