Putting Up Numbers· NFL

The Dolphins' carries with De'Von Achane and without De'Von Achane

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, the Dolphins were 1.6 carries under with De'Von Achane and 2.0 carries over without De'Von Achane over their last 35 games, 30 games against 5. The plain averages are 24.8 and 28.2, a difference of 3.4. All 3 games on a short week were with De'Von Achane.

De'Von Achane, running back: 2,124 rushing yards, 404 carries and 129 receptions in 30 of those 35 games, 54% of MIA’s carries in those games.

carries a game over expected

A −3.6 difference in carries over expected with De'Von Achane vs without De'Von Achane is about what you’d expect.

A −3.4 difference in carries with De'Von Achane vs without De'Von Achane is about what you’d expect.

The games

with De'Von Achanewithout De'Von Achane
Miami Dolphins’ games, last 35 games, each marked with De'Von Achane or without De'Von Achane
SideDateGameResultcarriesExpected
Oct 27, 2024vsARIL2526.1
Nov 3, 2024@BUFL3124.5
Nov 11, 2024@LAW2226.5
Nov 17, 2024vsLVW2625.3
Nov 24, 2024vsNEW2429.0
Nov 28, 2024@GBL1424.8
Dec 8, 2024vsNYJW1928.4
Dec 15, 2024@HOUL1924.9
Dec 22, 2024vsSFW3026.3
Dec 29, 2024@CLEW2726.1
Jan 5, 2025@NYJL2328.2
Sep 7, 2025@INDL1226.6
Sep 14, 2025vsNEL1525.4
Sep 18, 2025@BUFL2525.4
Sep 29, 2025vsNYJW3128.4
Oct 5, 2025@CARL1426.8
Oct 12, 2025vsLACL2125.7
Oct 19, 2025@CLEL2227.0
Oct 26, 2025@ATLW3725.0
Oct 30, 2025vsBALL2026.4
Nov 9, 2025vsBUFW3225.4
Nov 16, 2025vsWAS (neutral)W3127.1
Nov 30, 2025vsNOW3227.2
Dec 7, 2025@NYJW4127.3
Dec 15, 2025@PITL1626.3
Dec 21, 2025vsCINL2827.0
Dec 28, 2025vsTBW3023.5
Jan 4, 2026@NEL2524.4
Sep 13, 2026@LVL1828.2
Sep 20, 2026@SFL2826.8
Sep 27, 2026vsKCL3127.2
Oct 4, 2026@MINL1827.0
Oct 11, 2026vsCINL3426.3
Oct 25, 2026@NYJW4127.3
Nov 1, 2026vsNEL2326.4

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every game of its season between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, minus 0.1 in 2024, plus 0.4 in 2025, plus 0.2 in 2026 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 72% in 2024, 48% in 2025, 21% in 2026 of the difference the model predicts.
  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Who played is read from the snap counts, which name every player who took a snap on offense, defense or special teams.