MIAMI (9-5) AT LAS VEGAS (7-7)

KICKOFF: 8:15 p.m. NFL Network

OPENING LINE: Dolphins by 2 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Dolphins 11-3; Raiders 7-7

SERIES RECORD: Raiders lead 20-18-1

LAST MEETING: Dolphins won at home vs. Raiders 28-20, Sept. 23, 2018

LAST WEEK: Dolphins beat Patriots 22-12; Raiders lost to Chargers 30-27, OT

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Miami has won nine of the past 11 in the series since losing to the Raiders in the playoffs following the 2000 season. … The Dolphins can clinch an AFC wild-card berth if they win their final two games. … The Dolphins are assured of a winning season for just the second time since 2008. They’ve now won eight of their past 10 games. … Last year the Dolphins allowed an NFL-worst 30.9 points per game. This season they’re allowing 18.4 per game, the league’s lowest average. They’ve held opponents without a touchdown in three games, including last week. … The Dolphins have a takeaway in 20 consecutive games, the NFL’s longest active streak. … Miami CB Xavien Howard leads the league with nine interceptions, more than nine teams, and is tied for second in passes defended with 17. … Miami has allowed 16 TDs passing after giving up a league-high 39 last year. … The Dolphins are tied for the league’s fifth-best point differential at plus-95 even though they’ve been outgained by 426 yards. … The Dolphins lead the league in takeaways (26) and defensive third-down conversion (33%). … Tua Tagovailoa is 5-2 as Miami’s starting QB, but 51 players have a longer completion than his longest of 35 yards. … Last week the Dolphins rushed for 250 yards, their highest total since 2016.

Salvon Ahmed became their first 100-yard rusher in 32 games. He was one of six rookie starters on offense, the most for any team in a game in two years. … Miami’s Jason Sanders made 28 of his first 29 field goal tries this year, but in the past two weeks he’s 2 for 4, missing from 45 and 52 yards. … The Raiders have lost four of five following a 6-3 start and will be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss or a Ravens win. … Las Vegas coach Jon Gruden’s .377 winning percentage in December is the sixth worst among 81 coaches in the Super Bowl era with at least 25 games in December. … The Raiders are 2-5 at home in their first season in Las Vegas and can tie a franchise record for home losses in a season with a sixth.