Thursday’s NFL Matchup
BALTIMORE (6-2) AT MIAMI (2-7)
KICKOFF: 8:20 p.m., FOX, NFL Network, Amazon.
BETTING LINE: Baltimore by 7½, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
AGAINST THE SPREAD: Baltimore 3-5; Miami 3-6.
SERIES RECORD: Baltimore leads 10-6.
LAST MEETING: Ravens beat Dolphins 59-10 on Sept. 8, 2019 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
LAST WEEK: Ravens beat Vikings 34-31, OT; Dolphins beat Texans 17-9.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s only other game as a pro at Hard Rock Stadium was the 59-10 win. ... Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle. The Ravens have given up seven touchdown passes of 40 yards or more this season, four of them on the opening drive of a half.
KEY INJURIES: For the Ravens, S DeShon Elliott (bicep, pectoral) is gone for the year and RB Latavius Murray (ankle) might not be ready for Thursday, though TE Nick Boyle (knee) may be in line for his 2021 debut. For the Dolphins, C Greg Mancz (ankle) isn’t expected to play and QB Tua Tagovailoa (finger) didn’t play last week — meaning Jacoby Brissett may start again.
STATS AND STUFF: The Ravens and Dolphins are two of 11 teams yet to miss an extra point this season. Baltimore is 19 for 19, Miami 16 for 16. Baltimore is also 16 for 17 on field goals, meaning the Ravens have missed just one kick all season. … Ravens coach John Harbaugh is five wins shy of 150 for his career. Depending on how Dallas does over the next few weeks, either he or Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy (currently at 147) will be the 25th coach in NFL history to hit that milestone. … Neither the Ravens nor the Dolphins have a 50-yard play on offense this season. The last team to go a full season without one was the 2017 Buffalo Bills. … The Dolphins are 12-10 on Thursdays, 5-2 at home; Ravens are 8-5 on Thursdays, 1-4 on the road. … The Ravens are playing their first road game in 39 days after four consecutive home games and a bye. Since the merger and excluding the 1982 strike season, the 39-day gap between road regular-season games ties the 10th-longest such streak in the NFL. The record there is held by Miami, which went 45 days between road games in 2016.