Cutler has good stats vs. Atlanta

DAVIE — We’ve been told the“tape don’t lie.”Well, neither do numbers, and here are the most interesting stats about the Dolphins as they prepare to visit Atlanta on Sunday:

32nd: Offensive rankings in total offense (231.3 yards per game), passing offense (156.5 yards), scoring (10.3 points) and third-down offense (25 percent)

6: Major categories in which the Falcons’ offense ranks in the NFL top 10: total offense (4th, 388.3), passing (7th, 262.5), rushing (8th, 125.8), scoring (8th, 26.0), fewest sacks allowed (8th, 8), third-down offense (8th, 43.2 percent)

1: Key category where Falcons’ offense ranks last in the NFL: red-zone (20.0 percent)

.385: Dolphins’ third-down percentage in opener vs. Chargers (5 of 13)

.200: Dolphins’ third-down percentage in three games since (7 of 35)

0: Points scored by Dolphins in second quarter

0: Points allowed by Dolphins in first quarter

302.3: Jay Cutler’s average yards per game in 4 games (3 wins) vs. Falcons (99.4 passer rating, 6 TDs, 3 INT)

38.5: Percentage of drop-backs in which Cutler has been under pressure, sixth-most in the league, according to Pro Football Focus. His completion percentage under pressure is 39.5, ranking 27th

1980: Last time Dolphins won in Atlanta. Have played there only 3 times, losing in 1998 and 2009

47.0: Drop, in percentage points, in yards per game since the opener. Output has dropped in each successive game this season, from 336 to 225 to 186 to 178

91.9 and 90.3: Grades for LB Kiko Alonso and S Reshad Jones, respectively, by PFF (those were the highest grades in the NFL at each position)

4th: Defensive ranking in points allowed per game (16.8). That’s a major jump from 23.8 allowed last season, which ranked 18th in the league 19: Tackles for loss (at least 4 in every game) 15: Total quarterback hits in first 3 games 11: Quarterback hits vs. Titans 2: Total passes defensed in first 3 games 5: Passes defensed vs. Titans 2: Specialists from Jupiter High playing in Sunday’s Dolphins-Falcons game. Atlanta P Matt Bosher is 29 and Miami K Cody Parkey is 25, so they didn’t overlap.