Game time: Fast facts, odds, injury report and key info for Dolphins vs. Chiefs in Germany
DOLPHINS (6-2) vs. CHIEFS (6-2)
Kickoff: 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt, Germany)
TV: NFL Network, NBC (Ch. 6 in Miami-Dade, Broward); RADIO: Westwood One, WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM), WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 15-11, including playoffs, in his second season as a head coach; Andy Reid is 135-54, including playoffs, in his 11th season leading the Chiefs and 275-156 in 25 overall seasons as a head coach.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series with the Chiefs, 16-15, including playoffs. Miami is 3-0 in postseason games against Kansas City.
Weather: 53 degrees, 79 percent humidity, 15 mph winds, 49 percent chance of precipitation; stadium has retractable roof
Line: The Dolphins are 1 1/2-point underdogs; the over/under is 50 1/2.
Injuries: Dolphins — Out: S Brandon Jones (concussion), OL Robert Hunt (hamstring); Questionable: OT Terron Armstead (knee), CB Xavien Howard (groin), C Connor Williams (groin), TE Durham Smythe (ankle), WR Braxton Berrios (hamstring), CB Nik Needham (Achilles), WR River Cracraft (shoulder), CB Justin Bethel (foot); Reserve/Non-Football Injury: WR Erik Ezukanma (neck); Injured reserve: Armstead (knee), RB De’Von Achane (knee), OL Isaiah Wynn (quadriceps), Cracraft (shoulder), RB Chris Brooks (knee/ankle), CB Keion Crossen (knee), DE Zeke Vandenburgh
Chiefs — Out: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (illness); Questionable: LB Willie Gay Jr. (lower back), WR Richie James (knee); Injured reserve: James, LB, Nick Bolton among six players on IR.
Noteworthy: The Dolphins, against the reigning Super Bowl champions, seek to disprove the narrative that they can’t beat contending teams. Miami has lost its two games against winning teams, the Bills and the Eagles, by a combined 42 points this season. The team is 6-0 against losing teams, as those opponents, counting the Patriots twice, have a combined record of 13-33. …
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, on a historic receiving pace in 2023, faces his former team with which he spent six Pro Bowl seasons and won a Super Bowl. …
Much has been made of the Dolphins flying into Germany much earlier than the Chiefs to get acclimated to the five-hour time difference that turns into six hours Sunday morning. Miami arrived Tuesday morning and had a normal Wednesday-Thursday-Friday practice week ahead of Sunday’s game. Kansas City arrived Friday morning and had one day of drills in Frankfurt. …
The Dolphins’ all-time record in international series games is 1-4, with all previous instances occurring in London. Their last win overseas was in 2014 against the Oakland Raiders. …
It’s a young vs. old coaching matchup between McDaniel and Reid. Reid’s Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in the 2019 season’s Super Bowl, which was played at Hard Rock Stadium, while McDaniel was run-game coordinator for the 49ers. …
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes enter the Week 9 matchup as the No. 1 and 2 leading favorites, according to most sportsbooks, for MVP. Tagovailoa has won 11 consecutive games against Super Bowl-winning head coaches, with another chance Sunday. He has a 12-1 record against champion coaches. The one loss was to Reid in 2020, Tagovailoa’s rookie season.