Dolphins at Saints 7:40 p.m., ESPN
LINE - Saints by 7LAST MEETING New Orleans beat Miami 46-34 on Oct. 25, 2009 LAST WEEK Miami beat Atlanta 27-23; New Orleans beat Arizona 31-7 RANKINGS Dolphins: offense (26), defense (22); Saints: offense (6), defense (4) NOTES Miami seeking first 4-0 start since 1995 in what will be franchise’s NFL-high 79th appearance on Monday night. ... RB Lamar Miller has averaged 6 yards per carry during his last two games (131 yards on 22 carries). ... TE Charles Clay’s 203 receiving yards ranks fourth among TEs. Clay is a graduate of Little Rock Central ... Dolphins rookie K Caleb Sturgis is 6 for 6 on field goals, including 3 of 3 from between 40-49 yards, and 2 of 2 from 50 yards or longer. ... New Orleans QB Drew Brees has won past eight starts on Monday night, completing 71.1 percent of passes for 2,467 yards with 24 TDs and 5 INTs. ... Since joining New Orleans in 2006, Brees leads NFL with 34,592 yards and 250 TDs passing.
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