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Alec Pierce has a difficult matchup when his Indianapolis Colts play the Miami Dolphins in Week 1 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET). The Dolphins gave up 210.7 passing yards per game last year, ninth-best in the NFL.
Pierce was targeted 69 times last year and turned them into 37 catches for 824 yards (51.5 ypg) and scored seven touchdowns.
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Pierce vs. the Dolphins
- Pierce vs the Dolphins (since 2021): 1 GP / 15 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
- Versus Miami last season, seven players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
- The Dolphins allowed 20 players to haul in a TD pass against them last season.
- Miami gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only two players last season.
- The 210.7 passing yards the Dolphins gave up on average per game a year ago made them the NFL's ninth-ranked defense against the pass.
- The Dolphins' defense was ranked sixth in the NFL at 1.3 passing TDs allowed per game last year.
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Pierce Receiving Insights
- Pierce hit the over on receiving yards prop bets in 60.0% of his games (nine of 15) last year.
- He averaged 11.9 yards per target last year (first in league), racking up 824 yards on 69 passes thrown his way.
- Pierce scored a receiving touchdown seven times last season, out of 16 games played, but did not have multiple TD receptions in any of those games.
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Pierce's Last Season Performance
| Opponent | Date | Week | Receiving Stats | Rushing Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Texans | 9/8/2024 | Week 1 | 3 TAR / 3 REC / 125 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Packers | 9/15/2024 | Week 2 | 7 TAR / 5 REC / 56 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Bears | 9/22/2024 | Week 3 | 2 TAR / 1 REC / 44 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Steelers | 9/29/2024 | Week 4 | 2 TAR / 1 REC / 9 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Jaguars | 10/6/2024 | Week 5 | 3 TAR / 3 REC / 134 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Titans | 10/13/2024 | Week 6 | 4 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Dolphins | 10/20/2024 | Week 7 | 5 TAR / 2 REC / 15 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Texans | 10/27/2024 | Week 8 | 4 TAR / 1 REC / 11 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Vikings | 11/3/2024 | Week 9 | 3 TAR / 3 REC / 41 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Bills | 11/10/2024 | Week 10 | 7 TAR / 4 REC / 81 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Jets | 11/17/2024 | Week 11 | 4 TAR / 3 REC / 74 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Lions | 11/24/2024 | Week 12 | 4 TAR / 1 REC / 39 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Patriots | 12/1/2024 | Week 13 | 6 TAR / 2 REC / 16 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Broncos | 12/15/2024 | Week 15 | 4 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Giants | 12/29/2024 | Week 17 | 9 TAR / 6 REC / 122 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Jaguars | 1/5/2025 | Week 18 | 2 TAR / 2 REC / 57 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |