Malik Willis — Week 9: 128 Yards and an Interception
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9
Willis completed 13 of 25 passes for 128 yards with an interception and was sacked three times against the Lions, in Miami's 19-9 loss at home.
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Malik Willis could not get Miami into the end zone against the Lions: 13 of 25 for 128 yards, an interception and three sacks, plus 2 carries for 7 yards. His passing was worth -10.7 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position, -0.38 per dropback. The 128 yards were his second-fewest this season, ahead of only 85 in Week 4.
The interception came on Miami's first drive of the third quarter. Down 6-3, third and 11 at his own 35, he threw deep left for Caleb Douglas, and Chuck Clark intercepted at the Detroit 40 and returned it 34 yards to the Miami 26: -4.7 EPA and 7.9 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win. Detroit kicked a field goal.
His best throw came on the next possession. Down 9-3, third and 11 at midfield, he hit Douglas short left for 12 yards to the Detroit 38, +2.4 EPA and 11.0 points of win probability, and the drive ended in Zane Gonzalez's 52-yard field goal. The fourth quarter took it back: down 16-6 with first and goal at the 7, he was sacked for a 9-yard loss by Alim McNeill and then at the 16 on third and 12 by Derrick Moore, and Miami kicked a field goal.
Through Week 8, in seven games, he had completed 108 of 183 for 1,268 yards, 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, with -14.4 EPA, -0.07 per dropback, and 225 rushing yards on 36 carries.
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