The Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions face off on Sunday, Oct. 30. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).

The Miami Dolphins know their offense needs more balance if they want to take a big step forward this season.

They also recognize they might never get a better chance to fix that than this week against the Detroit Lions.

With Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, the Dolphins are as dangerous through the air as any team in the NFL. But it could be even better with a running game that could at least distract defenses.

Hill and Waddle are averaging 13 catches for 199.1 yards a game – 15.3 yards per catch – despite defensive coordinators being able to devote all of their resources to stopping the passing attack.

Raheem Mostert is averaging 55.4 yards per game with only one touchdown, and he isn’t getting much help. Chase Edmonds has 106 yards in seven games and backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is third on the team with 21 yards on two attempts.

Mostert’s results have slowly been improving. He has at least 75 scrimmage yards in three of the past four games, and his season-high 113 yards against the Jets was the most since he rushed for 220 yards with San Francisco in the NFC championship game on Jan. 19, 2020, vs. Green Bay.

However, the opportunity will be there for a much bigger day against a Detroit rushing defense that has allowed 977 yards (31st in the league) and 12 touchdowns (32nd) in six games. The Lions have given up at least 123 yards in each of their five losses, with the Eagles and Seahawks both topping 200.

While Detroit’s pass defense has looked better in the last two weeks, the Patriots and Cowboys combined for 315 yards rushing. The one bright spot was cornerback Jeff Okudah, who played as a hybrid defensive back/linebacker against Dallas and finished with 12 solo tackles and three assists.

When is Dolphins-Lions?

The Dolphins play the Lions at noon (1 p.m. ET) Sunday, Oct 30.

Live stream options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

Paramount+

Paramount+, which offers a 7-day free trial,and features more than 20,000 episodes and movies from ViacomCBS family, which includes CBS, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

There are two tiers to the streaming service. For $4.99 per month, you get limited commercials. For $9.99 per month, there are no commercials. Both tiers come with the 7-day free trial.

Will it be televised?

The Dolphins and Lions will be televised on CBS.

Preview

BACK TO WHERE IT STARTED: Campbell’s head coaching career started in Miami, when he went 5-7 as the interim coach after replacing the fired Joe Philbin in 2015. He then spent five seasons with the Saints as an assistant head coach before coming to the Lions last season.

“That was a different time and place because of the way I took over and where we were at as a team,” he said. “My first time doing it was in the regular season, and you pick up a lot of experience on the fly. I’ve come a long way since then.”

JUST GOTTA SLIDE: Tagovailoa’s return from a concussion last Sunday didn’t mean he was going to take it easy.

On a scramble in the first half, he lowered his shoulder into Steelers linebacker Devin Bush, a play McDaniel said after the game that he’s “never going to totally encourage,” adding that he advises Tagovailoa to slide in those situations.

“I get that, coming off of the injury and what had happened prior with the concussion,” Tagovailoa said. “But to me, it’s football. You go out there and for me, I can see the first down in instances, and want to do all that I can to go and get it. I want to be able to continue making plays that I feel can contribute to moving the chains and helping our team.”

FACING THE PRESSURE: Lions quarterback Jared Goff has taken a team to the Super Bowl and been selected to two Pro Bowls, so he knows his performance in the last two weeks — he has turned the ball over six times while the Lions have only managed two field goals — has been unacceptable.

“For most of the season, I’ve been taking good care of the ball, but I maybe developed a bad habit in the New England game,” he said, referring to the game in Week 5 when he threw an interception and lost a fumble. “I just need to put an emphasis on stepping up in the pocket more and helping our guys out, and focusing on taking care of the football.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.