2001 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
Miami Dolphins
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New England PatriotsWinner
20
NE -3 ✓U 37 ✓
New England Patriots 20–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · MIA
7/11 for 124 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 7.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 21/37 | 320 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | -5.7 |
| Jay Fiedler | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Travis Minor | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chambers | 7 | 11 | 124 | 0 | 30% | 7.6 |
| James McKnight | 5 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 22% | 5.3 |
| Jed Weaver | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 16% | -2.2 |
| Jeff Ogden | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 8% | 4.5 |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11% | -2.6 |
| Rob Konrad | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.9 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Bromell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 11/19 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1/1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 26 | 156 | 6.0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| J.R. Redmond | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 5 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 42% | 2.6 |
| Patrick Pass | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 11% | 3.1 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5% | 1.8 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16% | -0.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | 0.3 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11% | 1.2 |
| Antowain Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| J.R. Redmond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 37
- MIA moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 37; the game landed 33 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Foxboro Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- MIA 6 days · NE 6 days
- Coaches
- Dave Wannstedt vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.