2003 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2003 · Pro Player Stadium
Houston TexansWinner
21
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Miami Dolphins
20
MIA -14 upsetO 34.5 ✓
Houston Texans 21–20 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 17/31 | 266 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Mack | 27 | 89 | 3.3 | 0 | -5.9 |
| Domanick Williams | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| David Carr | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Sharper | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Payne | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kailee Wong | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moran Norris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 17/32 | 227 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Travis Minor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Jay Fiedler | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Wooden | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -14
- Closing total
- 34.5
- HOU moneyline
- —
- MIA moneyline
- —
Dolphins closed -14 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 41 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pro Player Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 89°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Dom Capers vs Dave Wannstedt