2003 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 19, 2003 · Pro Player Stadium
Final
New England Patriots 19 at Miami Dolphins 13. Final.
New England Patriots 19–13.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
New England Patriots
49 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Miami Dolphins
47 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 24/34 | 283 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +13.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 0 | −8.8 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Mike Cloud | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Dan Klecko | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Phifer | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Warren | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Chatham | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone Poole | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eugene Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jarvis Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 20/35 | 230 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 27 | 94 | 3.5 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Jay Fiedler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brock Marion | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Dolphins -6.5
- Closing total
- 37
- Patriots moneyline
- —
- Dolphins moneyline
- —
Dolphins closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 32 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pro Player Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Warm, 82°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the east; clear.
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- Patriots 7 days · Dolphins 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Dave Wannstedt
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.