2005 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2005 · Giants Stadium
Miami Dolphins
7
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New York JetsWinner
17
NYJ -6 ✓U 37 ✓
New York Jets 17–7.
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
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 20/43 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Gilmore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 19/30 | 190 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 31 | 72 | 2.3 | 0 | -9.4 |
| Derrick Blaylock | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Chad Pennington | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hobson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Coleman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver Celestin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -6
- Closing total
- 37
- MIA moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Jets closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 37; the game landed 24 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Nick Saban vs Herm Edwards
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.