2005 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2005 · Tiger Stadium (LSU)

Miami DolphinsWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -2 upsetU 41 ✓Saints closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Miami Dolphins 21–6.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

14/31, 181 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-16.8 expected points added

Passing · MIA

16/28, 168 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

0.2 expected points added

Rushing · MIA

23 att, 106 yds, 0 TD

-0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIA

17 att, 82 yds, 0 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Gus Frerotte	16/28	168	1	1	2	0.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Ronnie Brown	23	106	4.6	-0.3
Ricky Williams	17	82	4.8	0.8
Chris Chambers	1	1	1.0	-0.6
Gus Frerotte	6	-1	-0.2	-2.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Channing Crowder	4	1	0.0
Keith Traylor	2	2	1.0
Jeff Zgonina	2	2	1.0
Travares Tillman	2	2	0.0
Vonnie Holliday	4	0	1.0
Travis Daniels	3	0	0.0
Kiwaukee Thomas	2	0	0.0
David Bowens	2	0	0.0
Lance Schulters	1	1	0.0
Zach Thomas	2	0	0.0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Aaron Brooks	14/31	181	0	1	6	-16.8

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Aaron Brooks	6	34	5.7	-1.7
Antowain Smith	6	33	5.5	-0.6
Aaron Stecker	4	23	5.8	0.4
Mike Karney	1	0	0.0	-1.6

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Fred Thomas	6	2	0.0	0	0
Sedrick Hodge	6	1	0.0	0	1
Mike McKenzie	4	2	0.0	0	1
Darren Howard	3	2	1.0	0	0
Josh Bullocks	4	1	0.0	0	1
Ronald McKinnon	3	1	0.0	0	0
Willie Whitehead	2	2	0.0	0	0
Dwight Smith	4	0	0.0	1	1
Johnathan Sullivan	3	1	0.0	0	0
Will Smith	2	2	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Saints closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 41; the game landed 27 — under by 14.0.

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