2005 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2005 · Dolphin Stadium
New York Jets
20
at
Miami DolphinsWinner
24
MIA -7.5 no coverO 35.5 ✓
Miami Dolphins 24–20.
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
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Bollinger | 28/42 | 327 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Houston | 15 | 84 | 5.6 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -3.7 |
| B.J. Askew | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Ben Graham | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Legree | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Reed | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hobson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Barrett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Rosenfels | 6/13 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Gus Frerotte | 8/16 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Ronnie Brown | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Taylor | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Pope | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -7.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- NYJ moneyline
- —
- MIA moneyline
- —
Dolphins closed -7.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 44 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Herm Edwards vs Nick Saban
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.