2006 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 1, 2006 · Reliant Stadium
Miami Dolphins
15
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Houston TexansWinner
17
MIA -3.5 upsetU 41 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 17–15 — 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
Passing · MIA
23/39, 249 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-0.7 expected points added · -4.5% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
22/29, 230 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
2.5 expected points added · +15.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/39 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Lee Suggs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Taylor | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 22/29 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 22 | 58 | 2.6 | 0 | -6.4 |
| Samkon Gado | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Edell Shepherd | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| David Carr | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunta Robinson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Earl | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.C. Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shantee Orr | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Malone | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -3.5
- Closing total
- 41
- MIA moneyline
- -180
- HOU moneyline
- +170
Dolphins closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 32 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Nick Saban vs Gary Kubiak