2006 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2006 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
10
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New England PatriotsWinner
20
NE -9.5 ✓U 36.5 ✓
New England Patriots 20–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
26/41, 232 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-1.3 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Passing · NE
16/29, 140 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.7 expected points added · -8.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 26/41 | 232 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 1 | -6.0 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Donnie Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travares Tillman | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Daniels | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Channing Crowder | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/29 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Laurence Maroney | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 0 | -5.7 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | -4.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9.5
- Closing total
- 36.5
- MIA moneyline
- +450
- NE moneyline
- -500
Patriots closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 30 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Nick Saban vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.