2006 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 23, 2006 · Ford Field
Miami DolphinsWinner
27
at
Detroit Lions
10
MIA -3 ✓U 40.5 ✓Dome
Miami Dolphins 27–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
22/40, 252 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-17.8 expected points added · -8.4% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
19/29, 213 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
11.5 expected points added · +0.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 19/29 | 213 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Ronnie Brown | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Travis Minor | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Joey Harrington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Cleo Lemon | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Daniels | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Lehan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre' Goodman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 22/40 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -17.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlen Harris | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Sims | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bullocks | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Holt | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fernando Bryant | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamar Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalimba Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon McGraw | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Curry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -3
- Closing total
- 40.5
- MIA moneyline
- -141
- DET moneyline
- +131
Dolphins closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 37 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- MIA 4 days · DET 4 days
- Coaches
- Nick Saban vs Rod Marinelli