2007 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2007 · Giants Stadium
Miami Dolphins
28
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New York JetsWinner
31
NYJ -3 pushO 36.5 ✓
New York Jets 31–28 — 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
23/36, 318 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
12.6 expected points added · +5.7% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
15/22, 124 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.1 expected points added · +10.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 23/36 | 318 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 23 | 112 | 4.9 | 2 | 8.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Spragan | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lehan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Daniels | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Porter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 15/22 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Leon Washington | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Chad Pennington | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Hobson | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrelle Revis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -3
- Closing total
- 36.5
- MIA moneyline
- +158
- NYJ moneyline
- -168
Jets closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 59 — over by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 72°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Cam Cameron vs Eric Mangini
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.