2007 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 23, 2007 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
7
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New England PatriotsWinner
28
NE -22 no coverU 45 ✓
New England Patriots 28–7 — 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 · NE
18/33, 215 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
1.8 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
18/41, 171 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-17.5 expected points added · -14.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleo Lemon | 18/41 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -17.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Booker | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Jesse Chatman | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Cleo Lemon | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Samkon Gado | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Pope | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Courtney Bryan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Schulters | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lehan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 18/33 | 215 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Maroney | 14 | 156 | 11.1 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adalius Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Seau | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -22
- Closing total
- 45
- MIA moneyline
- +1600
- NE moneyline
- -2100
Patriots closed -22, won by 21 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 45; the game landed 35 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 43°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Cam Cameron vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.