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2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Dolphin Stadium

New York JetsWinner

20

Miami Dolphins

14

NYJ -3 ✓U 36 ✓

New York Jets 20–14.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIA

Chad PenningtonQB

26/43, 251 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-1.4 expected points added · +4.1% completion over expected

Passing · NYJ

Brett FavreQB

15/22, 194 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

5.6 expected points added · +5.9% completion over expected

Rushing · NYJ

Thomas JonesRB

22 att, 101 yds, 1 TD

4.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIA

Ricky WilliamsRB

10 att, 24 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brett Favre15/221942035.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Thomas Jones221014.614.3
Leon Washington691.50-1.2
Brett Favre320.700.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Eric Barton600.001
Calvin Pace501.000
David Harris500.000
Kerry Rhodes400.000
Eric Smith310.000
Dwight Lowery310.003
Shaun Ellis401.000
Wallace Wright300.000
Darrelle Revis300.012
Bryan Thomas302.000

Miami Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Chad Pennington26/43251214-1.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ricky Williams10242.40-2.2
Ronnie Brown6233.80-0.6
Ted Ginn122.00-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Yeremiah Bell730.000
Channing Crowder630.000
Joey Porter241.000
Matt Roth501.000
Akin Ayodele220.000
Jason Allen210.000
Kendall Langford301.000
Patrick Cobbs200.000
Vonnie Holliday200.000
Will Allen110.002

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NYJ -3
Closing total
36
NYJ moneyline
MIA moneyline

Jets closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.

Total closed 36; the game landed 34 — under by 2.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Dolphin Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
88°F, wind 14 mph
Referee
Mike Carey
Rest
NYJ 7 days · MIA 7 days
Coaches
Eric Mangini vs Tony Sparano

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.