2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Dolphin Stadium
New York JetsWinner
20
at
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
26/43, 251 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.4 expected points added · +4.1% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
15/22, 194 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.6 expected points added · +5.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 15/22 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Leon Washington | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Brett Favre | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Barton | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calvin Pace | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Shaun Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallace Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 26/43 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Ronnie Brown | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeremiah Bell | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Langford | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Cobbs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
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.