2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · University of Phoenix Stadium
Miami Dolphins
10
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Arizona CardinalsWinner
31
ARI -6.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓Dome
Arizona Cardinals 31–10 — 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 · ARI
19/24, 361 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
24.5 expected points added · +17.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
10/20, 112 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-2.5 expected points added · -8.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 10/20 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.5 |
| Chad Henne | 7/12 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Ronnie Brown | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Davone Bess | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Chad Pennington | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channing Crowder | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Merling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 19/24 | 361 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24.5 |
| Matt Leinart | 1/2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Tim Hightower | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Matt Leinart | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlos Dansby | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Hood | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Francisco | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antrel Rolle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -6.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- MIA moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Cardinals closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 41 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- University of Phoenix Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Ken Whisenhunt