2008 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2008 · Gillette Stadium
Miami DolphinsWinner
38
at
New England Patriots
13
NE -12.5 upsetO 37 ✓
Miami Dolphins 38–13 — 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 · MIA
17/20, 226 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
15.5 expected points added · +20.2% completion over expected
Passing · NE
19/31, 131 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-7.1 expected points added · -4.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 17/20 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Ronnie Brown | 1/1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | 4 | 7.8 |
| Ricky Williams | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Patrick Cobbs | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeremiah Bell | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 5 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Culver | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lehan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Martin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Merling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 19/31 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7.1 |
| Kevin O'Connell | 3/4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| LaMont Jordan | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Wes Welker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Matt Cassel | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -5.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Woods | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -12.5
- Closing total
- 37
- MIA moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -12.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 51 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 72°F, wind 1 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.