2008 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 12, 2008 · Reliant Stadium
Miami Dolphins
28
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Houston TexansWinner
29
HOU -3 no coverO 45 ✓
Houston Texans 29–28 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
22/42, 379 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
2.1 expected points added · -7.7% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
19/25, 284 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
9.7 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 19/25 | 284 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channing Crowder | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Renaldo Hill | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Lehan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Roth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Torbor | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Allen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 22/42 | 379 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Ahman Green | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 6.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Harrison | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Demps | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Cochran | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Diles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3
- Closing total
- 45
- MIA moneyline
- +143
- HOU moneyline
- -153
Texans closed -3, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 45; the game landed 57 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Gary Kubiak