2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Dolphin Stadium
Buffalo Bills
16
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Miami DolphinsWinner
25
MIA -1 ✓U 41.5 ✓
Miami Dolphins 25–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
22/30, 314 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
12.2 expected points added · +8.5% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
21/35, 227 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
2.1 expected points added · -1.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Edwards | 21/35 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Fred Jackson | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Trent Edwards | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Ellison | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ko Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Schouman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 22/30 | 314 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 1 | -6.0 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Chad Pennington | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Greg Camarillo | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Allen | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Channing Crowder | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Roth | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -1
- Closing total
- 41.5
- BUF moneyline
- +100
- MIA moneyline
- -110
Dolphins closed -1 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 41 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Tony Sparano
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.