2008 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 23, 2008 · Dolphin Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
48
at
Miami Dolphins
28
NE -1 ✓O 42.5 ✓
New England Patriots 48–28 — 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 · NE
30/43, 415 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
23.4 expected points added · +10.0% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
24/41, 341 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
10.6 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 30/43 | 415 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Sammy Morris | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | -3.4 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 4.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Meriweather | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Wilfork | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Woods | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 24/41 | 341 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ricky Williams | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Chad Pennington | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Patrick Cobbs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeremiah Bell | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Akin Ayodele | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Culver | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Merling | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Torbor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -1
- Closing total
- 42.5
- NE moneyline
- -124
- MIA moneyline
- +114
Patriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 76 — over by 33.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- NE 10 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Tony Sparano
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.