2008 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 7, 2008 · Rogers Centre
Miami DolphinsWinner
16
at
Buffalo Bills
3
BUF -1 upsetU 43 ✓Dome
Miami Dolphins 16–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
23/29, 181 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
7.2 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
13/27, 123 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-15.7 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 23/29 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Ricky Williams | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Lousaka Polite | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Chad Pennington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Ayodele | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Anderson | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 13/27 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -15.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | -5.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Scott | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Ellison | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stroud | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ko Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -1
- Closing total
- 43
- MIA moneyline
- +110
- BUF moneyline
- -120
Bills closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 19 — under by 24.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Rogers Centre
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Dick Jauron
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.