2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · Arrowhead Stadium
Miami DolphinsWinner
38
at
Kansas City Chiefs
31
MIA -3.5 ✓O 37.5 ✓10°F · 20 mph
Miami Dolphins 38–31. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
20/41, 320 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-1.4 expected points added · -10.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
26/34, 235 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
13.6 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 | 26/34 | 235 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Cobbs | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 1 | -4.9 |
| Ronnie Brown | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Lousaka Polite | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Chad Pennington | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -5.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeremiah Bell | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Jones | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrone Culver | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Akin Ayodele | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre' Goodman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| William Kershaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon London | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Merling | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thigpen | 20/41 | 320 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Jamaal Charles | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrad Page | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Demorrio Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Boiman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon McGraw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Babin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -3.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- MIA moneyline
- -175
- KC moneyline
- +165
Dolphins closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 69 — over by 31.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 10°F, wind 20 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Herm Edwards
Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.