2008 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2008 · Giants Stadium
Miami DolphinsWinner
24
at
New York Jets
17
NYJ -2.5 upsetU 43 ✓15 mph wind
Miami Dolphins 24–17. Played in 15 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 · NYJ
20/40, 233 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-6.9 expected points added · -9.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
22/30, 200 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
0.7 expected points added · +11.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 22/30 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Ronnie Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Ricky Williams | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Lousaka Polite | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Chad Pennington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Brandon Fields | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vonnie Holliday | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyrone Culver | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Erik Walden | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Pennington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 20/40 | 233 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -6.9 |
| Brad Smith | 1/1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Washington | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Thomas Jones | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Keller | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 100% | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bowens | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Trusnik | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -2.5
- Closing total
- 43
- MIA moneyline
- +132
- NYJ moneyline
- -142
Jets closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 41 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Eric Mangini
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.