2008 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 4, 2009 · Dolphin Stadium
Baltimore RavensWinner
27
at
Miami Dolphins
9
BAL -3.5 ✓U 38 ✓16 mph wind
Baltimore Ravens 27–9 — never really in doubt late. Played in 16 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 · MIA
25/38, 252 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
-12.2 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
9/23, 135 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.5 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 9/23 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Ron McClain | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 1 | -3.4 |
| Willis McGahee | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Joe Flacco | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Troy Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Fabian Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terrell Suggs | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Ivy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarret Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haloti Ngata | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 25/38 | 252 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 0 | -6.8 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Lousaka Polite | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Patrick Cobbs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Chad Pennington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Ayodele | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Merling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samson Satele | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Torbor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 38
- BAL moneyline
- -183
- MIA moneyline
- +173
Ravens closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 38; the game landed 36 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 16 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Tony Sparano
Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.