2009 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1, 2009 · Giants Stadium
Miami DolphinsWinner
30
at
New York Jets
25
NYJ -3.5 upsetO 40 ✓
Miami Dolphins 30–25.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
20/35, 265 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
2.3 expected points added · -2.7% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
12/21, 112 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-6.1 expected points added · -7.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 12/21 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6.1 |
| Ronnie Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Ronnie Brown | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Chad Henne | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 9% | 3.4 |
| Joey Haynos | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 18% | 0.2 |
| Davone Bess | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 23% | 1.8 |
| Anthony Fasano | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 23% | -1.1 |
| Greg Camarillo | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9% | 0.1 |
| Ronnie Brown | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9% | -0.8 |
| Ted Ginn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
| Brian Hartline | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Torbor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Starks | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Akin Ayodele | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Culver | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Soliai | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 20/35 | 265 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Shonn Greene | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | -10.5 |
| Mark Sanchez | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Keller | 8 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 37% | 1.9 |
| Braylon Edwards | 4 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 23% | 4.1 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 23% | 1.2 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| David Clowney | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9% | -2.0 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
| Shonn Greene | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Douglas | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Po'uha | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Feely | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -3.5
- Closing total
- 40
- MIA moneyline
- +173
- NYJ moneyline
- -191
Jets closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 55 — over by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Don Carey
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.