2009 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2009 · Dolphin Stadium
Houston TexansWinner
27
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Miami Dolphins
20
MIA -1 upset47 push
Houston Texans 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
35/55, 322 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-2.9 expected points added · -1.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
20/31, 286 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
9.3 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 20/31 | 286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Ryan Moats | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Chris Brown | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Matt Schaub | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Jones | 2 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 13% | 6.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 5 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 23% | 6.2 |
| Joel Dreessen | 4 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 19% | -1.8 |
| Ryan Moats | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 13% | 3.2 |
| Kevin Walter | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 13% | 1.5 |
| David Anderson | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -1.3 |
| Chris Brown | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | -2.7 |
| Vonta Leach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Pollard | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dunta Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Busing | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Reeves | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 35/55 | 322 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Lex Hilliard | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Chad Henne | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Lousaka Polite | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Ginn | 5 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 13% | 4.6 |
| Lex Hilliard | 9 | 9 | 74 | 1 | 16% | 5.2 |
| Davone Bess | 5 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 18% | -2.4 |
| Greg Camarillo | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 9% | 1.2 |
| Brian Hartline | 3 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 11% | 0.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 13% | -5.4 |
| Joey Haynos | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.7 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
| Kory Sperry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Ayodele | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kendall Langford | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clemons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Torbor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -1
- Closing total
- 47
- HOU moneyline
- +114
- MIA moneyline
- -124
Dolphins closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Tony Sparano