2010 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 2010 · Sun Life Stadium

Detroit LionsWinner

Miami Dolphins

MIA -3.5 upsetO 41 ✓22 mph windDolphins closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 34–27. Played in 22 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

Chad HenneQB

29/44, 278 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-0.7 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected

Passing · DET

Shaun HillQB

14/26, 222 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

7.9 expected points added · -8.7% completion over expected

Rushing · MIA

Ricky WilliamsRB

14 att, 71 yds, 0 TD

2.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIA

Ronnie BrownRB

12 att, 37 yds, 1 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIA

Brandon MarshallWR

10/16 for 102 yds, 0 TD

36% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Brandon PettigrewTE

4/9 for 74 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · 0.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Shaun Hill	14/26	222	2	0	2	7.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jahvid Best	6	24	4.0	0	-1.2
Maurice Morris	12	22	1.8	1	-2.7
Nate Burleson	1	12	12.0	0	0.9
Shaun Hill	1	10	10.0	0	1.5
Stefan Logan	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Brandon Pettigrew	4	9	74	1	35%	0.7
Jahvid Best	1	1	53	1	4%	5.1
Calvin Johnson	4	7	52	0	27%	3.1
Tony Scheffler	1	2	15	0	8%	0.3
Maurice Morris	2	2	13	0	8%	0.8
Bryant Johnson	1	1	8	0	4%	1.8
Nate Burleson	1	3	7	0	12%	-0.7
Brian Clark	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Bobby Carpenter	9	1	0.0	0	0
Nathan Vasher	8	0	0.0	1	2
Lawrence Jackson	7	0	0.0	0	0
Turk McBride	4	1	0.0	0	0
Ndamukong Suh	5	0	1.0	0	1
Corey Williams	5	0	1.0	0	1
DeAndre Levy	4	0	0.0	1	1
Chris Houston	3	0	0.0	0	0
Sammie Lee Hill	2	1	0.0	0	0
Landon Johnson	2	1	0.0	0	0

Miami Dolphins

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Chad Henne	29/44	278	1	2	2	-0.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ricky Williams	14	71	5.1	0	2.2
Ronnie Brown	12	37	3.1	1	-2.2
Marlon Moore	1	16	16.0	0	1.0
Chad Henne	5	14	2.8	0	-1.9
Lousaka Polite	4	12	3.0	1	4.5
Patrick Cobbs	1	4	4.0	0	-0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Brandon Marshall	10	16	102	0	36%	5.7
Mickey Shuler	2	4	44	0	9%	-0.0
Ronnie Brown	6	6	34	0	14%	0.8
Davone Bess	5	8	34	1	18%	-4.4
Anthony Fasano	2	2	31	0	5%	3.2
Ricky Williams	2	2	21	0	5%	0.6
Lousaka Polite	1	1	7	0	2%	-0.4
Marlon Moore	1	1	5	0	2%	-0.4
Patrick Cobbs	0	2	0	0	5%	-2.5
Lex Hilliard	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.7
Roberto Wallace	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Yeremiah Bell	5	1	0
Tim Dobbins	4	1	1
Paul Soliai	4	0	0
Channing Crowder	3	1	1
Koa Misi	3	0	0
Tyrone Culver	3	0	0
Vontae Davis	2	0	1
Sean Smith	2	0	0
Cameron Wake	2	0	0
Mickey Shuler	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIA -3.5
Closing total: 41
DET moneyline: +167
MIA moneyline: -186

Dolphins closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 41; the game landed 61 — over by 20.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sun Life Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 69°F, wind 22 mph
Referee: Tony Corrente
Rest: DET 7 days · MIA 7 days
Coaches: Jim Schwartz vs Tony Sparano

Wind at 22 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.