2010 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2011 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
7
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New England PatriotsWinner
38
NE -4 ✓O 44 ✓
New England Patriots 38–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
10/16, 199 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.6 expected points added · +0.8% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
10/21, 169 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.2 expected points added · -11.0% completion over expected
Receiving · MIA
5/12 for 97 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · 3.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thigpen | 10/21 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Chad Henne | 6/16 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thigpen | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Ronnie Brown | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Ricky Williams | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | -7.6 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 5 | 12 | 97 | 0 | 32% | 3.3 |
| Marlon Moore | 2 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 19% | -0.5 |
| Ronnie Brown | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 11% | 0.4 |
| Davone Bess | 3 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 24% | -0.7 |
| Roberto Wallace | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | 1.2 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dobbins | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Culver | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Langford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Soliai | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clemons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Misi | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikaika Alama-Francis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Wake | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 10/16 | 199 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 |
| Brian Hoyer | 7/13 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Fred Taylor | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Thomas Clayton | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 10 | 102 | 1 | 34% | 8.9 |
| Brandon Tate | 2 | 3 | 82 | 1 | 10% | 6.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 17% | 4.1 |
| Taylor Price | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 14% | 3.1 |
| Alge Crumpler | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10% | -2.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Arrington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerard Warren | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -4
- Closing total
- 44
- MIA moneyline
- +184
- NE moneyline
- -205
Patriots closed -4 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 44; the game landed 45 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 47°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.