2011 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 12, 2011 · Sun Life Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
38
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Miami Dolphins
24
NE -7 ✓O 46.5 ✓
New England Patriots 38–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
32/48, 517 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
24.3 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
30/49, 416 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
7.5 expected points added · +7.5% completion over expected
Receiving · MIA
7/13 for 139 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 3.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/48 | 517 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Woodhead | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 0 | 1.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 8 | 12 | 160 | 2 | 25% | 10.6 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 7 | 10 | 103 | 1 | 21% | 8.0 |
| Deion Branch | 7 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 19% | 6.4 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 15% | 6.6 |
| Matt Slater | 1 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 4% | 2.6 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4% | -7.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Dane Fletcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Chung | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergio Brown | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Arrington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Myron Pryor | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 30/49 | 416 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Reggie Bush | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Lex Hilliard | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 7 | 13 | 139 | 0 | 27% | 3.7 |
| Davone Bess | 5 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 17% | 2.3 |
| Anthony Fasano | 5 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 13% | 5.4 |
| Reggie Bush | 9 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 21% | 2.4 |
| Brian Hartline | 4 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 15% | 1.7 |
| Clyde Gates | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reshad Jones | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Sapp | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Wake | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Burnett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hartline | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7
- Closing total
- 46.5
- NE moneyline
- -330
- MIA moneyline
- +289
Patriots closed -7 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 62 — over by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Life Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- NE 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Tony Sparano
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.