2011 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2011 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Miami Dolphins
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Cleveland BrownsWinner
17
MIA -1 upsetU 42.5 ✓
Cleveland Browns 17–16 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
19/29, 255 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
5.2 expected points added · +5.4% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
19/39, 210 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
1.3 expected points added · -9.1% completion over expected
Receiving · CLE
5/10 for 64 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · 2.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 19/29 | 255 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Thomas | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Chad Henne | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | -8.5 |
| Lex Hilliard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hartline | 4 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 14% | 5.7 |
| Davone Bess | 5 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 31% | -0.5 |
| Brandon Marshall | 4 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 24% | 2.3 |
| Daniel Thomas | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 10% | 3.1 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Lex Hilliard | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Clyde Gates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Charles Clay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeremiah Bell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Burnett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Olshansky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Clemons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy | 19/39 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montario Hardesty | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Owen Marecic | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Armond Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Colt McCoy | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Watson | 5 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 26% | 2.0 |
| Josh Cribbs | 3 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 15% | 0.1 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 2 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 15% | -2.3 |
| Greg Little | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 13% | -0.2 |
| Montario Hardesty | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 2.2 |
| Evan Moore | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 8% | -0.2 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10% | 0.1 |
| Brian Robiskie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Taylor | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Young | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayme Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Gocong | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -1
- Closing total
- 42.5
- MIA moneyline
- -125
- CLE moneyline
- +113
Dolphins closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 33 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Pat Shurmur