2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · Reliant Stadium
Miami Dolphins
10
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Houston TexansWinner
30
HOU -13 ✓U 41.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 30–10 — 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 · HOU
20/31, 266 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
11.8 expected points added · +0.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
20/36, 219 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-17.5 expected points added · -12.8% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
8/10 for 119 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 13.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 20/36 | 219 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -17.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Daniel Thomas | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | -2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hartline | 3 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 22% | -1.1 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 17% | 2.3 |
| Davone Bess | 5 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 19% | 1.3 |
| Daniel Thomas | 1 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 8% | 1.3 |
| Jorvorskie Lane | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Anthony Fasano | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 14% | -5.2 |
| Anthony Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8% | -2.5 |
| Legedu Naanee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -10.7 |
| Charles Clay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koa Misi | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Burnett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Clemons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Wake | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 20/31 | 266 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 26 | 79 | 3.0 | 2 | -4.0 |
| Ben Tate | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 8 | 10 | 119 | 1 | 32% | 13.0 |
| Owen Daniels | 4 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 26% | 0.5 |
| Ben Tate | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10% | 0.6 |
| James Casey | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 1.7 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Lestar Jean | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Keshawn Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 10% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Quin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Quintin Demps | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Brooks Reed | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -13
- Closing total
- 41.5
- MIA moneyline
- +583
- HOU moneyline
- -720
Texans closed -13 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 40 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Donald King
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Joe Philbin vs Gary Kubiak