2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · Sun Life Stadium
New York JetsWinner
23
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Miami Dolphins
20
NYJ -2.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓
New York Jets 23–20 — 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 · NYJ
21/45, 306 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-1.3 expected points added · -7.4% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
16/36, 196 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-1.9 expected points added · -14.2% completion over expected
Receiving · NYJ
9/14 for 147 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · 9.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 21/45 | 306 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Shonn Greene | 19 | 40 | 2.1 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Tim Tebow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Joe McKnight | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santonio Holmes | 9 | 14 | 147 | 0 | 32% | 9.6 |
| Jeremy Kerley | 2 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 7% | 6.9 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 2 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 14% | 0.4 |
| Bilal Powell | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 11% | -2.3 |
| Chaz Schilens | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Konrad Reuland | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 1.3 |
| Shonn Greene | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Tim Tebow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.5 |
| Clyde Gates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -4.1 |
| Stephen Hill | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16% | -9.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeVito | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Po'uha | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bellore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 16/36 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Thomas | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 1 | -5.5 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Lamar Miller | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Jorvorskie Lane | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davone Bess | 5 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 19% | 8.1 |
| Anthony Fasano | 5 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 28% | -4.2 |
| Brian Hartline | 1 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 25% | -2.8 |
| Daniel Thomas | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Anthony Armstrong | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 17% | -2.3 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Jorvorskie Lane | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Burnett | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Koa Misi | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Clemons | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reshad Jones | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olivier Vernon | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Wake | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Starks | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -2.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- NYJ moneyline
- -143
- MIA moneyline
- +129
Jets closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 43 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Life Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 83°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Robert Frazer
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Rex Ryan vs Joe Philbin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.