2012 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 28, 2012 · MetLife Stadium
Final
Miami Dolphins 30 at New York Jets 9. Final.
Miami Dolphins 30–9 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Miami Dolphins
45 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
New York Jets
46 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
28/54, 283 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-16.2 expected points added · -11.5% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
11/19, 131 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.5 expected points added · +10.7% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 11/19 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3.5 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 2/5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | −4.0 |
| Daniel Thomas | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 1 | −1.6 |
| Matt Moore | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hartline | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 25% | +1.2 |
| Marlon Moore | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4% | +3.0 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 8% | +2.0 |
| Davone Bess | 4 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 38% | −3.7 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8% | +1.7 |
| Daniel Thomas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8% | −1.0 |
| Charles Clay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Clemons | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nolan Carroll | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Burnett | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reshad Jones | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Koa Misi | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Soliai | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Spitler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Amaya | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 28/54 | 283 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −16.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shonn Greene | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Lex Hilliard | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | +3.3 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Tim Tebow | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Gates | 7 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 20% | +6.7 |
| Dustin Keller | 7 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 20% | −3.6 |
| Jeremy Kerley | 5 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 22% | −6.7 |
| Shonn Greene | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 9% | +0.3 |
| Stephen Hill | 2 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 13% | −2.1 |
| Chaz Schilens | 4 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 9% | +1.0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | +0.6 |
| Lex Hilliard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −1.0 |
| Konrad Reuland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRon Landry | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Trufant | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Thomas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeVito | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Jets -1
- Closing total
- 38.5
- Dolphins moneyline
- +100
- Jets moneyline
- -110
Jets closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 39 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 57°F at kickoff; breezy at 15 mph out of the north-east; light drizzle.
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- Dolphins 14 days · Jets 7 days
- Coaches
- Joe Philbin vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.