2013 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 27, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
17
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New England PatriotsWinner
27
NE -6.5 ✓U 46.5 ✓
New England Patriots 27–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
22/42, 192 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-4.8 expected points added · -6.3% completion over expected
Passing · NE
13/22, 116 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-8.6 expected points added · -3.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 22/42 | 192 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Daniel Thomas | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Charles Clay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Marcus Thigpen | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 25% | -0.9 |
| Charles Clay | 5 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 20% | 2.7 |
| Brian Hartline | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 15% | 1.7 |
| Rishard Matthews | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 15% | -1.5 |
| Lamar Miller | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 8% | 1.0 |
| Michael Egnew | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | -0.0 |
| Daniel Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3% | 2.7 |
| Brandon Gibson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5% | 2.2 |
| Dion Sims | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dannell Ellerbe | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clemons | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Wheeler | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Odrick | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimitri Patterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Koa Misi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaako Aaitui | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Shelby | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 13/22 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Brandon Bolden | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 2.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Dobson | 4 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 24% | 4.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 24% | -4.5 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 29% | -0.5 |
| Brandon Bolden | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -0.3 |
| Julian Edelman | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -0.1 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dont'a Hightower | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Ryan | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Ebner | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vellano | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- MIA moneyline
- +246
- NE moneyline
- -278
Patriots closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 44 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Joe Philbin vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.