2014 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2014 · Sun Life Stadium
New England Patriots
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Miami DolphinsWinner
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NE -3.5 upsetO 47.5 ✓
Miami Dolphins 33–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
29/56, 249 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-12.7 expected points added · -8.6% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
18/32, 178 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-0.7 expected points added · -5.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 29/56 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -12.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Stevan Ridley | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Brandon Bolden | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 6 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 14% | 4.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 20% | 0.3 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 5 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 18% | -0.1 |
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 14% | -0.1 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 9% | -1.5 |
| Timothy Wright | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.6 |
| Stevan Ridley | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
| Brandon LaFell | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sealver Siliga | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 18/32 | 178 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 24 | 134 | 5.6 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Lamar Miller | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 7 | 11 | 81 | 1 | 34% | -3.0 |
| Charles Clay | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 19% | -2.9 |
| Brian Hartline | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 13% | 0.8 |
| Lamar Miller | 4 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 16% | -0.9 |
| Brandon Gibson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Dion Sims | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Gator Hoskins | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 2.1 |
| Jarvis Landry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Wilson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelani Jenkins | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Trusnik | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Odrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- NE moneyline
- -179
- MIA moneyline
- +161
Patriots closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 53 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Life Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 89°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- NE 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Joe Philbin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.