2014 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · Sun Life Stadium
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
34
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Miami Dolphins
15
MIA -6 upsetO 43 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 34–15 — 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 · MIA
21/43, 205 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-13.7 expected points added · -17.6% completion over expected
Passing · KC
19/25, 186 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
6.1 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 19/25 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knile Davis | 32 | 132 | 4.1 | 1 | -4.0 |
| Cyrus Gray | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Joe McKnight | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McKnight | 6 | 7 | 64 | 2 | 28% | 7.9 |
| Travis Kelce | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 16% | 4.6 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 20% | -0.9 |
| Anthony Fasano | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 8% | 4.1 |
| Junior Hemingway | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8% | 1.2 |
| Donnie Avery | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12% | -0.2 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Knile Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Cooper | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mauga | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James-Michael Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Bailey | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dontari Poe | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 21/43 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -13.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 15 | 108 | 7.2 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Daniel Thomas | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Damien Williams | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 5 | 12 | 74 | 0 | 28% | -2.6 |
| Brian Hartline | 3 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 16% | 0.6 |
| Lamar Miller | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 12% | -0.6 |
| Jarvis Landry | 3 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 16% | -2.1 |
| Daniel Thomas | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Charles Clay | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9% | 0.3 |
| Rishard Matthews | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 1.0 |
| Brandon Gibson | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9% | -3.6 |
| Dion Sims | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelani Jenkins | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Trusnik | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Wheeler | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Delmas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Wake | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -6
- Closing total
- 43
- KC moneyline
- +216
- MIA moneyline
- -242
Dolphins closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 49 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Life Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- KC 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Joe Philbin