2014 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2014 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
13
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New England PatriotsWinner
41
NE -9.5 ✓O 49 ✓
New England Patriots 41–13 — 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
29/47, 346 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-4.1 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected
Passing · NE
21/35, 287 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
7.7 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 29/47 | 346 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Daniel Thomas | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Rishard Matthews | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 5 | 7 | 104 | 1 | 15% | 10.8 |
| Jarvis Landry | 8 | 11 | 99 | 0 | 23% | 4.6 |
| Charles Clay | 6 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 15% | 2.0 |
| Brandon Gibson | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 9% | -1.2 |
| Daniel Thomas | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9% | -2.5 |
| Rishard Matthews | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 11% | -0.6 |
| Lamar Miller | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4% | -5.2 |
| Damien Williams | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9% | -1.7 |
| Dion Sims | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| Brian Hartline | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Sheppard | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Trusnik | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Philip Wheeler | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Aikens | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Shelby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/35 | 287 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Gray | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Shane Vereen | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 3 | 8 | 96 | 1 | 23% | 3.7 |
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 10 | 88 | 1 | 29% | 5.9 |
| Brandon LaFell | 6 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 23% | -2.0 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Jonas Gray | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Brian Tyms | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Chung | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sealver Siliga | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Browner | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Collins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9.5
- Closing total
- 49
- MIA moneyline
- +361
- NE moneyline
- -420
Patriots closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 49; the game landed 54 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 43°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- 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.