2015 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2015 · Sun Life Stadium
Houston Texans
26
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Miami DolphinsWinner
44
MIA -4.5 ✓O 46.5 ✓
Miami Dolphins 44–26 — 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
18/19, 282 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
11.6 expected points added · +22.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
23/49, 273 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
-3.4 expected points added · -15.8% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
9/16 for 127 yds, 2 TD
33% of team targets · 9.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 23/49 | 273 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Alfred Blue | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Chris Polk | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Washington | 9 | 16 | 127 | 2 | 33% | 9.2 |
| Arian Foster | 5 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 14% | 4.6 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 24% | 0.7 |
| Keith Mumphery | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 |
| Chris Polk | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -3.9 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -7.4 |
| Jaelen Strong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.1 |
| Garrett Graham | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadeveon Clowney | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuggle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles James | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 18/19 | 282 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.6 |
| Matt Moore | 1/1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 14 | 175 | 12.5 | 1 | 9.7 |
| Jonas Gray | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Damien Williams | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Jarvis Landry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Matt Moore | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Landry | 5 | 5 | 83 | 2 | 25% | 8.8 |
| Rishard Matthews | 3 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 15% | 6.5 |
| Lamar Miller | 3 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 15% | 3.5 |
| Greg Jennings | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 10% | 4.2 |
| Jordan Cameron | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 10% | 1.1 |
| Jonas Gray | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Damien Williams | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -0.7 |
| Dion Sims | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 10% | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reshad Jones | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamar Taylor | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelani Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Hewitt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Misi | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCain | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -4.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- HOU moneyline
- +195
- MIA moneyline
- -218
Dolphins closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 70 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Life Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 84°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Joe Philbin