2015 Week 8 · Thu, Oct 29, 2015 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
7
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New England PatriotsWinner
36
NE -8 ✓U 51 ✓
New England Patriots 36–7 — 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 · NE
26/38, 356 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
16.0 expected points added · +4.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
28/44, 300 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-9.7 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 28/44 | 300 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 1 | -3.2 |
| Jonas Gray | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Landry | 6 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 19% | 2.7 |
| Rishard Matthews | 7 | 12 | 62 | 0 | 28% | -1.6 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 16% | -2.4 |
| Jonas Gray | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 12% | -0.1 |
| Jordan Cameron | 2 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 12% | -1.2 |
| Lamar Miller | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 12% | -0.0 |
| Dion Sims | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Sheppard | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Taylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Misi | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelani Jenkins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Aikens | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCain | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Paysinger | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 26/38 | 356 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Dion Lewis | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
| James White | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 113 | 1 | 24% | 5.7 |
| Dion Lewis | 6 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 24% | 8.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 9 | 81 | 2 | 24% | 7.6 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 18% | -2.6 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Scott Chandler | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Ryan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Butler | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominique Easley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ebner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -8
- Closing total
- 51
- MIA moneyline
- +365
- NE moneyline
- -425
Patriots closed -8 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 51; the game landed 43 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- MIA 4 days · NE 4 days
- Coaches
- Joe Philbin vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.