2016 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2016 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
24
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New England PatriotsWinner
31
NE -5.5 ✓O 42 ✓
New England Patriots 31–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
32/45, 387 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
14.3 expected points added · +12.1% completion over expected
Passing · NE
18/26, 232 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
17.9 expected points added · +6.7% completion over expected
Receiving · MIA
10/13 for 135 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · -1.4 expected points added
Receiving · NE
5/6 for 114 yds, 1 TD
17% of team targets · 9.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 32/45 | 387 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Jay Ajayi | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Kenyan Drake | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Arian Foster | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Landry | 10 | 13 | 135 | 0 | 30% | -1.4 |
| DeVante Parker | 8 | 13 | 106 | 0 | 30% | 3.4 |
| Jordan Cameron | 5 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 16% | 1.5 |
| Kenny Stills | 2 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 9% | 3.2 |
| Jay Ajayi | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 9% | 2.7 |
| Dion Sims | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2% | 1.3 |
| Kenyan Drake | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndamukong Suh | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Alonso | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Misi | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavien Howard | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jelani Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Maxwell | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Jones | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 18/26 | 232 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 6/9 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 29 | 123 | 4.2 | 1 | -0.7 |
| James White | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| D.J. Foster | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martellus Bennett | 5 | 6 | 114 | 1 | 17% | 9.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 29% | 5.5 |
| Chris Hogan | 4 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 17% | 2.2 |
| Danny Amendola | 4 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 11% | 2.9 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| James White | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -3.5 |
| D.J. Foster | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Matt Slater | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Butler | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Ryan | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Freeny | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Long | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shea McClellin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 42
- MIA moneyline
- +205
- NE moneyline
- -230
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 42; the game landed 55 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Adam Gase vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.