2016 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 17, 2016 · MetLife Stadium
Miami DolphinsWinner
34
at
New York Jets
13
MIA -2.5 ✓O 40 ✓
Miami Dolphins 34–13 — 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
12/18, 236 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
15.0 expected points added · +15.7% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
20/36, 235 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-11.3 expected points added · -8.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 12/18 | 236 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Ajayi | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Kenyan Drake | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Damien Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Landry | 3 | 4 | 108 | 1 | 24% | 7.4 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 18% | 3.2 |
| Dion Sims | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 24% | 4.7 |
| MarQueis Gray | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 18% | 2.4 |
| DeVante Parker | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 18% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Paysinger | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiko Alonso | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacarri Rambo | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lippett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Neville Hewitt | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Jones | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Branch | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Petty | 20/36 | 235 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -11.3 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 5/10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Matt Forte | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Bryce Petty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Chosen | 4 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 13% | 3.1 |
| Bilal Powell | 11 | 12 | 78 | 0 | 27% | 2.1 |
| Quincy Enunwa | 5 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 20% | -1.4 |
| Charone Peake | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 9% | -3.8 |
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 24% | -10.0 |
| Matt Forte | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rontez Miles | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pryor | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Jenkins | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darron Lee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Simon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -2.5
- Closing total
- 40
- MIA moneyline
- -145
- NYJ moneyline
- +131
Dolphins closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 40; the game landed 47 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 35°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- MIA 6 days · NYJ 6 days
- Coaches
- Adam Gase vs Todd Bowles
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.