2017 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 26, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
Miami Dolphins
17
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New England PatriotsWinner
35
NE -17 ✓O 49 ✓17 mph wind
New England Patriots 35–17 — never really in doubt late. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
18/28, 227 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
8.6 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
23/34, 215 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-9.4 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 23/34 | 215 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Williams | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Kenyan Drake | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | -9.6 |
| Matt Moore | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Landry | 8 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 27% | 2.3 |
| Julius Thomas | 5 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 18% | 3.1 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Kenyan Drake | 3 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 12% | 1.2 |
| Damien Williams | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 15% | -3.4 |
| DeVante Parker | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9% | -3.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reshad Jones | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Alonso | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. McDonald | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordrea Tankersley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alterraun Verner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Fede | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 18/28 | 227 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 15 | 112 | 7.5 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Rex Burkhead | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 1 | -3.6 |
| Nate Ebner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| James White | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Tom Brady | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | -9.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 6 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 25% | 7.4 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 8 | 82 | 2 | 29% | 6.8 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 4% | 2.3 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 14% | -3.0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7% | 0.4 |
| James White | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7% | -1.0 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Chung | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Lee | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -17
- Closing total
- 49
- MIA moneyline
- +894
- NE moneyline
- -1300
Patriots closed -17 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 49; the game landed 52 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 47°F, wind 17 mph
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- 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.
Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.