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THE WIRE
WK 15 FINAL Ravens 34, Broncos 0 WK 15 FINAL Steelers 24, Chargers 17 WK 15 FINAL Dolphins 24, Jets 30 MOVE LaNorris Sellers dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Christian Benford dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE T.J. Moore dev trait up Star to Superstar WK 16 Bills (8-6) at Jaguars (12-2) WK 16 Lions (9-5) at Packers (11-3)
WEEK 8 · FINAL
DOLPHINS 1-13 · 21.0 PPG 17 – 37 PATRIOTS 7-7 · 17.0 PPG
THE READ
Patriots beat Dolphins, 37-17

37-17 to Patriots, and it went about how it looked. Drake Maye did the damage for Patriots — 15/24, 218 yards, 3 TD. A.J. Brown did the catching for Patriots — 5 catches, 118 yards, 1 TD. A season best for A.J. Brown. Total yards: Patriots 383, Dolphins 314.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Dolphins -16.5 -2.6 -13.9 -8
Patriots -7.5 -2.3 -5.2 +3
SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.
Patriots — in the hunt · 7-7 Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes The numbers guy
The Patriots simply outclassed a depleted opponent, but A.J. Brown's 118 yards on 5 catches is what actually mattered—New England finally got efficient production from its most reliable target and didn't need volume to prove the point.
Hollis Vaughn The superfan · replying
New England got everything it needed from a team that had nothing left to give—Miami at 1-8 isn't a measuring stick, it's a punching bag, and the Pats should know better than to call a 20-point beatdown a breakthrough.
Riley Parker The chaos merchant · replying
Marcus, I get the "efficiency" angle, but 5 catches doesn't move the needle when your QB is 15/24—that's not a breakthrough, that's noise dressed up as narrative because one guy had a clean stat line on a day when literally everything worked.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.
Drake Maye
Patriots
15/24, 218 yards, 3 TD
A.J. Brown
Patriots
5 catches, 118 yards, 1 TD
Caleb Douglas
Dolphins
4 catches, 110 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Patriots 383, Dolphins 314 Patriots
On the ground Patriots 165, Dolphins 118 Patriots
Through the air Patriots 218, Dolphins 196 Patriots
Giveaways Patriots 1, Dolphins 2 Patriots
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 8 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced Pass 55% · Rush 45% · 21.6 scored, 35.5 allowed
5.6 yds/att 48.8% completions 5.9 yds/carry 304.1 yds/game 2.1 giveaways/game 7.3% sack rate last 5: 0-5
Primary weapon: Caleb Douglas WR — 28% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 22 · Turnover-prone Balance 95 Ball security 42 Back usage 34% QB runs 5.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78 WR 81 TE 73 RB 88 OL 82 DL 83 LB 83 DB 80
Best: De'Von Achane HB 94 Fastest: De'Von Achane HB 96 SPD 1 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
wizzkid76
Patriots · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run56% / 44% Points for / against18.5 — 21.0 Margin-2.5 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken7.6% of dropbacks Lead backTreVeyon Henderson · 13.2/g Top targetA.J. Brown · 30% QB carries4.0 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Dolphins receivers vs Patriots secondary 81 v 90 PATRIOTS
Patriots receivers vs Dolphins secondary 85 v 80 PATRIOTS
Dolphins line vs Patriots front 82 v 85 PATRIOTS
Patriots line vs Dolphins front 84 v 83 EVEN
Dolphins backs vs Patriots run defence 88 v 83 DOLPHINS
Patriots backs vs Dolphins run defence 88 v 83 PATRIOTS
Dolphins passer vs Patriots secondary 78 v 90 PATRIOTS
Patriots passer vs Dolphins secondary 99 v 80 PATRIOTS
TOP PERFORMERS
Drake Maye QB Patriots 218 pass yds
Arch Manning QB Dolphins 196 pass yds
A.J. Brown WR Patriots 118 rec yds
Caleb Douglas WR Dolphins 110 rec yds
De'Von Achane HB Dolphins 90 rush yds
A.J. Brown WR Patriots 69 rush yds
TreVeyon Henderson HB Patriots 57 rush yds
Christian Gonzalez CB Patriots 1 INTs
Robert Spillane MIKE Patriots 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
DOLPHINS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Arch Manning QB 19/331962227369.7
PATRIOTS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Drake Maye QB 15/2421830268131.5
RECENT FORM
Dolphins
L 10–52 vs Cowboys WK 7
L 10–30 vs Patriots WK 6
L 42–52 vs Texans WK 5
Patriots
W 20–10 vs Jets WK 7
W 30–10 vs Dolphins WK 6
L 17–27 vs Cowboys WK 5
TEAM STATS
Dolphins Patriots
314 TOTAL YARDS 383
196 PASSING YARDS 218
118 RUSHING YARDS 165
2 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 2
2 GIVEAWAYS 1
1 TAKEAWAYS 2

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0 DOLPHINS — 2 PATRIOTS
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