2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalSeattle Seahawks 0 at Miami Dolphins 23. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 23–0 — never really in doubt late.
-1.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · MIA
3/4 for 30 yds, 0 TD
17% of team targets · -0.2 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 6/15 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 1 | −12.5 |
| Brock Huard | 4/9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −8.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Shaun Alexander |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 21% | −8.3 |
| Darrell Jackson | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 25% | −1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar King | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Koonce | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 15/24 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Dolphins closed -2 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 36; the game landed 23 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
| 2 |
| 5 |
| 2.5 |
| 0 |
| −0.6 |
| Brock Huard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Reggie Brown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| James Williams | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Itula Mili | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | +0.5 |
| Reggie Brown | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | −0.9 |
| Derrick Mayes | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | +1.5 |
| James Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| Shaun Alexander | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −3.2 |
| Sean Dawkins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −3.2 |
| Charlie Rogers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Anthony Simmons | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cochran | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riddick Parker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 |
| 145 |
| 5.4 |
| 1 |
| −1.4 |
| Rob Konrad | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Jay Fiedler | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Shepherd | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 17% | −0.2 |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 17% | +1.1 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 13% | +2.8 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 29% | −3.0 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8% | +1.5 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4% | +0.0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| Rob Konrad | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 3 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Gardener | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Bowens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Galyon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Hill | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Armstrong | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |