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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:47 AM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 10–3.
-6.5 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 16/33 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −2.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 21 | 46 | 2.2 | 0 | −14.2 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 39% | +0.7 |
| Troy Brown | 4 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 27% | +0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tebucky Jones |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 12/24 | 153 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −6.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
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 -4.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 13 — under by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Harold Shaw | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | +2.3 |
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | −2.6 |
| Harold Shaw | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9% | −1.4 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Slade | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kato Serwanga | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 42 |
| 2.1 |
| 0 |
| −6.5 |
| Thurman Thomas | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Jay Fiedler | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronde Gadsden | 4 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 21% | +2.5 |
| Bert Emanuel | 2 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 13% | +5.7 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 17% | +1.3 |
| Rob Konrad | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13% | −0.3 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13% | −1.8 |
| Lamar Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −6.1 |
| Jeff Ogden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.0 |
| Ed Perry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −5.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Jones | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Armstrong | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Jeffries | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Owens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bowens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
