2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
New England Patriots
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Miami DolphinsWinner
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MIA -4.5 ✓U 34.5 ✓
Miami Dolphins 10–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 16/33 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Harold Shaw | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 12/24 | 153 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -6.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -4.5
- Closing total
- 34.5
- NE moneyline
- —
- MIA moneyline
- —
Dolphins closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 13 — under by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pro Player Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- NE 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Dave Wannstedt
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.