2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
18
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Buffalo Bills
16
BUF -1.5 upsetU 44 ✓
Indianapolis Colts 18–16 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 16/27 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 19 | 60 | 3.2 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Peyton Manning | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 3 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 15% | 3.7 |
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 19% | 2.6 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 12% | 2.3 |
| Jerome Pathon | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 19% | 1.4 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 19% | 0.5 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Blevins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Whittington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 21/32 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Linton | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Shawn Bryson | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Rob Johnson | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 9 | 15 | 112 | 1 | 47% | -6.1 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 3 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 9% | 6.3 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 13% | 2.7 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 13% | -0.8 |
| Bobby Collins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Jonathan Linton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9% | -1.9 |
| Rob Johnson | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 3% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Newman | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Raion Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Greer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -1.5
- Closing total
- 44
- IND moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Bills closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 34 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- IND 6 days · BUF 14 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs Wade Phillips
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.