2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalMiami Dolphins 31 at Cincinnati Bengals 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 31–16.
-1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 14/21 | 155 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +9.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 1 | −1.9 |
| Jay Fiedler | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Autry Denson | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronde Gadsden | 6 | 6 | 73 | 2 | 29% | +9.7 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 14% | +2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Walker | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Galyon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Owens |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 20/38 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −7.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Dolphins closed -7 and covered, winning by 15.
Total closed 33; the game landed 47 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
| J.J. Johnson | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14% | +0.7 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | +2.1 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14% | +1.0 |
| Autry Denson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14% | +0.4 |
| J.J. Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −3.8 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Mixon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 110 |
| 5.0 |
| 0 |
| −3.5 |
| Akili Smith | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | +4.2 |
| Brandon Bennett | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | — |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McGee | 6 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 26% | +0.5 |
| Peter Warrick | 4 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 21% | +5.5 |
| Brandon Bennett | 5 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 18% | −0.8 |
| Marco Battaglia | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | +2.7 |
| Craig Yeast | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.0 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | −0.7 |
| Ron Dugans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −2.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Ross | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Bankston | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armegis Spearman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jevon Langford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Barndt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |