2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalMiami Dolphins 33 at Buffalo Bills 6. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 33–6 — never really in doubt late.
-0.7 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 | 13/21 | 214 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +16.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 28 | 100 | 3.6 | 0 | −2.0 |
| J.J. Johnson | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Autry Denson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Shepherd | 3 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 16% | +9.2 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 3 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 21% | +4.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Armstrong | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 6/18 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −19.0 |
| Doug Flutie | 2/9 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −8.2 |
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
Bills closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 39 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Jay Fiedler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Tony Martin | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 11% | +1.7 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 5% | +1.9 |
| Lamar Smith | 4 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 26% | +3.0 |
| Rob Konrad | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11% | +1.1 |
| Autry Denson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −1.5 |
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| Brian Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Izzo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Bromell | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Mixon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 12 | 88 | 7.3 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Antowain Smith | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 1 | −1.3 |
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Rob Johnson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 19% | −6.7 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 2 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 30% | −6.3 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15% | −0.6 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 26% | −4.0 |
| Antowain Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.7 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7% | −1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Holecek | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Moore | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |