2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalDolphinsMiami33
BY 27final margin
BillsBuffalo6
Miami Dolphins 33 at Buffalo Bills 6. Final.
Bills -3.5 upsetO 36 ✓29°FBills closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Miami Dolphins 33–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 13/21 | 214 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +16.1 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Jay Fiedler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −5.0 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| 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 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Bills -3.5
- Closing total
- 36
- Dolphins moneyline
- —
- Bills moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Freezing, 29°F at kickoff; still at 4 mph out of the west; partly cloudy.
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- Dolphins 7 days · Bills 7 days
- Coaches
- Dave Wannstedt vs Wade Phillips
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.