2000 Week 15 · Mon, Dec 11, 2000 · RCA Dome
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Indianapolis ColtsWinner
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Indianapolis Colts 44–20 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 12/22 | 188 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -17.6 |
| Doug Flutie | 6/12 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Rob Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 4 | 8 | 93 | 1 | 24% | 1.9 |
| Shawn Bryson | 6 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 24% | 2.8 |
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 21% | 1.5 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 18% | -0.3 |
| Jay Riemersma | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Watson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Henry Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raion Hill | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 13/24 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 27 | 111 | 4.1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Lennox Gordon | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Wilkins | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 8% | 4.0 |
| Jerome Pathon | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 21% | 0.8 |
| Marvin Harrison | 2 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 29% | -3.8 |
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 17% | -0.3 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | -0.8 |
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | 0.0 |
| Jim Finn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Holsey | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafah Muhammad | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Peterson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Scioli | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Whittington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -6
- Closing total
- 45
- BUF moneyline
- —
- IND moneyline
- —
Colts closed -6 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 45; the game landed 64 — over by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- RCA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- BUF 8 days · IND 8 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Jim Mora
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.