2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalIndianapolis Colts 20 at Miami Dolphins 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 20–13.
0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 21/28 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 32 | 112 | 3.5 | 0 | −10.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | +5.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Pollard | 5 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 18% | +5.7 |
| Marvin Harrison | 6 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 32% | +1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Thomas |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 12/25 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −3.6 |
| Lamar Smith | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 |
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
Dolphins closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 33 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Jerome Pathon | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 21% | +2.5 |
| Edgerrin James | 5 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 18% | +0.4 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11% | −0.3 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Josh Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Scioli | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Jay Fiedler | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Autry Denson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | −0.4 |
| J.J. Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | 4 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 27% | +2.2 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 23% | +0.6 |
| Jed Weaver | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 8% | +0.8 |
| Lamar Smith | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15% | −1.2 |
| Autry Denson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | +1.2 |
| Rob Konrad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.3 |
| Bert Emanuel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Surtain | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Gardener | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Walker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Mixon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |