2000 Wild Card · Sat, Dec 30, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
Final
Indianapolis Colts 17 at Miami Dolphins 23. Final.
Miami Dolphins 23–17.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · IND
5/11 for 63 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · -2.0 expected points added
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
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 17/32 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 21 | 107 | 5.1 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Hunter Smith | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | −3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Pathon | 5 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 22% | +4.4 |
| Marvin Harrison | 5 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 34% | −2.0 |
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 13% | +2.0 |
| Ken Dilger | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13% | +0.5 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13% | −0.9 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Cota | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Hollier | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafah Muhammad | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis Johnson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 19/34 | 185 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 40 | 209 | 5.2 | 2 | +3.3 |
| Jay Fiedler | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | +6.3 |
| Tony Martin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. McDuffie | 4 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 35% | −10.1 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 15% | +2.6 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 12% | −1.3 |
| Lamar Smith | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | +0.0 |
| J.J. Johnson | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +0.8 |
| Autry Denson | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | −0.3 |
| Jed Weaver | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3% | +3.7 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | +1.3 |
| Rob Konrad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rodgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Thomas | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jones | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Madison | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Gamble | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
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.
/football/games/2000_18_IND_MIA
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Colts -1.5
- Closing total
- 42
- Colts moneyline
- —
- Dolphins moneyline
- —
Colts closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 40 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pro Player Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 59°F at kickoff; breezy at 15 mph out of the north-west; clear.
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- Colts 6 days · Dolphins 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs Dave Wannstedt
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.