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2000 Wild Card · Sat, Dec 30, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

17

Miami DolphinsWinner

23

IND -1.5 upsetU 42 ✓

Miami Dolphins 23–17.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · IND

Peyton ManningQB

17/32, 194 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

1.8 expected points added

Passing · MIA

Jay FiedlerQB

19/34, 185 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-6.6 expected points added

Rushing · MIA

Lamar SmithRB

40 att, 209 yds, 2 TD

3.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

Edgerrin JamesRB

21 att, 107 yds, 0 TD

1.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · IND

Jerome PathonWR

5/7 for 69 yds, 1 TD

22% of team targets · 4.4 expected points added

Receiving · IND

Marvin HarrisonWR

5/11 for 63 yds, 0 TD

34% of team targets · -2.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Peyton Manning17/321941001.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Edgerrin James211075.101.4
Peyton Manning1-2-2.00-1.2
Hunter Smith1-6-6.00-3.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jerome Pathon5769122%4.4
Marvin Harrison51163034%-2.0
Edgerrin James3433013%2.0
Ken Dilger3416013%0.5
Marcus Pollard1413013%-0.9
Terrence Wilkins02006%-2.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Mike Peterson490.002
Chad Cota640.022
Jason Belser540.500
Dwight Hollier540.000
Mustafah Muhammad720.000
Cornelius Bennett320.000
Jeff Burris220.001
Chad Bratzke400.011
Ellis Johnson121.000
Mark Thomas210.001

Miami Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jay Fiedler19/34185132-6.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Lamar Smith402095.223.3
Jay Fiedler7436.106.3
Tony Martin166.000.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
O.J. McDuffie41257035%-10.1
Oronde Gadsden4538015%2.6
Tony Martin2421012%-1.3
Lamar Smith331809%0.0
J.J. Johnson221806%0.8
Autry Denson231809%-0.3
Jed Weaver11913%3.7
Jeff Ogden12606%1.3
Rob Konrad02006%-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Zach Thomas340.000
Brian Walker340.000
Derrick Rodgers430.001
Jason Taylor240.000
Brock Marion510.000
Patrick Surtain510.000
Robert Jones030.001
Sam Madison030.001
Trent Gamble110.000
O.J. McDuffie100.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
IND -1.5
Closing total
42
IND moneyline
MIA 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
59°F, wind 12 mph
Referee
Jeff Triplette
Rest
IND 6 days · MIA 6 days
Coaches
Jim Mora vs Dave Wannstedt

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.