2000 Wild Card · Sat, Dec 30, 2000 · Pro Player Stadium
Indianapolis Colts
17
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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
Receiving · IND
5/11 for 63 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · -2.0 expected points added
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 |
| Jason Belser | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafah Muhammad | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 5 | 1 | 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 |
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.