2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Adelphia Coliseum

Miami DolphinsWinner

Tennessee Titans

TEN -6.5 upsetO 34 ✓Titans closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Miami Dolphins 31–23.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIA

Jay FiedlerQB

12/20, 225 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

14.5 expected points added

Passing · TEN

Steve McNairQB

7/19, 118 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-3.5 expected points added

Rushing · MIA

Lamar SmithRB

25 att, 55 yds, 1 TD

-12.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

Eddie GeorgeRB

18 att, 49 yds, 0 TD

-5.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIA

Oronde GadsdenWR

4/7 for 74 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added

Receiving · MIA

Lamar SmithRB

3/3 for 70 yds, 1 TD

15% of team targets · 7.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Miami Dolphins

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jay Fiedler	12/20	225	2	0	0	14.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Lamar Smith	25	55	2.2	1	-12.0
Jay Fiedler	7	25	3.6	0	1.3
J.J. Johnson	1	2	2.0	0	-1.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Oronde Gadsden	4	7	74	1	35%	5.7
Lamar Smith	3	3	70	1	15%	7.5
Chris Chambers	2	4	52	0	20%	2.7
James McKnight	2	3	25	0	15%	0.6
J.J. Johnson	1	1	4	0	5%	-0.7
Rob Konrad	0	1	0	0	5%	-0.7
Scott McGarrahan	0	1	0	0	5%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Zach Thomas	3	5	0.0	1	2
Twan Russell	2	2	0.0	0	0
Patrick Surtain	4	0	0.0	0	0
Jason Taylor	2	2	1.0	0	1
Brian Walker	3	1	0.0	1	1
Sam Madison	3	0	0.0	1	2
Scott McGarrahan	1	2	0.0	0	0
Derrick Rodgers	2	1	0.0	0	1
Arturo Freeman	3	0	0.0	0	1
Terry Cousin	3	0	0.0	0	1

Tennessee Titans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Steve McNair	7/19	118	1	1	1	-3.5
Neil O'Donnell	9/21	110	1	2	1	-5.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Eddie George	18	49	2.7	-5.2
Neil O'Donnell	2	29	14.5	1.4
Steve McNair	5	27	5.4	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Derrick Mason	2	8	62	1	21%	-0.6
Kevin Dyson	4	10	51	0	26%	-0.9
Chris Sanders	3	7	47	0	18%	-0.3
Erron Kinney	3	7	35	1	18%	-4.6
Eddie George	2	4	18	0	10%	0.6
Frank Wycheck	2	3	15	0	8%	1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Randall Godfrey	7	0	0
Blaine Bishop	3	3	0
Bobby Myers	2	2	0
Kevin Carter	3	1	0
Jevon Kearse	2	1	0
Keith Bulluck	2	1	0
Josh Evans	3	0	0
Greg Favors	2	1	0
Jason Fisk	1	2	0
DeRon Jenkins	2	0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: TEN -6.5
Closing total: 34
MIA moneyline: —
TEN moneyline: —

Titans closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 34; the game landed 54 — over by 20.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Adelphia Coliseum
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 81°F, wind 7 mph
Referee: Ernie Briggs
Rest: MIA 7 days · TEN 7 days
Coaches: Dave Wannstedt vs Jeff Fisher