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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 34–7 — never really in doubt late. Played in 17.3 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Brown | 15/33 | 201 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −9.9 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 3/7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 12 | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Travis Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Sammy Morris |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 6 | 13 | 82 | 0 | 34% | +1.5 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 16% | −7.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierson Prioleau | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Spoon | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Robertson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 9/16 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −1.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith |
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/2001_17_BUF_MIA
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 -6.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 41 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 17.3 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| 2 |
| 9 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| +0.3 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 16% | −1.9 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 24% | −3.2 |
| Avion Black | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Antoine Winfield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Larsen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Office | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 |
| 158 |
| 5.3 |
| 1 |
| +3.9 |
| Jay Fiedler | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 1 | +3.8 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Travis Minor | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Ray Lucas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chambers | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 31% | +1.4 |
| Dedric Ward | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 31% | −0.1 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 19% | +1.8 |
| Jed Weaver | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6% | +1.3 |
| Lamar Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Walker | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Hendricks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Galyon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Surtain | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Twan Russell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
