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2024 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 20, 2024 · Lucas Oil Stadium
Final
DolphinsMiami10
BY 6final margin
ColtsIndianapolis16
Miami Dolphins 10 at Indianapolis Colts 16. Final.
Colts -3 ✓U 44 ✓
The verdict · 2024 Week 7
Indianapolis Colts 16, Dolphins 10 — with the result never quite settled.
It turned at Q3 11:48, 1st and 10, on Raheem Mostert — 19.3 win-probability points to the Colts on one snap, the largest move of the game.
The snaps that bent it
The biggest swing of the game · Q3 11:48 · 1st and 10
Raheem Mostert
Colts
(11:48) 31-R.Mostert left tackle to MIA 45 for 7 yards (50-S.Olubi; 32-J.Blackmon). FUMBLES (50-S.Olubi), RECOVERED by IND-50-S.Olubi at MIA 46. 50-S.Olubi to MIA 28 for 18 yards (89-J.Hill; 17-J.Waddle).
Dome
Colts closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.
Indianapolis Colts 16–10. Biggest swing: Q3 11:48, Colts +19.3% win probability on one snap.
19.3
win-probability points on one snap
The largest move of the game. The two below are drawn against it.
Alec IngoldColtsQ3 3:02(3:02) 30-A.Ingold left guard to IND 15 for -2 yards (41-G.Stuard, 44-Z.Franklin). FUMBLES (44-Z.Franklin), touched at IND 14, RECOVERED by IND-96-T.Bryan at IND 14.
18.9pts
Jason SandersColtsQ4 5:19(5:19) 7-J.Sanders 54 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-49-M.Overton, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
19.2pts
What separated them
Staying on schedule
Dolphins owned this one and still lost it — 43% of snaps stayed on schedule, against Colts at 35% of snaps stayed on schedule.
Dolphinsthe gap went the other way from the scoreboard
Running the ball
Colts won this one — -0.23 expected points per carry, against Dolphins at -0.42 expected points per carry.
Coltsthe gap went the way the scoreboard did
Third down
Dolphins owned this one and still lost it — 6 of 14 on third down, against Colts at 4 of 13 on third down.
Dolphinsthe gap went the other way from the scoreboard
5 other measures were inside a third of the league's own spread — two clubs doing the same thing, so they are not shown.
Drawn from the weekly play-by-play file, which paints on the Monday 4:00 AM ET sync after the game.
The model against the market, the momentum underneath, every drive — scrub to replay it
How the game was won
The model and the market were 3.0 win-probability points apart on the average play, and 8 apart at the widest — with the model the more convinced about Dolphins.
MarketModelmodel higher on Coltshigher on Dolphins165 of 177 plays carry both curves
(11:48) 31-R.Mostert left tackle to MIA 45 for 7 yards (50-S.Olubi; 32-J.Blackmon). FUMBLES (50-S.Olubi), RECOVERED by IND-50-S.Olubi at MIA 46. 50-S.Olubi to MIA 28 for 18 yards (89-J.Hill; 17-J.Waddle).
Swing +19.3 for ColtsExpected points +6.30 for ColtsThe model had Dolphins 2 points higher than the market did.play 104
The solid line is the betting market's home win probability; the dashed line is the play-by-play model's. The shaded band between them is the disagreement — emerald where the model liked the home team more, red where it liked the away team more. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest swings.
Highest-leverage plays
3rd · 11:48MIA +19% win prob(11:48) 31-R.Mostert left tackle to MIA 45 for 7 yards (50-S.Olubi; 32-J.Blackmon). FUMBLES (50-S.Olubi), RECOVERED by IND-50-S.Olubi at MIA 46. 50-S.Olubi to MIA 28 for 18 yards (89-J.Hill; 17-J.Waddle).
4th · 5:19MIA +19% win prob(5:19) 7-J.Sanders 54 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-49-M.Overton, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
3rd · 3:02MIA +19% win prob(3:02) 30-A.Ingold left guard to IND 15 for -2 yards (41-G.Stuard, 44-Z.Franklin). FUMBLES (44-Z.Franklin), touched at IND 14, RECOVERED by IND-96-T.Bryan at IND 14.
1st · 0:23MIA +16% win prob(:23) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson FUMBLES (Aborted) at MIA 12, touched at MIA 11, RECOVERED by MIA-92-Z.Sieler at MIA 16.
4th · 12:56IND +10% win prob(12:56) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson pass short right to 14-A.Pierce to MIA 32 for 10 yards (20-J.Brooks, 29-K.Fuller).
4th · 6:03MIA +9% win prob(6:03) 30-A.Ingold up the middle to IND 36 for no gain (96-T.Bryan).
SettledThe modelled figures are the league play-by-play model's, not ours.
How the points landed
The margin ledger
Matt Gay's 22-yard field goal with 8:44 left in the 4th put Indianapolis Colts ahead for good. The lead never changed over the 1 score that followed.
4th8:44Matt Gay·22-yd field goal22-yard field goalholder R.Sanchez · snap L.RhodesLead never changed again+310–13
4th1:55Matt Gay·38-yd field goal38-yard field goalholder R.Sanchez · snap L.Rhodes+310–16
6 scores · bar length is the lead after each one
Down-to-down truth
Situational splits
Dolphinscategory by categoryColts
Dolphins5–1Colts
337Total yards285
5.0Yards per play4.8
43%Success rate35%
43%Third-down rate31%
1Red-zone touchdowns1
7Explosive plays7
18First downs16
2Sacks taken0
2Turnovers2
The read
Dolphins ahead 5–1 on categories, but the biggest gap belongs to Colts, in sacks taken.
Expected points added, per play
The centre line is an average play. A bar to the right of it is a side that gained more than the situation was worth; a bar to the left is a side that lost ground. All six bars share one scale, ±0.42 points.
Every snapexpected points added per play, all downs
−0.26Dolphins: −0.26 expected points added per play
−0.19Colts: −0.19 expected points added per play
Dropping backexpected points added per dropback
−0.07Dolphins: −0.07 expected points added per play
−0.16Colts: −0.16 expected points added per play
Running itexpected points added per rush
−0.42Dolphins: −0.42 expected points added per play
−0.23Colts: −0.23 expected points added per play
Neither side “wins” volume or play-calling mix, so neither is drawn as a duel: Dolphins ran 67 snaps at a 46% dropback rate against Colts’s 60 at 48%. Red-zone trips: Dolphins 3, Colts 4.
NoteColts won the down-to-down efficiency fight: -0.19 expected points added per play vs -0.26.
Derived from the play-by-play, no model
The Read
12 of 12 readings cleared their snap floor and were tested against four comparisons: this week's whole slate, the team's own season, the week before, and the team's own ordinary spread. Every bar below is set in that team's own week-to-week swing, never in league points — one team's swing runs 1.6 to 3.1 times the entire league's spread.
highest in the league that weekAgainst the weekTendencies
MIA's blitz rate sent, 62.1%, was the highest of the 30 team-games charted in week 7 — 3.4 points clear of the next team along.
Past their previous high of 45.0% in week 2.
2.3 times their own weekly swing above their number.
29 dropbacks this game, floor 12 — 17 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 12.0 points.
lowest in the league that weekAgainst the weekOver Expected
MIA's pass rate over expected, −19.5 pts, was the lowest of the 30 team-games charted in week 7 — 4.7 points clear of the next team along.
67 snaps this game, floor 20 — 17 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 10.2 points.
IND's blitz rate sent, 3.2%, is past their previous low of 14.3% in week 3 — the lowest of their 7 charted games through week 7.
A 2.3-swing turn from week 6.
31 dropbacks this game, floor 12 — 17 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 10.4 points.
The season-grain rooms, pointed at this one game
Was this normal for them?
12 of 12 readings cleared their snap floor. Every deviation below is measured in that team's own game-to-game swing, not in league points — because one game's swing runs from 1.6 to 3.1 times the whole league's spread.
their week-to-week swingall 32 teams
upper band = their week-to-week swing · lower rule = all 32 teams · scale -30 pts to 24 pts
right on their number · +1.2 vs their 12.6%, and they swing ±6.0 week to week (+0.20× that swing) · 29 dropbacks
Colts16.1%
right on their number · +3.7 vs their 12.4%, and they swing ±7.5 week to week (+0.49× that swing) · 31 dropbacks
NoteMIA's blitz rate sent was the night's one real departure: 62.1%, 28.1 points above their season mean of 34.0% and 2.3 times their own 12.0-point weekly swing.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Miami Dolphins
48 dressed · 7 inactive
65Robert JonesG · Every snap100%69 snaps
73Austin JacksonT · Every snap100%69 snaps
74Liam EichenbergG · Every snap100%69 snaps
72Terron ArmsteadT · Every snap100%69 snaps
55Aaron BrewerG · Every snap100%69 snaps
10Tyreek HillWR · Full-time90%62 snaps
17Jaylen WaddleWR · Full-time86%59 snaps
18Tyler HuntleyQB · Heavy rotation67%46 snaps
28De'Von AchaneRB · Heavy rotation58%40 snaps
89Julian HillTE · Heavy rotation52%36 snaps
9Jonnu SmithTE · Rotational49%34 snaps
30Alec IngoldFB · Rotational39%27 snaps
83Malik WashingtonWR · Rotational36%25 snaps
14Tim BoyleQB · Rotational33%23 snaps
31Raheem MostertRB · Rotational33%23 snaps
81Durham SmytheTE · Rotational25%17 snaps
3Odell Beckham Jr.WR · Situational16%11 snaps
25Jaylen WrightRB · Situational9%6 snaps
0Braxton BerriosWR · Situational7%5 snaps
Inactive · 7
Andrew MeyerCEthan BonnerCBEmmanuel OgbahDEChanning TindallILBSkylar ThompsonQBJeff WilsonRBJevon HollandSS
Indianapolis Colts
48 dressed · 7 inactive · 1 never used
68Dalton TuckerG · Every snap100%62 snaps
78Ryan KellyC · Every snap100%62 snaps
5Anthony RichardsonQB · Every snap100%62 snaps
79Bernhard RaimannT · Full-time98%61 snaps
72Braden SmithT · Full-time98%61 snaps
56Quenton NelsonG · Full-time97%60 snaps
11Michael PittmanWR · Full-time89%55 snaps
14Alec PierceWR · Heavy rotation79%49 snaps
1Josh DownsWR · Heavy rotation61%38 snaps
81Mo Alie-CoxTE · Heavy rotation53%33 snaps
27Trey SermonRB · Heavy rotation52%32 snaps
31Tyler GoodsonRB · Rotational48%30 snaps
85Andrew OgletreeTE · Rotational40%25 snaps
16Ashton DulinWR · Situational24%15 snaps
83Kylen GransonTE · Situational23%14 snaps
10Adonai MitchellWR · Situational23%14 snaps
71Matt GoncalvesT · Situational5%3 snaps
86Will MalloryTE · Situational5%3 snaps
60Tanor BortoliniC · Situational2%1 snap
73Blake FreelandT · Situational2%1 snap
26Evan HullRB · Situational2%1 snap
Inactive · 7
Danny PinterCChris LammonsCBGenard AveryDEE.J. SpeedOLBSam EhlingerQBJonathan TaylorRBAnthony GouldWR
3 players played under 8 snaps, so their shares read as a dash rather than a number. 2 lines have no expected-points read and sit off the plane.
Expected points are modelled in full PPR, so the “vs expected” column stays in that unit whichever format the pills are set to. Switching the pills changes the points column, not the plane.
The field map
Every snap, where it happened
The whole game as one hundred yards. The Colts attack right, the Dolphins attack left, so a change of possession is a reversal you can see. Reading down is the order the snaps were played — not the clock, so a two-minute drill gets the same room as any other fourteen snaps. This game is final.
Dolphins←Colts→
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Jason Sanders−19% win probabilitymoment 4 of 4
(5:19) 7-J.Sanders 54 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-49-M.Overton, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
Q4 5:19 · Dolphins · 4th & 1 at IND 36 · gained nothing · -3.52 EP · −18.9% win probability
163 snaps placed · 14 without a recorded yard line, left off the map · 4 marked moments — the largest win-probability swings, one per drive.
The Film Room · post-game
Post-game film: 177 plays across 25 drives, personnel groupings on 163 snaps, the eleven on the field by name, manual charting on 172. Everything here paints once the weekly sync ingests the game — there is no live play-level feed in this product, so nothing on this page updates while a game is being played.
Possession by possession
The field rail
6 of 25 drives ended in points. The longest march was IND moving 75 yards from the IND 17 for a turnover. Each bar is the ground a drive actually covered; IND attacks right, MIA attacks left. Hatching marks a trip inside the twenty.
Every snap
Play stream
177 of 177 plays
Team
Quarter
Down
Play type
Expected points added
Event
Charted
Plays shown
177
EPA per play
-0.18
Success rate
39%
Yards
621
Who was on the field
Personnel groupings
Offensive grouping on every pass and run. A group needs five snaps in this game before it gets a number — under that the sample is a coin flip and the cell reads a dash instead. Open any play above to see the eleven men who were actually on the field for it.
Colts1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR47-0.2838%
Dolphins1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR27-0.1470%
Dolphins2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR22-0.5418%
Dolphins1 RB, 2 TE, 2 WR13+0.3923%
Colts1 RB, 2 TE, 2 WR11-0.0945%
Dolphins2 RB, 2 TE, 1 WR5-1.3220%
Colts1 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR1——
Colts2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR1——
snapsepapass rate
177 plays · ranked by the win probability each one moved
Every play
Ball
When
Play
Only
Who
177 plays
Bar length is win probability the play moved
1st quarter44 plays
Punt5 plays, from the Colts 30 to the Colts 34
Punt4 plays, from the Dolphins 27 to the Dolphins 31
Punt4 plays
Dolphins6Colts0
Dolphins7Colts0
Touchdown14 plays, from the Dolphins 42 to the Colts 2
How the play was built
A man in motion.
FormationPistolOffense on the fieldOne quarterback, one back, one tight end and three receiversDefense on the fieldThree linemen, three linebackers and five backsIn the boxSeven defenders
Fumble lost14 plays, from the Colts 17 to the Dolphins 7
The period ended2 plays
2nd quarter48 plays
Punt8 plays, from the Dolphins 10 to midfield
Punt4 plays, from the Colts 22 to the Colts 28
Punt10 plays, from the Dolphins 27 to the Dolphins 38
Punt7 plays, from the Colts 31 to midfield
Dolphins10Colts0
Field goal11 plays, from the Dolphins 20 to the Colts 15
Dolphins10Colts3
Field goal7 plays, from the Colts 30 to the Dolphins 34
3rd quarter43 plays
Punt7 plays, from the Dolphins 30 to midfield
Punt4 plays, from the Colts 15 to the Colts 20
How the play was built
A man in motion.
FormationUnder centerOffense on the fieldOne fullback, one quarterback, one back, one tight end and two receiversDefense on the fieldFour linemen, three linebackers and four backsIn the boxSix defenders
Fumble lost1 play
How the play was built
Nobody in motion.
FormationPistolOffense on the fieldOne quarterback, one back, one tight end and three receiversDefense on the fieldThree linemen, three linebackers and five backsIn the boxFour defenders
Dolphins10Colts9
Dolphins10Colts10
Touchdown6 plays, from the Dolphins 28 to the Dolphins 4
Punt5 plays, from the Dolphins 30 to the Dolphins 33
Punt4 plays, from the Colts 15 to the Colts 16
How the play was built
A man in motion.
FormationUnder centerOffense on the fieldOne fullback, one quarterback, one back, two tight ends and one receiverDefense on the fieldFour linemen, three linebackers and four backsIn the boxSeven defenders
Fumble lost6 plays, from the Dolphins 45 to the Colts 13
Punt4 plays, from the Colts 14 to the Colts 20
Punt4 plays
The period ended2 plays
4th quarter42 plays
How the play was built
Two in the backfield, nobody in motion.
Thrown on the first read.
FormationShotgunOffense on the fieldOne quarterback, two backs, one tight end and two receiversDefense on the fieldTwo linemen, four linebackers and five backsRoute runDragCoverageTwo-man underMan or zoneManIn the boxSix defendersRushing the passerFivePressure (charted)The passer was kept cleanTime to throw2.3 seconds
Dolphins10Colts13
Field goal12 plays, from the Colts 43 to the Dolphins 4
No good7 plays, from the Dolphins 23 to the Colts 36
Dolphins10Colts16
Field goal11 plays, from the Colts 44 to the Dolphins 20
How the play was built
Nobody in motion.
Thrown on the first read, the ball was not catchable.
FormationShotgunOffense on the fieldOne quarterback, one back, one tight end and three receiversDefense on the fieldThree linemen, two linebackers and six backsRoute runGoCoverageCombination coverageMan or zoneZoneIn the boxFour defendersRushing the passerThreePressure (charted)The passer was kept cleanTime to throw2.0 seconds
Turnover on downs10 plays, from the Dolphins 30 to the Colts 32
The period ended2 plays
Win probability is the league play-by-play model, 98.5% of plays · a dash means none was published