2000 Miami Dolphins season

35th season in franchise history; last playoff win December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 2000 11–5 1st AFC East Dave Wannstedt Chan Gailey Jim Bates Wayne Huizenga Pro Player Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Colts) 23–17 (OT Overtime) Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 0–27 C Tim RuddyDE Trace ArmstrongDE Jason TaylorLB Larry IzzoLB Zach ThomasCB Sam MadisonS Brock Marion Dolphins seasons The 2000 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League, the 35th overall and was their first under new head coach Dave Wannstedt who was named the fourth head coach in franchise history on January 16, 2000,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.63 the same day that Jimmy Johnson announced his retirement from coaching. For the first season since 1982, Dan Marino was not on the opening day roster, as he announced his retirement prior to the season. Believed by many as the greatest Miami Dolphin of all time, Marino led the Dolphins to ten playoff appearances, one of which ended in Super Bowl XIX, and is the winningest quarterback to have not won a Super Bowl. Jay Fiedler, who left the Jacksonville Jaguars, succeeded Marino as starting quarterback. Damon Huard remained a backup quarterback and started for Fiedler in one game during the season. Although Marino was no longer on the team, the Dolphins hoped to improve from their 9–7 record in the previous season. The Dolphins began the season strong, with a 6–2 record halfway through. Both losses were by small margins. The second loss occurred during a road game dubbed the Monday Night Miracle, against the New York Jets, which scored 30 points in the fourth quarter and then defeated the Dolphins by a field goal in overtime. The Dolphins fared only slightly worse in the second half of the season, winning five games and losing three. The team finished with a record of 11–5, their best record since 1992. This was the Dolphins' fourth consecutive winning season and the first time the club won the AFC East title since 1994. Additionally, this was the Dolphins' fourth consecutive season in which they advanced to the playoffs. In the Wild Card round, they defeated the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 23–17 in overtime. However, the Dolphins were shut out 27–0 by the Oakland Raiders in the Divisional round the following week. As of the 2025 season, this is the most recent time Miami has won a playoff game, making it 25 straight years that the Miami Dolphins have failed to win a playoff game. The Dolphins would not sweep the New England Patriots during the regular season again until 2021. Seven Dolphins players were selected for the Pro Bowl. Offseason Additions Subtractions QB Jay Fiedler (Jaguars) QB Dan Marino (retirement) RB Lamar Smith (Saints) WR Yatil Green (Jets) CB Terrance Shaw (Chargers) S Shawn Wooden (Bears) WR Leslie Shepherd (Browns) CB Terrell Buckley (Broncos) P Matt Turk (Redskins) G Kevin Gogan (Chargers) G Heath Irwin (Patriots) LB O. J. Brigance (Ravens) LB Scott Galyon (Giants) T James Brown (Browns) WR Jeff Ogden (Cowboys) FB Stanley Pritchett (Eagles) S Brian Walker (Seahawks) TE Troy Drayton (Chiefs) RB Thurman Thomas (Bills) WR Bert Emanuel (Buccaneers) NFL draft 2000 Miami Dolphins 2 53 Todd Wade OT Ole Miss yes 3 84 Ben Kelly CB Colorado yes 4 117 Deon Dyer RB North Carolina yes 5 152 Arturo Freeman SS South Carolina yes 6 167 Ernest Grant DT Arkansas Pine-Bluff 7 232 Jeff Harris DB Georgia The Football Database. Retrieved 2014-Jan-12. Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRameel ConnorDefensive endIllinoisTrent GambleCornerbackWyomingDamian GregoryDefensive tackleIllinois StateTommy HendricksLinebackerMichiganSteve HerndonGuardGeorgiaTerrance HustonTight endButte CollegeCarlos NunoTight endBYUAdewale OgunleyeDefensive endIndianaTeddy SaltersFullbackSouth CarolinaDamon SavageWide receiverTulsaKyle ShipleyLinebackerTexas TechJeff SnedegarLinebackerKentuckyQuinton SpotwoodWide receiverSyracusePeter SylvesterFullbackDrakeJay TaylorKickerWest Virginia Staff 2000 Miami Dolphins #006666 white #DF6108 Owner/chairman of the board – Wayne Huizenga President/chief operating officer – Eddie Jones Senior vice president of business operations – Bryan Wiedmeier Vice president of player personnel – Rick Spielman Director of college scouting – Ron Labadie Director of pro personnel – George Paton Assistant director of pro personnel – Tom Heckert, Sr. Head coach – Dave Wannstedt Offensive coordinator – Chan Gailey Quarterbacks – Mike Shula Running backs – Joel Collier Wide receivers – Robert Ford Tight ends – Pat Jones Offensive line – Paul Boudreau Offensive assistant – Judd Garrett Defensive coordinator – Jim Bates Defensive line – Clarence Brooks Assistant defensive line/defensive assistant – Robert Nunn Linebackers – Randy Shannon Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive nickel package – Bill Lewis Special teams – Mike Westhoff Kicking – Doug Blevins Strength and conditioning – John Gamble Assistant strength and conditioning – Brad Roll Roster 2000 Miami Dolphins 53 12 5  9 Jay Fiedler 11 Damon Huard  4 Mike Quinn 21 Autry Denson KR 33 Deon Dyer y FB 32 J. J. Johnson American football 44 Rob Konrad FB 26 Lamar Smith American football 86 Oronde Gadsden 80 Tony Martin American football 81 O. J. McDuffie 88 Jeff Ogden PR 15 Damon Savage y 84 Leslie Shepherd American football PR 83 Hunter Goodwin 46 Alonzo Mayes 82 Jed Weaver 62 Jason Andersen C 64 Anthony Cesario G 63 Mark Dixon American football G 65 Kevin Donnalley G 66 Heath Irwin G 61 Tim Ruddy C 74 Brent Smith American football G/T 71 Todd Wade y T 78 Richmond Webb T 93 Trace Armstrong DE 95 Tim Bowens DT 91 Lorenzo Bromell DE 92 Daryl Gardener DT 97 Ernest Grant American football y DT 94 Jermaine Haley DT 79 Kenny Mixon DE/DT 96 Rich Owens DE 99 Jason Taylor American football DE 51 Tommy Hendricks y MLB 53 Larry Izzo OLB 52 Robert Jones linebacker MLB/OLB 59 Derrick Rodgers OLB 56 Twan Russell OLB 54 Zach Thomas MLB 27 Arturo Freeman y SS 42 Trent Gamble y CB/S 29 Sam Madison CB 31 Brock Marion FS 22 Terrance Shaw CB 23 Patrick Surtain CB 45 Brian Walker SS American football 38 Kevin Williams defensive back, born 1975 FS/KR 24 Jerry Wilson defensive back CB/S 48 Brody Heffner-Liddiard LS 10 Olindo Mare K  1 Matt Turk P 60 John Bock American football C IR 87 Bert Emanuel WR IR 58 Scott Galyon LB IR 75 Damian Gregory y DT IR 30 Jeff Harris American football y CB IR 25 Greg Jeffries CB IR 35 Ben Kelly gridiron football y CB IR 90 Adewale Ogunleye y DE NF-Inj. 89 Ed Perry LS IR 85 Lamar Thomas WR IR 34 Thurman Thomas RB IR 67 Ben Adams American football G 18 Brian Alford WR 19 Sherrod Gideon y WR 50 Nate Hemsley LB 72 Dan Palmer American football C/T IR 28 Vaughn Sanders y RB 53 12 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–13 0–1 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 2 August 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 15–13 1–1 Pro Player Stadium Recap 3 August 21 Green Bay Packers W 17–14 2–1 Pro Player Stadium Recap 4 August 25 at New Orleans Saints W 22–17 3–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 Seattle Seahawks W 23–0 1–0 Pro Player Stadium 72,949 2 September 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–13 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,112 3 September 17 Baltimore Ravens W 19–6 2–1 Pro Player Stadium 73,464 4 September 24 New England Patriots W 10–3 3–1 Pro Player Stadium 73,344 5 October 1 at Cincinnati Bengals W 31–16 4–1 Paul Brown Stadium 61,535 6 October 8 Buffalo Bills W 22–13 5–1 Pro Player Stadium 73,901 7 Bye 8 October 23, 2000 at New York Jets L 37–40 (OT) 5–2 Giants Stadium 78,389 9 October 29 Green Bay Packers W 28–20 6–2 Pro Player Stadium 73,740 10 November 5 at Detroit Lions W 23–8 7–2 Pontiac Silverdome 77,813 11 November 12 at San Diego Chargers W 17–7 8–2 Qualcomm Stadium 56,896 12 November 19 New York Jets L 3–20 8–3 Pro Player Stadium 74,320 13 November 26 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–14 9–3 RCA Dome 56,935 14 December 3 at Buffalo Bills W 33–6 10–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium 73,002 15 December 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–16 10–4 Pro Player Stadium 74,307 16 December 17 Indianapolis Colts L 13–20 10–5 Pro Player Stadium 73,884 17 December 24 at New England Patriots W 27–24 11–5 Foxboro Stadium 60,292 Games summaries Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 3 4:15 p.m. EDT Seahawks 0 0 0 0 Dolphins 10 13 0 0 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,949 Sunny, 89 F C Ron Winter CBS Kevin Harlan and Todd Blackledge Box score First quarter MIA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 7:43. Dolphins 7–0. MIA – Olindo Mare 48-yard field goal, 1:22. Dolphins 10–0. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 25-yard field goal, 13:54. Dolphins 13–0. MIA – Olindo Mare 30-yard field goal, 10:51. Dolphins 16–0. MIA – Oronde Gadsden 16-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 0:43. Dolphins 23–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Jon Kitna – 6/15, 54 yards, 4 INT MIA – Jay Fiedler – 15/24, 134 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters – 11 rushes, 59 yards MIA – Lamar Smith – 27 rushes, 145 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Ricky Watters – 3 receptions, 32 yards MIA – Leslie Shepherd – 3 receptions, 30 yards Jay Fiedler started as quarterback in the first Miami Dolphins season opener without Dan Marino since 1983. Fiedler threw for 134 yards, completing 15 out of 24 passes, with no turnovers. In contrast, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Jon Kitna was intercepted four times and lost a fumble. Two of the four interceptions were caught by cornerback Sam Madison. Overall, Seattle had six turnovers. Kitna completed 6 out of 13 passes for only 54 yards, before being benched early in the third quarter due to poor performance and being replaced by Brock Huard, brother of Damon Huard. Dolphins running back Lamar Smith rushed for 145 yards. Winning 23–0, Miami caused Seattle to have their first shutout defeat since their 0–19 loss to the Los Angeles Raiders in October 1992. Miami opened the season with a record of 1–0 for the ninth consecutive year.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week1/seamia.html NFL Recap: Dolphins blank Seahawks September 3, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 10, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20001018015321/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week1/seamia.html October 18, 2000 Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary September 10 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Dolphins 0 0 0 7 Vikings 3 0 0 10 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,112 None (played indoors) Gerald Austin CBS Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche, and Beasley Reece Box score First quarter MIN – Gary Anderson 28-yard field goal, 2:46. Vikings 3–0. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter MIN – Gary Anderson 49-yard field goal, 11:30. Vikings 6–0. MIN – Randy Moss 15-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 1:56. Vikings 13–0. MIA – Thurman Thomas 2-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 1:02. Vikings 13–7. Top passers MIA – Jay Fiedler – 12/31, 175 yards, TD, INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 23/37, 355 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Smith – 11 rushes, 27 yards MIN – Robert Smith – 18 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers MIA – Tony Martin – 6 receptions, 120 yards MIN – Cris Carter – 9 receptions, 168 yards Miami traveled to Minneapolis for their first road game of the season against the Minnesota Vikings on September 10. Although Minnesota dominated Miami in terms of yardage, the game remained close throughout because mistakes by both teams kept them of out the opponent's end zone until the fourth quarter. Fiedler threw for 175 yards, completing only 12 of 31 passes and throwing an interception to Keith Thibodeaux in the third quarter. Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper threw for 355 yards and completed 23-for-37, but had three interceptions. Minnesota scored first during the first quarter with a field goal by Gary Anderson. However, neither team would record another score until the fourth quarter. After another field goal from Anderson and a touchdown pass from Culpepper to Randy Moss, the score was 13–0 in favor of Minnesota with 1:56 left in the game. Miami finally scored with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Fiedler to Thurman Thomas with barely a minute on the clock. After that, the Dolphins attempted an onside kick, but the ball was recovered by Orlando Thomas of the Vikings, effectively ending the game with a 13–7 win for Minnesota. Miami fell to 1–1.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week2/miamin.html NFL Recap: Culpepper finds groove late September 10, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 10, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010629185817/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week2/miamin.html June 29, 2001 Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 17 8:30 p.m. EDT Ravens 0 0 3 3 Dolphins 3 3 7 6 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 73,464 80 F C, winds of 13 mph km/h on and steady rain Jeff Triplette ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 42-yard field goal, 4:55. Dolphins 3–0. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 41-yard field goal, 12:37. Dolphins 6–0. Third quarter MIA – Lamar Smith 7-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 11:47. Dolphins 13–0. BAL – Matt Stover 27-yard field goal, 3:13. Dolphins 13–3. Fourth quarter MIA – Lamar Smith 8-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 13:15. Dolphins 20–3. BAL – Matt Stover 33-yard field goal, 9:35. Dolphins 20–6. Top passers BAL – Tony Banks – 19/31, 189 yards, INT MIA – Jay Fiedler – 11/16, 160 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BAL – Jamal Lewis – 9 rushes, 76 yards MIA – Lamar Smith – 22 rushes, 63 yards, TD Top receivers BAL – Shannon Sharpe – 5 receptions, 56 yards MIA – Lamar Smith – 3 receptions, 47 yards, TD The Dolphins returned to Miami to play against the Baltimore Ravens on September 17. Fiedler threw 11-for-16 with 160 yards, including a touchdown pass and an interception. In the second half, all seven of his pass attempts were successful. Miami scored in each quarter, with a field goal from Olindo Mare in the first and second periods and a pair of touchdowns by Lamar Smith in the third and fourth quarters. Following the fourth quarter touchdown, Mare missed the extra point, only the second time in his 99 career attempts. On the Ravens team, quarterback Tony Banks threw for 189 yards with 19 out of 31 completions, but was sacked six times, intercepted once, and fumbled twice. Facing constant pressure from the Miami defense, Banks was often forced to throw short passes. Unable to reach the Miami end zone, Baltimore had to settle for two field goals from Matt Stover, one each in the third and fourth quarters. Although the Ravens had four more total yards than the Dolphins, Miami was able to win the game with a score of 19–6. The Dolphins improved to 2–1.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week3/balmia.html NFL Recap: Dolphins 'D' muddies Ravens record September 17, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 10, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20001017213515/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week3/balmia.html October 17, 2000 During halftime, a 19-minute ceremony was held to honor Dan Marino and retire number 13. The ceremony was begun by former quarterback Bob Griese and included video highlights of Marino's career with the Dolphins. Former head coach Don Shula inducted Marino into the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll. Miami Dolphins president Eddie Jones then presented a life-size statue of Marino on the grounds of Pro Player Stadium. As a result of the ceremony, more than 90 Dolphins alumni were in attendance at this game.http://www.nfl.com/Dolphins/news/000915marino.html Dolphins retire Marino's 13 September 15, 2000 SportsTicker National Football League January 10, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20001121084200/http://www.nfl.com/Dolphins/news/000915marino.html November 21, 2000 Week 4: vs. New England Patriots Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 24 1:00 p.m. EDT Patriots 0 3 0 0 Dolphins 0 10 0 0 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 73,344 88 F C, winds of 12 mph km/h on Ed Hochuli CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 14:43. Patriots 3–0. MIA – Bert Emanuel 53-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 11:30. Dolphins 7–3. NE – Olindo Mare 43-yard field goal, 0:07. Dolphins 10–3. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers NE – Drew Bledsoe – 16/33, 161 yards, INT MIA – Jay Fiedler – 12/24, 153 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NE – Kevin Faulk – 21 rushes, 46 yards MIA – Lamar Smith – 20 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers NE – Terry Glenn – 5 receptions, 65 yards MIA – Oronde Gadsden – 4 receptions, 60 yards In the Dolphins first division rivalry game of the season, the New England Patriots traveled to play Miami at home on September 24. Neither team performed exceptionally well in terms of passing, rushing, or scoring. Fiedler completed only 50% of his passes, throwing 12-for-24 with 153 yards, which included one touchdown and two interceptions. The first interception, which occurred late in the first quarter, would allow New England to score first, with a field goal by Adam Vinatieri early in the second quarter. Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe had a slightly worse pass completion percentage than Fiedler and was 16-for-33 with 161 yards at the end of the game. With New England leading 3–0 at 14:43 left in the second quarter, Miami answered with a 53-yard touchdown pass from Fiedler to Bert Emanuel about three minutes later. The Dolphins reinforced their lead with a field goal from Mare with only seconds left in the second quarter. Neither Miami nor New England would score for the rest of the game. The Patriots attempted to force overtime or win the game with a touchdown at just 1:08 left in the fourth quarter. However, the pass from Bledsoe to Eric Bjornson on fourth down at the Miami 5-yard line was incomplete, turning the ball over to Miami with barely a minute on the clock. Thus, the Dolphins won 10–3 and improved to 3–1. The 2000 Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to allow only one touchdown in the first four games and had only allowed 22 points by the end of this game.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week4/nwemia.html NFL Recap: Dolphins take defensive battle September 24, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 10, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20001017141333/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week4/nwemia.html October 17, 2000 Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary October 1 4:05 p.m. EDT Dolphins 0 10 14 7 Bengals 10 3 0 3 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 61,53 76 F C, winds of 6 mph km/h on Tom White CBS Don Criqui & Steve Tasker In week 5, Miami traveled to Cincinnati for a match-up against the Bengals on October 1. Fiedler passed 155 yards and completed 14 out of 21, but threw an interception. He also rushed for 45 yards. Bengal quarterback Akili Smith completed 20 out of 38 passes for 178 yards, while rushing for 43 yards. Additionally, Corey Dillon of the Bengals rushed for 110 yards. During the game, Cincinnati held Miami scoreless at 13–0 until near the end of the second quarter. The Dolphins proceeded to score five times from late in the second quarter to early in the fourth quarter, beginning with a field goal by Mare. As the clock ran out during the second quarter, Jason Taylor was able to recover a fumble by Cincinnati and return the ball for a touchdown, ending the first half with a score of 13–10 in favor of Cincinnati. Miami scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, the first an 18-yard rush by Lamar Smith and the second a 7-yard pass from Fiedler to Oronde Gadsden. The Dolphins scored another touchdown early in the fourth quarter, also a reception from Fiedler to Gadsden. About midway through the fourth quarter, the Bengals finally scored again with a field goal by Neil Rackers. Cincinnati was unable to stage a comeback, with Miami winning 31–16. The Dolphins record improved to 4–1.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week5/miacin.html NFL Recap: Second-half surge propels Dolphins October 1, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 10, 2017 Cincinnati, Ohio bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20001017234919/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week5/miacin.html October 17, 2000 Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 8 1:02 p.m. EDT Bills 3 0 0 10 Dolphins 3 10 2 7 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 73,901 88° Partly Cloudy Bernie Kukar CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein In week 6, the Miami Dolphins fought the Buffalo Bills at home on October 8. Thurman Thomas, who played for the Bills from 1988–1999, competed against his former team in this game. Fiedler completed 14 out of 24 passes with a total of 142 yards. Rob Johnson, who started this game as quarterback for the Bills, threw 178 yards and went only 11-for-26 on pass completions. Johnson was sacked five times, losing 40 yards. After the tendinitis in Johnson's throwing elbow flared up, he was replaced by Doug Flutie late in the fourth quarter. Flutie would complete three out of six passes for 44 yards, but he was sacked and intercepted once. After both teams each scored a field goal in the first quarter, Miami proceeded to score 12 points before Buffalo scored again in the fourth quarter. Buffalo narrowed the score to 15–13 in favor of Miami and attempted to take the lead late in the final period. However, Bills running back Sammy Morris fumbled on Buffalo's 16 yard line, with the ball being recovered by Madison and returned for a touchdown. Flutie being intercepted with 2:00 left on the clock prevented Buffalo from scoring again. Miami won 22–13 and improved to 5–1. This was the first regular season game since week 2 in 1998 that the Dolphins defeated the Bills.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week6/bufmia.html NFL Recap: Dolphins defense dominates again October 8, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 11, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20001027144600/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week6/bufmia.html October 27, 2000 Week 8: at New York Jets Monday Night Miracle (American football) Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary October 23, 2000 9:10 p.m. EDT Dolphins 17 6 7 7 0 Jets 0 7 0 30 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,389 51 F, Clear Walt Coleman ABC Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson Boxscore First quarter MIA Olindo Mare 28 yard FG MIA Leslie Shepherd 42 yard pass from Fiedler (Mare kick) MIA Smith 68 yard rush (Mare kick) Second quarter MIA Mare 42 yard FG NYJ Wayne Chrebet 10 yard pass from Testaverde (John Hall kick) MIA Mare 44 yard FG Third quarter MIA Smith 3 yard rush (Mare kick) Fourth quarter NYJ Laveranues Coles 30 yard pass from Testaverde (pass failed) NYJ Jermaine Wiggins 1 yard pass from Testaverde (Hall kick) NYJ Hall 34 yard FG NYJ Chrebet 24 yard pass from Testaverde (Hall kick) MIA Shepherd 46 yard pass from Fiedler (Mare kick) NYJ Jumbo Elliott 3 yard pass from Testaverde (Hall kick) Overtime NYJ Hall 40 yard FG Top passers MIA – Jay Fiedler – 16/35, 250 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 36/59, 378 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT Top rushers MIA – Lamar Smith – 23 CAR, 155 YDS, 2 TD NYJ – Curtis Martin – 14 CAR, 65 YDS Top receivers MIA – Oronde Gadsden – 7 REC, 119 YDS NYJ – Richie Anderson – 12 REC, 109 YDS Coming off of bye week, the Dolphins traveled to the Giants Stadium to challenge division rival New York Jets on October 23, a Monday Night Football game. Fiedler passed for 250 yards, going 16-for-35 in completions. However, he was intercepted three times. Lamar Smith rushed for 155 yards on 23 attempts, one of which was 68 yards. Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde completed 36 out of 59 completions for 378 yards, but was also intercepted three times. The Dolphins dominated the game for the first three quarters. The Jets did not obtain a first down until 8:04 in the second quarter, by which time the Dolphins already scored 20 points, including two touchdowns and two field goals. Late in the second quarter, New York score a touchdown with a pass from Testaverde to Wayne Chrebet, but Miami responded with another field goal as the first half of the game ended. With 15 seconds remaining in the third quarter, the Dolphins scored another touchdown.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week8/mianyj.html NFL Recap: Jumbo Jet comeback October 23, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 13, 2017 East Rutherford, New Jersey bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010609201949/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week8/mianyj.html June 9, 2001 At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Miami led New York 30–7. The Jets then proceeded to quickly close the 23-point deficit throughout the fourth quarter. By 3:55 left in the game, New York tied the game at 30–30, after scoring three touchdowns and a field goal, with a failed two-point conversion. About 22 seconds later, Miami scored a touchdown to re-take the lead. However, New York answered with another touchdown with 42 seconds left in regulation. Neither team scored again and the game went into overtime because of a 37–37 tie. In the fourth quarter, the Dolphins had only 1 first down versus 20 for the Jets, which was more than 15 other NFL teams had in their entire game in week 8. During overtime, Fiedler was intercepted about one minute in by Marcus Coleman, but Coleman fumbled and Miami recovered. However, Fiedler was soon intercepted again by Coleman; this time, the Dolphins were overturned. The Jets then drove the ball to Miami's 23 yard line. With 8:13 left in overtime, John Hall kicked a field goal, ending the game 40–37 in favor of New York. The Dolphins fell to 5–2. Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 29 1:02 p.m. EDT/12:02 p.m. CDT Packers 10 7 0 3 Dolphins 0 7 21 0 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 73,740 81 F C, winds of 13 mph km/h on Gerald Austin Fox Scott Graham, Brian Baldinger, and Drew Smith Miami returned home to play against the Green Bay Packers on October 29. Fiedler went 16-for-25, throwing for 158 yards. Packers quarterback Brett Favre threw 194 yards, completing 21 out of 34 passes. The Packers scored first and by early in the second quarter, they had accumulated 17 points, with two touchdowns and a field goal. Green Bay did not allow Miami any points until 1:15 left in the second quarter, at which time the Dolphins scored a touchdown by a 1-yard rush from Fiedler. In the third quarter, Miami scored three touchdowns, one of which occurred shortly after a fake punt by Larry Izzo, while another was a punt return by Jeff Ogden. Holding Green Bay scoreless in the third quarter, Miami took the lead with a score of 28–17. The Packers scored again in the fourth quarter with a field goal to cut the Dolphins lead to 8 points. However, Green Bay was overturned twice on their final two possessions, first a Brock Marion interception of Favre and later Favre fumbled after being sacked by Trace Armstrong, with the ball being recovered by Kenny Mixon. The game ended with a score of 28–20 in favor of Miami. The Dolphins improved to 6–2.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week9/gnbmia.html NFL Recap: Miami far from fin-ished October 29, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 14, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010820060804/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week9/gnbmia.html August 20, 2001 Week 10: at Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 5 1:01 p.m. EDT Dolphins 14 3 6 0 Lions 0 0 0 8 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 77,813 Played indoors, domed stadium Jeff Triplette CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein Miami traveled to Detroit for a game against the Lions on November 5. Fiedler threw 112 yards on 13 out of 18 successful completions. Lions quarterback Charlie Batch went 8-for-16 on pass completions for 95 yards. However, Batch was injured in the third quarter and replaced by Stoney Case, who threw 7 out of 11 passes for 74 yards, with one interception. Miami dominated throughout the game. After Jason Hanson of the Lions kicked off, it was returned to about midfield by Autry Denson. Smith then ran for 46 yards, scoring a touchdown on the first play. Mare's onside kick was recovered by Terrance Shaw of the Dolphins. Miami capitalized on this and scored another touchdown, leaving Detroit losing 0–14 near the middle of the first quarter, having yet to make a single play. In the second and third quarters, Mare kicked a total of three field goals. The Dolphins held the Lions scoreless until early in the fourth quarter, when Detroit made a touchdown and a subsequent 2-point conversion. Neither team scored again in the fourth quarter, causing the game to end 23–8 in favor of Miami. The Dolphins improved to 7–2.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week10/miadet.html NFL Recap: Fast start dooms Lions November 5, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 29, 2017 Pontiac, Michigan bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010418030103/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week10/miadet.html April 18, 2001 Week 11: at San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 12 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT Dolphins 7 7 3 0 Chargers 0 0 0 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 56,896 63 F C, winds of 7 mph km/h on Tony Corrente CBS Gus Johnson & Brent Jones Miami traveled to San Diego for a match-up against the Chargers on November 12. Fiedler threw 13–for–20 for 160 yards. Miami accumulated 84 rushing yards, with 69 yards from Lamar Smith. San Diego used three quarterbacks. The starter, Moses Moreno, completed 9 out of 21 passes for 67 yards and was intercepted twice, before leaving the game early in the third quarter due to injury. Ryan Leaf also went 9-for-21, throwing 92 yards and was intercepted once. He remained in the game until being injured late in the fourth quarter. Jim Harbaugh then played, throwing 2 out of 5 passes for 19 yards, as well as one interception.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week11/miasdg.html NFL Recap: Smith charges past San Diego November 12, 2000 Associated Press National Football League February 13, 2017 San Diego, California bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010609213739/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week11/miasdg.html June 9, 2001 Thus, this game was the first since 1993 where three quarterbacks for a team threw interceptions in one game.Jim Trotter Three Chargers QBs keep team moving down road to infamy November 13, 2000 http://www.uniontrib.com/sports/chargers/20001113-9999_1s13chargers.html San Diego Union-Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20010207154017/http://www.uniontrib.com/sports/chargers/20001113-9999_1s13chargers.html February 7, 2001 The Dolphins led in scoring throughout the game, beginning with a touchdown as a result of a 2-yard run from Smith early in the first quarter. Smith rushed 6 yards for another touchdown early in the second quarter. Miami's defense limited San Diego to only 55 offense yards in the first half. In the third quarter, the Dolphins scored again with a field goal by Mare. The Chargers finally scored early in the fourth quarter with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Leaf to Fred McCrary. However, San Diego was unable to complete a comeback and the game ended with a 17–7 win for Miami. The Dolphins improved to 8–2. Week 12: vs. New York Jets Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 19 4:05 p.m. EDT Jets 3 3 0 14 Dolphins 0 3 0 0 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 74,320 83 F C, winds of 12 mph km/h on Ron Winter CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian After two weeks on the road, Miami returned to Pro Player Stadium for another game against the New York Jets on November 19.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week12/nyjmia.html NFL Recap: No comeback needed November 19, 2000 Associated Press National Football League February 14, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010627024148/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/week12/nyjmia.html June 27, 2001 Just 12 seconds into the game,https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200011190mia.htm New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – November 19th, 2000 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 14, 2017 Fiedler was sacked by Mo Lewis and suffered an injury that forced him to head for the sideline. Fiedler was replaced by Damon Huard, who went 16–for–29 for 128 yards, but also threw three interceptions. Vinny Testaverde of the Jets performed similarly, completing 14 out of 29 passes for 113 yards and being intercepted twice. The contest remained close until the fourth quarter. In the first half, New York scored two field goals, while Miami had one, ending the half 6–3 for the Jets. Neither team gained points in the third quarter. About halfway through the fourth quarter, New York scored a touchdown with an 18-yard rush from Bernie Parmalee, a former Dolphin. With another rushing touchdown from Parmalee a few minutes later, the Jets sealed their victory with a score of 20–3. Prior to this game, Miami allowed only three touchdowns at home during the 2000 season. New York limited Miami to only 200 yards of offense. The Dolphins fell to 8–3. Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary November 26 4:15 p.m. CDT/5:15 p.m. CDT Dolphins 0 3 7 7 Colts 7 0 0 7 RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana 56,935 Played indoors, domed stadium Bill Blum CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian Week 14: at Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 3 1:02 p.m. EDT Dolphins 7 17 6 3 Bills 7 0 0 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 73,002 27 F C, winds of 6 mph km/h on Mike Carey CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 10 1:02 p.m. EDT Buccaneers 0 10 0 6 Dolphins 3 0 10 0 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 74,307 73 F C, winds of 5 mph km/h on Bill Carollo Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, and Pam Oliver Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 17 4:16 p.m. EDT/3:16 p.m. CDT Colts 7 10 3 0 Dolphins 0 3 7 3 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 73,884 81 F C, winds of 0 mph km/h on Walt Anderson CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian Week 17: at New England Patriots Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary December 24 1:02 p.m. EDT Dolphins 3 14 0 10 Patriots 7 14 3 0 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 60,292 31 F C, winds of 10 mph km/h on Johnny Grier CBS Kevin Harlan & Daryl Johnston In a bizarre season finale, the Dolphins thought the game had ended. However, referee Johnny Grier and his officiating crew reviewed the final play when Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe fumbled and threw an illegal forward pass that turned out to be an incompletion. 32 minutes later, Grier had interrupted Dave Wannstedt’s post game speech believing they had clinched the division sporting their division champion hats informed both teams that the teams must come back to the field for one more play. With Foxboro Stadium mostly empty with few fans left in the stands, players had to redress and some covered in bath towels. With 3 seconds left Patriots backup quarterback Michael Bishop threw a Hail Mary pass that fell incomplete, thus giving the Dolphins officially the AFC East title. Playoffs Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 30 Indianapolis Colts W 23–17 1–0 Pro Player Stadium 73,193 Divisional January 6, 2001 at Oakland Raiders L 0–27 0–1 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 61,998 AFC Wild Card game vs. Indianapolis Colts Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Wildcard: Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 30, 2000 Colts 3 11 0 3 0 Dolphins 0 0 7 10 6 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 12:30 p.m. EST Clear, 61 F C ABC Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots Jeff Triplette 73,193 Box score First quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 32-yard field goal, 7:49. Colts 3–0. Second quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 26-yard field goal, 9:33. Colts 6–0. IND – Jerome Pathon 17-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Manning pass to Ken Dilger), 7:47. Colts 14–0. Third quarter MIA – Lamar Smith 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 8:09. Colts 14–7. Fourth quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 38-yard field goal, 10:23. Colts 14–10. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 50-yard field goal, 4:55. Colts 17–10. MIA – Jed Weaver 9-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 0:34. Tied 17–17. Overtime MIA – Lamar Smith 17-yard run, 3:34. Dolphins 23–17. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 17/32, 194 yards, TD MIA – Jay Fiedler – 19/34, 185 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 21 rushes, 107 yards MIA – Lamar Smith – 40 rushes, 209 yards, 2 TD Top receivers IND – Jerome Pathon – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD MIA – O. J. McDuffie – 4 receptions, 57 yards Miami advanced to the playoffs after winning the AFC East title. In the Wildcard round they hosted their division rivals, the Indianapolis Colts. Fiedler threw for 185 yards, completing 19 passes from 34 attempts. However, he threw three interceptions, all in the first half of the game.http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/wildcard/indmia.html NFL Recaps: Dolphins, Smith run past Colts December 30, 2000 Associated Press National Football League January 18, 2017 Miami, Florida bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010124075200/http://www.nfl.com/news/00recaps/wildcard/indmia.html January 24, 2001 Lamar Smith rushed for 209 yards on 40 attempts, a club record held until Ricky Williams rushed for 42 attempts against the Buffalo Bills during week 3 in 2003.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_att_single_game.htm NFL Single Game Rushing Attempts Leaders 2016 Pro-Football-Reference.com January 18, 2017 The Dolphins won 23–17 in overtime on a 17-yard run by Smith. This is the most recent post-season win for the Miami Dolphins.http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-last-playoff-win-20170107-story.html Memories remain strong for last Dolphins team to win a playoff game Craig Davis January 7, 2017 Sun-Sentinel January 18, 2017 After the Detroit Lions won the 2023 NFC Wild Card Round against the Los Angeles Rams, the Dolphins now hold the longest playoff win drought in the NFL. AFC Divisional game at Oakland Raiders Miami Dolphins 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Divisional: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary January 6, 2001 Saturday Dolphins 0 0 0 0 Raiders 10 10 7 0 Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST Clear, 59 F C CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian Phil Luckett 61,998 Box score First quarter OAK – Tory James 90-yard interception return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:36. Raiders 7–0. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 4:52. Raiders 10–0. Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 8:36. Raiders 13–0. OAK – James Jett 6-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:53. Raiders 20–0. Third quarter OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 5:56. Raiders 27–0. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers MIA – Jay Fiedler – 18/37, 176 yards, 3 INT OAK – Rich Gannon – 12/18, 143 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Autry Denson – 3 rushes, 12 yards OAK – Tyrone Wheatley – 19 rushes, 56 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – O. J. McDuffie – 3 receptions, 43 yards OAK – Terry Kirby – 2 receptions, 35 yards Standings Awards and honors Trace Armstrong, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362 Larry Izzo, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, Sam Madison, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, Brock Marion, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, Tim Ruddy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, Jason Taylor, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, Zach Thomas, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, Notes and references External links Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference Miami Dolphins on jt-sw.com Miami Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Category:AFC East championship seasons Miami Dolphins