Week 8, 2000

played in Miami, FL

84 degrees, stormy, 19 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	7	10	0	-	17
Miami Dolphins	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:09 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 22 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 00:25 IND - Wade Word 6 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 11:46 IND - James Stewart 1 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 08:01 MIA - Ross Geller 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 00:27 IND - Lin Elliott 30 field goal
4Q: 10:54 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 3 run (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 02:08 MIA - Michael Husted 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:09 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 22 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 00:25 IND - Wade Word 6 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 11:46 IND - James Stewart 1 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 08:01 MIA - Ross Geller 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 00:27 IND - Lin Elliott 30 field goal
4Q: 10:54 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 3 run (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 02:08 MIA - Michael Husted 38 field goal

Team Statistics IND MIA
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 13 23
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 259 396
- Offensive Plays 58 71
- Yards per Play 4.47 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 51 110
- Rushing Attempts 16 35
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.14
Net Passing Yards 208 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.95 7.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 13/83
Punt Returns/Yards 3/44 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 23:48 36:12

Team Statistics	IND	MIA
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	13	23
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	259	396
- Offensive Plays	58	71
- Yards per Play	4.47	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	51	110
- Rushing Attempts	16	35
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.14
Net Passing Yards	208	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.95	7.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	13/83
Punt Returns/Yards	3/44	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	23:48	36:12

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:06	1:29	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
2	13:54	1:36	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	7:45	1:29	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	4:40	2:45	OWN 30	6	29	Punt
2	1:09	0:54	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
3	13:32	1:54	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	7:53	3:23	OWN 23	6	35	Punt
3	3:08	2:49	OPP 33	5	20	Field Goal
4	10:47	1:36	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:05	2:26	OWN 6	6	20	Downs
4	2:01	2:01	OWN 24	11	36	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	4:58	OWN 11	9	56	Missed FG
1	6:37	7:43	OWN 17	14	83	Touchdown
2	12:18	4:33	OWN 32	9	30	Punt
2	6:16	1:36	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	1:55	0:46	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	11:38	3:45	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	4:30	1:22	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
3	0:19	4:32	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	9:11	4:06	OWN 21	6	13	Punt
4	2:39	0:38	OPP 26	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Stewart	11	31	2.82	12	1	1
Terrell Davis	4	20	5.00	8	0	0
Roosevelt Potts	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence Phillips	20	61	3.05	22	2	2
Lonnie Kramer	11	35	3.18	7	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	4	14	3.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	39	22	227	3/19	1	41	0	81.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	33	24	304	3/18	1	32	1	98.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wade Word	7	11	63	9.00	4	38	1
WR Rod Smith	4	11	35	8.75	25	21	0
RB James Stewart	4	4	52	13.00	44	41	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	2	37	18.50	6	36	0
TE O.J. Santiago	2	4	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Brian Roche	1	2	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Silas Armenta	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross Geller	6	6	99	16.50	25	32	1
WR Nate Jacquet	6	10	49	8.17	13	14	0
WR Jacquez Green	5	8	73	14.60	26	25	0
WR Michael Lewis	3	3	66	22.00	22	28	0
RB Lonnie Kramer	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jay Tant	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Pete Mitchell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronde Barber	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ronde Barber	0	0	2	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov
Jacquez Green	1	1
Ross Geller	1	0
Nate Jacquet	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	7	332	47.4	40.9	56	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	5	254	50.8	38.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Word	3	44	14.7	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Monson	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gari Scott	2	42	21.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deon Grant	12	2	0.0	33	36
OLB Sam Cowart	7	3	2.0	31	32
ILB Curly Washburn	7	3	0.0	35	36
CB Ronde Barber	7	1	0.0	34	35
S Scott Shields	6	1	0.0	35	35
OLB Ed McDaniel	4	2	0.0	10	12
DT Ted Washington	3	2	1.0	24	27
DT Chad Eaton	3	2	0.0	22	17
CB Marcus Wimberly	3	1	0.0	32	35
DT Jeff Marriott	3	0	0.0	13	17
DT Ellis Johnson	1	2	0.0	18	22
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	1	0.0	4	4
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	0.0	25	23
ILB James Farrior	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Chris Allerman	0	2	0.0	20	19

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	8	3	0.0	14	39
OLB Mark Fields	6	0	0.0	14	37
S Rashidi Barnes	5	1	1.0	16	41
DT John Jurkovic	4	0	1.0	12	25
CB Chris Carter	3	0	0.0	8	32
OLB Junior Seau	2	1	0.0	10	28
DT Monte Reagor	1	2	0.5	14	35
DE Shawn Price	1	0	0.5	9	20
S Marcus Paul	1	1	0.0	16	40
CB Tim Taylor	1	1	0.0	13	37
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	1	0.0	9	14
CB Champ Bailey	1	1	0.0	14	42
ILB Marquis Green	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Nate Jacquet	1	0	---	---	---
CB Keith Thibodeaux	1	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Anthony Simmons	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Robaire Smith	1	0	0.0	6	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sam Cowart	2.0	0	32
DT Ted Washington	1.0	0	27
DE Troy Barnett	0.0	1	23
DE Jamal Duff	0.0	1	30

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Jurkovic	1.0	0	0	25
S Rashidi Barnes	1.0	0	0	41
DE Shawn Price	0.5	0	1	20
DT Monte Reagor	0.5	0	0	35
OLB Junior Seau	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Mark Fields	0.0	0	1	37
DE Cory Wasserman	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Deon Grant	8	0	0	36
CB Ronde Barber	5	2	1	35
OLB Ed McDaniel	3	1	0	12
ILB Curly Washburn	2	0	0	36
CB Marcus Wimberly	2	0	0	35
ILB Patrise Alexander	1	0	0	4
ILB James Farrior	1	0	0	4
OLB Sam Cowart	1	0	0	32
S Scott Shields	1	0	0	35
CB Chris Allerman	0	1	0	19

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	7	1	39
OLB Mark Fields	3	2	37
S Rashidi Barnes	3	2	41
CB Tim Taylor	2	1	37
CB Chris Carter	2	0	32
CB Champ Bailey	1	3	42
S Marcus Paul	1	0	40
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	28
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	0	14
DE Robaire Smith	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Hopkins	3	6	16	0	42
Steve Everett	2	5	16	0	42
Roosevelt Potts	1	2	11	0	19
Flozell Adkins	0	3	16	2	42
Calvin Collins	0	0	16	1	42

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamar Nesbit	3	5	35	0	36
Aaron Gibson	2	7	35	0	36
John Fina	2	5	35	2	36
Rocky Saturday	1	8	35	0	36
Bruce Armstrong	1	3	35	1	36
Jeff Paulk	0	2	19	0	22
Robbie Newton	0	1	2	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Mitchell	1	12

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Jacquet	1	20
Marcus Paul	1	18
Marquis Green	1	8
Roger Duffy	1	7
James Atkins	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Wimberly	---	---	32	35	12	79
Curly Washburn	---	---	35	36	3	74
Scott Shields	---	---	35	35	4	74
Ronde Barber	---	---	34	35	2	71
Deon Grant	---	---	33	36	2	71
Calvin Collins	16	42	---	---	8	66
Sam Cowart	---	---	31	32	2	65
Rod Smith	14	37	---	---	10	61
Ted Washington	---	---	24	27	9	60
Stan Humphries	16	42	---	---	---	58
Steve Everett	16	42	---	---	---	58
Flozell Adkins	16	42	---	---	---	58
Norm Fowler	16	42	---	---	---	58
Brad Hopkins	16	42	---	---	---	58
Jamal Duff	---	---	26	30	2	58
Wade Word	9	26	---	---	14	49
Troy Barnett	---	---	25	23	1	49
Roosevelt Potts	11	19	---	---	18	48
James Stewart	12	33	---	---	2	47
Terrell Davis	8	16	---	---	22	46
O.J. Santiago	12	26	---	---	8	46
Chris Allerman	---	---	20	19	2	41
Ellis Johnson	---	---	18	22	1	41
Chad Eaton	---	---	22	17	1	40
Randy Fuller	---	---	8	5	21	34
Silas Armenta	5	25	---	---	---	30
Jeff Marriott	---	---	13	17	---	30
Ed McDaniel	---	---	10	12	4	26
Brian Roche	2	7	---	---	17	26
Matthew McConaughey	6	16	---	---	---	22
James Farrior	---	---	4	4	14	22
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	9	6	3	18
Patrise Alexander	---	---	4	4	9	17
Anthony Mitchell	---	---	0	1	12	13
Na Brown	1	5	---	---	5	11
Gari Scott	0	0	---	---	10	10
Abner Wilson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Lamson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Goff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Floyd Fields	---	---	2	0	1	3
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Oliver Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nick Mundy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamar Nesbit	35	36	---	---	7	78
Marcus Paul	---	---	16	40	18	74
Bruce Armstrong	35	36	---	---	---	71
Rocky Saturday	35	36	---	---	---	71
John Fina	35	36	---	---	---	71
Drew Bledsoe	35	36	---	---	---	71
Aaron Gibson	35	36	---	---	---	71
Nate Jacquet	25	24	---	---	20	69
Jacquez Green	24	30	---	---	5	59
Rashidi Barnes	---	---	16	41	2	59
Ross Geller	30	27	---	---	---	57
Monte Reagor	---	---	14	35	8	57
Champ Bailey	---	---	14	42	1	57
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	14	39	---	53
Mark Fields	---	---	14	37	1	52
Tim Taylor	---	---	13	37	1	51
Jeff Paulk	19	22	---	---	8	49
Lonnie Kramer	11	16	---	---	22	49
Pete Mitchell	20	16	---	---	9	45
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	8	13	24	45
John Jurkovic	---	---	12	25	7	44
Lawrence Phillips	23	18	---	---	---	41
Junior Seau	---	---	10	28	2	40
Chris Carter	---	---	8	32	---	40
Jay Tant	4	13	---	---	14	31
Robaire Smith	---	---	6	24	1	31
Shawn Price	---	---	9	20	1	30
Anthony Simmons	---	---	4	7	19	30
Wes Farr	12	9	---	---	8	29
Cory Wasserman	---	---	7	22	---	29
Kendall Roberts	---	---	9	14	---	23
Michael Lewis	5	4	---	---	11	20
Orlando Burgess	---	---	0	4	9	13
Marquis Green	---	---	2	2	8	12
Robbie Newton	2	1	---	---	9	12
Roger Duffy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dean Monson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Horace Mang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dana Poole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rex Tucker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joel Castillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	19	50	2.6
Right	9	53	5.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	39	22	4	0	2	9	3	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	33	24	5	0	2	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	50	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	88	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	1	15	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	74	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	114	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	93	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	91	18.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wade Word	11	7	0	63	1	26
WR Rod Smith	11	4	1	35	1	37
RB James Stewart	4	4	0	52	1	33
TE O.J. Santiago	4	2	1	9	0	26
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	2	0	37	1	16
TE Brian Roche	2	1	0	15	0	7
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	0	8	0	16
WR Silas Armenta	1	1	0	8	0	25

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Jacquet	10	6	1	49	0	24
WR Jacquez Green	8	5	0	73	1	30
WR Ross Geller	6	6	0	99	2	27
WR Michael Lewis	3	3	0	66	2	4
TE Pete Mitchell	2	0	1	0	0	16
RB Lonnie Kramer	2	2	0	7	0	16
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	0	5	0	18
TE Jay Tant	1	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Stewart	2	1	0.50	2.82
Roosevelt Potts	1	0	0.00	0.00
Terrell Davis	1	8	8.00	5.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Phillips	2	7	3.50	3.05
Lonnie Kramer	1	1	1.00	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	5	3	20	4.00	5.82

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	3	37	12.33	9.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Smith	2	0	0	0.00	3.18
WR Wade Word	1	1	6	6.00	5.73
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	6	6.00	2.25
WR Silas Armenta	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ross Geller	2	2	31	15.50	16.50
WR Jacquez Green	1	1	6	6.00	9.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Davis	1	0
James Stewart	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	2	1
Lonnie Kramer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	11	6	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	15	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Smith	5	3	1
WR Wade Word	3	1	1
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	2	1
TE O.J. Santiago	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Jacquet	6	4	2
WR Jacquez Green	5	3	3
WR Ross Geller	3	3	2
RB Lonnie Kramer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)