Conference Finals, 2000

played in Houston, AL

62 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	14	0	10	-	31
Houston Texans	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 MIA - Marcus Robinson 21 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 14:28 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 4 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 10:23 MIA - Robbie Newton 30 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 05:40 HOU - Patrick Surtain 58 interception return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 06:57 HOU - Jamal Lewis 11 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - Michael Husted 20 field goal
4Q: 09:51 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 48 field goal
4Q: 06:20 MIA - Lonnie Kramer 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 02:16 HOU - James Jett 4 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 MIA - Marcus Robinson 21 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 14:28 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 4 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 10:23 MIA - Robbie Newton 30 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 05:40 HOU - Patrick Surtain 58 interception return (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 06:57 HOU - Jamal Lewis 11 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - Michael Husted 20 field goal
4Q: 09:51 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 48 field goal
4Q: 06:20 MIA - Lonnie Kramer 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 02:16 HOU - James Jett 4 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)

Team Statistics MIA HOU
Record 14-4 14-4
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 438 265
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 6.54 4.49
Net Rushing Yards 117 51
- Rushing Attempts 38 25
- Yards per Rush 3.08 2.04
Net Passing Yards 321 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 1 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 330 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 11.07 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/50 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/43 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/58
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:54 27:06

Team Statistics	MIA	HOU
Record	14-4	14-4
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	438	265
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	6.54	4.49
Net Rushing Yards	117	51
- Rushing Attempts	38	25
- Yards per Rush	3.08	2.04
Net Passing Yards	321	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 1	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	330	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	11.07	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/50	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/43	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/58
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:54	27:06

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	3:02	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	7:16	1:44	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
1	4:33	5:11	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
2	11:55	1:46	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
2	7:35	2:05	OWN 19	4	13	Interception
2	5:30	2:42	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	2	8	Half
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 17	8	18	Punt
3	6:49	3:46	OWN 14	5	19	Punt
3	2:55	3:00	OPP 31	6	28	Field Goal
4	9:46	3:36	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 24	6	21	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
1	10:07	2:51	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	5:32	0:59	OWN 29	4	17	Punt
2	14:22	2:27	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	10:09	2:34	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	2:48	1:56	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	11:37	4:48	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	3:03	0:08	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
4	14:55	5:09	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
4	6:10	4:02	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence Phillips	24	92	3.83	16	2	1
Lonnie Kramer	11	24	2.18	8	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	3	1	0.33	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Lewis	18	34	1.89	17	1
Charlie Garner	3	8	2.67	6	0
David Klingler	2	7	3.50	4	0
Aaron Craver	1	4	4.00	4	0
Laveranues Coles	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	27	19	330	2/9	3	44	1	133.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	34	22	214	0/0	2	36	1	89.6

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross Geller	6	6	93	15.50	48	44	0
WR Troy Edwards	3	6	25	8.33	11	14	0
TE Jay Tant	3	3	31	10.33	2	11	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	2	71	35.50	68	37	0
WR Nate Jacquet	2	4	48	24.00	21	24	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	2	21	21.00	18	21	1
RB Lonnie Kramer	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	1
FB Robbie Newton	1	1	30	30.00	28	30	1
WR Wes Farr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	7	11	58	8.29	10	26	1
WR Laveranues Coles	5	6	56	11.20	0	26	0
WR Germane Crowell	3	5	60	20.00	8	36	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	6	3.00	4	7	0
RB Jamal Lewis	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	1
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	17	17.00	10	17	0
WR David Boston	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Dante Hall	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Champ Bailey	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Surtain	1	58	58.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Bledsoe	1	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Young	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	4	206	51.5	38.8	58	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	290	48.3	37.8	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Edwards	3	43	14.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Farr	4	85	21.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	40	20.0	0
Dante Hall	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DE Robaire Smith	7	0	20	32
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	6	2	23	32
S Marcus Paul	6	1	25	34
CB Champ Bailey	6	0	25	34
S Rashidi Barnes	4	2	24	33
DT Monte Reagor	3	1	16	18
ILB Kendall Roberts	2	1	8	7
OLB Mark Fields	2	1	19	28
CB Chris Carter	2	1	16	27
CB Keith Thibodeaux	2	0	8	7
OLB Junior Seau	1	2	14	27
DE Tony Bryant	1	1	13	19
CB Tim Taylor	1	0	25	34
DE Shawn Price	1	0	17	17
OLB Anthony Simmons	1	0	11	8
DT John Jurkovic	0	1	9	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	9	0	0.0	38	29
ILB Tedy Bruschi	6	3	0.0	37	29
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	0.0	22	14
CB Chris Canty	4	0	0.0	20	20
DT Keith Hamilton	3	0	1.0	19	14
OLB Ike Reese	3	4	0.0	34	27
OLB Chris Slade	3	1	0.0	30	21
S Myron Bell	3	1	0.0	19	20
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	0.0	33	25
DE Kevin Carter	2	3	0.5	26	18
DT Brian Young	2	3	0.5	22	21
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	2	1	0.0	5	3
DE Hunter Fatafehi	2	1	0.0	22	8
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0.0	5	2
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	0.0	16	21
DT Gilbert Brown	1	2	0.0	11	5
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	0.0	35	29
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0.0	6	4
S Bob Scanlan	0	1	0.0	17	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	27
OLB Mark Fields	1	0	28
DT Monte Reagor	0	2	18
DE Tony Bryant	0	1	19
DE Robaire Smith	0	1	32

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hamilton	1.0	0	0	14
DE Kevin Carter	0.5	0	0	18
DT Brian Young	0.5	0	0	21
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Marvin Jones	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Chris Slade	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Champ Bailey	6	1	1	34
S Marcus Paul	6	1	0	34
CB Chris Carter	3	0	0	27
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	3	0	0	32
S Rashidi Barnes	2	1	0	33
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	0	0	7
OLB Mark Fields	1	0	0	28

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	5	1	1	29
CB Chris Canty	3	1	0	20
OLB Ike Reese	3	0	0	27
CB Dexter McCleon	2	1	0	25
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	0	0	29
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0	2
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	0	0	3
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0	4
DT Brian Young	1	0	0	21
S Myron Bell	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aaron Gibson	4	11	38	0	29
Rocky Saturday	2	9	38	0	29
Bruce Armstrong	1	5	38	1	29
Jamar Nesbit	1	5	38	0	29
John Fina	1	2	20	1	21
James Atkins	0	1	18	0	8
Nick Luchey	0	1	18	0	10
Jay Tant	0	1	24	0	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kyle Turley	3	5	25	34
Aaron Craver	1	2	12	9
Zach Pillar	1	1	25	34
Adam Treu	0	7	25	34
Todd Steussie	0	4	25	34
Brendan Stai	0	4	25	34

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Kramer	1	21
Marcus Paul	1	17
Wes Farr	1	12
Marquis Green	1	10
Roger Duffy	1	5
Nick Luchey	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dante Hall	5	22
Myron Bell	1	12
Germane Crowell	1	11

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	25	34	17	76
Jamar Nesbit	38	29	---	---	5	72
Bruce Armstrong	38	29	---	---	---	67
Rocky Saturday	38	29	---	---	---	67
Drew Bledsoe	38	29	---	---	---	67
Aaron Gibson	38	29	---	---	---	67
Troy Edwards	33	23	---	---	6	62
Tim Taylor	---	---	25	34	1	60
Champ Bailey	---	---	25	34	1	60
Robaire Smith	---	---	20	32	7	59
Rashidi Barnes	---	---	24	33	2	59
Jay Tant	24	17	---	---	16	57
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	23	32	1	56
Mark Fields	---	---	19	28	1	48
Lonnie Kramer	13	14	---	---	21	48
Ross Geller	25	21	---	---	---	46
Nate Jacquet	22	18	---	---	5	45
Chris Carter	---	---	16	27	1	44
Junior Seau	---	---	14	27	2	43
John Fina	20	21	---	---	---	41
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	8	7	23	38
Lawrence Phillips	25	11	---	---	---	36
Anthony Simmons	---	---	11	8	17	36
Shawn Price	---	---	17	17	---	34
Marcus Robinson	9	11	---	---	14	34
Monte Reagor	---	---	16	18	---	34
Tony Bryant	---	---	13	19	1	33
John Jurkovic	---	---	9	16	7	32
Nick Luchey	18	10	---	---	4	32
James Atkins	18	8	---	---	5	31
Robbie Newton	9	8	---	---	13	30
Michael Lewis	2	5	---	---	17	24
Wes Farr	3	3	---	---	12	18
Pete Mitchell	7	4	---	---	6	17
Kendall Roberts	---	---	8	7	---	15
Orlando Burgess	---	---	2	1	11	14
Marquis Green	---	---	0	0	10	10
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roger Duffy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Horace Mang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dana Poole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rex Tucker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mamba Bayer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Surtain	---	---	38	29	7	74
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	37	29	1	67
Todd Steussie	25	34	---	---	7	66
Zach Pillar	25	34	---	---	7	66
Le Roy Butler	---	---	35	29	1	65
Ike Reese	---	---	34	27	---	61
Dexter McCleon	---	---	33	25	2	60
David Klingler	25	34	---	---	---	59
Brendan Stai	25	34	---	---	---	59
Adam Treu	25	34	---	---	---	59
Kyle Turley	25	34	---	---	---	59
James Jett	20	29	---	---	9	58
Chris Slade	---	---	30	21	2	53
Myron Bell	---	---	19	20	12	51
Laveranues Coles	22	29	---	---	---	51
Jermaine Wiggins	19	25	---	---	5	49
Chris Canty	---	---	20	20	8	48
Marvin Jones	---	---	22	14	11	47
Kevin Carter	---	---	26	18	1	45
Brian Young	---	---	22	21	2	45
Jamal Lewis	20	22	---	---	---	42
Robert Porcher	---	---	16	21	1	38
Charlie Garner	5	11	---	---	22	38
Dante Hall	3	12	---	---	22	37
Germane Crowell	8	17	---	---	11	36
Keith Hamilton	---	---	19	14	2	35
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	22	8	5	35
Dwayne Carswell	5	11	---	---	18	34
Aaron Craver	12	9	---	---	6	27
Bob Scanlan	---	---	17	9	1	27
Ramos McDonald	---	---	6	4	10	20
Mo Lewis	---	---	5	2	12	19
Gilbert Brown	---	---	11	5	1	17
Ben Coates	5	3	---	---	6	14
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	5	3	6	14
David Boston	6	2	---	---	6	14
Jay Bellamy	---	---	1	0	10	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Angel Hardy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harvey Knaack	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
George Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	1	1
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	47	3.9
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	11	33	3.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-4	-0.5
Middle	14	50	3.6
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	27	19	8	0	1	4	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	34	22	3	0	2	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	98	19.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	118	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	70	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	44	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	57	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	88	12.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ross Geller	6	6	0	93	2	21
WR Troy Edwards	6	3	0	25	0	23
WR Nate Jacquet	4	2	1	48	2	18
TE Jay Tant	3	3	0	31	0	17
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	2	0	71	2	11
WR Marcus Robinson	2	1	0	21	1	11
RB Lonnie Kramer	2	1	0	11	0	14
WR Wes Farr	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Robbie Newton	1	1	0	30	1	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	11	7	1	58	1	29
WR Laveranues Coles	6	5	0	56	1	29
WR Germane Crowell	5	3	0	60	1	17
WR Dante Hall	4	1	1	1	0	12
RB Jamal Lewis	3	2	0	17	0	22
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	0	6	0	11
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	0	17	0	9
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR David Boston	1	1	0	-1	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Phillips	2	3	1.50	3.83
Lonnie Kramer	1	-5	-5.00	2.18

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Lewis	1	-4	-4.00	1.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	2	16	8.00	12.22

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	8	7	36	4.50	6.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Edwards	1	1	5	5.00	4.17
RB Lonnie Kramer	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	2	2	3	1.50	5.27
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	17	17.00	12.00
RB Jamal Lewis	1	1	11	11.00	5.67
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	5	5.00	9.33
WR Dante Hall	1	1	1	1.00	0.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	2	2
Drew Bledsoe	1	0
Lonnie Kramer	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Lewis	4	2
David Klingler	2	1
Charlie Garner	2	0
Aaron Craver	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	10	8	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Jacquet	3	2	2
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	2	2
WR Troy Edwards	2	1	0
TE Jay Tant	2	2	2
WR Ross Geller	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	2	1	1
RB Jamal Lewis	1	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	0
WR Dante Hall	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)