1999 · Week 1
Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos
Sep 13, 1999 · Mile High Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Miami Dolphins topped Denver Broncos 38–21. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Dolphins only a 42% shot beforehand. Dolphins improve to 1-0; Broncos fall to 0-1. Dan Marino was the story of the game with 215 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 22 |
| 326 | Total yards | 383 |
| 215 | Passing yards | 270 |
| 111 | Rushing yards | 113 |
| 15/23 | Comp / Att | 24/40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 15/23 | 215 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 16 | 60 | 1 |
| J.J. Johnson | 14 | 45 | 1 |
| Rob Konrad | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | 4 | 5 | 101 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 4 | 7 | 54 | 1 |
| Rob Konrad | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Troy Drayton | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Yatil Green | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| John Avery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 24/40 | 270 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 19 | 61 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 5 | 48 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 6 | 11 | 105 | 3 |
| Terrell Davis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 4 | 6 | 52 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 7 | 11 | 47 | 0 |
| Chris Doering | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |