2001 · Week 16
Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins
Dec 30, 2001 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Miami Dolphins defeated Atlanta Falcons 21–14. ScoutIndex had favored Dolphins (83%) going in. Dolphins improve to 10-5; Falcons fall to 7-8. Jay Fiedler paced the offense with 191 passing yards and 2 TDs; 13 rushing yards. Falcons out-gained the opponent 417–241 in total yards.
Team stats
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 12 |
| 417 | Total yards | 241 |
| 265 | Passing yards | 191 |
| 152 | Rushing yards | 50 |
| 18/31 | Comp / Att | 16/29 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 11/20 | 214 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Chandler | 7/11 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 15 | 38 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 10 | 33 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 7 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 52 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Martin | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Derek Rackley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alge Crumpler | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 16/29 | 191 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Travis Minor | 9 | 33 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Minor | 7 | 10 | 65 | 1 |
| Chris Chambers | 2 | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| Jed Weaver | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| James McKnight | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| Dedric Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |