Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2000 · Week 5

Final

Dolphins

Miami

QB Jay Fiedler

31·16

Bengals

Cincinnati

QB Akili Smith

Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · grass · 76°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

MIA -7

Total

33

Model margin

-0.0est.

CIN perspective

Push chance

4.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Bengals
  • Dolphins

How each play moved the game.

Bengals winsDolphins wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Dolphinsedge mapBengals
  • -0.033EPA / play-0.157
  • 38.4%Success rate34.1%
  • +0.081EPA / dropback-0.180
  • -0.150EPA / rush-0.129
  • 7.5%Explosive rate8.3%
  • 34.3%Third-down rate34.8%
  • 58.5%Red-zone TD rate34.6%
  • 1.52Points / drive0.82
  • 2.6%Turnover rate2.8%
  • -0.111EPA / play allowed+0.014

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

All square 6–6 since 1999

CIN have won 2 straight. Meetings average 43.9 points. CIN are 5-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W16CIN @ MIA4521CIN
2022 · W4MIA @ CIN1527CIN
2020 · W13CIN @ MIA719MIA
2019 · W16CIN @ MIA3538MIA
2018 · W5MIA @ CIN1727CIN
2016 · W4MIA @ CIN722CIN
2013 · W9CIN @ MIA2022MIA
2012 · W5MIA @ CIN1713MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jay Fiedler14/2115521

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Lamar Smith12665.51
Jay Fiedler44511.30
Autry Denson8324.00
J.J. Johnson5163.20

Bengals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Akili Smith20/3817810

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Corey Dillon221105.00
Akili Smith5438.60
Brandon Bennett7355.00
Peter Warrick133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tony McGee69740
Peter Warrick47451
Brandon Bennett56280
Marco Battaglia23190
Craig Yeast1250
Corey Dillon1240
Ron Dugans0300

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -72.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%

Positive margins favour Bengals; negative favour Dolphins.

Half-point at risk

4.42%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.0%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.60
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.04