Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2001 · Week 3

Final

Dolphins

Miami

QB Jay Fiedler

10·42

Rams

St. Louis

QB Kurt Warner

Dome at America's Center · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

STL -6

Total

44

Model margin

+1.8est.

STL perspective

Push chance

3.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Dolphins

How each play moved the game.

Rams 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.

The rivalry

MIA lead 6–1 since 1999

MIA have won 6 straight. Meetings average 37.6 points. STL are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W10MIA @ LA2315MIA
2020 · W8LA @ MIA1728MIA
2016 · W11MIA @ LA1410MIA
2012 · W6STL @ MIA1417MIA
2008 · W13MIA @ STL1612MIA
2004 · W7STL @ MIA1431MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jay Fiedler19/2720412

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Lamar Smith19482.50
Jay Fiedler492.30
J.J. Johnson273.50

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 +64.1%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Dolphins.

Half-point at risk

3.06%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.8%

Expected total

44.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.79
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.77

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.