Colts 33, Dolphins 8 — NFL Recap

📰Game Recap

A complete offensive and defensive masterclass carried Indianapolis past Miami in a 33-8 blowout, as the Colts controlled the tempo from the opening whistle and never allowed the Dolphins a foothold. Jonathan Taylor ground out 71 yards on 18 carries to anchor an attack that methodically wore down the visitors throughout the afternoon.

Spencer Shrader opened the scoring with a 24-yard field goal in the first quarter before Indianapolis blew the game open in a dominant second period. Daniel Jones connected with Michael Pittman Jr. for a 27-yard touchdown, Jones plunged into the end zone on a one-yard rush, and Shrader added another field goal to build a commanding 20-0 halftime advantage. Shrader extended the lead further with a 28-yard kick in the third quarter.

That explosive 17-point second quarter completely broke the game open, leaving Miami too far behind to mount any meaningful resistance. Jones orchestrated the offense with precision, completing 22 of 29 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown while adding his second one-yard rushing score of the day in the fourth quarter. Pittman hauled in six receptions for 80 yards to cap his standout receiving performance, while Tua Tagovailoa and De'Von Achane finally got Miami on the board late via an 11-yard touchdown pass and a successful two-point conversion to Julian Hill, though Shrader answered immediately with a 48-yard field goal to close out the scoring.

Total dominance in the trenches and efficient execution through the air allowed Indianapolis to comfortably secure the wire-to-wire victory, dropping the Miami Dolphins to 7-10 while lifting the Indianapolis Colts to 8-9 at the conclusion of the contest.

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Standouts

Passing

Daniel Jones

22/29, 272 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

Jonathan Taylor

18 CAR, 71 YDS

Receiving

Michael Pittman Jr.

6 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD

Every player's passing, rushing, receiving and defensive line is in the box score below.

📊 Win Probability

MIA 0 largest lead Never led

IND 30 largest lead Q4 10:14 (MIA 0, IND 30) · 30-0 run, Q1 10:37–Q4 10:14

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times

Biggest swingsPlays that moved win probability the most

Q2 14:54 (Shotgun) D.Jones pass deep right to M.Pittman for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN. S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.IND +11.3 win probability · MIA 0, IND 10
Q2 14:23 (No Huddle, Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa sacked at MIA 38 for -6 yards (K.Moore). FUMBLES (K.Moore) [K.Moore], RECOVERED by IND-X.Howard at MIA 44. X.Howard to MIA 42 for 2 yards (J.Savaiinaea).IND +8.2 win probability · MIA 0, IND 10
Q1 0:16 (Shotgun) D.Jones sacked at MIA 27 for -10 yards (B.Chubb).Penalty on IND-B.Raimann, Offensive Holding, declined.MIA +6.2 win probability · MIA 0, IND 3

Scoring summary

Q1 10:37 S.Shrader 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. IND · Field Goal Good · MIA 0, IND 3
Q2 14:54 (Shotgun) D.Jones pass deep right to M.Pittman for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN. S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. IND · Passing Touchdown · MIA 0, IND 10
Q2 12:01 D.Jones right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. IND · Rushing Touchdown · MIA 0, IND 17
Q2 0:00 S.Shrader 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. IND · Field Goal Good · MIA 0, IND 20
Q3 7:30 S.Shrader 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. IND · Field Goal Good · MIA 0, IND 23
Q4 10:14 D.Jones right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. IND · Rushing Touchdown · MIA 0, IND 30
Q4 6:21 (Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa pass short right to D.Achane for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. T.Tagovailoa pass to J.Hill is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. MIA · Passing Touchdown · MIA 8, IND 30
Q4 2:23 S.Shrader 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. IND · Field Goal Good · MIA 8, IND 33

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIA	—	—	—	8		8
IND	3	17	3	10		33

Biggest Quarter

The Indianapolis Colts scored 17 points in the 2nd quarter — the biggest single quarter of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MIAIND

211Total yards418

4.6Yards per play6.0

133Passing yards262

78Rushing yards156

12First downs27

50%Third down %47%

100%Red zone scoring %50%

3Turnovers0

3Sacks allowed1

15Penalty yards45

21.3Possession (min)38.7

Box Score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Tua Tagovailoa QB	14/23	114	1	2
Zach Wilson QB	5/8	32	0	0
Daniel Jones QB	22/29	272	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
De'Von Achane RB	7	55	0
Malik Washington WR	1	9	0
Tua Tagovailoa QB	1	7	0
Ollie Gordon II RB	2	4	0
Zach Wilson QB	1	3	0
Jonathan Taylor RB	18	71	0
DJ Giddens RB	12	41	0
Daniel Jones QB	7	26	2
Ashton Dulin WR	1	15	0
Tyler Warren TE	1	3	0
Ulysses Bentley IV RB	1	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Tyreek Hill WR	4	6	40	0
Jaylen Waddle WR	4	5	30	0
De'Von Achane RB	3	4	20	1
Tanner Conner TE	2	4	20	0
Malik Washington WR	2	5	20	0
Dee Eskridge WR	1	2	9	0
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR	1	2	7	0
Alec Ingold FB	1	2	1	0
Ollie Gordon II RB	1	1	-1	0
Michael Pittman Jr. WR	6	8	80	1
Tyler Warren TE	7	9	76	0
Alec Pierce WR	1	3	36	0
Jonathan Taylor RB	3	3	27	0
Adonai Mitchell WR	2	2	21	0
Mo Alie-Cox TE	1	1	20	0
Josh Downs WR	2	3	12	0

Defense

Player	TKL	SACK	INT	PD
Jordyn Brooks LB	14	0	—	0
Tyrel Dodson LB	13	0	—	0
Minkah Fitzpatrick S	9	0	—	1
Jack Jones CB	8	0	—	1
Ifeatu Melifonwu S	6	0	—	0
Jordan Phillips DT	5	0	—	0
Kenneth Grant DT	4	0	—	0
Zach Sieler DT	3	0	—	0
Dante Trader Jr. S	3	0	—	0
Matthew Butler DT	2	0	—	0
Storm Duck CB	2	0	—	1
Matthew Judon DE	2	0	—	0
Jason Marshall Jr. CB	2	0	—	0
Jaelan Phillips LB	2	0	—	0
De'Von Achane RB	1	0	—	0
Bradley Chubb LB	1	1	—	0
Ashtyn Davis S	1	0	—	0
Rasul Douglas CB	1	0	—	1
Dee Eskridge WR	1	0	—	0
Chop Robinson LB	1	0	—	0
Jonah Savaiinaea G	1	0	—	0
Joe Bachie LB	6	0	—	0
Nick Cross S	6	1	—	0
Charvarius Ward CB	6	0	—	0
Zaire Franklin LB	4	0	—	0
Kenny Moore II CB	4	1	—	1
Mekhi Blackmon CB	3	0	—	0
DeForest Buckner DT	3	0	—	0
Cam Bynum S	3	0	1	2
Rodney Thomas II S	3	0	—	0
Austin Ajiake LB	2	0	—	0
Grover Stewart DT	2	0	—	0
Adetomiwa Adebawore DT	1	0	—	0
Ashton Dulin WR	1	0	—	0
Samson Ebukam DE	1	1	—	0
Eric Johnson II DT	1	0	—	0
Laiatu Latu DE	1	0	1	1
Tyquan Lewis DE	1	0	—	0
Cameron McGrone LB	1	0	—	0
Drew Ogletree TE	1	0	—	0
Segun Olubi LB	1	0	—	0
Kwity Paye DE	1	0	—	0
Neville Gallimore DT	0	0	—	1

⏱️ Snap Counts

MIA offenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps

Player	Pos	Snaps	Share
Aaron Brewer	C	48	100%
Jonah Savaiinaea	G	48	100%
Patrick Paul	OT	48	100%
Kion Smith	G	45	94%
Tua Tagovailoa	QB	39	81%
Austin Jackson	OT	38	79%
De'Von Achane	RB	35	73%
Jaylen Waddle	WR	31	65%
Tyreek Hill	WR	30	62%
Julian Hill	TE	28	58%
Malik Washington	WR	28	58%

MIA defenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps

Player	Pos	Snaps	Share
Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	73	100%
Tyrel Dodson	LB	73	100%
Jack Jones	CB	73	100%
Jordyn Brooks	LB	73	100%
Zach Sieler	DT	54	74%
Ifeatu Melifonwu	S	50	68%
Kenneth Grant	DT	44	60%
Rasul Douglas	CB	44	60%
Jaelan Phillips	LB	40	55%
Bradley Chubb	LB	40	55%
Chop Robinson	LB	37	51%

IND offenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps

Player	Pos	Snaps	Share
Bernhard Raimann	OT	73	100%
Matt Goncalves	G	73	100%
Daniel Jones	QB	73	100%
Tanor Bortolini	C	73	100%
Quenton Nelson	G	67	92%
Braden Smith	OT	67	92%
Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	60	82%
Alec Pierce	WR	58	79%
Tyler Warren	TE	53	73%
Jonathan Taylor	RB	52	71%
Josh Downs	WR	36	49%

IND defenseShare of the team's offensive or defensive snaps

Player	Pos	Snaps	Share
Kenny Moore II	CB	45	94%
Charvarius Ward	CB	45	94%
Cam Bynum	S	39	81%
Zaire Franklin	LB	39	81%
Nick Cross	S	39	81%
DeForest Buckner	DT	33	69%
Laiatu Latu	DE	32	67%
Xavien Howard	CB	32	67%
Kwity Paye	DE	30	62%
Grover Stewart	DT	27	56%
Joe Bachie	LB	22	46%