Wild Card Round: Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks (Seattle Kingdome), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sun January 9, 2000 at 4:06pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks at Seattle Kingdome is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Seattle Kingdome shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Miami Dolphins versus Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Miami Dolphins-Seattle Seahawks cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 14-2 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 13-3 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8-8 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-10 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-14 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 13-3 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 11-5 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 8-8 | -- |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | -- |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-8 | -- |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 6-10 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 13-3 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 8-8 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-11 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-12 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-13 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 10-6 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 8-8 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 6-10 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 10-6 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8-8 | -- |
| New York Giants | 7-9 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-11 | -- |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 33132020 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 710171717 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Sean Dawkins 9 yard pass from Jon Kitna ( Todd Peterson kick) | 0-7 |
| Dolphins | Olindo Mare 32 yard field goal | 3-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Todd Peterson 50 yard field goal | 3-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | Oronde Gadsden 1 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Olindo Mare kick) | 10-10 |
| Seahawks | Charlie Rogers 85 yard kickoff return ( Todd Peterson kick) | 10-17 |
| Dolphins | Olindo Mare 50 yard field goal | 13-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | J.J. Johnson 2 yard rush ( Olindo Mare kick) | 20-17 |
Miami Dolphins defeated Seattle Seahawks 20-17 at Seattle Kingdome in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Dolphins: J.J. Johnson 2 yard rush ( Olindo Mare kick). The result came down to the final possession; Miami Dolphins won by 3. Top line of the day: Dan Marino: 196 pass yards on 17-of-30, 1 TD, 0 INT. Miami Dolphins advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Miami Dolphins walked out of Seattle Kingdome as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Seattle Seahawks will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 20-17. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Dolphins: J.J. Johnson 2 yard rush ( Olindo Mare kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Miami Dolphins advance to the divisional round.
Miami Dolphins 20, Seattle Seahawks 17. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 66170. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q3: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Dan Marino: 196 pass yards on 17-of-30, 1 TD, 0 INT
- J.J. Johnson: 86 rush yards on 27 carries
- O.J. McDuffie: 5 catches for 82 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Seattle Kingdome. Final: Miami Dolphins 20, Seattle Seahawks 17, with Miami Dolphins taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Seahawks: Sean Dawkins 9 yard pass from Jon Kitna ( Todd Peterson kick)
- Dolphins: Olindo Mare 32 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Seahawks: Todd Peterson 50 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Dolphins: Oronde Gadsden 1 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Olindo Mare kick)
- Seahawks: Charlie Rogers 85 yard kickoff return ( Todd Peterson kick)
- Dolphins: Olindo Mare 50 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Dolphins: J.J. Johnson 2 yard rush ( Olindo Mare kick)
Top performers
- Dan Marino: 196 pass yards on 17-of-30, 1 TD, 0 INT
- J.J. Johnson: 86 rush yards on 27 carries
- O.J. McDuffie: 5 catches for 82 yards
A 3-point margin in Wild Card Round is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Dolphins | Seahawks | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 18 | 12 |
| Total Yards | 299 | 171 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 17/30 | 14/30 |
| Pass yards | 196 | 162 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 6 |
| Sack yards lost | 5 | 32 |
| Net pass yards | 191 | 130 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 37 | 20 |
| Rush yards | 108 | 41 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 6 | 2 |
| Penalty yards | 67 | 10 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | |||||
| Dan Marino | 17/30 | 196 | 1 | 0 | |
| SEA | |||||
| Jon Kitna | 14/30 | 162 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | ||||
| J.J. Johnson | 27 | 86 | 1 | 18 |
| Autry Denson | 7 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Marino | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| SEA | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 19 | 40 | 0 | 8 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | ||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 5 | 82 | 0 | 27 |
| Tony Martin | 5 | 70 | 0 | 23 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 25 | 1 | 24 |
| Rob Konrad | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| J.J. Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Perry | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SEA | ||||
| Sean Dawkins | 3 | 35 | 1 | 17 |
| Mike Pritchard | 3 | 34 | 0 | 17 |
| Christian Fauria | 3 | 31 | 0 | 14 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Reggie Brown | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
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