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'{{For|the 2006 comeback of the Chicago Bears against the Arizona Cardinals|Monday Night Comeback}} {{Infobox NFL single game | name = The Monday Night Miracle | image = [[File:Giants-stadium.jpg|200px]] | caption = [[Giants Stadium]], the site of the game. | visitor = [[2000 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] | visitor_abbr = MIA | visitor_coach = [[Dave Wannstedt]] | visitor_record = 5–1 | home = [[2000 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] | home_abbr = NYJ | home_coach = [[Al Groh]] | home_record = 5–1 | visitor_qtr1 = 17 | visitor_qtr2 = 6 | visitor_qtr3 = 7 | visitor_qtr4 = 7 | visitor_qtr5 = 0 | visitor_total = 37 | home_qtr1 = 0 | home_qtr2 = 7 | home_qtr3 = 0 | home_qtr4 = 30 | home_qtr5 = 3 | home_total = 40 | date = October 23, 2000 | stadium = [[Giants Stadium]] | city = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] | referee = [[Walt Coleman]] | attendance = | odds = | network = [[Monday Night Football|ABC]] | announcers = [[Al Michaels]], [[Dan Fouts]], and [[Dennis Miller]] }} The '''Monday Night Miracle''' was an [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] game between the [[2000 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] and [[2000 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] played at [[Giants Stadium]] on October 23, [[2000 NFL season|2000]].<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200010230nyj.htm October 23, 2000 Miami Dolphins at New York Jets Boxscore] from [[Pro Football Reference]]</ref> The Jets scored 30 points in the fourth quarter, twice tying the score, and sending the game into overtime, where they defeated the Dolphins, 40–37. ==Background== Like their 1994 showdown at Giants Stadium which was made famous by [[Dan Marino|Dan Marino's]] "[[Clock Play|fake spike]]", this game was for first place in the [[AFC East]] as both teams entered the game with identical 5–1 records. But unlike the 1994 game which featured the Jets failing to hold a double-digit (18) lead in the second half, it was the Dolphins who failed to hold the lead. The game is notable for having the second largest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL history and the largest comeback in Jets history. It was also voted the greatest game televised on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Monday Night Football]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/abcsports/mnf/s/greatestgames/miaminewyorkjets2000.html|title=MNF's Greatest Games: Miami-New York Jets 2000|first=Mike|last=Diegnan|publisher=[[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] Online|date=2002-12-04|accessdate=2008-02-19}}</ref> along with being #5 on [[NFL Top Ten]]'s ''Top Ten Comebacks''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/09000d5d8112f98e/article/top-10-greatest-comebacks-in-nfl-history|title=Top 10 greatest comebacks in NFL history|work=[[National Football League]]|date=2009-01-07|accessdate=2013-01-03}}</ref> At the end of the third quarter with the score 30–7 in Miami's favor, Jets broadcaster [[Howard David]] announced, "And with a whole quarter to go, this game is over." ==Jets Comeback== The Jets proceeded to stage a furious rally in the fourth quarter, scoring 23 unanswered points to tie the game at 30. They scored three touchdowns and a field goal, but a two-point conversion attempt to [[Curtis Martin]] was stopped. On the Dolphins' first play from scrimmage after the game was tied, they took the lead on a long touchdown pass by [[Jay Fiedler]] to [[Leslie Shepherd]]. However, the Jets still managed to drive downfield and tie the game. One of the key plays was a 4th down catch at the Dolphins 2-yard line by [[Richie Anderson]] as he caught the ball despite a head-on hit by [[Zach Thomas]] and Dolphins defensive back [[Jerry Wilson (American football)|Jerry Wilson]]. Improbably, the tying touchdown was caught by [[offensive tackle]] [[Jumbo Elliott (American football)|John "Jumbo" Elliott]], playing as a [[tackle-eligible play|tackle-eligible]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/24/sports/pro-football-the-jets-are-the-last-team-standing.html|title=The Jets Are the Last Team Standing|author=Battista, Judy|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 24, 2000|accessdate=December 8, 2009}}</ref> After Elliott caught the touchdown pass, [[Dennis Miller]] remarked how opposing defenses, "couldn't keep him down forever." In the overtime Fiedler was intercepted by [[Marcus Coleman]] but Coleman was hit by [[Thurman Thomas]] and fumbled the ball back to the Dolphins. Several plays later, Coleman intercepted Fiedler again and this time held on. An eventual [[Vinny Testaverde]] pass to [[Wayne Chrebet]] put the Jets in field goal range, and a pass that was nearly intercepted by [[Brock Marion]] hit the ground first, nullifying the turnover. Jets kicker [[John Hall (American football)|John Hall]] then won the game with a field goal with 8:13 remaining in the extra session.<ref name="NY Times"/> Actor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], while visiting the ABC broadcast booth, said after halftime, {{cquote|[[Wayne Chrebet]] is going to pull it off. I think as usual the Jets are going to come from behind, you will see... I think the Dolphins have to be [[The Terminator|terminated]].}} Chrebet would catch a pass in the fourth quarter for a touchdown to tie the game at 30–30, and the Jets had finally tied the game up. But as soon as the comeback was complete, the Dolphins answered with a 46 yard td pass to Leslie Shepherd. With about 3 and a half minutes left in the game, the Jets marched down the field and on the 3 yard line, Jumbo Elliott caught a 3 yard td pass and the game tied up at 37, and with less than 30 seconds, the game was heading for overtime. The Monday night game for the Jets was in between Games 2 and 3 of the [[Subway Series|All New York]] ([[2000 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] vs. [[2000 New York Mets season|Mets]]) [[2000 World Series]]. The series overshadowed the game. In fact, the crowd broke out into "Let's Go [[New York Yankees|Yankees]]" chants countered by "Let's Go [[New York Mets|Mets]]" chants during the third quarter. ==Game summary== {{Americanfootballbox |titlestyle= {{NFLPrimaryColor|New York Jets}}; {{NFLSecondaryColor|New York Jets}};text-align:center; |state=autocollapse |title=2000 Week 8: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets |date=October 23, 2000 |time=9:10 p.m. EDT |road=Dolphins |R1=17|R2=6|R3=7|R4=7|R5=0 |home='''Jets''' |H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=30|H5=3 |stadium=[[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] |attendance=78,389 |weather=51°F, Clear |referee=[[Walt Coleman]] |TV=[[Monday Night Football|ABC]] |TVAnnouncers=[[Al Michaels]], [[Dan Fouts]], and [[Dennis Miller]] |reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200010230nyj.htm Boxscore] |scoring= ;First quarter *MIA [[Olindo Mare]] 28 yard FG *MIA [[Leslie Shepherd]] 42 yard pass from Fiedler (Mare kick) *MIA Smith 68 yard rush (Mare kick) ;Second quarter *MIA Mare 42 yard FG *NYJ [[Wayne Chrebet]] 10 yard pass from Testaverde ([[John Hall (placekicker)|John Hall]] kick) *MIA Mare 44 yard FG ;Third quarter *MIA Smith 3 yard rush (Mare kick) ;Fourth quarter *NYJ [[Laveranues Coles]] 30 yard pass from Testaverde (pass failed) *NYJ [[Jermaine Wiggins]] 1 yard pass from Testaverde (Hall kick) *NYJ Hall 34 yard FG *NYJ Chrebet 24 yard pass from Testaverde (Hall kick) *MIA Shepherd 46 yard pass from Fiedler (Mare kick) *NYJ [[Jumbo Elliott (American football)|Jumbo Elliott]] 3 yard pass from Testaverde (Hall kick) ;Overtime *NYJ Hall 40 yard FG |stats= ;Top passers *MIA – [[Jay Fiedler]] – 16/35, 250 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT *NYJ – [[Vinny Testaverde]] – 36/59, 378 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT ;Top rushers *MIA – [[Lamar Smith (American football)|Lamar Smith]] – 23 CAR, 155 YDS, 2 TD *NYJ – [[Curtis Martin]] – 14 CAR, 65 YDS ;Top receivers *MIA – [[Oronde Gadsden]] – 7 REC, 119 YDS *NYJ – [[Richie Anderson]] – 12 REC, 109 YDS }} == Officials == *'''Referee:''' [[Walt Coleman]] (#65) *'''Umpire:''' Undrey Wash (#96) *'''Head Linesman:''' John Schleyer (#21) *'''Line Judge:''' Dave Anderson (#81) *'''Field Judge:''' Scott Steenson (#88) *'''Side Judge:''' Bill Spyksma (#12) *'''Back Judge:''' Ron Spitler (#119) == Other Uses == * On September 19, 2005, the [[Washington Redskins]] cameback from a 13-0 deficit with less than 4 minutes left to defeat the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on Monday Night Football. This game is called the Monday Night Miracle by many in the Redskins fanbase ==See also== *[[The Monday Night Miracle (ice hockey)]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{YouTube|id=hOfjgr-lC4c|title=Monday Night Miracle: NFL Full Game}} {{Miami Dolphins}} {{New York Jets}} {{NFL on ABC}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monday Night Miracle}} [[Category:2000 National Football League season]] [[Category:National Football League games]] [[Category:New York Jets]] [[Category:Monday Night Football]] [[Category:Miami Dolphins]] [[Category:2000 in sports in New Jersey]] [[Category:American football in New Jersey]] [[Category:Sports in East Rutherford, New Jersey]] [[Category:American football incidents]]'