Visitor: Miami Dolphins

Home: New York Jets

Date: October 23, 2000

Monday Night Football

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 4 OT Final

MIA 17 6 7 7 0 37

NYJ 0 7 0 30 3 40

Visitor playmakers:

Shepherd, RB Lamar Smith

Home playmakers:

QB Vinnie Testaverde, WR Laveranues Coles, TE Jermaine Wiggins, WR Wayne Chrebet, T Jumbo Elliott

Network: ABC (NFL Network rebroadcast)

Announcers: Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller

Pregame: No

Halftime: No

Postgame: No

Commercials: No

Grade: Excellent

Notes: The Jets staged one of the most incredible comebacks in NFL history Monday night, scoring a franchise-record 30 points in the fourth quarter, then beating the Miami Dolphins 40-37 in overtime.

Testaverde hit Laveranues Coles for a 30-yard score, the rookie's first NFL touchdown; find rookie Jermaine Wiggins for a 1-yard TD, his first pro score; throw to Chrebet for 24 yards to tie it at 30 with 3:55 to go; then connect with 300-pound Jumbo Elliott on a tackle-eligible play to tie it at 37 with 42 seconds left.

Marcus Coleman, who makes a living breaking up passes, had three interceptions, two in overtime. He fumbled away the first while returning it, but held onto the second five plays later.

Chrebet turned a short pass into a 28-yard completion on third down, setting up John Hall's 40-yard field goal to cap the almost unfathomable victory.

The Dolphins (5-2) certainly were amazed. Their defense, which allowed 51 points and three touchdowns previously, was burned for 33 points after leading 30-7 after three quarters.

New York had 20 first downs in the fourth period to one for Miami.

It was the first time since 1981, when Atlanta did it, that a team scored 30 points or more in a fourth quarter.

And it was the second time in the NFL's prime-time spotlight this season that the Jets won so improbably -- they beat New England in Game 2 almost the same way. But that game ended far earlier than this one, which stretched until 1:20 a.m. EDT.

Running time: 2:30 (2 discs)