Two Minute Drill — Monday, October 19, 2026

The daily drive from Monday, October 19, 2026. This really happened — the situation below is the exact endgame those teams faced. Call it yourself and see if you beat the result. Skip to what really happened ↓

Week 9 · Nov 5, 2023Dolphins vs ChiefsHistorical win prob: 11%

Call it for the Dolphins — can you finish the comeback?

Dolphins ball, down 7 — it takes a touchdown. At their own 25, 2:28 on the clock.

DefenseBox of 6

21 calls · every snap plays out a real NFL play · graded by win probability · free, no account

What really happened

Final: Dolphins 14, Chiefs 21. Chiefs won 21-14 — the drive turned it over on downs.

Dolphins ball, down 7 — it takes a touchdown. At their own 25, 2:28 on the clock.

nflverse's historical win-probability estimate for this exact situation was 10.7% for Dolphins. Our model starts at 8.6%. The two numbers are estimates, not verdicts — the gap between them is a reminder that endgame win probability is hard to pin down.

The real drive, snap by snap

  1. (2:28) (Shotgun) 31-R.Mostert left end to 50 for 25 yards (35-Ja.Watson; 6-B.Cook).
  2. (2:00) (Shotgun) 31-R.Mostert left tackle to KC 31 for 19 yards (20-J.Reid).
  3. (1:17) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass incomplete short right to 31-R.Mostert [90-C.Omenihu].
  4. (1:10) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass incomplete deep left to 17-J.Waddle.
  5. (1:07) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass incomplete deep left to 11-C.Wilson.
  6. (1:03) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa FUMBLES (Aborted) at KC 31, and recovers at KC 44.

The opening call, by win probability

At the first snap, the strongest opening call in our model was Deep post (+0.88 pts), and the weakest was Spike it (-0.97 pts). A positive number means the call improved the offense's expected win probability; a negative number means it cost them.

Opening callExpected WP change
Deep post+0.88 pts
Curl route+0.86 pts
Pull RPO+0.59 pts
Quick slant+0.53 pts
QB keep+0.43 pts
Play action+0.36 pts
Deep comebacker+0.26 pts
Deep corner+0.25 pts
Quick out+0.22 pts
Quick hook+0.18 pts
Screen pass-0.00 pts
Quick RPO-0.25 pts
QB sneak-0.32 pts
Outside run-0.68 pts
Inside run-0.89 pts
Off-tackle run-0.96 pts
Spike it-0.97 pts

This is our own model estimate, not the real coach's grade and not a claim about what the “correct” call was. Football decisions depend on the opponent, personnel and game plan — the model only measures how a call changes win probability in this situation.

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