| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1997 Location: Miami-Dade County, FL |
| Venue: Pro Player Stadium Attendance: 74379 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 75 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Dolphins | Olindo Mare 50 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Olindo Mare 41 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Marrio Grier 2 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Dave Meggett 5 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Lamar Thomas 8 pass from Dan Marino (Dan Marino pass failed) | 14 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Derrick Cullors | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| NE | Dave Meggett | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5t | 1 |
| NE | Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| NE | Marrio Grier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| MIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| MIA | Lawrence Phillips | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| MIA | Jerris McPhail | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| MIA | Dan Marino | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| NE | Drew Bledsoe | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 1 | 173 | 6.7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 71.5 |
| MIA | Dan Marino | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 1 | 275 | 6.3 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 79.3 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Shawn Jefferson | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 22 | 0 |
| NE | Ben Coates | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NE | Dave Meggett | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 20 | 0 |
| NE | Keith Byars | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| NE | Vincent Brisby | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NE | Derrick Cullors | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| MIA | Lamar Thomas | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 16 | 1 |
| MIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 27 | 0 |
| MIA | O.J. McDuffie | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| MIA | Jerris McPhail | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| MIA | Brett Perriman | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| MIA | Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| MIA | Roosevelt Potts | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| MIA | Stanley Pritchett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| MIA | Troy Drayton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIA | Terrell Buckley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Dave Meggett | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| MIA | Terrell Buckley | 4 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| MIA | O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
| NE | Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 196 | 65.3 | 0 |
| MIA | Olindo Mare | 4 | 291 | 72.8 | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Derrick Cullors | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| MIA | Jerris McPhail | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| MIA | Corey Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| NE | Chris Canty | 1.0 |
| NE | Todd Collins | 1.0 |
| NE | Ted Johnson | 1.0 |
| MIA | Trace Armstrong | 1.0 |
| MIA | Daryl Gardener | 1.0 |
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