| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1985 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 69489 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 68 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Rose 6 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 10 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Fuad Reveiz 44 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Ron Davenport 1 run (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 22 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Fuad Reveiz 49 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 49 FG | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Ron Davenport 1 run (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mosi Tatupu 1 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Cedric Jones 15 opponents fumble recovery (Tony Franklin kick) | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Fuad Reveiz 47 FG | 27 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 75 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Garin Veris |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 76 | ROG | Steve Clark |
| 72 | ROT | Ronnie Lee |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 22 | RB | Tony Nathan |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 71 | NT | Mike Charles |
| 59 | RDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 53 | LILB | Jay Brophy |
| 50 | RILB | Jackie Shipp |
| 55 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 44 | LCB | Paul Lankford |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 43 | FS | Bud Brown |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Joe Carter | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Davenport | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 1t | 2 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 5 | -18 | -3.6 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 3 | 217 | 8.3 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 55.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 1 | 192 | 5.8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 66.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Craig James | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Duper | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Glenn Blackwood | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bud Brown | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Joe Carter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Andre Tippett | 2.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Mike Charles | 1.0 |
| Mack Moore | 1.0 |
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