| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 5, 1986 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 60689 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 56 F Humidty: % Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Willie Scott 2 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Craig James 7 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 38 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 21 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 27 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Lorenzo Hampton 4 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 7 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 74 | LOT | Cleveland Green |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 72 | ROG | Ronnie Lee |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 87 | TE | Dan Johnson |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 27 | RB | Lorenzo Hampton |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | T.J. Turner |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 99 | RDE | George Little |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 50 | LILB | Jackie Shipp |
| 56 | RILB | John Offerdahl |
| 51 | ROLB | Mark Brown |
| 44 | LCB | Paul Lankford |
| 42 | SS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 43 | FS | Bud Brown |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 66 | LOG | Paul Fairchild |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 68 | ROT | Darryl Haley |
| 27 | TE | Greg Hawthorne |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Davenport | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Carter | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 3 | 167 | 7.3 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 54.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 161 | 10.1 | 38t | 2 | 1 | 5 | 146.1 |
| Steve Grogan | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 106 | 10.6 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 129.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Duper | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Carter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 41 | 1 |
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Craig James | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Holloway | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Scott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ronnie Lippett | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry McGrew | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 73 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| James Pruitt | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Ron Davenport | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Mack Moore | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 2.0 |
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