| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1986 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 74516 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 76 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 22 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 47 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Fuad Reveiz 42 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 44 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bruce Hardy 1 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Fuad Reveiz 21 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 32 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 7 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 19 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 12 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 30 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 48 | TE | Greg Baty |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 32 | HB | Craig James |
| 30 | FB | Mosi Tatupu |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 52 | LILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 43 | LCB | Ernest Gibson |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 65 | LOT | Jeff Dellenbach |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 72 | ROG | Ronnie Lee |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 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 |
| 94 | LILB | Larry Kolic |
| 56 | RILB | John Offerdahl |
| 51 | ROLB | Mark Brown |
| 19 | LCB | Reyna Thompson |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 43 | FS | Bud Brown |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 19 | 60 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Reggie Roby | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 226 | 9.4 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 103.8 |
| Tony Eason | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 59 | 6.6 | 22t | 1 | 1 | 15 | 122.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 2 | 266 | 6.8 | 32t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 8 | 148 | 18.5 | 30t | 2 |
| Tony Collins | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Greg Baty | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Clayton | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 32t | 2 |
| Mark Duper | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Davenport | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Dan Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rod McSwain | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Craig Ellis | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Craig Ellis | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Larry Lee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Mark Brown | 1.0 |
| Brian Sochia | 1.0 |
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