| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 1, 1996 Location: Miami-Dade County, FL Venue: Pro Player Stadium Attendance: 71542 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 90 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Sean Hill 10 own fumble recovery (Joe Nedney kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Nedney 34 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 25 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3 run (Joe Nedney kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Scott Miller EZ own fumble recovery (Joe Nedney kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 29 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 83 | WR | Will Moore |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Kratch |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 85 | TE | John Burke |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Mike Jones |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 72 | RDT | Devin Wyman |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 93 | SLB | Monty Brown |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 95 | WLB | Dwayne Sabb |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 23 | SS | Terry Ray |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 21 | RCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 89 | WR | Scott Miller |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 69 | LOG | Keith Sims |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 62 | ROG | Chris Gray |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 41 | TE | Keith Byars |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 33 | RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar |
| 36 | FB | Stanley Pritchett |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 92 | LDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 95 | RDT | Tim Bowens |
| 96 | RDE | Danny Stubbs |
| 50 | LLB | Dwight Hollier |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Singleton |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 25 | SS | Louis Oliver |
| 28 | FS | Gene Atkins |
| 38 | RCB | Calvin Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 26 | 115 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 38 | 19 | 50.0 | 2 | 221 | 5.8 | 29t | 1 | 4 | 21 | 54.8 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 1 | 176 | 8.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 29t | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Ha'son Graham | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Will Moore | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| John Burke | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Stanley Pritchett | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 52 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Scott Miller | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Ray | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Louis Oliver | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 214 | 71.3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Joe Nedney | 5 | 327 | 65.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 54 | 0 | |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jerris McPhail | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Robert Bailey | 1.0 |
| Daryl Gardener | 1.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
| Zach Thomas | 1.0 |
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