| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 23, 1997 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 59002 |
| Weather: Light Freezing Rain Temp: 32 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 25 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Troy Brown 35 pass from Dave Meggett (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Larry Whigham 60 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jimmy Hitchcock 100 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 27 FG | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 85 | WR | Lamar Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 77 | LOG | Jeff Buckey |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 60 | ROG | John Bock |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 84 | TE | Troy Drayton |
| 89 | TE | Ed Perry |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 33 | RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 95 | LDT | Tim Bowens |
| 92 | RDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 99 | RDE | Jason Taylor |
| 50 | LLB | Dwight Hollier |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 51 | RLB | Anthony Harris |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 22 | SS | Shawn Wooden |
| 38 | FS | Calvin Jackson |
| 29 | RCB | Sam Madison |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Troy Brown |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 34:15 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 8/17 | 3/3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| NE | 25:45 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5/12 | 1/2 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 9 | 3 |
| Ray Nealy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 36 | 1.6 | 9 | 3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 84 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 3 | 389 | 6.5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 61.0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 3 | 389 | 6.5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 61.0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 207 | 8.0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 83.3 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 242 | 9.0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 101.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Brian Manning | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Lamar Thomas | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Perry | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 389 | 10.2 | 27 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 35t | 1 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 242 | 15.1 | 51 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Larry Whigham | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 100t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 160 | 53.3 | 100t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charles Jordan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 6 | 326 | 54.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Corey Harris | 5 | 0 | 101 | 20.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Jason Taylor | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Chris Slade | 2.0 |
| Mike Jones | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |