Sunday, November 8, 1981
Miami Dolphins 30, New England Patriots 27 (OT)| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (7-2-1) | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| New England Patriots (2-8-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| MIA | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Stanley Morgan 76 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | NWE | John Smith 27 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| MIA | Uwe von Schamann 24 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | |
| NWE | Steve Grogan 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 3 | 17 | |
| MIA | Uwe von Schamann 26 yard field goal | 6 | 17 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Tommy Vigorito 30 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 13 | 17 |
| MIA | Tony Nathan 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 20 | 17 | |
| 4th | NWE | Tony Collins 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 20 | 24 |
| MIA | David Woodley 2 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 27 | 24 | |
| NWE | John Smith 34 yard field goal | 27 | 27 | |
| OT | MIA | Uwe von Schamann 30 yard field goal | 30 | 27 |
| MIA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-203-3 | 32-141-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-37-242-0-2 | 23-40-355-1-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-26 | 1-4 |
| Net pass yards | 216 | 351 |
| Total yards | 419 | 492 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-51 | 9-77 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 8 | 145 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||||
| David Woodley | MIA | 22 | 37 | 242 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 16 | 79 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Andra Franklin | MIA | 16 | 71 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | MIA | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Eddie Hill | MIA | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Hardy | MIA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Ronnie Lee | MIA | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Nick Giaquinto | MIA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 182 | 1 | 76 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 23 | 40 | 355 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 17 | 90 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 5 | 69 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 9 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Vagas Ferguson | NWE | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bob Brudzinski | MIA | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| A.J. Duhe | MIA | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnest Rhone | MIA | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Fulton Walker | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 166 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Toler | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||