Sunday, December 6, 1981
New England Patriots 14, Miami Dolphins 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-12-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Miami Dolphins (9-4-1) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Don Hasselbeck 6 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | MIA | David Woodley 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 7 |
| MIA | Mike Kozlowski 25 yard fumble return (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Matt Cavanaugh 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| MIA | Eddie Hill 4 yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 21 | |
| 4th | MIA | Uwe von Schamann 32 yard field goal | 14 | 24 |
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-134-1 | 42-212-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-20-138-1-0 | 11-24-128-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 122 | 128 |
| Total yards | 256 | 340 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-33 | 5-45 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | NWE | 12 | 20 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 4 | 55 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 8 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Lin Dawson | NWE | 3 | 48 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Vagas Ferguson | NWE | 8 | 43 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 9 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 17 | 119 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| David Woodley | MIA | 11 | 24 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 3 | 72 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Andra Franklin | MIA | 16 | 52 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 3 | 20 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | MIA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Eddie Hill | MIA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Sanford | NWE | 1 | 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 | |||
| Tommy Vigorito | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Fulton Walker | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||