Sunday, November 3, 1996
Miami Dolphins 23, New England Patriots 42| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (4-5-0) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| New England Patriots (6-3-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| MIA | NWE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | Curtis Martin 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| MIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3 yard rush (Joe Nedney kick) | 7 | 7 |
| MIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3 yard rush (Joe Nedney kick) | 14 | 7 |
| NWE | Curtis Martin 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 14 |
| MIA | Joe Nedney 39 yard field goal | 17 | 14 |
| NWE | Ben Coates 23 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 21 |
| NWE | Ben Coates 84 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 28 |
| NWE | Sam Gash 5 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 35 |
| NWE | Curtis Martin 2 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 42 |
| MIA | O.J. McDuffie 29 yard pass from Craig Erickson (pass failed) | 23 | 42 |
| MIA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 28 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-115-2 | 21-59-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 24-42-331-1-1 | 30-41-419-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 315 | 409 |
| Total yards | 430 | 468 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 14-105 | 6-62 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | MIA | 29 | 104 | 2 | ||||||||
| Dan Marino | MIA | 17 | 34 | 225 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| O.J. McDuffie | MIA | 5 | 84 | 1 | ||||||||
| Lamar Thomas | MIA | 3 | 71 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bernie Parmalee | MIA | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| Craig Erickson | MIA | 7 | 8 | 106 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Charles Jordan | MIA | 3 | 50 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stanley Pritchett | MIA | 4 | 35 | 0 | ||||||||
| Irving Spikes | MIA | 2 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Troy Drayton | MIA | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jerris McPhail | MIA | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 30 | 41 | 419 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 5 | 135 | 2 | ||||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 10 | 112 | 0 | ||||||||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 18 | 53 | 3 | ||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 3 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hason Graham | NWE | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||