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Miami Dolphins 24 at New England Patriots 27

Sunday, November 23, 1997

Miami Dolphins 24, New England Patriots 27

1234Final
Miami Dolphins (7-5-0)0371424
New England Patriots (7-5-0)3213027

Scoring

MIANWE
1stNWEAdam Vinatieri 36 yard field goal03
2ndMIAOlindo Mare 25 yard field goal33
NWETroy Brown 35 yard pass from Dave Meggett (Adam Vinatieri kick)310
NWELarry Whigham 60 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)317
NWEJimmy Hitchcock 100 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)324
3rdNWEAdam Vinatieri 27 yard field goal327
MIAKarim Abdul-Jabbar 1 yard rush (Olindo Mare kick)1027
4thMIAKarim Abdul-Jabbar 1 yard rush (Olindo Mare kick)1727
MIAKarim Abdul-Jabbar 1 yard rush (Olindo Mare kick)2427

Team Stats

MIANWE
First downs3315
Rush-yards-TDs22-36-324-84-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT38-60-389-0-316-27-242-1-0
Sacked-yards3-191-8
Net pass yards370234
Total yards406318
Fumbles-lost0-00-0
Turnovers30
Penalties-yards3-358-76

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dan Marino MIA 38 60 389 0 3 27 1 -1 0 -1
O.J. McDuffie MIA 9 110 0 27
Charles Jordan MIA 5 78 0 20
Brian Manning MIA 5 60 0 21
Lamar Thomas MIA 4 53 0 23
Jerris McPhail MIA 1 1 0 1 5 47 0 15
Karim Abdul-Jabbar MIA 18 33 3 9 4 14 0 6
Troy Drayton MIA 3 18 0 12
Ed Perry MIA 3 9 0 6
Ray Nealy MIA 1 2 0 2
Bernie Parmalee MIA 1 1 0 1
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Drew Bledsoe NWE 15 26 207 0 0 51 1 3 0 3
Curtis Martin NWE 22 80 0 14 2 18 0 13
Shawn Jefferson NWE 4 71 0 25
Keith Byars NWE 3 58 0 51
Troy Brown NWE 3 46 1 35
Ben Coates NWE 3 39 0 18
Dave Meggett NWE 1 1 35 1 0 35
Sam Gash NWE 1 1 0 1 1 10 0 10

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Corey Harris MIA 0 0 0 0 5 101 20.2 0 0
Dwight Hollier MIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Charles Jordan MIA 0 0 0 0 2 14 7.0 0 0
Jason Taylor MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Derrick Cullors NWE 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 0
Jimmy Hitchcock NWE 1 100 1 0
Mike D. Jones NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dave Meggett NWE 0 0 0 0 2 39 19.5 0 0 2 12 6.0 0 0
Chris Slade NWE 2.0 0 0 0 0
Larry Whigham NWE 2 60 1 0