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New England Patriots 14 at Miami Dolphins 12

Monday, December 22, 1997

New England Patriots 14, Miami Dolphins 12

1234Final
New England Patriots (10-6-0)007714
Miami Dolphins (9-7-0)330612

Scoring

NWEMIA
1stMIAOlindo Mare 50 yard field goal03
2ndMIAOlindo Mare 41 yard field goal06
3rdNWEMarrio Grier 2 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick)76
4thNWEDave Meggett 5 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick)146
MIALamar Thomas 8 yard pass from Dan Marino (pass failed)1412

Team Stats

NWEMIA
First downs1017
Rush-yards-TDs17-47-221-42-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-26-173-0-128-44-275-1-1
Sacked-yards2-133-22
Net pass yards160253
Total yards207295
Fumbles-lost2-12-0
Turnovers21
Penalties-yards2-108-76

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Drew Bledsoe NWE 18 26 173 0 1 22 3 7 0 7
Shawn Jefferson NWE 7 76 0 22
Dave Meggett NWE 3 9 1 5 3 29 0 20
Derrick Cullors NWE 10 29 0 6 1 6 0 6
Ben Coates NWE 4 28 0 9
Keith Byars NWE 2 25 0 22
Vincent Brisby NWE 1 9 0 9
Marrio Grier NWE 1 2 1 2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dan Marino MIA 28 44 275 1 1 27 2 -2 0 0
Karim Abdul-Jabbar MIA 13 33 0 8 6 60 0 27
Lamar Thomas MIA 6 64 1 16
O.J. McDuffie MIA 4 48 0 17
Brett Perriman MIA 2 29 0 17
Bernie Parmalee MIA 2 25 0 17
Jerris McPhail MIA 1 3 0 3 3 15 0 8
Roosevelt Potts MIA 2 14 0 12
Stanley Pritchett MIA 2 11 0 10
Troy Drayton MIA 1 9 0 9
Lawrence Phillips MIA 5 8 0 3

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
Chris Canty NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Todd F. Collins NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Derrick Cullors NWE 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
Ted Johnson NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dave Meggett NWE 0 0 0 0 4 20 5.0 0 0
Lawyer Milloy NWE 1 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
Trace Armstrong MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0
Terrell Buckley MIA 1 7 0 0 4 58 14.5 0 0
Daryl Gardener MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0
Corey Harris MIA 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0
O.J. McDuffie MIA 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0
Jerris McPhail MIA 0 0 0 0 2 29 14.5 0 0