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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

NWEMIA
MIAOlindo Mare 50 yard field goal03
MIAOlindo Mare 41 yard field goal06
NWEMarrio Grier 2 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick)76
NWEDave Meggett 5 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick)146
MIALamar Thomas 8 yard pass from Dan Marino (pass failed)1412

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

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
Drew Bledsoe NWE 18 26 173 0 1 3 7 0
Shawn Jefferson NWE 7 76 0
Dave Meggett NWE 3 9 1 3 29 0
Derrick Cullors NWE 10 29 0 1 6 0
Ben Coates NWE 4 28 0
Keith Byars NWE 2 25 0
Vincent Brisby NWE 1 9 0
Marrio Grier NWE 1 2 1
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
Dan Marino MIA 28 44 278 1 1 1 -2 0
Karim Abdul-Jabbar MIA 13 33 0 6 60 0
Lamar Thomas MIA 6 64 1
O.J. McDuffie MIA 4 51 0
Brett Perriman MIA 2 29 0
Bernie Parmalee MIA 2 25 0
Jerris McPhail MIA 1 3 0 3 15 0
Roosevelt Potts MIA 2 14 0
Stanley Pritchett MIA 2 11 0
Troy Drayton MIA 1 9 0
Lawrence Phillips MIA 5 8 0