Monday, December 22, 1997
New England Patriots 14, Miami Dolphins 12| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (10-6-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Miami Dolphins (9-7-0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| NWE | MIA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Olindo Mare 50 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| MIA | Olindo Mare 41 yard field goal | 0 | 6 |
| NWE | Marrio Grier 2 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 6 |
| NWE | Dave Meggett 5 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 6 |
| MIA | Lamar Thomas 8 yard pass from Dan Marino (pass failed) | 14 | 12 |
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 17-47-2 | 21-42-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-26-173-0-1 | 28-44-275-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-13 | 3-22 |
| Net pass yards | 160 | 253 |
| Total yards | 207 | 295 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-10 | 8-76 |
| 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 | ||||||||