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Miami Dolphins 3 at New England Patriots 17

Sunday, December 28, 1997

Miami Dolphins 3, New England Patriots 17

1234Final
Miami Dolphins (9-8-0)00033
New England Patriots (11-6-0)0710017

Scoring

MIANWE
2ndNWETroy Brown 24 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)07
3rdNWETodd F. Collins 40 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)014
NWEAdam Vinatieri 22 yard field goal017
4thMIAOlindo Mare 38 yard field goal317

Team Stats

MIANWE
First downs1015
Rush-yards-TDs17-42-031-108-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT17-43-141-0-216-32-139-1-0
Sacked-yards4-213-19
Net pass yards120120
Total yards162228
Fumbles-lost1-12-0
Turnovers30
Penalties-yards5-215-31

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dan Marino MIA 17 43 141 0 2 42 1 2 0 2
Lamar Thomas MIA 3 62 0 42
Bernie Parmalee MIA 9 22 0 5 3 13 0 9
Jerris McPhail MIA 1 4 0 4 5 28 0 16
Karim Abdul-Jabbar MIA 5 16 0 15
Brett Perriman MIA 1 13 0 13
Charles Jordan MIA 1 11 0 11
Troy Drayton MIA 1 8 0 8
O.J. McDuffie MIA 3 6 0 5
Stanley Pritchett MIA 1 -2 0 -2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Derrick Cullors NWE 22 86 0 13 1 0 0 0
Drew Bledsoe NWE 16 32 139 1 0 24 2 4 0 4
Terry Glenn NWE 4 57 0 25
Troy Brown NWE 2 32 1 24
Ben Coates NWE 4 25 0 9
Marrio Grier NWE 6 16 0 10
Dave Meggett NWE 1 2 0 2 2 11 0 14
Shawn Jefferson NWE 1 7 0 7
Lovett Purnell NWE 1 4 0 4
Sam Gash NWE 1 3 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
Trace Armstrong MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0
O.J. Brigance MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0
Terrell Buckley MIA 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 11
Daryl Gardener MIA 1.0 0 0 0 0
Corey Harris MIA 0 0 0 0 3 77 25.7 0 40
Calvin Jackson MIA 0 0 0 0
Dan Marino MIA 0 0 0 0
O.J. McDuffie MIA 0 0 0 0 4 34 8.5 0 12
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
Troy Brown NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Keith Byars NWE 0 0 0 0
Chris Canty NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Todd F. Collins NWE 1 40 1 40
Derrick Cullors NWE 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 17
Ted Johnson NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Willie McGinest NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dave Meggett NWE 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 10
Chris Slade NWE 1.0 1 22 0 22

Miami Dolphins Starting Lineup

Dan Marino QB
Bernie Parmalee RB
Stanley Pritchett FB
O.J. McDuffie WR
Lamar Thomas WR
Troy Drayton TE
Richmond Webb LT
Jeff Buckey LG
Tim Ruddy C
Everett McIver RG
James Brown RT
Trace Armstrong LDE
Tim Bowens LDT
Daryl Gardener RDT
Jason Taylor RDE
Anthony Harris LLB
Zach Thomas MLB
Dwight Hollier RLB
Terrell Buckley LCB
Sam Madison RCB
Shawn Wooden SS
Calvin Jackson FS

New England Patriots Starting Lineup

Drew Bledsoe QB
Derrick Cullors RB
Keith Byars FB
Shawn Jefferson WR
Terry Glenn WR
Ben Coates TE
Bruce Armstrong LT
Max Lane LG
Dave Wohlabaugh C
Todd Rucci RG
Zefross Moss RT
Chris Sullivan LDE
Mark Wheeler LDT
Henry Thomas RDT
Willie McGinest RDE
Chris Slade LLB
Ted Johnson MLB
Todd F. Collins RLB
Ty Law LCB
Jimmy Hitchcock RCB
Lawyer Milloy SS
Willie Clay FS