Score by Quarters  1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
New england         0    3    7    0      10
Miami              10    7    7    0      24     final

FIRST QUARTER

• MIA - TD: Sean Hill 10 Yd Fumble Return (Joe Nedney kick), 3:54. 60 yard interception return by Louis Oliver to Patriots 10. Oliver fumbled and Hill recovered into the endzone. Dolphins 7-0

• MIA - FG: Joe Nedney 34 Yd, 9:03. Drive: 8 Plays, 54 yards in 4:26. Key plays: 15-yard late hit penalty on Patriots' M Jones to Miami 48; Marino 14-yard pass to McDuffie to New England 38; Abdul-Jabbar 12-yard run to New England 26. Dolphins 10-0

SECOND QUARTER

• NWE - FG: Adam Vinatieri 25 Yd, 2:50. Drive: 17 Plays, 66 yards in 8:47. Key plays: 10-yard pass interference on Dolphins' Brown on 3rd-and-7 to New England 49; Bledsoe 10-yard pass to Jefferson to Miami 41; 5-yard offides penalty on Dolphins' Stubbs on 3rd-and-4 to Miami 30; Bledsoe 15-yard pass to Jefferson to Miami 15. Dolphins 10-3

• MIA - TD: Karim Abdul-jabbar 3 Yd Run (joe Nedney Kick), 14:25. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards in 4:57. Key plays: Parmalee 17-yard run to New England 27; Marino 8-yard pass to Miller to New England 16; Marino 7-yard pass to New England 5. Dolphins 17-3

THIRD QUARTER

• MIA - TD: Scott Miller Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Joe Nedney kick), 5:27. Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards in 5:27. Key plays: Marino 52-yard pass to Pritchett to New England 44; Marino 21-yard pass to McPhail to New England 21. Dolphins 24-3

• NWE - TD: Ben Coates 29 Yd Pass From Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 7:13. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards in 1:46. Key plays: Meggett 54-yard kickoff return to Miami 38; Bledsoe 16-yard pass to Jefferson on 3rd-and-17 to Miami 29. Dolphins 24-10

FOURTH QUARTER

• None

                              NWE            MIA
FIRST DOWNS                    16             19
Rushing                         3              8
Passing                         9              9
Penalty                         4              2
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          2-10           5-12
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           2-4            0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS               230            322
Total plays                    56             61
Average gain                  4.1            5.3
NET YARDS RUSHING              29            146
Rushes                         14             39
Average per rush              2.1            3.7
NET YARDS PASSING             201            176
Completed-attempted         19-38          16-22
Yards per pass                4.8            8.0
Sacked-yards lost            4-21            0-0
Had intercepted                 2              1
PUNTS-AVERAGE              2-47.0         5-41.6
RETURN YARDAGE                215             97
Punts-returns                3-21            1-8
Kickoffs-returns            5-151           3-29
Interceptions-returns        1-43           2-60
PENALTIES-YARDS              4-31           9-55
FUMBLES-LOST                  3-2            4-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          24:01          35:59

MISSED FIELD GOALS: None

NEW ENGLAND RUSHING: Curtis Martin 11-23, Shawn Jefferson 1-6, David Meggett 1-1, Drew Bledsoe 1-minus 1

MIAMI RUSHING: Karim Abdul-jabbar 26-115, Bernie Parmalee 8-32, Jerris Mcphail 2-2, Dan Marino 3-minus 3

NEW ENGLAND PASSING:

• Drew Bledsoe: 19-38 for 222 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD
  • Completion Percentage: 50.0%
  • Yards per Attempt: 5.8
  • Touchdown Percentage: 2.6%
  • Interception Percent: 5.3%
  • This Passer's Rating: 54.9

MIAMI PASSING:

• Dan Marino: 16-22 for 176 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD
  • Completion Percentage: 72.7%
  • Yards per Attempt: 8.0
  • Touchdown Percentage: 4.5%
  • Interception Percent: 4.5%
  • This Passer's Rating: 92.2

NEW ENGLAND RECEIVING: Ben Coates 6-69, Shawn Jefferson 5-48, Hason Graham 2-32, Will Moore 2-26, David Meggett 2-17, John Burke 1-19, Sam Gash 1-11

MIAMI RECEIVING: Stanley Pritchett 6-77, OJ Mcduffie 3-43, Keith Byars 2-18, Scott Miller 2-15, Karim Abdul-jabbar 2-2, Jerris Mcphail 1-21

NEW ENGLAND TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Ted Johnson 6-0-0, Terry Ray 5-1-0, Willie Clay 5-0-0, Ty Law 5-0-0, Mike Jones 4-0-0, Dwayne Sabb 4-0-0, Monty Brown 3-0-0, Ferric Collons 3-0-0, Willie Mcginest 3-0-0, Ricky Reynolds 3-0-0, Devin Wyman 3-0-0, Mark Wheeler 2-0-0, Corwin Brown 2-0-0, Todd Collins 1-0-0, Pio Sagapolutele 1-0-0, Chris Slade 1-0-0, Larry Whigham 1-0-0, Troy Brown 1-0-0, Vernon Lewis 1-0-0, Marty Moore 1-0-0

MIAMI TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Zach Thomas 9-0-1, Gene Atkins 3-0-0, Jb Brown 3-0-0, Daryl Gardener 3-0-1, Louis Oliver 3-0-0, Robert Bailey 3-0-1, Sean Hill 5-0-0, Tim Bowens 1-0-0, OJ Brigance 1-0-0, Terrell Buckley 1-0-0, Steve Emtman 1-0-0, Dwight Hollier 1-0-0, Calvin Jackson 1-0-0, Chris Singleton 1-0-0, Michael Stewart 1-0-0, Danny Stubbs 1-0-1, Kirby Dar Dar 1-0-0, Joe Nedney 1-0-0, Frank Wainwright 1-0-0, Richmond Webb 1-0-0

INTERCEPTIONS: New England (Terry Ray 1 for 43 yards); Miami (Louis Oliver 1 for 60 yards, Terrell Buckley 1 for 0 yards)

FUMBLES LOST: New England (Shawn Jefferson 2)

OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED: Miami (Louis Oliver, Sean Hill)