Score by Quarters  1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Miami               7    7    3    6  --  23
New england         7    7    7   21  --  42     

FIRST QUARTER

• NWE - TD: Martin 1 Run (Vinatieri Kick), 7:20. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards in 2:58. Key plays: Bledsoe 14-yard pass to Glenn to New England 48; Bledsoe 9-Yard Pass To Byars To Dolphins 39; Bledsoe 15-Yard Pass To Martin To Dolphins 21; Bledsoe 16-yard pass to Meggett on 3rd-and-6 to Dolphins 1. Patriots 7-0

• MIA - TD: Abdul-Jabbar 4 Run (Nedney Kick), 13:33. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards in 6:13. Key plays: Marino 8-Yard Pass To Drayton To Dolphins 40; Marino 34-yard pass to Thomas on 3rd-and-4 to New England 14; Abdul-Jabbar 1-yard run on 4th-And-1 To New England 4. Dolphins 7-7

SECOND QUARTER

• MIA - TD: Abdul Jabbar 3 Run (Nedney Kick), 7:09. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards in 6:52. Key plays: Marino 13-yard pass to Jordan to New England 39; Jabbar 15-yard run to New England 20; Abdul-Jabbar 7-Yard Run To New England 3. Dolphins 14-7

• NWE - TD: Martin 1 Run (Vinatieri Kick), 14:56. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards in 0:59. Key plays: Bledsoe 13-yard pass to Meggett to New England 39; Bledsoe 10-Yard Pass To Glenn To Dolphins 30; Bledsoe 15-Yard Pass To Glenn To Dolphins 15; Bledsoe 8-Yard Pass To Glenn To Dolphins 7; Pass interference penalty on Stewart in endzone to Dolphins 1. Dolphins 14-14

THIRD QUARTER

• MIA - FG: Nedney 39, 3:33. Drive: 5 Plays, 25 Yards In 2:07. Key plays: Gardener recovery of Bledsoe fumble at New England 47; Hitchcock 23-yard Pass Interference Penalty On Dolphins 24; Drayton 15-yard personal foul penalty to New England 36; Marino 13-Yard Pass To Pritchett To Dolphins 23. Dolphins 17-14

• NWE - TD: Coates 23 Pass From Bledsoe (Vinatieri Kick), 6:43. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards in 2:23. Key plays: T. Johnson recovery of Abdul-Jabbar fumble at New England 28; Bledsoe 13-yard pass to Glenn to New England 41; Bledsoe 41- yard Pass To Martin To Dolphins 28. Patriots 21-17

FOURTH QUARTER

• NWE - TD: Coates 84 Pass From Bledsoe (Vinatieri Kick), 7:30. Drive: 3 plays, 98 yards in 0:58. Key plays: Bledsoe 14-yard pass to Byars to New England 16. Patriots 28-17

• NWE - TD: Gash 5 Pass From Bledsoe (Vinatieri Kick), 9:13. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards in 1:24. Key plays: Wheeler recoverery of Marino fumble at Dolphins 24; Oliver 12-Yard Pass Interference Penalty To Dolphins 11. Singleton 5-Yard Mas Facemask Penalty To Dolphins 5. Patriots 35-17

• NWE - TD: Martin 2 Run (Vinatieri Kick), 12:24. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards in 1:41. Key plays: New England Takes Over On Downs At Dolphins 43; Martin 37-Yard Run To Dolphins 6. Patriots 42-17

• MIA - TD: Mcduffie 29 Pass From Erickson (Two-Point conversion failed), 14:05. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards in 1:41. Key plays: Erickson 13-yard pass To Parmalee On 3rd-And-2 To Dolphins 45; Erickson 26-yard pass to Thomas to New England 29. New Patriots 42-23

                              MIA            NWE
FIRST DOWNS                    22             28
Rushing                         9              6
Passing                        11             17
Penalty                         2              5
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          6-16           3-10
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           1-2            0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS               430            468
Total plays                    77             63
Average gain                  5.6            7.4
NET YARDS RUSHING             115             59
Rushes                         33             21
Average per rush              3.5            2.8
NET YARDS PASSING             315            409
Completed-attempted         24-42          30-41
Yards per pass                7.5           10.0
Sacked-yards lost            2-16           1-10
Had intercepted                 1              2
PUNTS-AVERAGE              6-43.8         5-48.8
RETURN YARDAGE                173            108
Punts-returns                2-30           5-31
Kickoffs-returns            7-120           3-77
Interceptions-returns        2-23            1-0
PENALTIES-YARDS            14-105           6-62
FUMBLES-LOST                  2-2            2-2
TIME OF POSSESSION          35:08          24:52

MISSED FIELD GOALS: Miami (Nedney 45)

MIAMI RUSHING: Abdul Jabbar 29-104, Parmalee 1-12, Mcphail 1-2, Spikes 2-minus 3

NEW ENGLAND RUSHING: Martin 18-53, Meggett 3-6

MIAMI PASSING:

• Marino 17-34 for 225 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD Rating: 59.1
  • Completion Percentage: 50.0%
  • Yards per Attempt: 6.6
  • Touchdown Percentage: 0.0%
  • Interception Percent: 2.9%

• Erickson 7-8 for 106 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD Rating: 158.3
  • Completion Percentage: 87.5%
  • Yards per Attempt: 13.2
  • Touchdown Percentage: 12.5%
  • Interception Percent: 0.0%

NEW ENGLAND PASSING:

• Bledsoe 30-41 for 419 yards, 2 INT, 3 TD Rating: 109.7
  • Completion Percentage: 73.2%
  • Yards per Attempt: 10.2
  • Touchdown Percentage: 7.3%
  • Interception Percent: 4.9%

MIAMI RECEIVING: Mcduffie 5-84, Parmalee 4-48, Pritchett 4-35, L Thomas 3-71, Jordan 3-50, Abdul Jabbar 3-16, Spikes 1-19, Drayton 1-8

NEW ENGLAND RECEIVING: Glenn 10-112, Coates 5-135, Meggett 3-34, T Brown 3-30, Martin 2-56, Byars 2-22, Jefferson 2-13, Gash 2-6, H Graham 1-11

MIAMI TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Z Thomas 3-6-0, Wooden 6-1-0, Oliver 5-2-0, Singleton 6-1-0, T Buckley 4-0-0, Jacobs 6-0-0, Bowens 3-0-0, Hollier 3-0-0, Armstrong 2-0-0, Jb Brown 2-1-0, Burton 2-0-0, Gardener 2-0-0, Stubbs 2-0-1, Jackson 1-0-0, Hand 0-1-0, Harris 0-1-0, Jones 0-1-0, Bailey 1-0-0, Izzo 3-0-0, Parmalee 1-1-0, Wilson 0-1-0

NEW ENGLAND TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): T Collins 7-2-0, Milloy 6-4-0, Johnson 3-6-0, W Mcginest 5-3-2, Clay 4-4-0, Hitchcock 6-1-0, Slade 4-3-0, Wheeler 3-4-0, Sagapolutele 4-2-0, Mcgruder 6-0-0, Ray 0-6-0, Jones 2-0-0, F Collons 1-1-0, Reynolds 1-1-0, C Brown 2-2-0, Grier 2-1-0, Law 1-0-0, Bruschi 1-0-0, Glenn 1-0-0, Martin 1-0-0, M Moore 1-0-0, Smith 2-0-0, Whigham 1-1-0, Wohlabaugh 1-0-0

INTERCEPTIONS: Miami (Wooden 1 for 15 yards, T Buckley 1 for 8 yards); New England (Hitchcock 1 for 0 yards)

FUMBLES LOST: Miami (Abdul Jabbar, Marino); New England (Coates, Bledsoe)

OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED: Miami (Oliver, Gardener); New England (Johnson, Wheeler)