Score by Quarters  1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
New england         0    0    7    7      14
Miami               3    3    0    6      12     

FIRST QUARTER

• MIA - FG: Olindo Mare 50 Yd, 6:06. Drive: 9 Plays, 49 yards in 4:24. Key plays: Marino 14-yard pass To Thomas On 3rd-And-4 To Dolphins 38; Marino 12-yard pass to Potts to midfield; Marino 27-yard pass to Abdul-Jabbar to New England 23. Dolphins 3-0

SECOND QUARTER

• MIA - FG: Olindo Mare 41 Yd, 13:41. Drive: 10 Plays, 28 yards in 6:21. Key plays: Marino 10-yard pass to Pritchett to New England 40; Abdul-Jabbar 3-yard run on 4th-and-1 to New England 28. Dolphins 6-0

THIRD QUARTER

• NWE - TD: Marrio Grier 2 Yd Run (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 7:07. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards in 3:56. Key Plays: Bledsoe 22-Yard Pass To Byars To Dolphins 40; Bledsoe 9-yard pass to Jefferson on 3rd-And-4 To Dolphins 25; Bledsoe 20-Yard Pass To Meggett On 3rd-And-7 To Dolphins 2. Patriots 7-6

FOURTH QUARTER

• NWE - TD: David Meggett 5 Yd Run (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 2:53. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards in 2:57. Key plays: Bledsoe 13-yard pass to Jefferson to Dolphins 39; 18-Yard Pass Interference Penalty On Buckley On 3rd-And-3 To Dolphins 14. Patriots 14-6

• MIA - TD: Lamar Thomas 8 Yd Pass From Dan Marino (Two-Point Conversion Failed), 11:14. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards in 8:21. Key plays: Marino 14-Yard Pass To Mcduffie To Dolphins 41; Marino 16-yard pass to Thomas on 3rd-and-4 to New England 43; Marino 8-yard pass to McDuffie on 3rd-and-6 to New England 31; Marino 17-yard pass to Parmalee on 3rd-and-10 to New England 14. New Patriots 14-12

                              NWE            MIA
FIRST DOWNS                    10             17
Rushing                         4              5
Passing                         5             12
Penalty                         1              0
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          3-10           7-17
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           0-0            1-2
TOTAL NET YARDS               207            285
Total plays                    45             68
Average gain                  4.6            4.2
NET YARDS RUSHING              47             42
Rushes                         17             20
Average per rush              2.8            2.1
NET YARDS PASSING             160            243
Completed-attempted         18-26          28-44
Yards per pass                5.7            5.1
Sacked-yards lost            2-13           4-32
Had intercepted                 1              1
PUNTS-AVERAGE              7-46.6         5-43.6
RETURN YARDAGE                 20            118
Punts-returns                4-20           5-59
Kickoffs-returns              1-0           3-52
Interceptions-returns         1-0            1-7
PENALTIES-YARDS              2-10           8-76
FUMBLES-LOST                  2-1            2-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          23:53          36:07

MISSED FIELD GOALS: Miami (Olindo Mare 50)

NEW ENGLAND RUSHING: Derick Cullors 10-29, David Meggett 3-9, Drew Bledsoe 3-7, Marrio Grier 1-2

MIAMI RUSHING: Karim Abdul-jabbar 13-33, Lawrence Phillips 5-8, Jerris Mcphail 1-3, Dan Marino 1-minus 2

NEW ENGLAND PASSING:

• Drew Bledsoe 18-26 for 173 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD, Rating:
  • Completion Percentage: 69.2%
  • Yards per Attempt: 6.7
  • Touchdown Percentage: 0.0%
  • Interception Percent: 3.8%
  • This Passer's Rating: 71.5

MIAMI PASSING:

• Dan Marino 28-44 for 275 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD
  • Completion Percentage: 63.6%
  • Yards per Attempt: 6.2
  • Touchdown Percentage: 2.3%
  • Interception Percent: 2.3%
  • This Passer's Rating: 79.3

NEW ENGLAND RECEIVING: Shawn Jefferson 7-76, Ben Coates 4-28, David Meggett 3-29, Keith Byars 2-25, Vincent Brisby 1-9, Derick Cullors 1-6

MIAMI RECEIVING: Lamar Thomas 6-64, Karim Abdul-jabbar 6-60, OJ Mcduffie 4-48, Jerris Mcphail 3-15, Brett Perriman 2-29, Bernie Parmalee 2-25, Roosevelt Potts 2-14, Stanley Pritchett 2-11, Troy Drayton 1-9

NEW ENGLAND TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Ted Johnson 7-0-1, Todd Collins 6-1-1, Chris Slade 6-1-0, Chris Canty 5-0-1, Lawyer Milloy 4-0-0, Henry Thomas 1-3-0, Jimmy Hitchcock 3-0-0, Chad Eaton 2-1-0, Chris Sullivan 2-1-0, Willie Clay 2-0-0, Ty Law 2-0-0, Willie Mcginest 2-0-0, Steve Israel 1-0-0, Mike Jones 1-0-0, Brandon Mitchell 1-0-0, Bruce Armstrong 1-0-0, Chris Carter 1-0-0, Derick Cullors 1-0-0, Marrio Grier 1-0-0, Shawn Jefferson 1-0-0, Lovett Purnell 1-0-0, Bernard Russ 1-0-0, Tom Tupa 1-0-0, Team 1-0-1

MIAMI TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Calvin Jackson 3-3-0, Sam Madison 4-0-0, Terrell Buckley 3-1-0, Daryl Gardener 3-1-1, Zach Thomas 3-1-0, Trace Armstrong 3-0-1, Tim Bowens 1-2-0, Derrick Rodgers 0-3-0, Anthony Harris 2-0-0, Dwight Hollier 1-1-0, Barron Tanner 1-1-0, Jerry Wilson 1-2-0, Shawn Wooden 0-2-0, Shane Burton 1-0-0, George Teague 0-1-0, Mike Crawford 0-1-0, Corey Harris 0-1-0, O.j. Mcduffie 1-0-0, Tim Jacobs 1-1-0, Jim Kitts 1-0-0

INTERCEPTIONS: New England (Lawyer Milloy 1 for 0 yards); Miami (Terrell Buckley 1 for 7 yards)

FUMBLES LOST: New England (Shawn Jefferson)

OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED: Miami (Jerry Wilson)