Score by Quarters  1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Miami               0    0    0    3       3
New england         0    7   10    0      17     

FIRST QUARTER

None

SECOND QUARTER

• NWE - TD: Troy Brown 24 Yd Pass From Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 4:33. Drive: 3 Plays, 29 Yards in 1:16. Key plays: Slade 22-yard interception Return To Dolphins 29. Patriots 7-0

THIRD QUARTER

• NWE - TD: Todd Collins 40 Yd Interception Return (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 0:55. Patriots 14-0

• NWE - FG: Adam Vinatieri 22 Yd, 13:02. Drive: 15 Plays, 66 yards in 7:49. Key plays: Cullors 3-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to midfield; Cullors 13-yard run To Dolphins 30; Bledsoe 20-Yard Pass To Glenn On 3rd-And-6 To Dolphins 6; Cullors 7 Carries 42 Yards. Patriots 17-0

FOURTH QUARTER

• MIA - FG: Olindo Mare 38 Yd, 0:09. Drive: 8 Plays, 23 yards in 2:07. Key plays: Harris 47-yard kickoff plus Vinatieri 10-yard tripping penalty to New England 43; Marino 11-yard pass to Jordan On 3rd-And-10 To New England 32. Patriots 17-3

                              MIA            NWE
FIRST DOWNS                    10             15
Rushing                         2              7
Passing                         6              7
Penalty                         2              1
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          5-17           7-17
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           0-3            0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS               162            228
Total plays                    64             66
Average gain                  2.5            3.5
NET YARDS RUSHING              42            108
Rushes                         17             31
Average per rush              2.5            3.5
NET YARDS PASSING             120            120
Completed-attempted         17-43          16-32
Yards per pass                2.6            3.4
Sacked-yards lost            4-21           3-19
Had intercepted                 2              0
PUNTS-AVERAGE              7-37.4         7-36.7
RETURN YARDAGE                122             89
Punts-returns                5-45           2-10
Kickoffs-returns             3-77           1-17
Interceptions-returns         0-0           2-62
PENALTIES-YARDS              5-21           5-31
FUMBLES-LOST                  1-1            2-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          26:09          33:51

MISSED FIELD GOALS: New England (Adam Vinatieri 48, 47)

MIAMI RUSHING: Bernie Parmalee 9-22, Karim Abdul-jabbar 5-16, Jerris Mcphail 1-4, Dan Marino 1-2, Stanley Pritchett 1-minus 2

NEW ENGLAND RUSHING: Derick Cullors 22-86, Marrio Grier 6-16, Drew Bledsoe 2-4, David Meggett 1-2

MIAMI PASSING:

• Dan Marino 17-43 for 141 yards, 2 INT, 0 TD, Rating: 29.3
  • Completion Percentage: 39.5%
  • Yards per Attempt: 3.3
  • Touchdown Percentage: 0.0%
  • Interception Percent: 4.7%

NEW ENGLAND PASSING:

• Drew Bledsoe 16-32 for 139 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD, Rating: 72.3
  • Completion Percentage: 50.0%
  • Yards per Attempt: 4.3
  • Touchdown Percentage: 3.1%
  • Interception Percent: 0.0%

MIAMI RECEIVING: Jerris Mcphail 5-28, Lamar Thomas 3-62, Bernie Parmalee 3-13, O.j. Mcduffie 3-6, Brett Perriman 1-13, Charles Jordan 1-11, Troy Drayton 1-8

NEW ENGLAND RECEIVING: Terry Glenn 4-57, Ben Coates 4-25, Troy Brown 2-32, David Meggett 2-11, Shawn Jefferson 1-7, Lovett Purnell 1-4, Sam Gash 1-3, Derick Cullors 1-0

MIAMI TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Zach Thomas 6-4-0, Anthony Harris 5-3-0, Shawn Wooden 5-4-0, Daryl Gardener 5-2-1, Calvin Jackson 6-0-0, Derrick Rodgers 4-2-0, Tim Bowens 3-1-0, Dwight Hollier 1-3-0, Terrell Buckley 3-0-0, Jason Taylor 4-1-0, O.j

Brigance 3-0-1, George Teague 2-0-0, Jerry Wilson 2-0-0, Sam Madison 1-1-0, Trace Armstrong 1-0-1, Barron Tanner 1-0-0, Jeff Buckey 1-0-0, Richmond Webb 1-0-0

NEW ENGLAND TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Ted Johnson 6-3-1, Willie Mcginest 4-1-1, Chris Slade 4-0-1, Henry Thomas 3-1-0, Lawyer Milloy 2-2-0, Jimmy Hitchcock 3-0-0, Larry Whigham 3-1-0, Chris Canty 2-1-1, Todd Collins 2-1-0, Mark Wheeler 2-1-0, Tedy Bruschi 2-2-0, Willie Clay 1-2-0, Ty Law 2-0-0, Chad Eaton 1-0-0, Mike Jones 1-0-0, Steve Israel 0-1-0, Chris Sullivan 0-1-0, Chris Carter 0-1-0, Marrio Grier 4-0-0, Marty Moore 1-1-0, Bernard Russ 1-0-0, Danny Villa 0-1-0, Adam Vinatieri 1-0-0

INTERCEPTIONS: New England (Todd Collins 1 for 40 yards, Chris Slade 1 for 22 yards)

FUMBLES LOST: Miami (Dan Marino)

OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED: New England (Chris Slade)