Week 13
Final
MIA
NE1Q
0 - 3
A. Vinatieri 36-yard field goal.
2Q
3 - 3
O. Mare 25-yard field goal.
2Q
3 - 10
T. Brown 35-yard TD catch from D. Meggett.
Made XP
2Q
3 - 17
L. Whigham 60-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
2Q
3 - 24
J. Hitchcock 100-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
3Q
3 - 27
A. Vinatieri 27-yard field goal.
3Q
10 - 27
A. al-Jabbar 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 27
A. al-Jabbar 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
24 - 27
A. al-Jabbar 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
389
Marino
MIA
Rush Yds
80
Martin
NE
Rec Yds
110
McDuffie
MIA
Scrim TD
3
al-Jabbar
MIA
Matchup
1997 AFC East
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Jets 
Bills 
Colts Game Summary
The New England Patriots squeaked out a win over the Miami Dolphins, 27 to 24, on November 23, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Marino #13 | 38/60 | 389 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 3-19 | 61.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 15/26 | 207 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 83.3 |
D. Meggett #30 | 1/1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 3 | 9 |
R. Nealy #20 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
J. McPhail #32 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Parmalee #30 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Marino #13 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Martin #28 | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
S. Gash #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. McDuffie #81 | 0/0 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 27 |
C. Jordan #88 | 0/0 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 20 |
B. Manning #83 | 0/0 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
L. Thomas #85 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
J. McPhail #32 | 0/0 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 15 |
T. Drayton #84 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 0/0 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
E. Perry #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 25 |
K. Byars #41 | 0/0 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 51 |
T. Brown #80 | 0/0 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 35 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
C. Martin #28 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. Gash #33 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Taylor #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jones #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Slade #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Whigham #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hitchcock #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Mare #10 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Harris #45 | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hollier #50 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cullors #29 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jordan #88 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Marino #13 | 38/60 | 389 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 3-19 | 61.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 3 | 9 |
R. Nealy #20 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
J. McPhail #32 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Parmalee #30 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Marino #13 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. McDuffie #81 | 0/0 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 27 |
C. Jordan #88 | 0/0 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 20 |
B. Manning #83 | 0/0 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
L. Thomas #85 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
J. McPhail #32 | 0/0 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 15 |
T. Drayton #84 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 0/0 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
E. Perry #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Taylor #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Mare #10 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Harris #45 | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hollier #50 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jordan #88 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 15/26 | 207 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 83.3 |
D. Meggett #30 | 1/1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Martin #28 | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
S. Gash #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 25 |
K. Byars #41 | 0/0 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 51 |
T. Brown #80 | 0/0 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 35 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
C. Martin #28 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. Gash #33 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jones #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Slade #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Whigham #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hitchcock #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Cullors #29 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
406
Total Yds
318
370
Pass Yds
234
36
Rush Yds
84
85
Total Plays
52
4.8
Yards Per Play
6.1
5.9
Yards Per Pass
8.4
1.6
Yards Per Rush
3.5
34:15
Possession
25:45
33
1st Downs
15
21
Passing 1st Downs
10
7
Rushing 1st Downs
5
5
1st Downs from Penalties
0
8/17
3rd Down
5/12
3/3
4th Down
1/2
3
Punts
2
3
Turnovers
0
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
3
Penalties
8
1.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
