Week 17
Final
NE
MIA1Q
0 - 3
O. Mare 50-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 6
O. Mare 41-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
7 - 6
M. Grier 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
14 - 6
D. Meggett 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
14 - 12
L. Thomas 8-yard TD catch from D. Marino.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
Top Performers
Pass Yds
275
Marino
MIA
Rush Yds
33
al-Jabbar
MIA
Rec Yds
76
Jefferson
NE
Scrim TD
1
Meggett
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 AFC East
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Jets 
Bills 
Colts Game Summary
The Miami Dolphins couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 14 to 12, on December 22, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 18/26 | 173 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2-13 | 71.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Marino #13 | 28/44 | 275 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 3-22 | 79.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
D. Meggett #30 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
M. Grier #35 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
L. Phillips #21 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 |
J. McPhail #32 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
D. Marino #13 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 22 |
D. Meggett #30 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. Byars #41 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 22 |
V. Brisby #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Cullors #29 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thomas #85 | 0/0 | 64 | 10.7 | 1 | 16 |
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 0/0 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 27 |
O.J. McDuffie #81 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
B. Perriman #80 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 17 |
B. Parmalee #30 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. McPhail #32 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
R. Potts #35,42 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Pritchett #36 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
T. Drayton #84 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Canty #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Collins #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Buckley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Armstrong #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gardener #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Mare #10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 7 | 326 | 46.6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McPhail #32 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Harris #45 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Buckley #27 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
O.J. McDuffie #81 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 18/26 | 173 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2-13 | 71.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
D. Meggett #30 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
M. Grier #35 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 22 |
D. Meggett #30 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. Byars #41 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 22 |
V. Brisby #82 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Cullors #29 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Canty #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Collins #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 7 | 326 | 46.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Marino #13 | 28/44 | 275 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 3-22 | 79.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
L. Phillips #21 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 |
J. McPhail #32 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
D. Marino #13 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thomas #85 | 0/0 | 64 | 10.7 | 1 | 16 |
A. al-Jabbar #33 | 0/0 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 27 |
O.J. McDuffie #81 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
B. Perriman #80 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 17 |
B. Parmalee #30 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. McPhail #32 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
R. Potts #35,42 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Pritchett #36 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
T. Drayton #84 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Buckley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Armstrong #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gardener #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Mare #10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McPhail #32 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Harris #45 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Buckley #27 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
O.J. McDuffie #81 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
207
Total Yds
295
160
Pass Yds
253
47
Rush Yds
42
45
Total Plays
68
4.6
Yards Per Play
4.3
5.7
Yards Per Pass
5.4
2.8
Yards Per Rush
2
23:47
Possession
36:13
10
1st Downs
17
5
Passing 1st Downs
12
4
Rushing 1st Downs
5
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/10
3rd Down
7/17
0/0
4th Down
1/2
7
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
2
Penalties
8
3.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
