Week 17
Final
MIA
NE1Q 03:21
7 - 0
R. Williams 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 09:02
14 - 0
R. Williams 14-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 02:31
14 - 7
A. Smith 11-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 6
2Q 01:12
21 - 7
J. McKnight 32-yard TD catch from J. Fiedler.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10
2Q 00:04
21 - 10
A. Vinatieri 41-yard field goal.
FG Made
3rd & 5
3Q 03:41
21 - 13
A. Vinatieri 36-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
4Q 05:03
24 - 13
O. Mare 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
4Q 02:49
24 - 21
T. Brown 3-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
2nd & Goal
4Q 01:14
24 - 24
A. Vinatieri 43-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 1
OT 13:01
24 - 27
A. Vinatieri 35-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 2
Top Performers
Pass Yds
221
Brady
NE
Rush Yds
185
Williams
MIA
Rec Yds
70
Faulk
NE
Scrim TD
2
Williams
MIA
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2002 AFC East
Jets 
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Bills Game Summary
The New England Patriots squeaked out a win over the Miami Dolphins, 27 to 24, on December 29, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fiedler #9 | 11/25 | 110 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 70.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 25/44 | 221 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 68.5 |
D. Patten #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Williams #34 | 31 | 185 | 6.0 | 2 | 30 |
C. Chambers #84 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 45 |
J. Fiedler #9 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
T. Minor #28 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 1 | 11 |
K. Faulk #33 | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 15 |
T. Brady #12 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ward #89 | 4/4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
J. McKnight #82 | 1/3 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
R. McMichael #81 | 3/5 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
R. Konrad #44 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Williams #34 | 2/3 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Chambers #84 | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Faulk #33 | 9/15 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 |
T. Brown #80 | 8/12 | 67 | 8.4 | 1 | 19 |
D. Patten #86 | 5/10 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 20 |
D. Givens #87 | 1/3 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
A. Smith #23 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Fauria #86 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
M. Edwards #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
Z. Thomas #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Thomas #54 | 16-11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Marion #31 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Rodgers #59 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wooden #22 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Greenwood #56 | 6-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bowens #96 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Surtain #23 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Taylor #99 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Chester #64 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Freeman #20 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ogunleye #93 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Clark #88 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fletcher #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Galyon #52 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Madison #29 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McGarrahan #43 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #96 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hendricks #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bowens #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gamble #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Baker #83 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Vrabel #50 | 9-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Green #21 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 4-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Lyle #95 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Myers #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Light #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Tuitele #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hayes #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Mare #10 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Royals #3 | 8 | 279 | 34.9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Minor #28 | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.R. Redmond #21 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ward #89 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fiedler #9 | 11/25 | 110 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 70.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Williams #34 | 31 | 185 | 6.0 | 2 | 30 |
C. Chambers #84 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 45 |
J. Fiedler #9 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
T. Minor #28 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ward #89 | 4/4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
J. McKnight #82 | 1/3 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
R. McMichael #81 | 3/5 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
R. Konrad #44 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Williams #34 | 2/3 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Chambers #84 | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
Z. Thomas #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Thomas #54 | 16-11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Marion #31 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Rodgers #59 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wooden #22 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Greenwood #56 | 6-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bowens #96 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Surtain #23 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Taylor #99 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Chester #64 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Freeman #20 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ogunleye #93 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Clark #88 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fletcher #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Galyon #52 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Madison #29 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McGarrahan #43 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #96 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hendricks #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bowens #95 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gamble #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Baker #83 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Mare #10 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Royals #3 | 8 | 279 | 34.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Minor #28 | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ward #89 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 25/44 | 221 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 68.5 |
D. Patten #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 1 | 11 |
K. Faulk #33 | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 15 |
T. Brady #12 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Faulk #33 | 9/15 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 |
T. Brown #80 | 8/12 | 67 | 8.4 | 1 | 19 |
D. Patten #86 | 5/10 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 20 |
D. Givens #87 | 1/3 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
A. Smith #23 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Fauria #86 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
M. Edwards #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Vrabel #50 | 9-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Green #21 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 4-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Lyle #95 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Myers #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Light #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Tuitele #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hayes #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.R. Redmond #21 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
14 yd,
02:020-0
Punt
5 plays,
16 yd,
02:590-0
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:020-0
Fumble
3 plays,
10 yd,
01:050-0
Punt
4 plays,
11 yd,
01:510-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:360-0
Touchdown
3 plays,
64 yd,
01:087-0
Punt
9 plays,
26 yd,
04:127-0
Touchdown
9 plays,
87 yd,
05:1314-0
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:0914-0
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
02:1814-0
Touchdown
7 plays,
58 yd,
03:0014-7
Touchdown
6 plays,
76 yd,
01:1921-7
Field Goal
7 plays,
47 yd,
01:0621-10
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
00:4821-10
Missed FG
11 plays,
30 yd,
05:3221-10
Field Goal
11 plays,
30 yd,
05:0321-13
Punt
9 plays,
33 yd,
04:2521-13
Punt
8 plays,
41 yd,
04:2721-13
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:3921-13
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:0921-13
Field Goal
6 plays,
21 yd,
02:5824-13
Touchdown
10 plays,
43 yd,
02:1324-21
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
00:3524-21
Field Goal
4 plays,
9 yd,
01:0224-24
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:0924-24
Field Goal
7 plays,
43 yd,
02:0324-27
359
Total Yds
332
103
Pass Yds
216
256
Rush Yds
116
13
Total Drives
14
64
Total Plays
77
5.6
Yards Per Play
4.3
3.8
Yards Per Pass
4.7
6.9
Yards Per Rush
3.7
31:11
Possession
30:52
14
Biggest Lead
3
20
1st Downs
20
5
Passing 1st Downs
11
13
Rushing 1st Downs
7
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
3/13
3rd Down
7/17
0/0
4th Down
0/0
8
Punts
6
0
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
4
1.0
Sacks
2.0
1
Tackles For Loss
7
0
D/ST TD
0
