National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New England 27, Miami 24
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 24, 2011
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 30°
Head Official: Alberto Riveron
Attendance: 68756
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Miami 3140724
New England 00171027
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:59
Miami FG New England 0 - Miami 3
Dan Carpenter 47 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 13:45
Miami TD New England 0 - Miami 10
Brandon Marshall 19 yd. pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:31
Miami TD New England 0 - Miami 17
Charles Clay 1 yd. pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:39
New England FG New England 3 - Miami 17
Stephen Gostkowski 45 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 7:10
New England TD New England 10 - Miami 17
Deion Branch 1 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
3rd Quarter - 2:17
New England TD New England 17 - Miami 17
Tom Brady 1 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
4th Quarter - 8:55
New England FG New England 20 - Miami 17
Stephen Gostkowski 42 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 2:56
New England TD New England 27 - Miami 17
Tom Brady 1 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
4th Quarter - 1:48
Miami TD New England 27 - Miami 24
Davone Bess 15 yd. pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Miami New England
1st Downs 20 26
Rushing 4 10
Passing 14 16
Penalty 2 0
3rd Down Conversions 5-13 8-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Punts-Average 6-44.8 6-52.3
Return Yards 98 102
Punts-Returns 2-25 4-19
Kickoffs-Returns 3-73 3-83
Int-Returns 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 6-39 5-50
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56
Total Net Yards 374 400
Total Plays 65 81
Average Gain 5.8 4.9
Net Yards Rushing 121 119
Rushes 28 31
Average/Rush 4.3 3.8
Net Yards Passing 253 281
Comp-Att 16-32 27-46
Yards/Pass 6.8 5.6
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-28 4-23
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 3 3
Rushing 0 2
Passing 3 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 3-3
Field Goals 1-1 2-3
Red Zone Efficiency 3-3-100% 3-4-75%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 3-3-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Miami Dolphins (5-10)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Moore 16/32 281 3 1
New England Patriots (12-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Brady 27/46 304 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
R. Bush 22 113 5.1 0 12
B. Marshall 1 13 13.0 0 13
D. Thomas 2 3 1.5 0 2
M. Moore 3 -8 -2.7 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
S. Ridley 13 64 4.9 0 18
D. Woodhead 4 20 5.0 0 8
T. Brady 9 17 1.9 2 5
B. Green-Ellis 3 10 3.3 0 5
W. Welker 1 7 7.0 0 7
A. Hernandez 1 1 1.0 0 1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
B. Marshall 11 6 143 23.8 1 47
B. Hartline 8 4 72 18.0 0 39
D. Bess 5 3 39 13.0 1 15
R. Bush 3 2 26 13.0 0 14
C. Clay 3 1 1 1.0 1 1
W. Yeatman 1 0 0 0 0 0
L. Hilliard 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
W. Welker 19 12 138 11.5 0 42
R. Gronkowski 9 7 78 11.1 0 22
D. Branch 9 3 37 12.3 1 31
A. Hernandez 6 4 36 9.0 0 15
C. Ochocinco 2 1 15 15.0 0 15
S. Ridley 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. McCourty 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Starks 1.0 10.0
Y. Bell 1.0 6.0
J. Taylor 1.0 4.0
C. Wake 1.0 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Deaderick 1.0 10.0
S. Ellis 1.0 7.0
R. Ninkovich 1.0 6.0
J. Mayo 1.0 5.0
V. Wilfork 1.0 0.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
K. Dansby 9 4
Y. Bell 8 4
K. Burnett 6 3
T. Culver 4 4
N. Carroll 2 0
C. Wake 2 0
P. Soliai 2 0
W. Allen 2 1
R. Jones 2 4
J. Odrick 1 0
M. Mitchell 1 0
R. Starks 1 1
V. Davis 1 1
J. Taylor 1 3
T. McDaniel 0 1
K. Langford 0 1
S. Smith 0 2
Tackles
  TK Ast
D. McCourty 4 5
K. Arrington 3 0
J. Mayo 3 9
B. Deaderick 2 0
R. Ninkovich 2 3
D. Fletcher 2 5
J. Ihedigbo 2 5
G. Warren 1 0
R. Ventrone 1 0
S. Ellis 1 2
N. Jones 1 3
K. Love 1 3
V. Wilfork 1 3
S. Brown 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
Y. Bell 1.0
C. Wake 1.0
R. Starks 1.0
J. Taylor 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
B. Deaderick 1.0
D. McCourty 1.0
S. Ellis 1.0
J. Mayo 1.0
J. Ihedigbo 1.0
K. Love 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Moore 3
D. Bess 1
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Edelman 1