New England Patriots
Miami Dolphins
Stadium
Capacity: 65,326
Inaugurated: 01/01/1937
Broadcast
Announcers
Charlie Jones, Sam DeLuca
Summary
NE and MIA combined for 522 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Mack Herron led NE with 56 rushing yards while Don Nottingham paced MIA with 41. Through the air, Mack Herron topped NE with 68 receiving yards while Melvin Baker led MIA with 121.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NE
MIA
First Downs
18
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
30-114-0
33-61-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
15-41-234-1-0
15-23-288-2-3
Sacked-Yards
1-15
3-16
Net Pass Yards
219
272
Total Yards
333
333
Fumbles-Lost
6-3
3-1
Turnovers
3
4
Penalties-Yards
9-89
6-30
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NE
MIA
First Downs
18
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
30-114-0
33-61-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
15-41-234-1-0
15-23-288-2-3
Sacked-Yards
1-15
3-16
Net Pass Yards
219
272
Total Yards
333
333
Fumbles-Lost
6-3
3-1
Turnovers
3
4
Penalties-Yards
9-89
6-30
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Patriots
John Hannah offensive fumble recovery in end zone (John Smith kick)
7-0
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Patriots
John Sanders 23 yard interception return (John Smith kick)
14-0
—
Patriots
Mack Herron 4 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
21-0
2
Patriots
John Smith 46 yard field goal
24-0
—
Dolphins
Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
24-7
—
Dolphins
Melvin Baker 37 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)
24-14
—
Dolphins
Garo Yepremian 28 yard field goal
24-17
3
Dolphins
Melvin Baker 46 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)
24-24
4
Patriots
John Smith 34 yard field goal
27-24
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Dolphins
Don Nottingham 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
27-31
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Dolphins
Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal
27-34