Week 1, 2067

played in Miami, FL

84 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	9	6	6	-	28
Miami Dolphins	14	14	13	0	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 MIA - Claude McDaniel 9 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point)
1Q: 08:20 NED - Ed Posavec 38 pass from Donnie Sweeney (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 03:47 MIA - Geoff Garrick 4 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 14:18 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 49 field goal
2Q: 10:02 MIA - Claude McDaniel 6 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 05:51 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 34 field goal
2Q: 02:10 MIA - Rickey Houston 9 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 27 field goal
3Q: 12:22 MIA - Justin Scott 24 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point failed)
3Q: 10:29 NED - Heath Lane 13 pass from Donnie Sweeney (Garrett Irwin run for conversion failed)
3Q: 05:25 MIA - Howie Starks 6 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
4Q: 11:12 NED - Angel Ratini 3 pass from Donnie Sweeney (Angel Ratini run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 MIA - Claude McDaniel 9 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point)
1Q: 08:20 NED - Ed Posavec 38 pass from Donnie Sweeney (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 03:47 MIA - Geoff Garrick 4 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 14:18 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 49 field goal
2Q: 10:02 MIA - Claude McDaniel 6 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 05:51 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 34 field goal
2Q: 02:10 MIA - Rickey Houston 9 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 27 field goal
3Q: 12:22 MIA - Justin Scott 24 pass from Howie Starks (Camden Bradford extra point failed)
3Q: 10:29 NED - Heath Lane 13 pass from Donnie Sweeney (Garrett Irwin run for conversion failed)
3Q: 05:25 MIA - Howie Starks 6 run (Camden Bradford extra point)
4Q: 11:12 NED - Angel Ratini 3 pass from Donnie Sweeney (Angel Ratini run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 30
- by Rushing 9 14
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 391 442
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 6.02 6.91
Net Rushing Yards 159 217
- Rushing Attempts 30 37
- Yards per Rush 5.30 5.86
Net Passing Yards 232 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 238 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/40 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/161 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 2/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	30
- by Rushing	9	14
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	391	442
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	6.02	6.91
Net Rushing Yards	159	217
- Rushing Attempts	30	37
- Yards per Rush	5.30	5.86
Net Passing Yards	232	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	238	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/40	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/161	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	2/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:44	31:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:25	2:19	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	3:41	4:29	OWN 16	9	52	Field Goal
2	9:56	4:11	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 28	7	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 21	6	31	Punt
3	12:12	1:53	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
3	5:14	9:09	OWN 26	16	74	Touchdown
4	7:19	2:19	OWN 35	6	16	Downs
4	1:52	0:47	OWN 31	4	4	Interception

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:35	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	8:06	4:25	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	14:12	4:16	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
2	5:45	3:45	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	12:22	0:10	OPP 24	1	24	Touchdown
3	10:19	5:05	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	11:05	3:46	OWN 25	8	40	Downs
4	5:00	3:08	OWN 49	8	27	Fumble
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 37	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Howie Starks, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Ratini	20	76	3.80	19	2
RB Garrett Irwin	7	66	9.43	18	2
QB Donnie Sweeney	3	17	5.67	10	1

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Justin Scott	17	126	7.41	30	6	0
RB Devin Allard	14	61	4.36	14	2	0
RB Geoff Garrick	3	16	5.33	9	0	1
QB Howie Starks	2	4	2.00	6	0	1
WR Tre Eisenbraun	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Sweeney	34	18	238	1/6	3	38	1	92.5

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Starks	27	21	225	0/0	4	24	0	141.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ed Posavec	5	11	103	20.60	47	38	1
WR Heath Lane	5	8	32	6.40	5	13	1
RB Angel Ratini	5	8	53	10.60	40	24	1
FB Brody Hickman	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Terry Bohrer	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR J.R. Issa	1	1	29	29.00	4	29	0
WR Zane Silva	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tre Eisenbraun	6	7	45	7.50	6	17	0
TE Claude McDaniel	5	7	41	8.20	0	15	2
WR Rickey Houston	2	2	22	11.00	0	13	1
WR Wes Leisure	2	2	36	18.00	7	18	0
RB Justin Scott	2	4	28	14.00	20	24	1
WR Lawrence Maxwell	2	2	38	19.00	9	21	0
RB Geoff Garrick	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
WR Sebastian Sanderson	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leon Bandhauer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
ILB Nicky Plesko	1	0
OLB Renaldo McConnell	0	1
DT Darrin Butts	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov
RB Geoff Garrick	1	0
RB Devin Allard	1	0
C Arnold Lunn	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miguel Drake	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Bolerjack	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Camden Bradford	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/6

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Lane	5	161	32.2	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Allard	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Renaldo McConnell	12	0	0.0	34	26
ILB Nicky Plesko	9	2	0.0	37	27
DE Eugene Morton	6	0	0.0	34	27
CB Daquan Nakajo	4	2	0.0	37	27
DT Darrin Butts	4	2	0.0	21	10
S Claude Clancy	4	1	0.0	37	27
DT Marcos Waeltz	3	1	0.0	30	25
OLB Brendan Lindsay	2	1	0.0	15	8
OLB Archie Pearce	2	0	0.0	4	4
CB Johnnie Hotle	1	3	0.0	35	26
DE Clay Fiset	1	1	0.0	32	20
S Carl Page	1	0	0.0	37	27
WR Zane Silva	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gustavo Shaw	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Roosevelt Watson	0	1	0.0	20	18
CB Pete Chipokas	0	1	0.0	17	16

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Maxwell Lane	8	1	0.0	15	20
OLB Clifton Rasmussen	7	0	0.0	30	35
CB Edward Ellis	6	0	0.0	30	35
S Tanner Lewis	4	0	0.0	25	23
S Leon Bandhauer	3	2	0.0	30	35
ILB Dashawn Hazelwood	3	0	0.0	12	11
DE Leonardo Franklin	2	0	1.0	20	24
DT Lemuel Cassidy	2	2	0.0	28	31
CB Irving Stahl	2	1	0.0	16	21
DT Leland Stewart	2	1	0.0	26	22
CB Pat Beckett	2	1	0.0	24	25
DE Raul Schrieber	1	1	0.0	10	11
DE Wes Clemons	1	1	0.0	30	35
S Jumbo Warden	1	0	0.0	8	13
WR Wes Leisure	1	0	---	---	---
CB Vinny Grandon	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Cary Bronson	1	0	0.0	11	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Fiset	1	1	20
DT Darrin Butts	1	0	10
DE Eugene Morton	0	1	27

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonardo Franklin	1.0	1	2	4	24
DE Wes Clemons	0.0	1	1	1	35
DT Lemuel Cassidy	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Leland Stewart	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nicky Plesko	6	0	27
OLB Renaldo McConnell	4	0	26
OLB Brendan Lindsay	3	0	8
CB Daquan Nakajo	2	1	27
DE Eugene Morton	2	0	27
CB Pete Chipokas	1	1	16
CB Johnnie Hotle	1	0	26
OLB Archie Pearce	1	0	4
CB Gustavo Shaw	1	0	4
S Claude Clancy	0	1	27

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Edward Ellis	4	1	0	35
S Tanner Lewis	4	1	0	23
OLB Clifton Rasmussen	3	1	0	35
CB Irving Stahl	2	1	0	21
ILB Maxwell Lane	2	0	0	20
CB Pat Beckett	2	0	0	25
DE Leonardo Franklin	1	0	0	24
DE Raul Schrieber	0	1	0	11
S Leon Bandhauer	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Alec McNeil	4	7	0	30	0	35
C Chandler Montgomery	3	8	0	30	0	35
T Jay Brisman	3	4	0	30	0	35
T Rodney Richmond	2	4	0	30	1	35
G Scott Hegamin	1	2	1	11	0	4
TE Ed Posavec	0	2	0	26	0	33

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Xavier Winger	6	11	37	27
G Zach Hornung	4	4	37	27
T Richard Sanchez	3	9	37	27
C Arnold Lunn	3	7	30	27
T Karl Valdes	1	2	37	27
T Joel Babic	1	1	7	0
TE Lewis Hines	0	1	13	4

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Angel Ratini	1	17
Renaldo McConnell	1	14

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Grandon	1	14
Devin Allard	1	14
Ramon Anthony	1	13
Wes Leisure	1	13
Edward Ellis	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ed Posavec	26	33	---	---	17	76
CB Johnnie Hotle	---	---	35	26	13	74
OLB Renaldo McConnell	---	---	34	26	14	74
RB Angel Ratini	23	31	---	---	17	71
CB Daquan Nakajo	---	---	37	27	7	71
T Jay Brisman	30	35	---	---	4	69
G Alec McNeil	30	35	---	---	4	69
WR Heath Lane	27	32	---	---	7	66
QB Donnie Sweeney	30	35	---	---	---	65
C Chandler Montgomery	30	35	---	---	---	65
S Claude Clancy	---	---	37	27	1	65
T Rodney Richmond	30	35	---	---	---	65
S Carl Page	---	---	37	27	---	64
ILB Nicky Plesko	---	---	37	27	---	64
DE Eugene Morton	---	---	34	27	---	61
DE Clay Fiset	---	---	32	20	7	59
DT Marcos Waeltz	---	---	30	25	---	55
T Gerald Nkwenti	19	31	---	---	4	54
WR Zane Silva	14	13	---	---	16	43
FB Brody Hickman	6	16	---	---	17	39
DT Roosevelt Watson	---	---	20	18	---	38
WR Darryl Buckley	11	11	---	---	13	35
CB Pete Chipokas	---	---	17	16	---	33
DT Darrin Butts	---	---	21	10	---	31
WR Terry Bohrer	12	17	---	---	---	29
WR J.R. Issa	15	13	---	---	---	28
OLB Brendan Lindsay	---	---	15	8	---	23
G Scott Hegamin	11	4	---	---	---	15
TE Kris Masso	8	7	---	---	---	15
RB Garrett Irwin	7	2	---	---	6	15
S Clarence Sluiter	---	---	0	0	12	12
CB Gustavo Shaw	---	---	6	4	---	10
K Kelly Bolerjack	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Silas James	---	---	5	3	---	8
OLB Archie Pearce	---	---	4	4	---	8
OLB Riley Plummer	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Donovan Buckley	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Tommy Couture	---	---	3	1	---	4
G Cornelius Terry	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Sawyer McIntyre	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB T.J. Harmon	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Jeffrey Sutter	1	0	---	---	---	1
P Miguel Drake	0	0	---	---	1	1
ILB Donald Lowe	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Fred Graham	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Skip Ehrlich	---	---	0	0	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Wes Clemons	---	---	30	35	17	82
OLB Clifton Rasmussen	---	---	30	35	17	82
CB Edward Ellis	---	---	30	35	12	77
WR Wes Leisure	34	25	---	---	13	72
S Leon Bandhauer	---	---	30	35	5	70
TE Claude McDaniel	35	26	---	---	6	67
T Karl Valdes	37	27	---	---	---	64
G Zach Hornung	37	27	---	---	---	64
QB Howie Starks	37	27	---	---	---	64
T Richard Sanchez	37	27	---	---	---	64
G Xavier Winger	37	27	---	---	---	64
DT Lemuel Cassidy	---	---	28	31	1	60
C Arnold Lunn	30	27	---	---	---	57
WR Tre Eisenbraun	31	19	---	---	1	51
CB Pat Beckett	---	---	24	25	---	49
DE Leonardo Franklin	---	---	20	24	4	48
S Tanner Lewis	---	---	25	23	---	48
DT Leland Stewart	---	---	26	22	---	48
RB Justin Scott	22	21	---	---	---	43
CB Irving Stahl	---	---	16	21	3	40
ILB Maxwell Lane	---	---	15	20	3	38
WR Sebastian Sanderson	20	17	---	---	---	37
RB Devin Allard	17	5	---	---	14	36
CB Vinny Grandon	---	---	6	11	14	31
TE Lewis Hines	13	4	---	---	13	30
S Jumbo Warden	---	---	8	13	3	24
ILB Dashawn Hazelwood	---	---	12	11	---	23
TE Ramon Anthony	3	6	---	---	13	22
OLB Cary Bronson	---	---	11	11	---	22
DE Raul Schrieber	---	---	10	11	---	21
WR Rickey Houston	1	3	---	---	14	18
S Darrin Newman	---	---	1	3	12	16
RB Geoff Garrick	4	4	---	---	7	15
DT Frederick Helms	---	---	3	9	3	15
DT Eli Joseph	---	---	3	8	3	14
WR Lawrence Maxwell	5	5	---	---	---	10
T Joel Babic	7	0	---	---	---	7
K Camden Bradford	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Cooper Boyer	---	---	2	2	2	6
T Carlos Ayanbadejo	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brent Corcoran	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Theodore Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Harvey Ellis	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mitchell Otto	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Lorenzo Harding	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Tom Adderly	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	45	5.0
Middle	13	69	5.3
Right	8	45	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	20	132	6.6
Right	12	48	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Sweeney	34	18	4	1	2	5	5	5	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Starks	27	21	2	0	1	3	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	32	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	131	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	24	24.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	38	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	12	142	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ed Posavec	11	5	0	103	2	33
WR Heath Lane	8	5	1	32	0	32
RB Angel Ratini	8	5	1	53	1	31
WR Zane Silva	2	0	0	0	0	13
FB Brody Hickman	2	1	0	6	0	16
WR Terry Bohrer	2	1	0	15	0	17
WR J.R. Issa	1	1	0	29	1	13

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tre Eisenbraun	7	6	0	45	0	19
TE Claude McDaniel	7	5	1	41	0	26
RB Justin Scott	4	2	0	28	1	21
WR Rickey Houston	2	2	0	22	0	3
WR Wes Leisure	2	2	0	36	0	25
WR Lawrence Maxwell	2	2	0	38	1	5
WR Sebastian Sanderson	2	1	0	0	0	17
RB Geoff Garrick	1	1	0	15	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Angel Ratini	5	12	2.40	3.80
RB Garrett Irwin	1	5	5.00	9.43

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justin Scott	3	14	4.67	7.41
QB Howie Starks	1	6	6.00	2.00
RB Geoff Garrick	1	4	4.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Sweeney	8	3	23	2.88	7.00

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Starks	8	7	52	6.50	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Heath Lane	3	2	20	6.67	4.00
RB Angel Ratini	3	1	3	1.00	6.63
TE Ed Posavec	2	0	0	0.00	9.36

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Claude McDaniel	3	2	15	5.00	5.86
WR Rickey Houston	2	2	22	11.00	11.00
WR Tre Eisenbraun	2	2	11	5.50	6.43
RB Justin Scott	1	1	4	4.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Angel Ratini	3	2
QB Donnie Sweeney	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
RB Geoff Garrick	3	2
RB Justin Scott	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Sweeney	9	6	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Starks	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ed Posavec	4	2	2
WR Heath Lane	2	2	1
RB Angel Ratini	1	1	1
WR Zane Silva	1	0	0
FB Brody Hickman	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Claude McDaniel	1	1	0
RB Geoff Garrick	1	1	1
WR Wes Leisure	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,900 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (21,500)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,900 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (21,500)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)