Week 15, 2015

played in Miami, FL

65 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	21	7	3	-	38
Miami Dolphins	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 NED - Luke Gross 11 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Nathan Osborne 1 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 12:28 NED - Luke Gross 8 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:34 MIA - Rodney Briggs 41 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NED - Nathan Osborne 37 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 08:49 MIA - Rodney Briggs 40 field goal
3Q: 02:11 NED - Nathan Osborne 22 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 07:04 MIA - Rodney Briggs 42 field goal
4Q: 01:15 NED - Charlie Flannery 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 NED - Luke Gross 11 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Nathan Osborne 1 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 12:28 NED - Luke Gross 8 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:34 MIA - Rodney Briggs 41 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NED - Nathan Osborne 37 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 08:49 MIA - Rodney Briggs 40 field goal
3Q: 02:11 NED - Nathan Osborne 22 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 07:04 MIA - Rodney Briggs 42 field goal
4Q: 01:15 NED - Charlie Flannery 50 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 12-2 4-10
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 292 253
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 5.12 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 54 95
- Rushing Attempts 32 18
- Yards per Rush 1.69 5.28
Net Passing Yards 238 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 20 - 1 39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 250 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 7/36
- Yards per Pass Play 9.52 3.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 6/162
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:55 28:05

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	12-2	4-10
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	292	253
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	5.12	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	54	95
- Rushing Attempts	32	18
- Yards per Rush	1.69	5.28
Net Passing Yards	238	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 20 - 1	39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	250	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	7/36
- Yards per Pass Play	9.52	3.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	6/162
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:55	28:05

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	3:32	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	6:56	7:04	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
2	12:55	0:36	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
2	9:55	1:55	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	5:26	3:26	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	1:03	0:09	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:24	OWN 36	6	8	Punt
3	8:42	4:21	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
3	2:48	0:48	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
4	13:13	1:17	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	6:59	2:56	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
4	3:04	1:55	OPP 26	3	-7	Field Goal

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 24	4	8	Interception
1	9:56	3:00	OPP 48	4	24	Missed FG
2	14:52	1:57	OWN 29	3	8	Interception
2	12:19	2:24	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	8:00	2:34	OWN 27	7	49	Field Goal
2	2:00	0:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:54	0:41	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
3	11:36	2:54	OWN 22	8	55	Field Goal
3	4:21	1:33	OWN 13	6	12	Fumble
3	2:00	3:47	OWN 13	8	31	Punt
4	11:56	4:57	OWN 21	10	54	Field Goal
4	4:03	0:59	OWN 32	3	-6	Fumble
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 37	3	-1	Missed FG

Game MVP: Leon Matheny, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Lewis	21	45	2.14	17	2
Kendall Flickinger	9	9	1.00	5	0
Tom Brady	2	0	0.00	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kendrick Burke	9	40	4.44	13	2
Mel Mathews	7	37	5.29	11	1
Donovan Walsh	2	18	9.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	23	20	250	2/12	5	37	1	133.4

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mel Mathews	39	22	194	7/36	0	22	2	48.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nathan Osborne	8	9	123	15.38	21	37	3
WR Roger Daniels	4	6	39	9.75	2	14	0
RB Byron Lewis	3	3	28	9.33	16	10	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	2	33	16.50	24	24	0
WR Luke Gross	2	2	19	9.50	0	11	2
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Keith Dilfer	9	12	68	7.56	20	16
WR Julio Tisdall	6	11	73	12.17	24	22
RB Kendrick Burke	2	3	9	4.50	7	10
WR Reuben Wells	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
TE Seth Humphrey	1	1	13	13.00	9	13
TE Marvin Redsteer	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Buddy Willis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	12	12.00	10	12
WR Clyde Parra	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fernando Gildon	1	1	1.00	0
OLB Christian Howe	1	10	10.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Levon Forbes	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Byron Lewis	1	0	0
Brian Ellis	1	0	0
Leon Matheny	0	1	3
Michael Lewis	0	1	0
Roger Daniels	0	1	0
Colin Bullock	0	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mel Mathews	2	0	0
Kendrick Burke	1	0	0
Glen Quintero	0	1	0
Cary Bryant	0	0	1
Dominic Kobeck	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	5	258	51.6	49.0	60	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devin Price	4	183	45.8	36.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	5/5

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rodney Briggs	3/5	3/5	0/1	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lewis	1	2	2.0	0
Brian Ellis	1	14	14.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Parra	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	76	25.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Kobeck	3	114	38.0	0
Perry Dunn	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	9	1	0.0	18	45
DE Leon Matheny	7	0	4.0	17	44
DE Kelvin Harbert	6	0	1.0	18	45
CB Fernando Gildon	4	2	0.0	18	45
S Sean Taylor	4	1	0.0	18	45
S Heath Hitchcock	4	0	0.0	17	43
CB Brian Ellis	3	0	0.0	15	40
DT Vernon Garrett	2	0	1.0	17	45
DT Mark Badalyan	2	0	1.0	1	2
OLB Brad Dunham	2	1	0.0	18	46
S Michael Lewis	2	0	0.0	2	15
CB Freddie Robak	1	4	0.0	18	45
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	---	---	---
DT Colin Bullock	0	1	0.0	16	31

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Perry Dunn	8	1	0.0	31	21
DT Brenden Tamayo	4	1	1.0	24	18
ILB Les Collier	4	2	0.0	22	17
DT Alfred Finch	4	1	0.0	29	21
DT Fernando Whiteman	3	0	1.0	7	9
S Desmond Clancy	3	3	0.0	24	18
CB Kyle Tubbs	3	3	0.0	25	17
OLB Kirk Bobro	3	1	0.0	8	8
CB Dominic Kobeck	3	0	0.0	23	17
CB Tony Perez	3	0	0.0	26	20
OLB Brad Jeffries	2	3	0.0	27	20
DE Leslie Kearney	2	0	0.0	28	17
WR Julio Tisdall	2	0	---	---	---
CB Levon Forbes	1	1	0.0	8	8
OLB Hunter Bevins	1	0	0.0	11	8
DT Jon Franklin	1	0	0.0	9	10
ILB Ernest May	1	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Donnell Malone	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Leon Keenan	0	1	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leon Matheny	4.0	0	0	0	44
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	2	3	2	45
DT Vernon Garrett	1.0	0	1	2	45
DT Mark Badalyan	1.0	0	0	0	2
ILB Luke Wayne	0.0	0	1	0	45

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brenden Tamayo	1.0	0	1	18
DT Fernando Whiteman	1.0	0	0	9
DT Leon Keenan	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Heath Hitchcock	3	2	0	43
CB Fernando Gildon	3	0	1	45
ILB Luke Wayne	3	0	0	45
CB Brian Ellis	3	0	0	40
S Michael Lewis	2	0	0	15
DE Leon Matheny	2	0	0	44
DE Kelvin Harbert	2	0	0	45
S Sean Taylor	1	0	0	45
OLB Brad Dunham	1	0	0	46
DT Mark Badalyan	1	0	0	2
CB Freddie Robak	1	0	0	45
OLB Christian Howe	0	0	1	7

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Desmond Clancy	3	1	0	18
CB Dominic Kobeck	3	0	0	17
CB Kyle Tubbs	3	0	0	17
S Perry Dunn	2	0	0	21
OLB Brad Jeffries	2	0	0	20
OLB Hunter Bevins	1	0	0	8
DE Leslie Kearney	1	0	0	17
CB Tony Perez	1	0	0	20
DT Brenden Tamayo	1	0	0	18
ILB Ernest May	1	0	0	8
OLB Kirk Bobro	1	0	0	8
OLB Donnell Malone	1	0	0	5
CB Levon Forbes	0	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lee Attico	2	5	0	6	0	5
Lenny Spindler	1	5	0	26	1	20
Van Perry	1	4	0	31	0	25
Leonard Lytle	0	5	1	23	0	22
Dan Koppen	0	5	0	28	0	20
Xavier Mularkey	0	4	0	22	1	20
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	24	0	14
Darren Wall	0	1	0	11	0	5
Melvin Van DeWege	0	1	0	15	0	11

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. Sanford	2	4	16	0	43
Glen Quintero	1	4	18	1	46
Toby Donaldson	1	2	15	2	28
Cary Bryant	0	1	8	0	13
Vernon Carey	0	0	5	1	20
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	0	5	1	16
Mack Hindman	0	0	9	1	25
Bruce Shields	0	0	13	1	30

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Legay	4	16
Michael Lewis	1	21
Kendall Flickinger	1	21
Cole Monroe	1	19
Wesley Walker	1	15
Brian Ellis	0	19
Ross Shannon	0	17
Fernando Gildon	0	16
Deon Bell	0	14
Melvin Van DeWege	0	11
Jumbo Sandberg	0	11
Charlie Flannery	0	8
Bert Adams	0	6
Darren Wall	0	6
Heath Hitchcock	0	6
Damon Beede	0	6
Sean Taylor	0	5
Leon Matheny	0	5
Brad Dunham	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	5
Vernon Garrett	0	5
Lee Attico	0	5
Freddie Robak	0	5
Kelvin Harbert	0	5
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	4
Luke Wayne	0	4
Lenny Spindler	0	4
Jeremy Coker	0	4
Will Jessup	0	4
Jorge Boyette	0	3
Colin Bullock	0	3
Sedrick Davison	0	3
Xavier Mularkey	0	2
Darren McKnight	0	1
Van Perry	0	1
Harvey Swanger	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Bryant	2	15
Kirk Bobro	1	18
Desmond Clancy	1	12
Harvey Napiecek	1	9
Aaron Walker	0	20
Kendrick Burke	0	20
Dominic Kobeck	0	18
Todd Benson	0	18
Hunter Bevins	0	12
Fred Coyne	0	11
Roy Guinn	0	11
Vernon Carey	0	9
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	9
Reuben Wells	0	9
Devin Price	0	9
Keith Dilfer	0	9
Rodney Briggs	0	9
Perry Dunn	0	7
Clyde Parra	0	7
Marvin Redsteer	0	7
Leon Keenan	0	6
Mack Hindman	0	6
Leslie Kearney	0	6
Ernest May	0	6
Donnell Malone	0	5
B.J. Sanford	0	3
Buddy Willis	0	3
Toby Donaldson	0	3
Les Collier	0	2
Seth Humphrey	0	2
Kelly Blades	0	1
Tony Perez	0	1
Brad Jeffries	0	1
Levon Forbes	0	1
Alfred Finch	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	20	32	1.6
Right	4	2	0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	9	42	4.7
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	23	20	5	0	0	1	1	1	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mel Mathews	39	22	1	1	5	2	5	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	103	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	79	26.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	116	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Osborne	9	8	123	4	19
WR Roger Daniels	6	4	39	0	12
RB Byron Lewis	3	3	28	0	14
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	2	33	1	14
WR Luke Gross	2	2	19	0	21
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	8	0	11

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Keith Dilfer	12	9	0	68	0	33
WR Julio Tisdall	11	6	0	73	1	39
WR Reuben Wells	4	1	3	10	0	8
TE Marvin Redsteer	4	1	0	3	0	36
RB Kendrick Burke	3	2	1	9	0	35
WR Buddy Willis	2	1	1	6	0	15
WR Clyde Parra	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Seth Humphrey	1	1	0	13	0	13
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	0	12	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	3	5	1.67	2.14
Kendall Flickinger	2	-1	-0.50	1.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendrick Burke	1	-1	-1.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	5	4	29	5.80	10.87

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Luke Gross	2	2	19	9.50	9.50
WR Nathan Osborne	2	1	1	0.50	13.67
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	9	9.00	16.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	6	1
Kendall Flickinger	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Mathews	2	1
Kendrick Burke	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	5	5	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mel Mathews	8	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Daniels	3	3	2
WR Luke Gross	1	1	1
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch
WR Julio Tisdall	3	1
TE Marvin Redsteer	2	0
WR Reuben Wells	1	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	0
FB Keith Dilfer	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (21,500)
End Zone 12,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (21,500)
End Zone	12,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,800)