Week 9, 2016

played in Miami, FL

70 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	0	0	-	3
Miami Dolphins	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal
1Q: 02:52 MIA - Steve Harris 27 field goal
3Q: 11:10 MIA - Donovan Walsh 5 pass from J.R. Tircuit (Steve Harris extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal
1Q: 02:52 MIA - Steve Harris 27 field goal
3Q: 11:10 MIA - Donovan Walsh 5 pass from J.R. Tircuit (Steve Harris extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 6-3 3-5
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 238 159
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 3.72 2.69
Net Rushing Yards 125 78
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 4.17 2.44
Net Passing Yards 113 81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 98
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 3.32 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 3/60
Punt Returns/Yards 5/41 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	6-3	3-5
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	238	159
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	3.72	2.69
Net Rushing Yards	125	78
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	4.17	2.44
Net Passing Yards	113	81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	98
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	3.32	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	5/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	3/60
Punt Returns/Yards	5/41	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:40	31:20

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:30	OWN 28	8	50	Field Goal
1	2:44	3:28	OWN 28	8	32	Interception
2	12:50	4:41	OWN 3	11	51	Punt
2	3:11	2:01	OWN 27	6	26	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 10	2	15	Half
3	12:59	0:09	OWN 27	1	2	Fumble
3	11:03	4:05	OWN 31	6	8	Punt
3	6:01	1:43	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	2:35	3:36	OWN 3	7	26	Punt
4	8:59	1:46	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	4:46	0:58	OPP 46	3	6	Missed FG
4	2:01	1:12	OWN 20	5	48	Downs

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:30	6:46	OWN 33	13	57	Field Goal
2	14:16	1:26	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
2	8:09	4:58	OWN 2	10	34	Punt
2	1:10	0:59	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	12:50	1:47	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
3	6:58	0:57	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
3	4:18	1:43	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	13:59	5:00	OWN 18	9	38	Punt
4	7:13	2:27	OWN 23	3	-15	Punt
4	3:48	1:47	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 32	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Tircuit, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Lewis	17	60	3.53	10	1
Kendall Flickinger	9	51	5.67	12	3
Harvey Swanger	4	14	3.50	8	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donovan Walsh	18	48	2.67	10	1
Will Cave	11	29	2.64	9	0
J.R. Tircuit	3	1	0.33	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Swanger	32	21	130	2/17	0	26	1	60.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Tircuit	24	14	98	3/17	1	13	0	81.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nathan Osborne	5	7	30	6.00	0	7
FB Lewis Gredzinski	4	4	19	4.75	4	9
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	3	3	15	5.00	0	12
WR Luke Gross	3	7	34	11.33	6	26
WR Darren McKnight	2	2	8	4.00	1	7
WR Roger Daniels	2	4	17	8.50	3	15
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
WR Wesley Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Tisdall	4	9	38	9.50	13	13	0
WR Freddie Newell	3	4	23	7.67	4	12	0
RB Donovan Walsh	3	3	13	4.33	2	8	1
WR Jared Steinhorst	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Keith Dilfer	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Roy Guinn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Todd Benson	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Levon Forbes	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Byron Lewis	2	0	0
Harvey Swanger	2	0	0
Dominic Goodwin	1	0	0
Nathan Osborne	0	1	0
Van Perry	0	1	0
Lenny Spindler	0	1	0
Sedrick Davison	0	1	0
Luke Wayne	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Cave	1	1	0
Conrad Tyler	0	1	0
Brenden Tamayo	0	0	2
A.J. Crawford	0	0	1
Les Collier	0	0	1
Keith Dilfer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	6	278	46.3	40.8	54	4

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kirk Stokes	9	454	50.4	41.4	66	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	0/0

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Harris	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	5	41	8.2	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Benson	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	3	45	15.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton LeBoeuf	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	10	3	0.0	30	26
DT Vernon Garrett	6	2	1.0	32	27
OLB Brad Dunham	5	3	0.0	31	26
CB Brant Norton	5	1	0.0	29	27
DT Colin Bullock	4	0	0.5	24	20
CB Dominic Goodwin	3	1	0.0	20	22
DE Kendrick Fox	3	0	0.0	32	26
S Sean Taylor	2	3	0.0	26	25
CB Fernando Gildon	2	2	0.0	29	25
S Trent Huffman	2	1	0.0	15	8
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	1	1.5	31	27
S Heath Hitchcock	1	1	0.0	23	25
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0.0	14	7
DT Mark Badalyan	1	0	0.0	8	3
G Lenny Spindler	1	0	---	---	---

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Les Collier	8	3	0.0	30	33
S Cris Shepard	7	2	0.0	28	33
S Perry Dunn	6	2	0.0	28	32
CB Tony Perez	6	1	0.0	28	32
CB Fred Coyne	6	1	0.0	28	31
DT Brenden Tamayo	4	0	1.0	29	33
OLB A.J. Crawford	4	1	0.5	30	34
DT Alfred Finch	3	1	0.5	29	34
OLB Kirk Bobro	3	2	0.0	25	27
DE Frank Lyle	2	1	0.0	25	29
OLB Brad Jeffries	1	1	0.0	5	3
ILB Ernest May	1	0	0.0	0	4
DT Tracy Halela	1	0	0.0	2	1
OLB Marty Revel	1	0	0.0	0	1
S Carlton LeBoeuf	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.5	1	3	27
DT Vernon Garrett	1.0	2	0	27
DT Colin Bullock	0.5	0	0	20
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	1	2	26

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brenden Tamayo	1.0	2	0	33
OLB A.J. Crawford	0.5	3	4	34
DT Alfred Finch	0.5	1	2	34
OLB Kirk Bobro	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brad Dunham	4	0	26
ILB Luke Wayne	3	1	26
CB Brant Norton	3	0	27
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	1	22
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	25
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	7
DT Colin Bullock	1	0	20

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fred Coyne	5	0	0	31
S Cris Shepard	4	0	0	33
CB Tony Perez	2	1	0	32
OLB A.J. Crawford	2	0	0	34
ILB Les Collier	2	0	0	33
S Perry Dunn	1	0	0	32
ILB Ernest May	1	0	0	4
OLB Kirk Bobro	1	0	0	27
DE Frank Lyle	1	0	0	29
DT Tracy Halela	1	0	0	1
OLB Marty Revel	1	0	0	1
CB Levon Forbes	0	1	1	29

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	3	7	0	29	0	34
Lenny Spindler	3	6	1	26	0	28
Leonard Lytle	2	6	0	28	0	27
Dan Koppen	1	2	0	24	2	29
Mo Rodriguez	1	1	0	23	0	25
Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0	18	0	15
Damon Beede	1	1	0	6	0	5
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	17	0	18
Lee Attico	0	1	0	5	0	6

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jared Merrifield	2	4	1	19	0	15
Glen Quintero	2	3	0	13	0	12
Toby Donaldson	1	4	0	25	1	23
B.J. Sanford	0	5	0	29	1	25
Bart Rivera	0	4	0	10	1	12
Leroy Keith	0	4	0	20	0	15
Harvey Napiecek	0	3	0	22	0	15
Joe Lane	0	1	0	8	0	5
Roy Guinn	0	1	0	20	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Elton Kinney	2	13
Kendall Flickinger	1	13
Mercury Legay	1	11
Wesley Walker	1	9
Dominic Goodwin	0	31
Will Jessup	0	29
Lewis Gredzinski	0	15
Darren McKnight	0	14
Amos Duncan	0	11
Kendrick Fox	0	10
Gerald VanEck	0	8
Lee Attico	0	8
Wade Robbins	0	8
Damon Beede	0	8
Lenny Spindler	0	7
Trent Huffman	0	6
Robbie Burgess	0	6
Sean Taylor	0	5
Mark Badalyan	0	5
Byron Crist	0	5
Colin Bullock	0	5
Sedrick Davison	0	5
Fernando Gildon	0	4
Freddie Robak	0	4
Tyrone Carlson	0	2
Charlie Flannery	0	2
Mo George	0	2
Dan Koppen	0	1
Brad Dunham	0	1
Vernon Garrett	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Heath Hitchcock	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Aaron Piccarreta	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton LeBoeuf	3	14
Cris Shepard	2	16
Keith Dilfer	2	8
Donovan Walsh	1	15
Roy Guinn	0	14
Jorge Gordon	0	12
Marty Revel	0	12
Jared Steinhorst	0	11
Joe Lane	0	10
Harvey Napiecek	0	10
Bart Rivera	0	10
Jared Merrifield	0	10
Seth Humphrey	0	10
Will Cave	0	10
B.J. Sanford	0	9
Kirk Stokes	0	9
Levon Forbes	0	8
Fred Coyne	0	7
Ernest May	0	6
Conrad Tyler	0	6
Todd Benson	0	6
Gabe Newman	0	6
Malcolm McGraw	0	6
Mercury Schneider	0	5
Steve Harris	0	4
Tony Perez	0	2
Brenden Tamayo	0	2
A.J. Crawford	0	2
Perry Dunn	0	2
Les Collier	0	2
Brad Jeffries	0	2
Alfred Finch	0	2
Frank Lyle	0	2
Juan Getson	0	1
Darren Wall	0	1
Kirk Bobro	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	22	86	3.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	10	25	2.5
Right	12	35	2.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Swanger	32	21	1	0	2	2	6	7	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Tircuit	24	14	0	4	0	2	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	63	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	26	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	17	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	7	3	1	34	1	29
WR Nathan Osborne	7	5	0	30	0	24
WR Roger Daniels	4	2	0	17	0	22
FB Lewis Gredzinski	4	4	0	19	0	15
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	3	3	0	15	0	18
RB Kendall Flickinger	3	1	1	1	0	10
WR Darren McKnight	2	2	0	8	0	14
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0	6	0	24
WR Wesley Walker	1	0	0	0	0	4

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Julio Tisdall	9	4	38	25
WR Freddie Newell	4	3	23	18
RB Donovan Walsh	3	3	13	21
WR Todd Benson	3	1	5	6
WR Jared Steinhorst	2	1	8	6
FB Keith Dilfer	2	1	8	18
TE Roy Guinn	1	1	3	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donovan Walsh	3	7	2.33	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Tircuit	3	2	13	4.33	4.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jared Steinhorst	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
WR Julio Tisdall	1	0	0	0.00	4.22
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	5	5.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	3	2
Harvey Swanger	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Tircuit	2	0
Will Cave	2	1
Donovan Walsh	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Swanger	10	6	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Tircuit	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	3	1	1
RB Kendall Flickinger	2	1	0
WR Nathan Osborne	2	2	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	1
WR Darren McKnight	1	1	0
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Tisdall	3	0	0
WR Freddie Newell	2	1	1
WR Jared Steinhorst	1	0	0
FB Keith Dilfer	1	0	0
WR Todd Benson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,500 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,500)
End Zone 11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,500 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,500)
End Zone	11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,800)