Conference Finals, 2018

played in Miami, FL

74 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	10	0	-	24
Miami Dolphins	0	17	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:46 NED - Luke Gross 13 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 12:56 MIA - Julio Tisdall 72 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
2Q: 05:42 NED - Byron Lewis 11 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:38 MIA - Julio Tisdall 2 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
2Q: 00:23 MIA - Derek Shula 33 field goal
3Q: 09:52 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
3Q: 00:17 NED - Will Cave 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 11:21 MIA - Kim Helfrich 4 run (Derek Shula extra point)
4Q: 01:25 MIA - Kim Helfrich 8 run (Derek Shula extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:46 NED - Luke Gross 13 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 12:56 MIA - Julio Tisdall 72 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
2Q: 05:42 NED - Byron Lewis 11 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:38 MIA - Julio Tisdall 2 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
2Q: 00:23 MIA - Derek Shula 33 field goal
3Q: 09:52 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
3Q: 00:17 NED - Will Cave 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 11:21 MIA - Kim Helfrich 4 run (Derek Shula extra point)
4Q: 01:25 MIA - Kim Helfrich 8 run (Derek Shula extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 12-7 14-5
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 12 8
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 429 438
- Offensive Plays 71 66
- Yards per Play 6.04 6.64
Net Rushing Yards 157 113
- Rushing Attempts 28 28
- Yards per Rush 5.61 4.04
Net Passing Yards 272 325
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 3 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 330
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 8.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/53 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 4/60 4/109
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 33:32 26:28

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	12-7	14-5
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	12	8
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	429	438
- Offensive Plays	71	66
- Yards per Play	6.04	6.64
Net Rushing Yards	157	113
- Rushing Attempts	28	28
- Yards per Rush	5.61	4.04
Net Passing Yards	272	325
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 3	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	330
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	8.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/53	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	4/60	4/109
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	33:32	26:28

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:14	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	8:08	3:29	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
1	1:14	2:33	OWN 1	7	99	Touchdown
2	12:38	3:49	OWN 20	8	46	Missed FG
2	7:47	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	6:18	0:43	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	2:28	1:32	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 33	10	60	Field Goal
3	8:13	8:05	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
4	14:08	0:13	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
4	11:15	1:42	OWN 8	4	26	Interception
4	6:25	2:13	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	1:16	0:37	OWN 29	4	0	Downs
4	0:34	0:12	OWN 13	1	0	Interception

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
1	11:57	3:49	OWN 15	7	48	Punt
1	4:39	3:25	OWN 5	8	35	Punt
2	13:41	1:03	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	8:49	1:02	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	5:35	3:07	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:40	OWN 38	4	46	Field Goal
3	9:46	1:33	OWN 34	4	-17	Punt
3	0:08	1:00	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	13:55	2:40	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
4	9:33	3:08	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
4	4:12	2:56	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
4	0:39	0:05	OPP 29	1	16	Fumble
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 29	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Jackie Huntley, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	15	51	3.40	8	0	0
Will Cave	10	74	7.40	24	4	1
Bernard Escalante	3	32	10.67	23	2	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	19	89	4.68	16	4	2
Hugh Reeves	5	11	2.20	6	0	0
Jackie Huntley	4	13	3.25	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	42	24	277	1/5	2	50	3	63.3

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	37	22	330	1/5	2	72	0	106.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Hampton	6	8	78	13.00	9	23	0
TE Mack Prescott	5	8	43	8.60	15	14	0
WR Tony Lyons	4	9	86	21.50	13	50	0
WR Luke Gross	3	8	37	12.33	0	13	1
RB Byron Lewis	3	3	19	6.33	10	11	1
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Porter	5	9	58	11.60	15	16	0
WR Julio Tisdall	5	8	138	27.60	87	72	2
WR Freddie Newell	4	8	51	12.75	16	17	0
TE Marvin Redsteer	4	5	45	11.25	10	20	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
TE Seth Humphrey	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Gabe Newman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Jumbo Wells	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Scott Hawkins	2	10	5.00	0
CB Ellis Hatcher	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Cornell Clemons	1	1
Edwin Blair	1	0
Lewis Gredzinski	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Casey Porter	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	5	262	52.4	44.0	59	4

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kirk Stokes	7	350	50.0	38.9	66	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/2	0/1	0/1	24	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Shula	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	18	9.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Porter	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Hampton	3	44	14.7	0
Dominic Goodwin	1	16	16.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Manning	3	83	27.7	0
Hugh Reeves	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cornell Clemons	6	1	0.0	19	35
ILB Luke Wayne	6	0	0.0	24	38
DE Kelvin Harbert	4	2	0.0	21	37
CB Dominic Goodwin	4	2	0.0	25	36
S Heath Hitchcock	4	1	0.0	21	34
DT Colin Bullock	3	1	0.0	23	29
CB Gene Levine	3	1	0.0	27	36
OLB Darryl Harts	3	0	0.0	14	10
S Mo Morton	3	0	0.0	20	34
S Gino Fackleman	2	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Kirk Bobro	1	0	1.0	12	20
DT Vernon Garrett	1	3	0.0	27	37
S Lee Ayi	1	1	0.0	8	12
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0	---	---	---
WR Luke Gross	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	11	13
DE Tony Dewacht	1	0	0.0	19	20
DE Alan Woodard	1	0	0.0	7	1
CB Kelly Franz	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Nolan Hampton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kendrick Fox	0	1	0.0	9	18

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Hawkins	11	0	0.0	28	43
DT Alfred Finch	6	2	0.0	28	43
OLB Mercury Schneider	5	1	0.0	15	18
CB Levon Forbes	5	1	0.0	28	43
S Bennie Davison	4	1	0.0	28	43
OLB A.J. Crawford	4	0	0.0	28	43
DT Grant Kozak	3	0	1.0	28	43
DT Nolan Craig	3	2	0.0	28	43
S Jake Harry	3	1	0.0	28	43
CB Ellis Hatcher	2	3	0.0	28	43
OLB Donny Duncan	2	0	0.0	14	12
CB Marshall Fairley	1	0	0.0	14	31
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	0	1	0.0	13	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kirk Bobro	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Kelvin Harbert	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	0	1	2	18
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Colin Bullock	0.0	0	1	0	29
ILB Luke Wayne	0.0	0	1	0	38
DE Tony Dewacht	0.0	0	1	0	20

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Grant Kozak	1.0	0	2	0	43
DT Nolan Craig	0.0	1	0	0	43
DT Alfred Finch	0.0	0	2	1	43
OLB Donny Duncan	0.0	0	1	1	12
OLB A.J. Crawford	0.0	0	1	0	43
CB Levon Forbes	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mo Morton	4	2	34
CB Cornell Clemons	4	0	35
S Heath Hitchcock	3	1	34
CB Dominic Goodwin	3	1	36
CB Gene Levine	3	0	36
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	38
DE Kelvin Harbert	2	0	37
OLB Kirk Bobro	1	0	20
S Lee Ayi	0	1	12

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Levon Forbes	6	1	0	43
S Bennie Davison	4	1	0	43
S Scott Hawkins	3	1	2	43
OLB A.J. Crawford	3	0	0	43
S Jake Harry	3	0	0	43
OLB Mercury Schneider	2	0	0	18
CB Ellis Hatcher	1	0	1	43
DT Grant Kozak	1	0	0	43
DT Nolan Craig	1	0	0	43
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	3	6	25	0	40
Billy Ah Yat	3	4	24	0	35
Kendall Rawson	2	7	24	0	33
Courtney Henson	2	2	22	0	39
Leonard Lytle	1	3	24	0	38
Jeremy Hibdon	1	2	4	0	8
Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	17	0	27
Lee Attico	0	1	7	1	13

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. Sanford	5	8	1	25	0	31
Glen Quintero	4	7	1	28	0	38
Bruce Shields	1	2	0	22	0	33
Toby Donaldson	0	3	0	26	0	31
Mack Hindman	0	2	0	27	1	36
Marvin Redsteer	0	2	0	18	0	24
Jared Seaman	0	2	0	3	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Will Cave	3	19
Lewis Gredzinski	3	12
Teddy Rottinghaus	2	17
Darryl Harts	0	29
Edwin Blair	0	20
Kelly Franz	0	19
Mack Prescott	0	16
Nolan Hampton	0	16
Dominic Goodwin	0	14
Lee Ayi	0	11
Nathan Osborne	0	11
Byron Crist	0	11
Alan Woodard	0	11
Jeremy Hibdon	0	7
Lee Attico	0	7
Otis Porter	0	7
Luke Gross	0	6
Louis Downs	0	6
Quentin Davidson	0	6
Billy Ah Yat	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	5
Mo George	0	5
Kendall Rawson	0	4
Rex Diaz	0	3
Juan Getson	0	2
Charlie Flannery	0	2
Colin Bullock	0	2
Wally Moore	0	2
Gene Levine	0	2
Mo Morton	0	2
Vernon Garrett	0	1
Heath Hitchcock	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1
Kirk Bobro	0	1
Kelvin Harbert	0	1
Tony Dewacht	0	1
Cornell Clemons	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Hopper	3	19
Hugh Reeves	2	19
Gabe Newman	1	15
Mercury Schneider	0	29
Lorenzo Manning	0	21
Seth Humphrey	0	19
Jumbo Wells	0	18
Don Abrams	0	12
Leon Evanswhite	0	11
Brad Jeffries	0	11
Dusty Starks	0	8
Leroy Keith	0	8
Herman Harper	0	8
Mack Hindman	0	7
Kirk Stokes	0	7
Alfred Finch	0	7
Derek Shula	0	7
Casey Porter	0	6
Jared Seaman	0	6
Kim Helfrich	0	5
Marvin Redsteer	0	5
Skip Walsh	0	5
Marshall Fairley	0	5
Bracy Ogden	0	4
Levon Forbes	0	3
Kyle Jeffries	0	3
Bennie Davison	0	3
A.J. Crawford	0	2
Grant Kozak	0	2
Jake Harry	0	2
Scott Hawkins	0	2
Ellis Hatcher	0	2
Nolan Craig	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	1
Billy Joe Woodard	0	1
Donny Duncan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	34	8.5
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	5	43	8.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	8	48	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	42	24	3	1	2	4	7	2	3

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	37	22	4	0	4	5	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	146	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	70	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	149	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	144	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	9	4	0	86	1	38
WR Luke Gross	8	3	0	37	0	28
TE Mack Prescott	8	5	1	43	0	42
WR Nolan Hampton	8	6	0	78	2	17
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	3	0	1	0	0	14
RB Byron Lewis	3	3	0	19	0	29
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	0	9	0	3
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0	5	0	27
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	0	0	0	3

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Porter	9	5	1	58	0	23
WR Freddie Newell	8	4	1	51	0	24
WR Julio Tisdall	8	5	0	138	3	35
TE Marvin Redsteer	5	4	0	45	1	24
RB Kim Helfrich	2	1	0	4	0	24
WR Gabe Newman	2	1	1	11	0	21
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	0	8	0	10
FB Jumbo Wells	1	0	1	0	0	10
TE Seth Humphrey	1	1	0	15	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	3	9	3.00	3.40
Will Cave	3	5	1.67	7.40

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	5	29	5.80	4.68
Jackie Huntley	1	2	2.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	6	4	36	6.00	6.60

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	2	2	14	7.00	8.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	2	0	0	0.00	9.56
WR Luke Gross	1	1	13	13.00	4.63
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	11	11.00	6.33
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	10	10.00	5.38
WR Nolan Hampton	1	1	2	2.00	9.75

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Newell	1	1	12	12.00	6.38
WR Julio Tisdall	1	1	2	2.00	17.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	3	2

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	3	2
Jackie Huntley	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	10	7	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mack Prescott	4	2	1
WR Luke Gross	1	1	0
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	1
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	0
WR Nolan Hampton	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Tisdall	4	2	2
WR Casey Porter	2	1	0
WR Freddie Newell	1	1	1
FB Jumbo Wells	1	0	0
TE Seth Humphrey	1	1	1
TE Marvin Redsteer	1	1	1
WR Gabe Newman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (21,500)
End Zone 14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,800)
Club Seats 9,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (21,500)
End Zone	14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,800)
Club Seats	9,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)