Week 1, 2025

played in New England, MA

59 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	10	7	0	-	17
New England Patriots	7	7	10	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 NED - Leslie Hicks 78 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 13:54 NED - Martin Mills 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 07:48 MIA - Dennis Linquist 22 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 01:25 MIA - Amos Wilson 36 field goal
3Q: 11:19 NED - Mark Rhoads 15 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 07:52 NED - Walter Dawkins 45 field goal
3Q: 02:04 MIA - Ben Norton 7 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NED - Walter Dawkins 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 NED - Leslie Hicks 78 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 13:54 NED - Martin Mills 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 07:48 MIA - Dennis Linquist 22 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 01:25 MIA - Amos Wilson 36 field goal
3Q: 11:19 NED - Mark Rhoads 15 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 07:52 NED - Walter Dawkins 45 field goal
3Q: 02:04 MIA - Ben Norton 7 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NED - Walter Dawkins 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 394 318
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 6.46 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 139 94
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 6.95 2.76
Net Passing Yards 255 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 3 30 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 280 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.22 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 2/19
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 4/57
Kick Returns/Yards 6/116 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/49
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	394	318
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	6.46	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	139	94
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	6.95	2.76
Net Passing Yards	255	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 3	30 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	280	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.22	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	2/19
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	4/57
Kick Returns/Yards	6/116	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/49
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:21	33:39

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 26	5	20	Punt
1	10:35	1:49	OWN 20	4	18	Interception
1	8:31	2:05	OWN 23	4	50	Fumble
1	3:51	1:21	OWN 18	4	30	Interception
2	13:48	1:40	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	9:20	1:48	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
2	4:48	3:28	OWN 35	7	46	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 28	2	12	Half
3	11:13	1:49	OWN 24	4	20	Interception
3	7:46	5:49	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
3	0:47	0:56	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
4	12:44	2:11	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	4:14	0:14	OWN 40	1	-8	Fumble
4	2:08	1:22	OWN 37	6	21	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	1:16	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
1	8:46	0:15	OWN 22	1	78	Touchdown
1	6:26	2:35	OWN 27	5	9	Punt
1	2:30	3:42	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
2	12:08	2:48	OWN 27	7	31	Interception
2	7:32	2:44	OWN 14	5	14	Punt
2	1:20	0:54	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	9:24	1:38	OPP 22	3	-6	Field Goal
3	1:57	1:10	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:51	2:07	OWN 22	4	14	Punt
4	10:33	6:19	OWN 25	10	42	Missed FG
4	4:00	1:52	OPP 32	5	12	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 42	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Leslie Hicks, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ben Norton	15	72	4.80	12	2
Will Cave	4	62	15.50	31	2
Jackie Huntley	1	5	5.00	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Martin Mills	18	40	2.22	11	1	1
Cory Blackburn	10	33	3.30	12	1	0
Bernard Escalante	3	6	2.00	8	0	0
Clyde Davis	3	15	5.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	37	21	280	4/25	2	40	3	65.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	30	15	236	2/12	2	78	1	84.8

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Abrams	5	5	85	17.00	31	22	0
WR Julio Tisdall	3	5	37	12.33	0	22	0
WR J.C. Anthony	3	8	54	18.00	0	40	0
RB Ben Norton	3	3	20	6.67	0	9	1
WR Benjamin Dubey	2	4	23	11.50	0	16	0
WR Dennis Linquist	2	7	49	24.50	24	27	1
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ryan Winters	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Ed Madison	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Mickey Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Rhoads	5	6	53	10.60	31	20	1
WR Leslie Hicks	4	7	137	34.25	84	78	1
WR Jesse Marshall	3	5	31	10.33	7	18	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	4	7	7.00	9	7	0
TE Ken Stone	1	5	3	3.00	4	3	0
RB Cory Blackburn	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
RB Martin Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Chester Akaka	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Manning	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0.00
CB Bart McKnight	1	39	39.00
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	10	10.00

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jackie Huntley	1	0	0	0
Dennis Linquist	1	0	0	0

New England	Recov	Force
Johnny Connell	1	0
Gerald Smeenge	1	0
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1
Jay Willis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	4	176	44.0	29.8	53	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	6	279	46.5	37.7	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Wilson	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	2/3	1/2	0/1	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Barrett	4	33	8.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	4	57	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Manning	5	106	21.2	0
J.C. Anthony	1	10	10.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	1	21	21.0	0
Leslie Hicks	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ellis Hatcher	7	1	0.0	28	29
ILB Frank Cedeno	6	3	0.0	30	28
ILB Dexter Strong	6	3	0.0	19	18
S Myron Trivedi	4	2	0.0	24	16
OLB Ricky Wheeler	3	3	0.0	30	29
S Artie Hopkins	3	2	0.0	21	23
DT Victor Richey	3	2	0.0	21	18
OLB Donny Duncan	2	1	1.0	30	22
DE Zack Galloway	2	0	1.0	12	16
DE Preston George	2	2	0.0	25	21
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB J.B. Garner	2	0	0.0	6	4
DT Alfred Finch	1	2	0.0	22	25
S Bennie Davison	1	0	0.0	9	6
T Ted Kaplan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Benjamin Dubey	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dennis Linquist	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ethan McMullen	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Bobby Shedd	1	0	0.0	25	23
CB Lorenzo Manning	0	1	0.0	12	14

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Franz	6	1	0.0	14	35
ILB Jay Willis	4	4	0.5	16	35
CB Bart McKnight	4	0	0.0	13	33
DT Johnny Connell	3	0	1.5	13	26
S Luther McClanahan	3	1	0.0	5	10
CB Donnell Arnold	3	1	0.0	17	35
DE Kerry Townes	3	0	0.0	13	31
DT T.K.O. Schofer	2	0	1.0	9	20
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	1	0.0	10	25
S David Tynik	2	1	0.0	16	38
OLB Jackie Bard	2	1	0.0	10	16
DE Joel Lucic	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB Rick Harmon	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1	0	1.0	17	33
S Stanley Hudson	1	2	0.0	7	10
OLB Warren Stewart	1	1	0.0	5	4
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	0	0.0	8	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donny Duncan	1.0	2	3	22
DE Zack Galloway	1.0	2	0	16
DE Preston George	0.0	2	0	21
OLB Ethan McMullen	0.0	0	1	9

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Connell	1.5	0	1	3	26
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1.0	1	1	1	33
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1.0	0	1	0	20
ILB Jay Willis	0.5	0	0	0	35
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0.0	1	0	0	11
OLB Jackie Bard	0.0	0	1	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ellis Hatcher	4	1	0	29
ILB Dexter Strong	3	0	0	18
ILB Frank Cedeno	2	1	0	28
S Myron Trivedi	2	1	0	16
S Artie Hopkins	1	1	0	23
CB J.B. Garner	1	0	0	4
OLB Ethan McMullen	1	0	0	9
CB Bobby Shedd	1	0	0	23
S Scott Hawkins	0	1	0	26
CB Lorenzo Manning	0	0	1	14

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jay Willis	4	1	0	35
CB Bart McKnight	4	0	1	33
S Luther McClanahan	3	1	0	10
S Kelly Franz	3	0	0	35
S David Tynik	2	0	0	38
CB Rick Harmon	2	0	0	30
CB Donnell Arnold	1	1	1	35
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0	4
OLB Spencer Doyle	1	0	0	25
CB Gerald Smeenge	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Kaplan	2	8	1	14	1	34
Gene Setzer	2	3	0	18	1	38
Glen Quintero	2	2	0	18	1	30
Drew Daughtry	2	2	0	6	0	7
Alonzo Floyd	2	2	0	14	0	33
Vincent Newton	0	2	0	18	0	36
Derrick Shabazz	0	0	0	7	1	13

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leland Roundy	4	9	0	29	1	31
Charlie Andrade	3	9	1	23	0	24
Ralph Oliveira	2	2	0	7	0	3
Shannon Lyons	1	8	0	31	0	29
Keith O'Dwyer	1	1	0	18	0	18
Jeff Hanson	0	2	0	28	0	23
Brady Hatley	0	0	0	29	1	28

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Joe Woodard	4	26
Artie Hopkins	1	12
Derrick Shabazz	1	5
Will Cave	0	21
Lorenzo Manning	0	17
J.C. Anthony	0	16
Mickey Benton	0	14
Don Abrams	0	13
Ed Madison	0	12
Donnell Barrett	0	12
Xavier Lyon	0	10
Ethan McMullen	0	9
Zack Galloway	0	8
Victor Richey	0	7
Julio Tisdall	0	6
Dexter Strong	0	6
J.B. Garner	0	6
Drew Daughtry	0	5
Amos Wilson	0	5
Donny Duncan	0	5
Ed Bunnell	0	5
Gene Setzer	0	5
Frank Cedeno	0	4
Shaun Kane	0	4
Rickey Herndon	0	4
Scott Hawkins	0	3
Ellis Hatcher	0	3
Preston George	0	3
Ricky Wheeler	0	3
Myron Trivedi	0	3
Tyrus Schroeder	0	3
Bobby Shedd	0	3
Alfred Finch	0	2
Alonzo Floyd	0	2
Walt Andrews	0	1
Lonnie McGarrahan	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	5	12
Gerald Smeenge	3	17
Charlie Andrade	1	9
Brady Hatley	1	4
Clyde Davis	0	23
Chester Akaka	0	19
Jerome Alexander	0	18
Ricardo Burns	0	14
Terrell Boyd	0	12
Jackie Bard	0	11
Alfred Cooley	0	10
Luther McClanahan	0	9
Keith O'Dwyer	0	9
Ralph Oliveira	0	9
Xavier England	0	9
Walter Dawkins	0	9
Leslie Hicks	0	8
Jesse Marshall	0	6
Joel Lucic	0	6
Donnell Arnold	0	6
Lester Laxdal	0	6
Jeff Hanson	0	5
Drew Slaughter	0	5
Bart McKnight	0	5
Ken Stone	0	4
Warren Stewart	0	4
Bobby McMichael	0	3
Kelly Franz	0	2
Johnny Connell	0	2
Spencer Doyle	0	2
Lorenzo Daniels	0	2
Gus Bensen	0	1
David Tynik	0	1
Kerry Townes	0	1
Rick Harmon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	72	7.2
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	3	41	13.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	14	44	3.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	37	21	5	2	2	3	4	5	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	30	15	4	1	2	5	6	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	109	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	100	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	37	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	28	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	151	25.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. Anthony	8	3	0	54	1	28
WR Dennis Linquist	7	2	1	49	2	34
WR Julio Tisdall	5	3	0	37	1	23
WR Don Abrams	5	5	0	85	1	17
WR Benjamin Dubey	4	2	1	23	0	17
RB Ben Norton	3	3	0	20	0	23
FB Ed Madison	2	1	0	-1	0	8
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	0	2	0	13
TE Mickey Benton	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Ryan Winters	1	1	0	11	0	27

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	7	4	0	137	3	28
WR Mark Rhoads	6	5	1	53	1	26
WR Jesse Marshall	5	3	0	31	0	19
TE Ken Stone	5	1	1	3	0	19
FB Jerome Alexander	4	1	0	7	0	15
RB Cory Blackburn	1	1	0	5	0	20
RB Martin Mills	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Chester Akaka	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ben Norton	2	6	3.00	4.80

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Martin Mills	3	-4	-1.33	2.22
Cory Blackburn	2	9	4.50	3.30
Clyde Davis	1	6	6.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	3	2	11	3.67	7.57

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	4	2	18	4.50	7.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Tisdall	1	1	4	4.00	7.40
WR Dennis Linquist	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Ben Norton	1	1	7	7.00	6.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	6.20
TE Ken Stone	1	1	3	3.00	0.60
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	15	15.00	8.83
WR Leslie Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	19.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Norton	2	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Clyde Davis	1	1
Cory Blackburn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	8	3	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch
WR Dennis Linquist	3	1
WR J.C. Anthony	2	1
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1
TE Mickey Benton	1	0
FB Ed Madison	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Rhoads	3	3	3
TE Ken Stone	2	0	0
WR Leslie Hicks	2	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	0	0
RB Cory Blackburn	1	1	1
TE Chester Akaka	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,600)
End Zone 13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,600)
End Zone	13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,000)