| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 8, 1981 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60436 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 53 F Humidty: % Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 76 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 27 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 24 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 4 run (John Smith kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 26 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tommy Vigorito 30 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 1 run (John Smith kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | David Woodley 2 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 34 FG | 27 | 27 |
| 5 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 30 FG | 30 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jimmy Cefalo |
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 60 | LOG | Jeff Toews |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 54 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 22 | HB | Tony Nathan |
| 37 | FB | Andra Franklin |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 83 | RDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 55 | LILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Bill Matthews |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 38 | RCB | Roland James |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 10 | 1 |
| Andra Franklin | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Eddie Hill | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4t | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 2 | 242 | 6.5 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 56.4 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 4 | 355 | 8.9 | 76t | 1 | 1 | 4 | 55.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 8 | 145 | 18.1 | 55 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 76t | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bob Brudzinski | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 47 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 7 | 166 | 23.7 | 53 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ken Toler | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Bob Baumhower | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 1.5 |
| Richard Bishop | 0.5 |
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