| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1981 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 50421 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 6 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | David Woodley 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mike Kozlowski 25 opponents fumble recovery (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Matt Cavanaugh 1 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Eddie Hill 4 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 32 FG | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | John Lee |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Golic |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 22 | RCB | Keith Lee |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jimmy Cefalo |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 60 | LOG | Jeff Toews |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 54 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 13 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 138 | 6.9 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 97.5 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 128 | 5.3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 |
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