| First Round Playoff - New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: January 8, 1983 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 68842 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 77 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bruce Hardy 2 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Andra Franklin 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 42 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Woody Bennett 2 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bruce Hardy 2 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 22 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 13 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Preston Brown |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 34 | FB | Mark Van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 50 | LOLB | Larry McGrew |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 40 | LCB | Mike Haynes |
| 22 | SS | Keith Lee |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Raymond Clayborn |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jimmy Cefalo |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 60 | ROG | Jeff Toews |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 32 | RB | Tommy Vigorito |
| 37 | FB | Andra Franklin |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 77 | LILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 55 | RILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 48 | LCB | Gerald Small |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 28 | RCB | Don McNeal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Andra Franklin | 26 | 112 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 16 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 2 | 189 | 6.3 | 22t | 1 | 4 | 29 | 56.1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 19 | 16 | 84.2 | 0 | 246 | 12.9 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 153.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Hasselbeck | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 22t | 1 |
| Lin Dawson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Toler | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 19 | 2 |
| Joe Rose | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Rich Diana | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don McNeal | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 0 | 9 | 9L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Dennis Owens | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 1.0 | 5.0 |
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