| AFC Wild Card Playoff - Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 28, 1997 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 60041 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 28 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England Patriots | Troy Brown 24 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Todd Collins 40 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 22 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Olindo Mare 38 FG | 3 | 17 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bernie Parmalee | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Cullors | 22 | 86 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 43 | 17 | 39.5 | 2 | 141 | 3.3 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 29.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 139 | 4.3 | 24t | 1 | 3 | 19 | 72.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jerris McPhail | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Lamar Thomas | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Todd Collins | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 4 | 2 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 4 | 258 | 64.5 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Corey Harris | 3 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 | 40 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Daryl Gardener | 1.0 |
| Trace Armstrong | 1.0 |
| O.J. Brigance | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Ted Johnson | 1.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 |
| Chris Canty | 1.0 |
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