| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 2012 Location: Miami Gardens, FL |
| Venue: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 72114 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stevan Ridley 2 run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dan Carpenter 44 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Wes Welker 7 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Stephen Gostkowski 43 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Ryan Tannehill 2 run (Dan Carpenter kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stephen Gostkowski 32 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dan Carpenter 33 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stephen Gostkowski 20 FG | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dan Carpenter 42 FG | 23 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 11 | WR | Julian Edelman |
| 85 | WR | Brandon Lloyd |
| 83 | WR | Wes Welker |
| 77 | LOT | Nate Solder |
| 64 | LOG | Donald Thomas |
| 62 | C | Ryan Wendell |
| 63 | ROG | Dan Connolly |
| 76 | ROT | Sebastian Vollmer |
| 81 | TE | Aaron Hernandez |
| 12 | QB | Tom Brady |
| 22 | RB | Stevan Ridley |
| Defense | ||
| 50 | LDE | Rob Ninkovich |
| 75 | LDT | Vince Wilfork |
| 71 | RDE | Brandon Deaderick |
| 54 | SLB | Dont'a Hightower |
| 55 | MLB | Brandon Spikes |
| 51 | WLB | Jerod Mayo |
| 31 | LCB | Aqib Talib |
| 32 | SS | Devin McCourty |
| 28 | FS | Steve Gregory |
| 37 | RCB | Alfonzo Dennard |
| 27 | DB | Tavon Wilson |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 15 | WR | Davone Bess |
| 82 | WR | Brian Hartline |
| 77 | LOT | Jake Long |
| 68 | LOG | Richie Incognito |
| 51 | C | Mike Pouncey |
| 74 | ROG | John Jerry |
| 71 | ROT | Jonathan Martin |
| 80 | TE | Anthony Fasano |
| 17 | QB | Ryan Tannehill |
| 22 | RB | Reggie Bush |
| 42 | FB | Charles Clay |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDT | Randy Starks |
| 96 | RDT | Paul Soliai |
| 91 | RDE | Cameron Wake |
| 56 | LLB | Kevin Burnett |
| 58 | MLB | Karlos Dansby |
| 55 | RLB | Koa Misi |
| 24 | LCB | Sean Smith |
| 20 | SS | Reshad Jones |
| 30 | FS | Chris Clemons |
| 28 | RCB | Nolan Carroll |
| 27 | DB | Jimmy Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stevan Ridley | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Bush | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Daniel Thomas | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Marcus Thigpen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brandon Fields | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Brady | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 1 | 238 | 6.0 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 74.8 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Ryan Tannehill | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 0 | 186 | 6.4 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 66.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Wes Welker | 18 | 12 | 103 | 8.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 13 | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Daniel Fells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Brian Hartline | 10 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Charles Clay | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Daniel Thomas | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Rishard Matthews | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Anthony Fasano | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Davone Bess | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jorvorskie Lane | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reshad Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Zoltan Mesko | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Brandon Fields | 5 | 259 | 51.8 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Julian Edelman | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Marcus Thigpen | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Stephen Gostkowski | 6 | 391 | 65.2 | 5 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Dan Carpenter | 5 | 278 | 55.6 | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Devin McCourty | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Marcus Thigpen | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Trevor Scott | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Cameron Wake | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Koa Misi | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Reshad Jones | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Paul Soliai | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Kyle Arrington | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Scott | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Deaderick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Slater | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Love | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Koutouvides | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Karlos Dansby | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clemons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Misi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Wake | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Soliai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Odrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Freeny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Spitler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishard Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Shelby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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