Week 17, 2026

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Miami Dolphins01000-10
New England Patriots0141014-38

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:13 MIA - Claude Hopkins 22 field goal
2Q: 11:01 MIA - Irv Buckner 5 pass from Anthony Hopkins (Claude Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 08:56 NED - Mike Smith 11 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:41 NED - Vincent Chandler 45 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 13:31 NED - Rodney Lyons 21 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 09:30 NED - Stephen Wheeler 32 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NED - Vincent Chandler 9 pass from Kerry Newhart (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 05:34 NED - Vincent Chandler 8 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team StatisticsMIANED
Record7-914-2
First Downs1520
- by Rushing42
- by Passing1018
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards266485
- Offensive Plays7061
- Yards per Play3.807.95
Net Rushing Yards8550
- Rushing Attempts1818
- Yards per Rush4.722.78
Net Passing Yards181435
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 22 - 142 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards216441
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/351/6
- Yards per Pass Play3.4810.12
Fumbles/Lost3/20/0
3rd Down Conversions4/164/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.86.4
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/404/25
Punt Returns/Yards5/543/26
Kick Returns/Yards3/602/40
Interception Ret./Yards3/101/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/13/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 30
Time of Possession30:4329:17

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:46OWN 2034Punt
112:254:15OWN 281056Fumble
15:511:52OPP 3833Punt
12:253:17OWN 33562Field Goal
213:242:32OPP 38538Touchdown
28:461:16OWN 2038Punt
21:470:38OWN 2030Punt
20:270:27OWN 212-2Fumble
313:161:18OWN 3530Punt
310:540:08OWN 1610Interception
39:245:16OWN 241040Punt
33:180:35OPP 4930Punt
414:524:07OWN 20812Punt
47:341:00OWN 74-3Downs
45:281:13OWN 20419Punt
41:531:12OWN 1939Punt
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:140:49OWN 45222Interception
18:102:19OWN 3131Punt
13:591:34OWN 1420Punt
214:080:44OWN 2026Interception
210:522:06OWN 35365Touchdown
27:305:43OWN 111185Interception
21:090:42OWN 44356Touchdown
315:001:44OWN 31369Touchdown
311:581:04OWN 3130Punt
310:461:22OPP 2338Field Goal
34:080:50OWN 635Punt
32:432:51OWN 4796Touchdown
410:453:11OWN 15730Punt
46:341:06OPP 434Touchdown
44:152:22OWN 1638Punt
40:410:41OWN 2710Game

Game MVP: Vincent Chandler, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tyrus Bell13675.152130
Daniel Asherian3113.67500
Dexter Engelke273.50500
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Vincent Chandler11353.18901
Allen Hartman671.17500
Joe Flacco188.00800

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Anthony Hopkins46222166/35151159.7
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Flacco35224050/0351395.5
Kerry Newhart74361/61130110.7

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ryan Davison613569.3313150
WR Colin Giedt469323.254510
WR Ian Jacob411369.0010190
TE Claude Drake23126.00080
RB Daniel Asherian2273.50040
RB Tyrus Bell2494.50360
WR Irv Buckner1355.00051
FB Dexter Engelke12-2-2.000-20
TE Emmanuel Chrisman0200.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rodney Lyons101420320.3080451
WR Mike Smith8118610.7532161
RB Vincent Chandler5612024.0051512
TE Donnell Elmore24126.00190
TE Roger Green122020.0021200
TE Dixon Pasquarella0200.00000
WR Courtney Levine0100.00000
RB Allen Hartman0100.00000
FB Dwayne George0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Alterraun Vernor100.000
S Eric Berry11010.000
CB Wesley Shepard100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Travis Ellard100.000

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Stanley O'Neill1100
Anthony Hopkins1000
Tyrus Bell1000
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Steven Ravas0100
Deron Taylor0100
Lewis Sonneman0010
Daryl Perry0010
Eugene Duran0010

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Maurice Dimcheff1043243.240.6586
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Mirkovich629048.339.3573

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Claude Hopkins1/10/00/0221/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Stephen Wheeler1/10/00/0325/5

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Jamie Allen34615.30
Stanley O'Neill284.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Hayes3268.70

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Oscar Gomes24020.00
Edward Botte12020.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Harris Bruce24020.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Terrell Leibforth810.01841
S Eric Berry630.01838
CB Alterraun Vernor500.0924
OLB Zack Roberson330.01019
OLB Sergio Kindle300.0816
DE Darrin Dillon210.51225
DE Tom Anania200.51229
ILB Edwin Wretzky200.0412
ILB Omar Erdahl200.01431
OLB Chris Whitfield200.01027
CB Greg Pelton110.0729
S Jamie Allen100.088
DT Cornell DeAngelis100.01224
TE Emmanuel Chrisman10---------
CB Jeremy Owens100.01029
WR Ian Jacob10---------
DT J.J. Blanco100.01320
DT Nate Tate010.0824
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi900.51630
OLB Curtis Zuck531.51547
OLB Travis Ellard511.0827
ILB Dean Wilde410.0323
DE Mike McCulley301.01039
S D.J. O'Neal320.01643
S Michael Mitchell310.01438
S Earl Woodson220.01029
DT Corey Brilz200.0610
DT Darrin Middleton200.01442
ILB Lewis Sonneman111.01132
DT Robbie West101.0410
CB Doug Nichols110.01337
DE Daryl Perry110.01125
QB Joe Flacco10---------
WR Mike Smith10---------
CB Chris Cook100.01031
CB Steven Ravas100.01330
TE Donnell Elmore10---------
OLB Eugene Duran100.036

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tom Anania0.501029
DE Darrin Dillon0.501025
DT Darren Molden0.011016
DT Cornell DeAngelis0.010024
DT Nate Tate0.001024
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck1.502347
DE Mike McCulley1.003039
ILB Lewis Sonneman1.001132
OLB Travis Ellard1.000027
DT Robbie West1.000010
ILB Charlie Gerbasi0.500130
CB Chris Cook0.010031
S D.J. O'Neal0.010043
DE Daryl Perry0.003125
OLB Eugene Duran0.00016

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Alterraun Vernor50124
S Eric Berry40138
CB Greg Pelton31029
OLB Zack Roberson21019
OLB Sergio Kindle21016
S Terrell Leibforth20041
ILB Edwin Wretzky20012
ILB Omar Erdahl20031
OLB Chris Whitfield20027
S Jamie Allen1108
CB Jeremy Owens10029
CB Wesley Shepard00123
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi51030
OLB Travis Ellard40127
OLB Curtis Zuck30047
S Earl Woodson20029
S Michael Mitchell20038
ILB Dean Wilde12023
CB Doug Nichols11037
CB Chris Cook11031
S D.J. O'Neal11043
CB Steven Ravas10030
OLB Eugene Duran1006
CB Willie Hayes02038

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dennis Gindin23016141
Bill Horn14015338
Brandon Burrows13014045
Marlon Clemons11016142
Claude Drake11015027
Jason Smith04018148
Emmanuel Chrisman0104024
Conrad Houle0103018
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Shawn Lauvao14114136
Archie Dudley14018043
Wayne Kamego1206019
Ricardo Meadows1104010
Maurkice Pouncey04018043
Marvin Jenkins01014035
Bill Serino01016029

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Omar Erdahl320
Irv Buckner119
Johnny Mayes114
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Dwayne George317
Eugene Duran316
Roger Green117
Curtis Zuck111

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Anthony Hopkins1852------171
Dennis Gindin1641------1168
Brandon Burrows1445------867
Jason Smith1848---------66
Omar Erdahl------14312065
Terrell Leibforth------1841160
Marlon Clemons1642---------58
Eric Berry------1838157
Alterraun Vernor------9242255
Ian Jacob1243---------55
Bill Horn1538------154
Claude Drake1527------850
Chris Whitfield------10271350
Emmanuel Chrisman424------1947
Zach Springer------832747
Tyrus Bell1430------145
Colin Giedt1231------144
Tom Anania------1229142
Irv Buckner813------1940
Cornell DeAngelis------1224440
Jeremy Owens------1029140
Dexter Engelke822------939
Ryan Davison830---------38
Darrin Dillon------1225---37
Greg Pelton------729---36
Sergio Kindle------8161135
Johnny Mayes516------1435
J.J. Blanco------1320235
Jamie Allen------881834
Nate Tate------824234
Wesley Shepard------1023134
Joel Fuller418------1133
Conrad Houle318------1132
Nick Foreman05------2631
Zack Roberson------1019130
Omar Jordan410------1125
Darren Molden------616---22
Daniel Asherian417---------21
Edward Botte------161118
Edwin Wretzky------412117
Stanley O'Neill00------1515
Oscar Gomes02------1113
Maurice Dimcheff00------1010
Claude Hopkins00------44
Mitchell Robinson00---------0
Buddy Johnstone00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Curtis Zuck------15471173
Maurkice Pouncey1843------768
Archie Dudley1843---------61
Rodney Lyons1843---------61
Chris Cook------10311960
D.J. O'Neal------1643160
Darrin Middleton------1442258
Willie Hayes------1038957
Mike Smith1539------256
Michael Mitchell------1438153
Steven Ravas------13301053
Doug Nichols------1337252
Bill Serino1629------752
Mike McCulley------1039251
Charlie Gerbasi------1630450
Shawn Lauvao1436---------50
Earl Woodson------10291049
Andy Ellison------9301049
Lewis Sonneman------1132649
Marvin Jenkins1435---------49
Dwayne George725------1749
Joe Flacco1135---------46
Dixon Pasquarella1329------244
Vincent Chandler1232---------44
Allen Hartman611------2744
Daryl Perry------1125642
Donnell Elmore614------1939
Courtney Levine916------1136
Travis Ellard------827---35
Dean Wilde------323733
Wayne Kamego619------732
Deron Taylor------252128
Eugene Duran------361625
Roger Green25------1724
Ricardo Meadows410------721
Harris Bruce00------1818
Robbie West------410317
Corey Brilz------610---16
Kerry Newhart78------116
Stephen Wheeler00------88
Neil James00------77
Brian Downs21------36
Larry Mirkovich00------66
Earnest Osborne00------22
Tavares Gooden------00---0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5408.0
Middle9333.7
Right4123.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left630.5
Middle10404.0
Right273.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Anthony Hopkins46222408971
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Flacco35228032303
Kerry Newhart740002100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43133.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1812693.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)175573.4
Long (19+ Yds)727711.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42256.3
Short (0-8 Yds)19141598.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)12714512.1
Long (19+ Yds)7311216.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ryan Davison136056030
WR Ian Jacob114036043
WR Colin Giedt64093231
RB Tyrus Bell4209030
WR Irv Buckner3105013
TE Claude Drake32012027
FB Dexter Engelke210-2022
TE Emmanuel Chrisman2000024
RB Daniel Asherian2207017
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons14101203543
WR Mike Smith118186039
RB Vincent Chandler650120232
TE Donnell Elmore42112014
TE Dixon Pasquarella2000029
TE Roger Green2102015
WR Courtney Levine1000016
RB Allen Hartman1000011
FB Dwayne George1000025

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tyrus Bell4153.755.15
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Vincent Chandler4174.253.18
Allen Hartman242.001.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Anthony Hopkins2252.504.70
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Flacco52163.2011.57
Kerry Newhart2194.505.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irv Buckner1155.001.67
WR Ian Jacob1100.003.27
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons2152.5014.50
WR Mike Smith111111.007.82
TE Roger Green1000.0010.00
WR Courtney Levine1000.000.00
RB Vincent Chandler1199.0020.00
FB Dwayne George1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Daniel Asherian10
Tyrus Bell11
New EnglandRushesConversions
Vincent Chandler32
Joe Flacco10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Anthony Hopkins1273
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Joe Flacco511
Kerry Newhart111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Ryan Davison521
WR Ian Jacob421
WR Colin Giedt221
RB Daniel Asherian110
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Dixon Pasquarella200
WR Mike Smith111
WR Rodney Lyons100
TE Roger Green100
RB Vincent Chandler111

SectionAttendance
Stadium73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck23,200 (23,200)
End Zone16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (4,500)