Week 1, 2031

played in Miami, FL

68 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots031417-34
Miami Dolphins0707-14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:39 MIA - Jamie Cobb 6 run (Thomas Witt extra point)
2Q: 01:47 NED - Richard Burgess 38 field goal
3Q: 05:22 NED - Mike Smith 1 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 02:36 NED - Mike Smith 68 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 08:08 NED - Richard Burgess 20 field goal
4Q: 03:59 NED - Rodney Lyons 16 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 02:51 MIA - Omar Gaylor 7 pass from Ernest McIntyre (Thomas Witt extra point)
4Q: 01:13 NED - A.J. Griffith 18 run (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDMIA
Record1-00-1
First Downs2216
- by Rushing92
- by Passing1214
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards433333
- Offensive Plays6765
- Yards per Play6.465.12
Net Rushing Yards18365
- Rushing Attempts2922
- Yards per Rush6.312.95
Net Passing Yards250268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 17 - 041 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards273280
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/232/12
- Yards per Pass Play6.586.23
Fumbles/Lost2/13/2
3rd Down Conversions2/125/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.88.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/556/50
Punt Returns/Yards4/565/16
Kick Returns/Yards2/403/76
Interception Ret./Yards1/170/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 27
Time of Possession31:2128:39

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:40OWN 24513Punt
19:422:13OWN 1410Punt
15:431:57OWN 636Punt
12:271:21OWN 9340Fumble
214:111:05OWN 3132Punt
28:292:48OWN 30521Punt
23:462:05OWN 39840Field Goal
313:171:07OWN 193-1Punt
311:184:07OWN 23737Punt
36:421:30OPP 28328Touchdown
32:470:31OWN 42158Touchdown
30:453:01OWN 38526Punt
410:302:29OPP 27524Field Goal
46:262:36OWN 41659Touchdown
42:401:40OPP 41641Touchdown
Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:202:38OWN 19631Punt
17:291:46OWN 4363Punt
13:461:19OWN 4136Punt
11:061:55OPP 3137Missed FG
213:064:37OWN 201080Touchdown
25:411:55OWN 2038Punt
21:411:41OWN 20316Half
315:001:43OWN 2035Punt
312:100:52OWN 2532Punt
37:110:29OWN 2028Fumble
35:122:25OWN 2037Punt
32:161:31OWN 26338Interception
412:442:14OWN 20513Fumble
48:011:35OWN 2033Punt
43:501:10OWN 26474Touchdown
41:001:00OWN 27512Game

Game MVP: Emmanuel Lynn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
A.J. Griffith161056.561861
Ronnie Hillman9576.331720
Emmanuel Lynn4215.25900
MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jamie Cobb17583.41901
Shane Bannon441.00300
Karl Chapman133.00300

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Emmanuel Lynn34172734/233680106.6
MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ernest McIntyre41222802/12147173.2

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rodney Lyons81413016.2549341
WR Mike Smith387826.0051682
TE Dixon Pasquarella252412.004160
FB Lorenzo McDaniel23178.507130
WR Marcus Young121515.000150
TE Donnell Elmore1199.00190
WR Brian Downs0100.00000
MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey575210.4011140
WR Omar Gaylor599919.8034471
RB Karl Chapman34289.339220
WR Joe Adams384113.673220
RB Shane Bannon223216.0022270
FB Eddie Dunlap2352.50040
TE Jeffrey Gordon232311.504160
WR Quinn Hazen0100.00000
TE Derrick Lyons0100.00000
WR Henry Howen0100.00000
WR Rueben Randle0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Devin Keung11717.000
MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Rodney Lyons1000
Emmanuel Lynn1000
Moe Daugherty0110
Jonas Mouton0110
Lorenzo McDaniel0100
Darrin Middleton0010
MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Jamie Cobb2000
Ernest McIntyre1000
Will Collins0100
Brandon Boykins0100
Dan Schlabaugh0010
Dont'a Hightower0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Mirkovich838247.838.3602
MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dennis Thomsen839549.442.4634

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Richard Burgess2/20/00/0384/4
MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Thomas Witt0/10/10/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Hayes45614.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Quinn Hazen4153.80
Irving Davis111.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Smith12020.00
Josh Robinson12020.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Shane Bannon37625.30

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Willie Hayes610.01638
S Luther Riazi410.02235
S Josh Robinson400.01013
OLB Jonas Mouton301.01940
ILB Charlie Gerbasi320.01730
OLB Devin Keung320.01733
CB Jimmy Smith310.01434
DT Darrin Middleton300.01529
DE Jake Bequette211.01227
S D.J. O'Neal210.01738
DE Moe Daugherty200.0829
ILB O.J. Williamson200.01212
CB Steven Ravas200.01120
ILB Dean Wilde200.0923
S Brant Bryant200.0813
FB Lorenzo McDaniel10---------
DT DeAngelo Tyson100.0714
DT Jeris Pendleton020.01414
MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kennedy Dunlap600.01513
DT Gerald McCoy511.52024
S Terrell Leibforth530.02731
OLB Dont'a Hightower500.02331
CB Greg Pelton400.02224
CB Brandon Boykins310.0818
DE Bennie Brandon202.01723
ILB Edwin Wretzky200.02022
DT Terrell McClain200.01615
ILB Gabe Miller200.0916
CB Jose Chaudhuri200.01227
S Irving Davis200.01618
CB Morris Claiborne200.02528
DE Dan Schlabaugh110.51732
DT B.J. Buckner120.01620
DT Derek Wolfe120.01416
QB Ernest McIntyre10---------
WR Joe Adams10---------
OLB Caleb McSurdy100.0107
S Jack Morton020.01425

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton1.001340
DE Jake Bequette1.001027
DT DeAngelo Tyson0.010014
DE Moe Daugherty0.001029
CB Willie Hayes0.001038
DT Darrin Middleton0.001029
MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bennie Brandon2.001023
DT Gerald McCoy1.513224
DE Dan Schlabaugh0.500032
DT B.J. Buckner0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Willie Hayes63038
CB Jimmy Smith31034
S Josh Robinson30013
OLB Devin Keung20133
ILB Charlie Gerbasi20030
S D.J. O'Neal20038
S Luther Riazi20035
CB Steven Ravas11020
ILB Dean Wilde10023
S Brant Bryant02013
OLB Eugene Duran01015
MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Greg Pelton40024
OLB Dont'a Hightower40031
ILB Gabe Miller11016
S Irving Davis11018
S Terrell Leibforth10031
ILB Edwin Wretzky10022
DE Bennie Brandon10023
ILB Kennedy Dunlap10013
OLB Caleb McSurdy1007
CB Morris Claiborne10028
CB Brandon Boykins10018
CB Jose Chaudhuri02027

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bill Serino35029033
Archie Dudley24022028
Perry Gossett23215026
Ricardo Meadows15022030
Wayne Kamego14024330
Howard Wilson130708
Lorenzo McDaniel11021032
Teddy Reeve000617
MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Will Collins24121033
Pat Ackerman13021038
Winfred Glover12011132
Joe Barksdale12011020
Mitchell Schwartz12016032
Alan Mayes05016036
Eddie Dunlap03011025
Jeffrey Gordon01012024
Alfred Angelone000116

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Devin Keung316
Josh Robinson126
Eugene Duran122
Randall Monson120
Steven Ravas117
Teddy Reeve110
MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Karl Chapman419
Nolan Brooks119
Irving Davis14

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Smith2537------1880
Emmanuel Lynn2938---------67
Devin Keung------17331666
Willie Hayes------16381165
Lorenzo McDaniel2132------1063
Ricardo Meadows2230------1062
Bill Serino2933---------62
Jonas Mouton------1940160
Rodney Lyons2335------159
Luther Riazi------2235158
Ronnie Hillman1021------2758
D.J. O'Neal------1738257
Archie Dudley2228------555
Wayne Kamego2430---------54
Winston Hirneisen2028------654
Charlie Gerbasi------1730451
Perry Gossett1526------1051
Darrin Middleton------1529549
Josh Robinson------10132649
Dixon Pasquarella1821------948
Steven Ravas------11201748
Jimmy Smith------1434---48
Jake Bequette------1227544
Eugene Duran------4152241
Moe Daugherty------829340
Dean Wilde------923638
A.J. Griffith1917------137
Jeris Pendleton------1414836
Marcus Young1415------231
Brant Bryant------8131031
Bucky Freysinger------1016---26
O.J. Williamson------1212125
Howard Wilson78------924
Teddy Reeve67------1023
Brian Downs74------1223
Randall Monson10------2021
DeAngelo Tyson------714---21
Donnell Elmore78------217
Richard Burgess00------99
Larry Mirkovich00------88
Edwin Baker00------77
Irv Burroughs00------22
Curtis LaMarche------0022
Ray Karau00------11
Lewis Sonneman------00---0
Jimmie Matock00---------0
MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Adams2139------767
Jose Chaudhuri------12272766
Ernest McIntyre2243---------65
Pat Ackerman2138------362
Jack Morton------14252261
Alan Mayes1636------860
Terrell Leibforth------2731159
Dont'a Hightower------2331256
Will Collins2133------155
Omar Gaylor1125------1854
Morris Claiborne------2528154
Eddie Dunlap1125------1753
Dan Schlabaugh------1732251
Darrius Heyward-Bey1830---------48
Greg Pelton------2224248
Bennie Brandon------1723848
Mitchell Schwartz1632---------48
Gerald McCoy------2024347
Edwin Wretzky------2022345
Jeffrey Gordon1224------844
Winfred Glover1132---------43
Joe Barksdale1120------940
Jimmy Jefferson1318------940
Caleb McSurdy------1072340
B.J. Buckner------1620238
Irving Davis------1618438
Kennedy Dunlap------1513937
Terrell McClain------1615536
Shane Bannon417------1334
Jamie Cobb1717---------34
Derrick Lyons612------1634
Derek Wolfe------1416434
Nolan Brooks56------1930
Karl Chapman19------1929
Chris Emley------1214228
Gabe Miller------916328
Brandon Boykins------818127
Albert Wiegert------614222
Henry Howen12------1619
Alfred Angelone16------916
Quinn Hazen25------714
Dennis Thomsen00------88
Rueben Randle14------16
Thomas Witt00------44
Mark Sanchez00------11
Frankie Pritchett00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7507.1
Middle14835.9
Right8506.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left155.0
Middle16483.0
Right5122.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Emmanuel Lynn34173344520
MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ernest McIntyre41225228531

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen21136.5
Short (0-8 Yds)108737.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)14716411.7
Long (19+ Yds)81232.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22157.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1410715.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1981256.6
Long (19+ Yds)626911.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons1483130235
WR Mike Smith83078137
TE Dixon Pasquarella52024021
FB Lorenzo McDaniel32117032
WR Marcus Young21015015
TE Donnell Elmore110908
WR Brian Downs100004
MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Omar Gaylor95099225
WR Joe Adams83041139
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey75052030
RB Karl Chapman4302819
FB Eddie Dunlap3205025
TE Jeffrey Gordon32023024
RB Shane Bannon22032117
WR Rueben Randle201004
WR Quinn Hazen101005
TE Derrick Lyons1000012
WR Henry Howen100002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
A.J. Griffith4379.256.56
MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jamie Cobb2126.003.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn53255.008.03
MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ernest McIntyre1177.006.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons21168.009.29
WR Mike Smith1111.009.75
TE Dixon Pasquarella1188.004.80
WR Brian Downs1000.000.00
MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Omar Gaylor1177.0011.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Emmanuel Lynn20
Ronnie Hillman10
MiamiRushesConversions
Karl Chapman10
Jamie Cobb11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Emmanuel Lynn922
MiamiAttCompConversions
Ernest McIntyre1284

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Smith300
WR Rodney Lyons311
TE Dixon Pasquarella211
WR Brian Downs100
MiamiTargCatchConversions
RB Karl Chapman431
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey221
WR Omar Gaylor200
FB Eddie Dunlap110
WR Henry Howen100
TE Jeffrey Gordon111
WR Joe Adams111

SectionAttendance
Stadium45,100 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck13,300 (21,500)
End Zone9,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine5,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats8,400 (13,800)
Club Seats5,600 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes2,300 (4,800)