Week 17, 2015

played in Miami, FL

58 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots01003-13
Miami Dolphins7003-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:01 MIA - Jarvis Landry 20 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Tom Norton extra point)
2Q: 03:45 NED - Julian Edelman 1 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 01:06 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 38 field goal
4Q: 12:40 MIA - Tom Norton 21 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 50 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDMIA
Record13-310-6
First Downs1814
- by Rushing15
- by Passing149
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards265363
- Offensive Plays6767
- Yards per Play3.965.42
Net Rushing Yards19147
- Rushing Attempts1737
- Yards per Rush1.123.97
Net Passing Yards246216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 29 - 028 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards272229
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/262/13
- Yards per Pass Play4.927.20
Fumbles/Lost2/21/0
3rd Down Conversions3/155/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.76.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards0/08/43
Punt Returns/Yards3/244/59
Kick Returns/Yards3/732/42
Interception Ret./Yards1/410/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/00/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 28
Time of Possession28:4231:18

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:140:27OWN 2430Punt
111:032:41OWN 20575Fumble
16:162:06OWN 749Punt
11:504:41OWN 23943Missed FG
29:272:00OWN 373-4Punt
27:183:39OPP 15815Touchdown
22:521:54OWN 44435Field Goal
20:100:10OWN 3418Half
315:001:36OWN 3639Punt
310:062:27OWN 20520Punt
35:501:30OWN 383-12Punt
32:180:29OWN 4830Punt
412:352:04OWN 24615Punt
48:252:22OWN 20614Punt
41:391:39OWN 3564Field Goal
Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:46OWN 333-4Punt
111:470:44OWN 4038Punt
18:222:06OWN 24422Punt
14:102:20OPP 43543Touchdown
212:092:42OWN 41622Downs
27:270:09OWN 4310Interception
23:390:47OWN 2031Punt
20:580:48OWN 23350Missed FG
313:241:39OWN 2038Punt
311:451:39OPP 343-2Punt
37:391:49OWN 1337Punt
34:202:02OWN 25627Downs
31:494:14OWN 16880Field Goal
410:312:06OWN 2440Punt
46:034:24OWN 11246Punt

Game MVP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dion Lewis11121.09900
Brandon Bolden510.20500
Tom Brady166.00600
MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lamar Miller231034.483320
Damien Williams8131.63500
Ryan Tannehill5306.001110
Grant Gunter111.00100

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tom Brady46292724/26135086.5
MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ryan Tannehill28162292/13156180.8

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Julian Edelman101411911.9053351
RB Dion Lewis696410.6744310
WR Calvin Johnson34165.33790
TE Rob Gronkowski373010.008180
WR Aaron Dobson36258.335110
RB Brandon Bolden2310.50030
TE Scott Chandler111111.003110
TE Eric Ebron1166.00060
WR Brandon LaFell0100.00000
MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jarvis Landry81115919.8877561
WR DeVante Parker343010.001180
WR Joseph Rodriquez263316.505170
TE Jordan Cameron11-1-1.000-10
WR Kenny Stills13-3-3.000-30
TE Danny Reisinger121111.000110
FB Grant Gunter0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Dont'a Hightower14141.000
MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Rob Gronkowski1000
Dion Lewis1000
Patrick Chung0010
MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Lamar Miller1000
Mike Pouncey0100
Quinton Coples0100
Danny Reisinger0100
Reshad Jones0010
Michael Thomas0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Colton Schmidt945850.942.1655
MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Matt Darr942947.738.3582

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Stephen Gostkowski2/31/21/2501/1
MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tom Norton1/20/10/0211/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Dion Lewis2126.00
Julian Edelman11212.00
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Stills45914.80

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Slater37324.30
MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Lamar Miller24221.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jerod Mayo740.03730
OLB Jon Bostic510.0149
OLB Jamie Collins510.03121
S Devin McCourty410.03730
OLB Dont'a Hightower410.02321
DE Chandler Jones410.03128
DT Malcom Brown410.02823
DE Jabaal Sheard321.53121
DT Sealver Siliga300.52617
CB Rashaan Melvin300.049
DE Geneo Grissom300.01211
DT Dominique Easley210.097
CB Logan Ryan200.03730
S Jordan Richards200.03629
CB Tarell Brown110.03730
S Patrick Chung100.010
G Derek Newton10---------
DT Chris Jones100.0109
MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Spencer Paysinger831.01549
CB Brent Grimes700.01746
S Louis Delmas501.01549
DE Cameron Wake501.01642
S Reshad Jones520.01650
CB Jamar Taylor500.01648
OLB Jelani Jenkins300.01028
OLB Quinton Coples221.01235
OLB Koa Misi200.01118
DT Ndamukong Suh200.0833
CB Brice McCain110.026
DE Olivier Vernon110.01443
QB Ryan Tannehill10---------
DE Dion Jordan100.0619
CB Bobby McCain020.0527
S Michael Thomas010.011

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard1.500021
DT Sealver Siliga0.500017
DE Chandler Jones0.002128
MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Quinton Coples1.010035
DE Cameron Wake1.004142
S Louis Delmas1.000049
ILB Spencer Paysinger1.000049
DE Terrence Fede0.01009
DT Jordan Phillips0.010017
DE Dion Jordan0.002019
DT Ndamukong Suh0.001033

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rashaan Melvin3009
OLB Dont'a Hightower20121
ILB Jerod Mayo20030
OLB Jon Bostic2009
OLB Jamie Collins20021
CB Logan Ryan20030
CB Tarell Brown10030
DE Chandler Jones10028
S Jordan Richards10029
S Devin McCourty01030
MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brent Grimes61046
S Reshad Jones51050
ILB Spencer Paysinger50049
CB Jamar Taylor40048
S Louis Delmas30049
OLB Koa Misi21018
OLB Jelani Jenkins21028
CB Brice McCain1006
DE Dion Jordan10019
OLB Quinton Coples01035

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Nate Solder14017150
Derek Newton13017150
Tre Jackson12017050
Bryan Stork04017250
Sebastian Vollmer03017050
MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Branden Albert29037030
Billy Turner27037030
Ja'Wuan James15037030
Mike Pouncey14037130
Dallas Thomas04037130
Jordan Cameron01030024
Dion Sims010905
Grant Gunter01027022

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Tarell Brown314
Rashaan Melvin125
Jordan Richards114
Calvin Johnson15
MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Michael Thomas212
Jelani Jenkins131
Damien Williams126
Danny Reisinger117
Jarvis Landry15

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tarell Brown------37301481
Derek Newton1750------1279
Jordan Richards------36291479
Rob Gronkowski1747------973
Julian Edelman1749------571
Jerod Mayo------3730370
Devin McCourty------3730269
Logan Ryan------3730269
Tom Brady1750---------67
Sebastian Vollmer1750---------67
Nate Solder1750---------67
Bryan Stork1750---------67
Tre Jackson1750---------67
Calvin Johnson1644------565
Chandler Jones------3128362
Dion Lewis1240------759
Jabaal Sheard------3121254
Jamie Collins------3121254
Malcom Brown------2823253
Sealver Siliga------2617548
Dont'a Hightower------2321347
Jon Bostic------1492346
Aaron Dobson1135---------46
Brandon Bolden58------2639
Rashaan Melvin------492538
Eric Ebron713------1838
Geneo Grissom------1211831
Scott Chandler07------1825
Dominique Easley------97521
Chris Jones------109---19
Brandon LaFell04------1418
Duron Harmon------15814
Ryan Wendell00------1212
Josh Kline00------1212
Cameron Fleming00------1212
Joe Cardona00------1212
Matthew Slater01------910
Colton Schmidt00------99
Patrick Chung------1067
Stephen Gostkowski00------66
Eric Martin------2035
Hunter Pieters00------33
Ronnie Hillman02---------2
Nate Ebner------00---0
Jimmy Garoppolo00---------0
Shaq Mason00---------0
MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Billy Turner3730------1178
Jamar Taylor------1648670
Reshad Jones------1650369
Jelani Jenkins------10283169
Branden Albert3730---------67
Louis Delmas------1549367
Spencer Paysinger------1549367
Mike Pouncey3730---------67
Ryan Tannehill3730---------67
Dallas Thomas3730---------67
Ja'Wuan James3730---------67
Brent Grimes------1746366
Jordan Cameron3024------963
Cameron Wake------1642462
Olivier Vernon------1443461
Grant Gunter2722------1261
Jarvis Landry2623------554
Quinton Coples------1235249
Lamar Miller2817------348
Damien Williams913------2648
DeVante Parker2522---------47
Ndamukong Suh------833546
Joseph Rodriquez1714------940
Koa Misi------1118736
Dion Jordan------6191136
Bobby McCain------527234
Brice McCain------262331
Jordan Phillips------917228
Kenny Stills76------1427
Danny Reisinger52------1724
Kelvin Sheppard------513321
Neville Hewitt------471021
Dion Sims95------519
Terrence Fede------39416
Michael Thomas------111214
Walt Aikens------210113
Jeffrey Linkenbach00------1111
Korey Farr00------1111
Keith Gerhardt00------1111
Cory McNeil00------1111
Greg Jennings01------910
Matt Darr00------99
Tom Norton00------55
Jay Ajayi21---------3
Carl Carpenter00------22
Matt Moore00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7-2-0.3
Middle7213.0
Right300.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8313.9
Middle18965.3
Right11201.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tom Brady46293025710
MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ryan Tannehill28163441211

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)20131246.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)137786.0
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)979310.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1471198.5
Long (19+ Yds)31206.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Julian Edelman14101119249
RB Dion Lewis96164140
TE Rob Gronkowski73030047
WR Aaron Dobson63025035
WR Calvin Johnson43016044
RB Brandon Bolden320108
TE Scott Chandler1101107
WR Brandon LaFell100004
TE Eric Ebron1106013
MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jarvis Landry1181159323
WR Joseph Rodriquez62133014
WR DeVante Parker43030022
WR Kenny Stills310-306
TE Danny Reisinger2111102
TE Jordan Cameron110-1024
FB Grant Gunter1010022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dion Lewis461.501.09
Brandon Bolden122.000.20
MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lamar Miller3134.334.48

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tom Brady65152.505.91
MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ryan Tannehill22178.508.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Julian Edelman2200.008.50
WR Aaron Dobson2194.504.17
TE Rob Gronkowski1188.004.29
RB Brandon Bolden11-2-2.000.33
MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kenny Stills11-3-3.00-1.00
WR Jarvis Landry112020.0014.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Dion Lewis10
MiamiRushesConversions
Lamar Miller20
Damien Williams21
Ryan Tannehill10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Tom Brady1273
MiamiAttCompConversions
Ryan Tannehill1284

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Julian Edelman421
WR Calvin Johnson211
TE Rob Gronkowski210
WR Aaron Dobson221
RB Brandon Bolden100
RB Dion Lewis110
MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Jarvis Landry653
WR Joseph Rodriquez311
TE Jordan Cameron110
WR Kenny Stills110
TE Danny Reisinger100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)