Week 9, 2016

played in Miami, FL

84 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	14	3	0	10	-	27
Miami Dolphins	3	0	10	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 NED - Eric Ebron 7 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 06:36 MIA - Tom Norton 39 field goal
1Q: 02:47 NED - Ronnie Hillman 2 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:31 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 29 field goal
3Q: 11:44 MIA - Jarvis Landry 13 pass from Carl Carpenter (Tom Norton extra point)
3Q: 02:07 MIA - Tom Norton 18 field goal
4Q: 06:50 NED - Rob Gronkowski 7 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 03:31 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 NED - Eric Ebron 7 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 06:36 MIA - Tom Norton 39 field goal
1Q: 02:47 NED - Ronnie Hillman 2 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:31 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 29 field goal
3Q: 11:44 MIA - Jarvis Landry 13 pass from Carl Carpenter (Tom Norton extra point)
3Q: 02:07 MIA - Tom Norton 18 field goal
4Q: 06:50 NED - Rob Gronkowski 7 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 03:31 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 6-3 4-4
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 297 368
- Offensive Plays 60 78
- Yards per Play 4.95 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 80 58
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 2.58 2.32
Net Passing Yards 217 310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 349
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 7/39
- Yards per Pass Play 7.48 5.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 20
Time of Possession 28:31 31:29

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	6-3	4-4
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	297	368
- Offensive Plays	60	78
- Yards per Play	4.95	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	80	58
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	2.58	2.32
Net Passing Yards	217	310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	349
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	7/39
- Yards per Pass Play	7.48	5.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 20
Time of Possession	28:31	31:29

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	6:31	3:50	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	14:32	2:38	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	9:35	4:09	OWN 33	8	55	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:08	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	11:35	1:37	OWN 27	3	-8	Punt
3	2:00	4:49	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
4	10:09	3:29	OPP 33	8	33	Touchdown
4	5:10	1:44	OPP 14	3	-3	Field Goal
4	2:15	0:30	OPP 30	3	-2	Missed FG
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 28	2	-3	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	4:19	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
1	2:41	3:09	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	11:54	2:19	OWN 23	5	15	Punt
2	5:26	3:31	OWN 27	12	38	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 10	2	10	Half
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	9:58	7:58	OWN 22	18	77	Field Goal
4	12:11	2:02	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	6:40	1:30	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs
4	3:26	1:11	OWN 20	6	18	Interception
4	1:45	0:51	OWN 39	5	33	Downs

Game MVP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	18	35	1.94	16	2	0
Dion Lewis	9	41	4.56	14	1	0
Tom Brady	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Ronnie Hillman	2	7	3.50	5	0	1

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamar Miller	15	37	2.47	16	1
Santiago Sutton	9	22	2.44	18	1
Grant Gunter	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	27	19	232	2/15	2	45	0	121.2

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carl Carpenter	46	26	349	7/39	1	36	1	79.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	4	5	107	26.75	90	45	0
WR Calvin Johnson	3	4	22	7.33	0	10	0
WR Julian Edelman	3	5	34	11.33	0	17	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	4	29	9.67	0	14	1
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	11	5.50	3	7	1
WR Allen Hurns	2	4	13	6.50	5	10	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Dion Lewis	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeVante Parker	7	15	102	14.57	60	31	0
WR Jarvis Landry	5	6	45	9.00	8	13	1
TE Brent Celek	3	6	23	7.67	3	12	0
WR Jerry Wilkins	3	6	73	24.33	21	36	0
WR Kenny Stills	2	4	23	11.50	0	12	0
FB Grant Gunter	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Greg Jennings	1	1	33	33.00	16	33	0
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	9	9.00	10	9	0
TE Dion Sims	1	3	31	31.00	21	31	0
RB Santiago Sutton	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malcolm Butler	1	24	24.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Adrian Peterson	1	0	0	0
Tre Jackson	0	1	0	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Spencer Paysinger	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	4	209	52.3	51.8	57	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Darr	4	161	40.3	25.3	45	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tom Norton	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dion Lewis	2	20	10.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Wolfe	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	2	45	22.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Rzentkowski	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	8	1	0.0	25	53
OLB Jamie Collins	7	2	0.5	22	42
ILB Jerod Mayo	6	4	0.0	25	52
DE Jabaal Sheard	5	4	2.0	22	39
S Duron Harmon	5	0	0.0	9	31
DT Sealver Siliga	4	0	0.5	10	19
S Jordan Richards	4	2	0.0	18	34
CB Tarell Brown	4	0	0.0	25	53
DT Dominique Easley	3	1	1.0	12	26
DE Geneo Grissom	3	0	1.0	21	43
CB Logan Ryan	3	0	0.0	25	53
DT Chris Jones	2	1	0.5	13	22
OLB Jon Bostic	1	1	0.0	5	15
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	0	0.0	13	17
CB Justin Coleman	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Malcom Brown	0	5	1.5	20	51

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Spencer Paysinger	10	1	0.0	29	27
S Reshad Jones	8	2	0.0	29	27
DT Ndamukong Suh	5	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Mike Neal	3	2	1.0	24	20
OLB Quinton Coples	3	1	0.5	22	20
DE Cameron Wake	3	0	0.5	23	24
CB Jamar Taylor	3	1	0.0	14	15
ILB Doug Titus	3	0	0.0	19	14
CB Bobby McCain	2	2	0.0	26	25
CB Brent Grimes	2	1	0.0	29	29
DE Olivier Vernon	1	1	0.0	12	11
DE Dion Jordan	1	1	0.0	22	20
CB Chad Wolfe	1	1	0.0	15	17
TE Brent Celek	1	0	---	---	---
S Louis Delmas	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Walt Aikens	1	0	0.0	20	17
DE Terrence Fede	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	2.0	1	0	39
DT Malcom Brown	1.5	0	0	51
DE Geneo Grissom	1.0	1	0	43
DT Dominique Easley	1.0	0	0	26
DT Chris Jones	0.5	0	1	22
DT Sealver Siliga	0.5	0	0	19
OLB Jamie Collins	0.5	0	0	42
ILB Jerod Mayo	0.0	0	1	52

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Neal	1.0	0	20
DE Cameron Wake	0.5	1	24
OLB Quinton Coples	0.5	1	20
DE Terrence Fede	0.0	1	6
DT Jordan Phillips	0.0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	5	1	0	53
CB Tarell Brown	4	1	0	53
OLB Jamie Collins	3	1	0	42
S Duron Harmon	3	1	0	31
CB Logan Ryan	3	0	0	53
S Jordan Richards	2	1	0	34
ILB Jerod Mayo	1	1	0	52
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	0	39
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	0	0	17
OLB Jon Bostic	1	0	0	15
DT Dominique Easley	1	0	0	26
CB Justin Coleman	1	0	0	2
CB Malcolm Butler	0	0	1	30

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Spencer Paysinger	6	0	27
S Reshad Jones	3	0	27
CB Jamar Taylor	2	0	15
CB Bobby McCain	2	0	25
OLB Mike Neal	1	1	20
CB Brent Grimes	1	0	29
DE Cameron Wake	1	0	24
S Walt Aikens	1	0	17
ILB Doug Titus	1	0	14
CB Chad Wolfe	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sebastian Vollmer	3	4	1	31	0	29
Nate Solder	2	7	0	31	1	29
Bryan Stork	2	5	0	31	0	29
Derek Newton	1	5	0	31	1	29
Rob Gronkowski	1	2	0	24	0	23
Tre Jackson	0	4	0	31	0	29
Mel Dawkins	0	2	0	17	0	11

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Grant Gunter	2	5	17	0	27
John Greco	2	4	25	2	53
Emmett Sloan	1	6	25	1	53
Ja'Wuan James	1	3	25	2	53
Dallas Thomas	0	4	25	0	53
Jeffrey Linkenbach	0	2	25	2	53
Brent Celek	0	1	20	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Hillman	1	20
Eric Ebron	1	16
Devin McCourty	1	13

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Grimes	3	11
Jarvis Landry	1	4

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tarell Brown	---	---	25	53	13	91
Devin McCourty	---	---	25	53	13	91
Logan Ryan	---	---	25	53	3	81
Jerod Mayo	---	---	25	52	3	80
Malcom Brown	---	---	20	51	2	73
Geneo Grissom	---	---	21	43	6	70
Sebastian Vollmer	31	29	---	---	7	67
Derek Newton	31	29	---	---	7	67
Jamie Collins	---	---	22	42	3	67
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	22	39	2	63
Tom Brady	31	29	---	---	---	60
Nate Solder	31	29	---	---	---	60
Bryan Stork	31	29	---	---	---	60
Tre Jackson	31	29	---	---	---	60
Julian Edelman	28	28	---	---	1	57
Jordan Richards	---	---	18	34	5	57
Rob Gronkowski	24	23	---	---	8	55
Calvin Johnson	23	23	---	---	4	50
Malcolm Butler	---	---	9	30	5	44
Mel Dawkins	17	11	---	---	14	42
Duron Harmon	---	---	9	31	1	41
Adrian Peterson	20	19	---	---	1	40
Chris Jones	---	---	13	22	3	38
Dominique Easley	---	---	12	26	---	38
Eric Ebron	13	8	---	---	16	37
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	13	17	4	34
Sealver Siliga	---	---	10	19	1	30
Jon Bostic	---	---	5	15	7	27
Allen Hurns	12	15	---	---	---	27
Brandon LaFell	6	7	---	---	13	26
Ronnie Hillman	2	1	---	---	20	23
Dion Lewis	9	9	---	---	3	21
Matthew Slater	1	1	---	---	13	15
Paul Posluszny	---	---	1	1	10	12
Justin Coleman	---	---	0	2	8	10
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mario Butler	---	---	0	0	9	9
Ryan Wendell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaq Mason	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	0	0	4	4
Eric Martin	---	---	0	0	4	4
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dane Fletcher	---	---	0	0	3	3
Hunter Pieters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Greco	25	53	---	---	6	84
Jeffrey Linkenbach	25	53	---	---	---	78
Dallas Thomas	25	53	---	---	---	78
Ja'Wuan James	25	53	---	---	---	78
Carl Carpenter	25	53	---	---	---	78
Emmett Sloan	25	53	---	---	---	78
Brent Grimes	---	---	29	29	11	69
DeVante Parker	20	45	---	---	---	65
Reshad Jones	---	---	29	27	3	59
Spencer Paysinger	---	---	29	27	3	59
Grant Gunter	17	27	---	---	15	59
Brent Celek	20	27	---	---	8	55
Bobby McCain	---	---	26	25	3	54
Jarvis Landry	13	36	---	---	4	53
Jerry Wilkins	11	36	---	---	6	53
Cameron Wake	---	---	23	24	3	50
Mike Neal	---	---	24	20	4	48
Dion Jordan	---	---	22	20	5	47
Quinton Coples	---	---	22	20	2	44
Chad Wolfe	---	---	15	17	11	43
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	20	20	2	42
Kenny Stills	7	20	---	---	14	41
Jamar Taylor	---	---	14	15	12	41
Lamar Miller	16	22	---	---	2	40
Dion Sims	9	18	---	---	13	40
Santiago Sutton	9	13	---	---	18	40
Walt Aikens	---	---	20	17	1	38
Doug Titus	---	---	19	14	4	37
Olivier Vernon	---	---	12	11	6	29
Renaldo Brusca	---	---	6	6	14	26
Greg Jennings	1	10	---	---	12	23
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	6	7	9	22
Jordan Phillips	---	---	11	9	1	21
Louis Delmas	---	---	2	0	14	16
Terrence Fede	---	---	8	6	1	15
Jordan Todman	2	11	---	---	---	13
Christian Rzentkowski	---	---	2	2	6	10
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	2	3	4	9
Tony Hills	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Turner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Norton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marco Harvey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Darr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dominique Delgado	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	17	42	2.5
Right	7	18	2.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	13	22	1.7
Right	8	14	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	27	19	3	2	1	1	4	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carl Carpenter	46	26	6	7	2	6	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	68	13.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	112	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	129	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	155	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	36	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Adrian Peterson	5	4	0	107	3	19
WR Julian Edelman	5	3	1	34	0	28
WR Calvin Johnson	4	3	0	22	0	23
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	3	0	29	0	23
WR Allen Hurns	4	2	0	13	0	15
RB Dion Lewis	2	1	0	10	0	9
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	0	11	0	8
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	0	6	0	7

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVante Parker	15	7	1	102	3	45
TE Brent Celek	6	3	1	23	0	27
WR Jarvis Landry	6	5	0	45	0	36
WR Jerry Wilkins	6	3	0	73	1	36
WR Kenny Stills	4	2	0	23	0	20
TE Dion Sims	3	1	0	31	1	18
FB Grant Gunter	3	2	0	4	0	27
WR Greg Jennings	1	1	0	33	1	10
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	0	9	0	22
RB Santiago Sutton	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	3	-6	-2.00	1.94
Dion Lewis	3	11	3.67	4.56
Ronnie Hillman	1	2	2.00	3.50

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Santiago Sutton	2	4	2.00	2.44
Lamar Miller	1	-1	-1.00	2.47
Grant Gunter	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	8	4	23	2.88	8.59

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carl Carpenter	3	2	16	5.33	7.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	6	3.00	5.50
WR Allen Hurns	2	1	3	1.50	3.25
WR Julian Edelman	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	7	7.00	7.25
RB Dion Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	7	7.00	5.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jarvis Landry	2	2	16	8.00	7.50
WR DeVante Parker	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dion Lewis	4	2
Ronnie Hillman	2	2
Adrian Peterson	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Santiago Sutton	3	1
Lamar Miller	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	8	5	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carl Carpenter	13	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Johnson	3	2	2
RB Dion Lewis	2	1	1
WR Julian Edelman	1	1	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	0
WR Allen Hurns	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVante Parker	7	4	1
WR Jerry Wilkins	2	2	2
WR Greg Jennings	1	1	1
TE Brent Celek	1	1	1
TE Dion Sims	1	1	1
RB Santiago Sutton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)