Score by Quarters  1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Miami               0    3    7   14      24
New england         3   21    3    0      27     

FIRST QUARTER

• NWE - FG: Adam Vinatieri 36 Yd, 13:18. Drive: 10 Plays, 51 yards in 3:29. Key plays: Martin 14-yard run to New England 48; Bledsoe 12-yard pass to Coates On 3rd-And-6 To Dolphins 36; Bledsoe 16-Yard Pass To Jefferson To Dolphins 20. Patriots 3-0

SECOND QUARTER

• MIA - FG: Olindo Mare 25 Yd, 4:12. Drive: 13 Plays, 67 yards in 5:54. Key plays: Marino 20-yard pass To Jordan To Dolphins 45; Marino 16-Yard Pass To Jordan On 3rd-And-9 To New England 15. Dolphins 3, New England 3

• NWE - TD: Troy Brown 35 Yd Pass From David Meggett (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 12:23. Drive: 8 Plays, 58 yards in 4:12. Key plays: Bledsoe 17-yard pass To Jefferson On 3rd-And-16 To Dolphins 47; Bledsoe 9-Yard Pass To Coates To Dolphins 38; Bledsoe 3-Yard Run On 4th-And-1 To Dolphins 35. New Patriots 10-3

• NWE - TD: Larry Whigham 60 Yd Interception Return (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 13:16. New Patriots 17-3

• NWE - TD: Jimmy Hitchcock 100 Yd Interception Return (Adam Vinatieri Kick), 14:49. New Patriots 24-3

THIRD QUARTER

• NWE - FG: Adam Vinatieri 27 Yd, 5:00. Drive: 12 Plays, 57 yards in 5:00. Key plays: Bledsoe 10-yard pass to Gash on 3rd-and-9 to New England 44; Bledsoe 18-Yard Pass To Coates To Dolphins 37; Martin 12-Yard Run To Dolphins 25; Martin 13-Yard Run To Dolphins 12. Patriots 27-3

• MIA - TD: Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 Yd Run (Olindo Mare Kick), 7:40. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards in 2:40. Key plays: Marino 13-yard pass to McDuffie to New England 39; Marino 16-yard pass to McDuffie on 2nd-and-11 to New England 24; Marino 23-yard Pass To Thomas To New England 1. Patriots 27-10

FOURTH QUARTER

• MIA - TD: Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 Yd Run (Olindo Mare Kick), 3:04. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 6:03. Key plays: Marino 5-yard pass to McDuffie on 4th-And-4 To Dolphins 44; Marino 16-Yard Pass To Thomas to New England 38; Marino 27-yard pass To Mcduffie On 3rd-And-2 To New England 5. Patriots 27-17

• MIA - TD: Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 Yd Run (Olindo Mare Kick), 14:50. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards in 2:29. Key plays: McPhail 1-yard run on 4th-and-1 to New England 49; Marino 15- yard pass to McPhail to New England 34; Marino 9-yard pass to Manning to New Eng. 25; Marino 5-yard pass to McDuffie on 3rd- and-1 to New England 20; Marino 15-yard Pass To Jordan To Ne 5. Patriots 27-24

                              MIA            NWE
FIRST DOWNS                    33             15
Rushing                         7              5
Passing                        21             10
Penalty                         5              0
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          8-17           5-12
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           3-3            1-2
TOTAL NET YARDS               406            318
Total plays                    85             52
Average gain                  4.8            6.1
NET YARDS RUSHING              36             84
Rushes                         22             24
Average per rush              1.6            3.5
NET YARDS PASSING             370            234
Completed-attempted         38-60          16-27
Yards per pass                5.9            8.4
Sacked-yards lost            3-19            1-8
Had intercepted                 3              0
PUNTS-AVERAGE              3-37.0         2-44.0
RETURN YARDAGE                115            237
Punts-returns                2-14           2-12
Kickoffs-returns            6-101           3-65
Interceptions-returns         0-0          3-160
PENALTIES-YARDS              3-35           8-76
FUMBLES-LOST                  0-0            0-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          34:15          25:45

MISSED FIELD GOALS: New England (Adam Vinatieri 30)

MIAMI RUSHING: Karim Abdul-jabbar 18-33, Ray Nealy 1-2, Jerris Mcphail 1-1, Bernie Parmalee 1-1, Dan Marino 1-minus 1

NEW ENGLAND RUSHING: Curtis Martin 22-80, Drew Bledsoe 1-3, Sam Gash 1-1

MIAMI PASSING:

• Dan Marino 38-60 for 389 yards, 3 INT, 0 TD Rating: 61.0
  • Completion Percentage: 63.3%
  • Yards per Attempt: 6.5
  • Touchdown Percentage: 0.0%
  • Interception Percent: 5.0%

NEW ENGLAND PASSING:

• Drew Bledsoe 15-26 for 207 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD Rating: 83.0
  • Completion Percentage: 57.7%
  • Yards per Attempt: 8.0
  • Touchdown Percentage: 0.0%
  • Interception Percent: 0.0%

• David Meggett 1-1 for 35 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD Rating: 158.3
  • Completion Percentage: 100.0%
  • Yards per Attempt: 35.0
  • Touchdown Percentage: 100.0%
  • Interception Percent: 0.0%

MIAMI RECEIVING: O.j. Mcduffie 9-110, Charles Jordan 5-78, Brian Manning 5-60, Jerris Mcphail 5-47, Lamar Thomas 4-53, Karim Abdul-jabbar 4-14, Troy Drayton 3-18, Ed Perry 3-9

NEW ENGLAND RECEIVING: Shawn Jefferson 4-71, Keith Byars 3-58, Troy Brown 3-46, Ben Coates 3-39, Curtis Martin 2-18, Sam Gash 1-10

MIAMI TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Dwight Hollier 4-4-0, Terrell Buckley 6-1-0, Anthony Harris 5-1-0, Sam Madison 4-2-0, Zach Thomas 4-2-0, Shawn Wooden 5-0-0, Calvin Jackson 3-1-0, Trace Armstrong 2-1-0, Jason Taylor 2-1-1, Tim Bowens 2-1-0, Daryl Gardener 1-1-0, Derrick Rodgers 1-1-0, George Teague 1-1-0, Shane Burton 0-1-0, O.j. Brigance 1-1-0, Mike Crawford 0-1-0, Tim Jacobs 1-0-0, Jim Kitts 1-0-0

NEW ENGLAND TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL): Ted Johnson 10-3-0, Lawyer Milloy 10-2-0, Jimmy Hitchcock 6-3-0, Todd Collins 5-4-0, Willie Clay 5-2-0, Chris Slade 4-2-2, Chris Canty 4-1-0, Larry Whigham 3-1-0, Ty Law 3-0-0, Mark Wheeler 3-0-0, Henry Thomas 1-2-0, Tedy Bruschi 3-0-0, Mike Jones 1-1-1, Willie Mcginest 1-1-0, Chris Sullivan 1-1-0, Derick Cullors 1-0-0, Sam Gash 1-0-0, Dietrich Jells 2-0-0, Marty Moore 2-0-0, Lovett Purnell 0-1-0, Adam Vinatieri 1-0-0

INTERCEPTIONS: New England (Jimmy Hitchcock 1 for 100 yards, Larry Whigham 2 for 60 yards)

FUMBLES LOST: None

OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED: None