Week 17, 1981

played in Miami, FL

73 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	14	0	7	-	31
Miami Dolphins	0	0	8	0	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:46 NED - John Brockington 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 01:37 NED - Bucky Wallace 40 field goal
2Q: 04:35 NED - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Lynn Swann 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 00:15 MIA - Ike Harris 43 pass from Bob Griese (Bob Griese pass to Rich Martini for conversion)
4Q: 10:48 NED - Stanley Morgan 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:46 NED - John Brockington 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 01:37 NED - Bucky Wallace 40 field goal
2Q: 04:35 NED - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Lynn Swann 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 00:15 MIA - Ike Harris 43 pass from Bob Griese (Bob Griese pass to Rich Martini for conversion)
4Q: 10:48 NED - Stanley Morgan 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 9-7 10-6
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 13 3
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 357 252
- Offensive Plays 79 58
- Yards per Play 4.52 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 155 66
- Rushing Attempts 44 16
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.13
Net Passing Yards 202 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.77 4.43
Fumbles/Lost 5/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/37 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 6/56 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 5/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 19
Time of Possession 35:47 24:13

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	9-7	10-6
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	13	3
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	357	252
- Offensive Plays	79	58
- Yards per Play	4.52	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	155	66
- Rushing Attempts	44	16
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.13
Net Passing Yards	202	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.77	4.43
Fumbles/Lost	5/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/37	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	6/56	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	5/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 19
Time of Possession	35:47	24:13

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:20	OWN 34	15	66	Touchdown
1	5:08	3:38	OWN 20	6	57	Field Goal
1	0:07	1:19	OWN 30	5	18	Punt
2	11:02	6:33	OWN 26	17	74	Touchdown
2	2:38	0:58	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 13	2	2	Half
3	10:47	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:31	3:30	OWN 38	6	17	Punt
4	15:00	1:37	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	12:25	1:47	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
4	9:28	2:31	OWN 34	5	12	Punt
4	3:58	2:15	OWN 17	6	21	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 15	3	-2	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:40	2:32	OWN 26	5	20	Punt
1	1:30	1:23	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
2	13:48	2:46	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	4:29	1:51	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	1:40	0:57	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 21	7	41	Punt
3	9:01	1:30	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
3	4:01	4:01	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	13:23	0:58	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	10:38	1:10	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	6:57	2:59	OWN 4	13	79	Downs
4	1:43	0:38	OWN 18	2	4	Fumble

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	21	76	3.62	38	1	1
Jimmy Rogers	13	52	4.00	10	1	0
John Brockington	5	20	4.00	7	0	1
Mike Hawkins	2	5	2.50	5	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Lynn Swann	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Monroe Eley	8	28	3.50	26	1
George Rogers	7	33	4.71	15	1
Alonzo Becker	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	35	25	202	0/0	2	26	0	104.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	40	19	200	2/14	1	43	0	70.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	9	11	88	9.78	25	20	1
WR Stanley Morgan	7	10	86	12.29	19	26	1
WR Darryl Stingley	3	5	2	0.67	4	5	0
FB John Brockington	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	5	2.50	0	7	0
WR Reuben Gant	2	3	11	5.50	0	9	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Harris	4	5	69	17.25	33	43	1
WR Rich Martini	4	11	30	7.50	7	16	0
WR Nat Moore	3	4	39	13.00	11	25	0
WR Sammy White	2	2	29	14.50	9	19	0
RB George Rogers	2	3	11	5.50	2	12	0
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	8	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Monroe Eley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tim Sherwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Brockington	2	1	0
Chuck Foreman	2	0	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0	1
Jim Kelly	0	1	0
Gary Campbell	0	1	0
Loaird McCreary	0	1	0
Wade Griffin	0	1	0
Stanley Morgan	0	1	0
Barney Chavous	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Monroe Eley	1	0	0
Bob Griese	1	0	0
Mike Hogan	0	1	0
Ed Bradley	0	0	1
Clarence Ellis	0	0	1
Brian Kelley	0	0	1
Fred McNeil	0	0	1
Keith Gary	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	297	49.5	42.3	56	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	9	445	49.4	38.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	5	44	8.8	0
Lynn Swann	1	12	12.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	1	31	31.0	0
Cullen Bryant	1	29	29.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monroe Eley	5	74	14.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	6	0	0.0	16	42
S Edddie Brown	4	2	0.0	6	31
S Sandy Durko	4	2	0.0	13	31
S Mike Davis	4	1	0.0	13	25
DE Barney Chavous	2	0	1.0	15	42
CB Herman Edwards	2	2	0.0	13	32
ILB Shane Nelson	2	2	0.0	11	38
CB Mark Mitchell	2	1	0.0	13	28
CB Mike Washington	2	0	0.0	12	35
DE Jim Young	2	0	0.0	2	0
DE Al Harris	1	0	1.0	15	42
S Steve Luke	1	2	0.0	4	24
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	1	0.0	7	33
OLB Sam Hunt	1	0	0.0	11	12
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	0.0	14	42
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Milt McColl	0	1	0.0	2	1

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed Bradley	8	2	0.0	31	23
CB Roynell Young	7	1	0.0	24	19
S Neal Colzie	6	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Mike Varty	6	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Fred McNeil	5	2	0.0	37	30
ILB Brian Kelley	5	1	0.0	30	18
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	5	0	0.0	27	22
ILB Dave Simmons	4	1	0.0	31	31
OLB Richie Minter	3	0	0.0	13	4
S Clarence Ellis	2	1	0.0	35	26
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	1	0.0	35	29
CB Lester Hayes	2	1	0.0	34	29
CB Bobby Jackson	2	1	0.0	20	17
DE Keith Gary	2	1	0.0	29	30
DT Tom Tuinei	2	0	0.0	32	22
DE Leroy Jones	1	2	0.0	24	14
G Bob Kuechenberg	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brad White	1	0	0.0	32	25

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Al Harris	1.0	1	3	42
DE Barney Chavous	1.0	1	1	42
S Edddie Brown	0.0	1	0	31
DT Jeff Lloyd	0.0	1	0	42
CB Mike Washington	0.0	0	1	35

Miami	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	1	0	18
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	4
CB Roynell Young	1	0	19
OLB Fred McNeil	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	4	1	42
S Mike Davis	3	1	25
S Edddie Brown	3	0	31
CB Herman Edwards	2	1	32
S Sandy Durko	2	0	31
CB Mike Washington	2	0	35
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	33
S Steve Luke	1	0	24
CB Mark Mitchell	1	0	28
ILB Shane Nelson	0	2	38

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lester Hayes	4	1	29
OLB Fred McNeil	3	1	30
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	3	0	22
CB Roynell Young	3	0	19
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	1	29
S Neal Colzie	2	1	17
OLB Mike Varty	2	0	15
CB Bobby Jackson	2	0	17
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	31
ILB Ed Bradley	1	1	23
ILB Brian Kelley	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Larry Tearry	4	10	0	37	29
John Hannah	3	12	2	43	35
Wade Griffin	1	5	0	40	34
Lynn Boden	1	4	0	12	7
Joe Fields	1	4	0	41	33
Irv Pankey	1	3	0	38	31
John Brockington	1	1	0	31	23
Loaird McCreary	0	2	0	30	19
Mike Hawkins	0	1	0	25	15

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Woods	2	4	14	2	31
Sylvester Croom	2	3	10	0	26
Mike Hogan	1	2	10	0	20
Guy Morriss	0	2	6	0	16
Greg Sampson	0	1	14	0	32
Dennis Harrah	0	1	15	0	41
Wes Hamilton	0	1	1	0	1
Billy Bryan	0	1	4	0	11
Craig Wolfley	0	1	12	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Bolton	4	14
Jimmy Rogers	1	10
Joe Fields	1	7

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Sherwin	3	17
Neal Colzie	1	22
Brian Kelley	1	21
Monroe Eley	1	20
Wilbert Martin	1	17
Wes Hamilton	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	43	35	---	---	7	85
Joe Fields	41	33	---	---	7	81
Steve Bartkowski	44	35	---	---	---	79
Wade Griffin	40	34	---	---	---	74
Larry Tearry	37	29	---	---	4	70
Irv Pankey	38	31	---	---	---	69
Al Harris	---	---	15	42	9	66
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	14	42	9	65
John Brockington	31	23	---	---	6	60
Gary Campbell	---	---	16	42	---	58
Loaird McCreary	30	19	---	---	9	58
Mike Washington	---	---	12	35	11	58
Barney Chavous	---	---	15	42	---	57
Stanley Morgan	21	27	---	---	8	56
Mike Hawkins	25	15	---	---	14	54
Lynn Swann	29	21	---	---	1	51
Shane Nelson	---	---	11	38	1	50
Darryl Stingley	24	23	---	---	1	48
Mark Mitchell	---	---	13	28	6	47
Chuck Foreman	27	19	---	---	---	46
Herman Edwards	---	---	13	32	---	45
Sandy Durko	---	---	13	31	---	44
Edddie Brown	---	---	6	31	3	40
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	7	33	---	40
Jimmy Rogers	17	13	---	---	10	40
Mike Davis	---	---	13	25	---	38
Reuben Gant	10	10	---	---	17	37
Steve Luke	---	---	4	24	6	34
Sam Hunt	---	---	11	12	8	31
Milt McColl	---	---	2	1	27	30
Lynn Boden	12	7	---	---	7	26
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	24	24
Leonard Mitchell	9	6	---	---	7	22
Jim Kelly	4	1	---	---	13	18
John Anderson	---	---	6	4	8	18
Mike Wilson	2	4	---	---	11	17
Andy Bolton	0	0	---	---	14	14
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Kay	---	---	1	0	2	3
R.J. Reese	---	---	2	0	---	2
Jim Young	---	---	2	0	---	2
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Nelson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	35	29	11	75
Brian Kelley	---	---	30	18	21	69
Fred McNeil	---	---	37	30	1	68
Keith Gary	---	---	29	30	7	66
Dennis Harrah	15	41	---	---	9	65
Lester Hayes	---	---	34	29	1	64
Brad White	---	---	32	25	7	64
Clarence Ellis	---	---	35	26	2	63
Dave Simmons	---	---	31	31	1	63
Roynell Young	---	---	24	19	19	62
Neal Colzie	---	---	20	17	22	59
Bob Griese	16	42	---	---	---	58
Ed Bradley	---	---	31	23	1	55
Tom Tuinei	---	---	32	22	1	55
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	27	22	3	52
Rich Martini	11	27	---	---	14	52
Mike Hogan	10	20	---	---	18	48
Monroe Eley	8	18	---	---	20	46
Greg Sampson	14	32	---	---	---	46
Robert Woods	14	31	---	---	---	45
Craig Wolfley	12	31	---	---	---	43
Sylvester Croom	10	26	---	---	5	41
Jeff Groth	8	32	---	---	---	40
Leroy Jones	---	---	24	14	---	38
Bobby Jackson	---	---	20	17	---	37
Dana McKenzie	11	20	---	---	5	36
Mike Varty	---	---	12	15	6	33
Ike Harris	9	23	---	---	---	32
Mike Clark	---	---	18	14	---	32
Nat Moore	8	22	---	---	---	30
Wilbert Martin	4	9	---	---	17	30
Billy Bryan	4	11	---	---	9	24
Tim Sherwin	1	6	---	---	17	24
Bob Kuechenberg	4	19	---	---	---	23
Guy Morriss	6	16	---	---	1	23
George Rogers	7	13	---	---	1	21
Sammy White	2	9	---	---	8	19
Richie Minter	---	---	13	4	---	17
Claude Minor	0	2	---	---	9	11
Alonzo Becker	1	10	---	---	---	11
Wes Hamilton	1	1	---	---	9	11
Mike Vardell	0	1	---	---	8	9
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	9	9
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	25	86	3.4
Middle	5	30	6.0
Right	12	41	3.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	35	25	2	1	0	5	1	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	40	19	2	3	4	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-2	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	116	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	88	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	154	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	11	9	88	1	21
WR Stanley Morgan	10	7	86	1	27
WR Darryl Stingley	5	3	2	0	23
FB John Brockington	3	2	10	0	23
WR Reuben Gant	3	2	11	0	10
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	5	0	19
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0	0	13

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	11	4	2	30	0	27
WR Jeff Groth	8	1	0	2	0	32
WR Ike Harris	5	4	1	69	1	23
WR Nat Moore	4	3	0	39	1	22
RB George Rogers	3	2	0	11	0	13
RB Monroe Eley	2	0	1	0	0	18
FB Mike Hogan	2	1	0	3	0	20
WR Sammy White	2	2	0	29	0	9
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	0	0	0	10
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	17	0	20
TE Tim Sherwin	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	4	6	1.50	3.62
Steve Bartkowski	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
John Brockington	1	2	2.00	4.00
Jimmy Rogers	1	10	10.00	4.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	7	6	53	7.57	5.77

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	4	0	0	0.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	3	2	28	9.33	8.00
WR Reuben Gant	2	2	11	5.50	3.67
WR Stanley Morgan	2	2	14	7.00	8.60

Miami	Target	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Groth	2	0.25
RB Monroe Eley	1	0.00
WR Nat Moore	1	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Rogers	4	3
Chuck Foreman	2	0
Mike Hawkins	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	5	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	4	2	2
WR Reuben Gant	2	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	2	1
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	4	1	0
WR Nat Moore	3	2	2
WR Ike Harris	2	2	2
WR Jeff Groth	2	0	0
RB Monroe Eley	1	0	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	0

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)