Week 15, 1985

played in New England, MA

41 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	3	7	0	17	0	-	27
New England Patriots	7	7	10	3	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 38 field goal
1Q: 04:38 NED - Lynn Swann 8 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:26 MIA - Jeff Groth 10 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 07:09 NED - Walter Payton 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 09:58 NED - Bucky Wallace 19 field goal
3Q: 00:54 NED - Tony Nathan 1 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 12:32 MIA - Jeff Groth 5 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 11:03 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 46 field goal
4Q: 04:37 NED - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
4Q: 00:49 MIA - Clint Sampson 17 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
OT: 15:00 NED - Dana McKenzie 15 fumble return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 38 field goal
1Q: 04:38 NED - Lynn Swann 8 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:26 MIA - Jeff Groth 10 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 07:09 NED - Walter Payton 3 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 09:58 NED - Bucky Wallace 19 field goal
3Q: 00:54 NED - Tony Nathan 1 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 12:32 MIA - Jeff Groth 5 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 11:03 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 46 field goal
4Q: 04:37 NED - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
4Q: 00:49 MIA - Clint Sampson 17 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
OT: 15:00 NED - Dana McKenzie 15 fumble return

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 3-11 6-8
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 18 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 389 344
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 6.08 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 128 99
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 6.10 3.09
Net Passing Yards 261 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 1 32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.07 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 4.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 7/146 4/103
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:25 33:41

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	3-11	6-8
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	18	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	389	344
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	6.08	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	128	99
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	6.10	3.09
Net Passing Yards	261	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 1	32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.07	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	4.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	7/146	4/103
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:25	33:41

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 37	7	42	Field Goal
1	4:32	0:45	OWN 27	3	21	Interception
1	2:27	4:12	OWN 11	8	89	Touchdown
2	7:02	1:20	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
2	3:31	2:33	OWN 5	11	52	Punt
3	9:50	4:10	OWN 20	8	46	Fumble
3	0:47	3:23	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
4	11:47	0:51	OPP 34	3	5	Field Goal
4	7:51	2:22	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	4:31	3:52	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	6:47	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	3:47	1:20	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	13:15	6:13	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	5:42	2:11	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	5:10	OWN 36	9	62	Field Goal
3	5:40	4:53	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
4	12:24	0:37	OWN 34	2	0	Fumble
4	10:56	3:05	OWN 39	6	20	Punt
4	5:29	0:58	OPP 20	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 28	3	26	Half

Game MVP: Gary Kubiak, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Rogers	10	53	5.30	16	2
Tony Clements	6	38	6.33	10	1
Del Rodgers	5	37	7.40	21	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	19	61	3.21	12	1	1
Tony Nathan	12	36	3.00	9	0	1
Dana McKenzie	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	42	26	267	1/6	3	27	1	94.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	32	23	249	1/4	1	25	0	104.8

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Groth	7	11	46	6.57	0	18	2
RB George Rogers	5	7	43	8.60	22	15	0
WR Pete Mandley	5	9	75	15.00	2	27	0
WR Rich Martini	4	6	47	11.75	0	20	0
WR Clint Sampson	2	4	28	14.00	0	17	1
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	11	5.50	0	10	0
WR Ray Butler	1	3	17	17.00	15	17	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	6	7	96	16.00	22	25	0
WR Benny Malone	4	5	32	8.00	18	12	0
TE Dana McKenzie	3	3	9	3.00	0	6	0
TE Walter White	3	6	30	10.00	17	22	0
RB Walter Payton	2	3	18	9.00	7	10	0
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	28	14.00	14	21	0
WR Mike Wilson	2	4	28	14.00	2	16	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mark Murphy	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Rogers	2	0	0
Pete Mandley	1	0	0
Craig Wolfley	0	1	0
Vernon Maxwell	0	1	0
Glen Collins	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Walter Payton	1	0	0	0
Dana McKenzie	0	1	0	1
Shane Nelson	0	1	0	0
Mark Murphy	0	0	1	0
Phil Freeman	0	0	1	0
Daryl Smith	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	3	86	28.7	22.0	43	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	135	45.0	37.3	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	3	3.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg
Pete Mandley	4	67	16.8
Sean Thomas	2	62	31.0
Rich Martini	1	17	17.0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	4	103	25.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Calvin Daniels	8	2	0.0	22	21
OLB Carl Banks	5	1	1.0	22	21
S Bill Graham	5	2	0.0	16	17
ILB Dave Simmons	5	1	0.0	11	14
ILB Billy Ray Smith	4	1	0.0	18	15
ILB Terry Tautolo	4	0	0.0	14	18
CB Lee Davis	4	0	0.0	24	23
S Brett Maxie	4	0	0.0	19	18
DE Glen Collins	3	0	0.0	19	21
DE Doug Hollie	2	1	0.0	24	22
DT Bill Elko	2	0	0.0	14	13
CB Lester Hayes	1	2	0.0	17	21
S Bryan Hicks	1	2	0.0	20	22
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	0.0	16	19
DT Mitch Willis	1	1	0.0	18	20
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	14	13
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	---	---	---
DE Keith Gary	1	0	0.0	21	23
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	0.0	20	24
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Murphy	7	1	0.0	18	28
CB Rufus Bess	6	0	0.0	20	40
S Doug Greene	5	3	0.0	11	32
ILB Shane Nelson	5	0	0.0	20	41
OLB Sam Hunt	4	1	0.0	20	39
DE Reggie White	3	0	1.0	16	35
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	0.0	14	32
DE Jim Young	2	0	0.0	11	20
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Gary Campbell	1	1	0.0	13	26
DE Bruce Clark	1	1	0.0	15	31
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	0.0	6	17
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0.0	8	10
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0.0	15	26
CB Garcia Lane	1	0	0.0	13	17
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.0	13	32
S Mike Davis	0	1	0.0	6	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Glen Collins	0.0	1	0	1	21
DE Doug Hollie	0.0	0	1	0	22

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	1	0	35
DE Jim Young	0.0	1	0	0	20
ILB Jim Eliopulos	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	1	31
OLB Gary Campbell	0.0	0	1	0	26
CB Rufus Bess	0.0	0	1	0	40
DT Pete Koch	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Ron Fernandes	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Graham	4	0	17
ILB Dave Simmons	3	0	14
OLB Carl Banks	3	0	21
S Brett Maxie	2	1	18
ILB Calvin Daniels	2	0	21
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	0	15
CB Lee Davis	2	0	23
S Bryan Hicks	1	1	22
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	13
DE Keith Gary	1	0	23
DE Glen Collins	1	0	21
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	19
CB Lester Hayes	0	1	21

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	4	1	0	41
CB Rufus Bess	4	1	0	40
S Mark Murphy	4	0	1	28
S Doug Greene	3	1	0	32
OLB Sam Hunt	2	1	0	39
CB Garcia Lane	2	0	0	17
CB Daryl Smith	2	0	0	32
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0	32
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0	5
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	0	4
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0	10
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Harrah	1	3	1	11	0	32
Craig Wolfley	1	3	0	16	0	26
Ross Murray	1	2	1	8	0	30
Dennis Bligen	1	2	0	6	0	16
Brooks Williams	1	1	0	4	0	12
Joe Conwell	0	2	0	18	0	22
Fred Dean	0	1	0	15	1	30
Gerry Feehery	0	1	0	10	0	27

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duval Love	3	8	24	1	29
Stan Edwards	2	4	19	0	20
Revie Sorey	1	5	24	0	26
Wade Griffin	1	4	23	0	18
Ron Solt	1	4	18	0	24
Don Maggs	1	2	24	0	26
Bill Story	0	2	23	0	21
Bob Rush	0	2	24	0	21
Walter White	0	1	23	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Maxie	2	12
Del Rodgers	1	17
Clint Sampson	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	3	10
Dana McKenzie	2	18
Johnny Perkins	1	18
George Farmer	1	16
Phil Freeman	1	7

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	21	43	---	---	---	64
Lee Davis	---	---	24	23	12	59
Sean Thomas	---	---	23	18	14	55
Rich Martini	11	27	---	---	16	54
Carl Banks	---	---	22	21	9	52
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	20	24	7	51
Fred Dean	15	30	---	---	5	50
Pete Mandley	16	25	---	---	9	50
Jeff Groth	9	32	---	---	8	49
Brett Maxie	---	---	19	18	12	49
Terry Tautolo	---	---	14	18	15	47
Craig Wolfley	16	26	---	---	5	47
Billy Bryan	14	27	---	---	5	46
Keith Gary	---	---	21	23	2	46
Doug Hollie	---	---	24	22	---	46
George Rogers	16	28	---	---	1	45
Glen Collins	---	---	19	21	5	45
Calvin Daniels	---	---	22	21	2	45
Mark Bavaro	16	26	---	---	3	45
Dennis Harrah	11	32	---	---	---	43
Bryan Hicks	---	---	20	22	1	43
Mitch Willis	---	---	18	20	4	42
Lester Hayes	---	---	17	21	3	41
Gerry Feehery	10	27	---	---	4	41
Joe Conwell	18	22	---	---	1	41
Sylvester Croom	13	21	---	---	5	39
Ross Murray	8	30	---	---	---	38
Del Rodgers	5	15	---	---	17	37
Clint Sampson	11	9	---	---	17	37
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	18	15	3	36
Lionel Washington	---	---	16	19	1	36
Bill Graham	---	---	16	17	2	35
Mike Hogan	6	12	---	---	16	34
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	14	13	2	29
Bill Elko	---	---	14	13	2	29
Dave Simmons	---	---	11	14	1	26
Dennis Bligen	6	16	---	---	2	24
Bruce Hardy	1	5	---	---	16	22
Brooks Williams	4	12	---	---	5	21
Ray Butler	4	8	---	---	---	12
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randall Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hunt	---	---	20	39	20	79
Rufus Bess	---	---	20	40	16	76
Shane Nelson	---	---	20	41	7	68
Gary Kubiak	32	33	---	---	---	65
Dana McKenzie	24	19	---	---	18	61
Mark Murphy	---	---	18	28	12	58
Duval Love	24	29	---	---	5	58
Revie Sorey	24	26	---	---	5	55
Stan Edwards	19	20	---	---	16	55
Walter White	23	25	---	---	6	54
Reggie White	---	---	16	35	2	53
Don Maggs	24	26	---	---	---	50
Bill Story	23	21	---	---	5	49
Herman Edwards	---	---	14	32	3	49
Bob Rush	24	21	---	---	4	49
Tony Nathan	13	14	---	---	21	48
Bruce Clark	---	---	15	31	1	47
Daryl Smith	---	---	13	32	2	47
Ron Solt	18	24	---	---	4	46
Doug Greene	---	---	11	32	2	45
Stanley Morgan	20	21	---	---	3	44
Pete Koch	---	---	15	26	2	43
Wade Griffin	23	18	---	---	1	42
Gary Campbell	---	---	13	26	2	41
Walter Payton	19	19	---	---	---	38
Lynn Swann	14	15	---	---	6	35
Jim Young	---	---	11	20	4	35
Mike Wilson	14	17	---	---	---	31
Garcia Lane	---	---	13	17	---	30
Ron Fernandes	---	---	6	17	4	27
Mike Davis	---	---	6	18	2	26
Johnny Perkins	5	2	---	---	18	25
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	8	17	---	25
Fred Bohannon	---	---	8	10	6	24
Benny Malone	9	13	---	---	---	22
George Farmer	0	0	---	---	16	16
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Gaines	---	---	1	4	4	9
John Anderson	---	---	2	5	1	8
Jerry Blanton	---	---	1	3	4	8
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	12	85	7.1
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	25	66	2.6
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	42	26	3	2	2	4	5	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	32	23	3	2	2	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	60	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	141	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	47	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	120	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Groth	11	7	1	46	0	32
WR Pete Mandley	9	5	0	75	2	25
RB George Rogers	7	5	0	43	0	28
WR Rich Martini	6	4	0	47	1	27
WR Clint Sampson	4	2	0	28	0	9
WR Ray Butler	3	1	1	17	0	8
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	0	11	0	26

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	7	6	0	96	1	21
TE Walter White	6	3	1	30	1	25
WR Benny Malone	5	4	0	32	0	13
WR Mike Wilson	4	2	0	28	0	17
TE Dana McKenzie	3	3	0	9	0	19
RB Walter Payton	3	2	1	18	0	19
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	0	8	0	15
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	0	28	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	3	2	0.67	3.00
Walter Payton	2	3	1.50	3.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	3	3	32	10.67	6.36

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	9	6	60	6.67	7.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Groth	2	2	15	7.50	4.18
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	17	17.00	7.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Walter White	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Stanley Morgan	2	2	31	15.50	13.71
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
RB Walter Payton	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	7	7.00	14.00
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Clements	2	1
George Rogers	1	0
Del Rodgers	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	1
Tony Nathan	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	6	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	10	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	1	1	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	1
WR Ray Butler	1	1	1
RB George Rogers	1	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Walter White	5	2	2
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	1	1
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)