Week 17, 1987

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

played in Miami, FL

75 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England Patriots	0	3	0	8	-	11
Miami Dolphins	14	10	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 MIA - Bill Ring 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 04:01 MIA - Bill Ring 6 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:22 NED - Mike Wood 25 field goal
2Q: 06:32 MIA - Benny Ricardo 37 field goal
2Q: 00:28 MIA - George Rogers 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 01:37 MIA - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal
4Q: 11:34 NED - Phil Freeman 10 pass from Gary Kubiak (Dalton Hilliard run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 MIA - Bill Ring 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 04:01 MIA - Bill Ring 6 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:22 NED - Mike Wood 25 field goal
2Q: 06:32 MIA - Benny Ricardo 37 field goal
2Q: 00:28 MIA - George Rogers 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 01:37 MIA - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal
4Q: 11:34 NED - Phil Freeman 10 pass from Gary Kubiak (Dalton Hilliard run for conversion)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 8-8 7-9
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 7 12
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 380 342
- Offensive Plays 57 61
- Yards per Play 6.67 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 135 194
- Rushing Attempts 23 43
- Yards per Rush 5.87 4.51
Net Passing Yards 245 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 2 18 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 251 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 8.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 2/18
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/119 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:10 33:50

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	8-8	7-9
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	7	12
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	380	342
- Offensive Plays	57	61
- Yards per Play	6.67	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	135	194
- Rushing Attempts	23	43
- Yards per Rush	5.87	4.51
Net Passing Yards	245	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 2	18 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	251	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	8.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	2/18
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/119	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:10	33:50

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:17	1:11	OWN 30	2	16	Interception
1	3:55	1:56	OWN 20	5	58	Interception
1	0:30	4:13	OWN 30	8	62	Field Goal
2	6:27	2:55	OPP 49	5	18	Missed FG
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:24	OWN 24	5	12	Punt
3	8:31	2:15	OWN 3	5	17	Punt
3	1:30	5:03	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	5:34	3:39	OWN 20	11	70	Downs
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 31	6	46	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:43	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
1	7:06	3:11	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	1:59	1:29	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
2	11:17	4:50	OWN 21	7	59	Field Goal
2	3:32	3:11	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
3	11:36	3:05	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
3	6:16	4:46	OWN 39	8	29	Field Goal
4	11:27	5:53	OWN 8	8	49	Punt
4	1:55	0:31	OWN 10	3	8	Punt

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	11	54	4.91	8	0
Tony Nathan	9	63	7.00	18	2
Gary Kubiak	2	2	1.00	3	0
Stan Edwards	1	16	16.00	16	1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	33	20	251	1/6	1	56	2	69.1

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	18	16	148	0/0	0	34	0	100.9

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	5	6	88	17.60	36	56	0
WR Carl Roaches	3	5	14	4.67	3	9	0
WR Mike Wilson	3	5	11	3.67	1	9	0
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	29	14.50	4	18	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	3	21	10.50	1	12	0
WR Carl Monroe	2	2	13	6.50	4	10	0
WR Phil Freeman	2	5	34	17.00	7	24	1
TE Greg Baty	1	2	41	41.00	35	41	0
FB Stan Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mark Bavaro	4	4	28	7.00	16	19
WR Ray Butler	3	3	24	8.00	2	17
WR Jeff Groth	2	2	15	7.50	0	8
WR Tim McGee	2	2	27	13.50	10	18
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
RB Bill Ring	1	1	1	1.00	3	1
RB George Rogers	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
FB Dennis Bligen	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	34	34.00	21	34

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lyle Blackwood	1	11	11.00	0
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Anderson	0	0	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
George Rogers	1	0	0	0
Mike Sherrard	0	1	0	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	2	89	44.5	41.0	46	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	4	214	53.5	46.5	60	1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	0/1	0/0	25	0/0

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	2	8	4.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	2	7	3.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	2	50	25.0	0
Kevin Clark	2	69	34.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	2	40	20.0	0

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glenn Blackwood	8	4	0.0	35	15
OLB Greg Gaines	7	1	0.0	28	14
ILB John Anderson	5	2	0.0	31	10
OLB Andrew Melontree	5	1	0.0	20	10
S Mike Davis	4	0	0.0	30	14
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	4	0.0	29	8
DE Donald Evans	3	4	0.0	28	15
CB Daryl Smith	3	1	0.0	32	12
OLB Milt McColl	3	0	0.0	30	13
DT Pete Koch	3	0	0.0	22	10
DE Bruce Clark	2	1	0.0	26	11
DE Bob Kohrs	2	1	0.0	29	8
CB Kevin Clark	2	1	0.0	21	9
S Doug Greene	2	0	0.0	19	8
S Fred Bohannon	2	0	0.0	10	6
DT Johnny Robinson	1	1	0.0	26	10
CB Toi Cook	1	1	0.0	32	14
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chris Goode	0	1	0.0	10	3

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	9	0	0.0	22	33
CB Lester Hayes	7	2	0.0	14	22
S Lyle Blackwood	6	3	0.0	20	29
OLB Carl Banks	2	0	1.0	23	28
S Brett Maxie	2	2	0.0	18	29
DT Erik Howard	2	2	0.0	16	23
OLB Guy Frazier	2	1	0.0	11	17
S Bill Graham	2	1	0.0	15	24
DE Gary Baldinger	2	1	0.0	22	33
ILB Eugene Marve	2	0	0.0	5	8
CB Gene Atkins	2	0	0.0	13	10
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	0.0	15	31
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0.0	14	21
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0.0	7	11

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	1	1	26

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Greg Gaines	4	1	14
S Glenn Blackwood	3	0	15
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	0	10
ILB Mark Dusbabek	1	1	8
S Mike Davis	1	0	14
ILB John Anderson	1	0	10
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	12
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	9
CB Toi Cook	1	0	14

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lester Hayes	5	0	0	22
S Lyle Blackwood	3	2	1	29
OLB Guy Frazier	2	0	0	17
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	0	0	33
CB Gene Atkins	2	0	0	10
S Bill Graham	1	1	0	24
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	1	28
ILB Eugene Marve	1	0	0	8
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0	11
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	0	31
S Brett Maxie	1	0	0	29
DT Erik Howard	0	1	0	23

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	3	5	0	21	0	30
Don Maggs	2	2	0	21	0	28
Steve August	1	4	0	19	0	24
Duval Love	1	3	0	19	0	22
Lin Dawson	1	2	0	20	0	31
Stan Edwards	1	1	0	10	0	8
Ron Solt	0	2	1	17	0	24
Bill Cherry	0	1	0	5	0	7
J.D. Maarleveld	0	1	0	6	0	15
Randy Dixon	0	0	0	7	1	20

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Hinton	3	7	0	41	17
Bruce Wilkerson	3	7	0	33	17
Mke Schad	3	6	1	35	17
Fred Dean	3	6	0	33	13
Gerry Feehery	2	6	0	36	16
Gregg Rakoczy	1	3	0	8	2
Billy Bryan	1	2	0	16	2
Dennis Bligen	0	2	0	20	6
Brooks Williams	0	1	0	31	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	1	14
Herbert Harris	1	13
Lin Dawson	1	11
Greg Baty	1	9

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Robbie Jones	2	12
Bill Ring	1	17
Mike Sherrard	1	15
Ron Fellows	1	9
Eugene Marve	1	9

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lin Dawson	20	31	---	---	11	62
Gary Kubiak	23	34	---	---	---	57
Daryl Smith	---	---	32	12	11	55
Larry Tearry	21	30	---	---	3	54
Greg Gaines	---	---	28	14	11	53
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	35	15	2	52
Greg Baty	17	25	---	---	9	51
Don Maggs	21	28	---	---	---	49
Toi Cook	---	---	32	14	2	48
Donald Evans	---	---	28	15	5	48
Mike Davis	---	---	30	14	2	46
Ron Solt	17	24	---	---	4	45
Steve August	19	24	---	---	1	44
Milt McColl	---	---	30	13	1	44
John Anderson	---	---	31	10	2	43
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	29	8	5	42
Duval Love	19	22	---	---	---	41
Kevin Clark	---	---	21	9	11	41
Andrew Melontree	---	---	20	10	10	40
Dalton Hilliard	14	23	---	---	3	40
Bruce Clark	---	---	26	11	2	39
Stanley Morgan	15	19	---	---	4	38
Bob Kohrs	---	---	29	8	1	38
Tony Nathan	11	13	---	---	13	37
Johnny Robinson	---	---	26	10	1	37
Pete Koch	---	---	22	10	5	37
Randy Dixon	7	20	---	---	4	31
Carl Monroe	12	18	---	---	---	30
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	14	8	8	30
Doug Greene	---	---	19	8	---	27
Phil Freeman	5	9	---	---	11	25
J.D. Maarleveld	6	15	---	---	4	25
Fred Bohannon	---	---	10	6	7	23
Mike Wilson	9	12	---	---	---	21
Chris Goode	---	---	10	3	8	21
Stan Edwards	10	8	---	---	2	20
Bill Cherry	5	7	---	---	4	16
Sylvester Stamps	0	1	---	---	14	15
Herbert Harris	0	1	---	---	13	14
Carl Roaches	2	10	---	---	1	13
Chris Washington	---	---	1	0	5	6
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	43	18	---	---	---	61
Chris Hinton	41	17	---	---	1	59
Gary Baldinger	---	---	22	33	4	59
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	22	33	2	57
Mke Schad	35	17	---	---	5	57
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	20	29	7	56
Carl Banks	---	---	23	28	2	53
Fred Dean	33	13	---	---	6	52
Gerry Feehery	36	16	---	---	---	52
Mark Bavaro	32	16	---	---	2	50
Bruce Wilkerson	33	17	---	---	---	50
Brett Maxie	---	---	18	29	2	49
Ricky Nattiel	35	14	---	---	---	49
Lionel Washington	---	---	15	31	2	48
Bill Ring	20	10	---	---	17	47
Brooks Williams	31	10	---	---	5	46
Ron Fellows	---	---	14	21	9	44
Lester Hayes	---	---	14	22	5	41
Bill Graham	---	---	15	24	2	41
Keith Gary	---	---	13	26	1	40
Erik Howard	---	---	16	23	---	39
Tim McGee	20	8	---	---	7	35
Guy Frazier	---	---	11	17	4	32
Dennis Bligen	20	6	---	---	4	30
Walt Arnold	13	1	---	---	15	29
George Rogers	20	5	---	---	---	25
Joe Conwell	13	6	---	---	6	25
Mike Sherrard	5	5	---	---	15	25
Gene Atkins	---	---	13	10	2	25
Billy Bryan	16	2	---	---	6	24
Jeff Groth	8	5	---	---	11	24
Eugene Marve	---	---	5	8	9	22
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	7	12	2	21
Glen Collins	---	---	11	9	1	21
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	7	11	2	20
Patrick Hunter	---	---	6	6	8	20
Ray Butler	9	8	---	---	---	17
Gregg Rakoczy	8	2	---	---	6	16
Robbie Jones	---	---	0	0	12	12
Randall Morris	2	2	---	---	6	10
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Cousineau	---	---	1	2	2	5
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	0	0	5	5
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tinker Smith	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	3	17	5.7
Right	13	83	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	56	4.3
Middle	19	63	3.3
Right	11	75	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	33	20	3	2	3	4	1	1	2

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	18	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	105	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	56	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	5	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	59	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	84	21.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	6	5	0	88	1	19
WR Carl Roaches	5	3	0	14	0	10
WR Mike Wilson	5	3	0	11	0	12
WR Phil Freeman	5	2	2	34	1	9
TE Lin Dawson	3	2	0	21	0	31
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	0	29	0	13
WR Carl Monroe	2	2	0	13	0	18
TE Greg Baty	2	1	0	41	1	25
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	0	1	0	0	23
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	8

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Bavaro	4	4	28	0	16
WR Ray Butler	3	3	24	0	8
WR Jeff Groth	2	2	15	0	5
RB George Rogers	2	1	1	0	5
FB Dennis Bligen	2	1	3	0	6
WR Tim McGee	2	2	27	0	8
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	15	0	10
RB Bill Ring	1	1	1	0	10
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	34	1	14

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	1	3	3.00	7.00
Dalton Hilliard	1	3	3.00	4.91

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Ring	5	17	3.40	4.67
George Rogers	3	4	1.33	4.26
Tony Clements	1	9	9.00	5.50

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	9	7	29	3.22	7.61

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	3	2	13	4.33	8.22

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Roaches	3	3	14	4.67	2.80
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	2	1.00	2.20
WR Phil Freeman	2	1	10	5.00	6.80
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	3	3.00	6.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB George Rogers	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
WR Tim McGee	1	1	9	9.00	13.50

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Clements	2	1
Bill Ring	1	0
George Rogers	1	1
Randall Morris	1	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	9	6	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	8	8	5

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Dennis Bligen

Randall Morris

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	2
WR Carl Roaches	2	1	0
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	1
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	1
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Groth	2	2	2
WR Ray Butler	2	2	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	1
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	0
WR Tim McGee	1	1	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)