Week 15, 1988

played in Miami, FL

83 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	10	7	-	27
Miami Dolphins	7	3	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 NED - Stan Edwards 1 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 05:49 MIA - Tony Clements 27 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 12:35 MIA - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NED - Mike Wood 43 field goal
3Q: 11:48 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 13 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:35 NED - Mike Wood 31 field goal
3Q: 04:02 NED - Mike Wilson 23 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 12:16 MIA - Marcus Allen 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:42 NED - Mike Wilson 26 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 NED - Stan Edwards 1 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 05:49 MIA - Tony Clements 27 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 12:35 MIA - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NED - Mike Wood 43 field goal
3Q: 11:48 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 13 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:35 NED - Mike Wood 31 field goal
3Q: 04:02 NED - Mike Wilson 23 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 12:16 MIA - Marcus Allen 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:42 NED - Mike Wilson 26 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 9-5 5-9
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 362 406
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 6.24 6.44
Net Rushing Yards 163 196
- Rushing Attempts 29 33
- Yards per Rush 5.62 5.94
Net Passing Yards 199 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 1 29 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/145 4/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	9-5	5-9
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	362	406
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	6.24	6.44
Net Rushing Yards	163	196
- Rushing Attempts	29	33
- Yards per Rush	5.62	5.94
Net Passing Yards	199	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 1	29 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/145	4/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:40	31:20

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
1	5:38	5:28	OWN 48	8	20	Missed FG
2	12:29	2:17	OPP 47	4	18	Interception
2	5:04	2:03	OWN 41	4	12	Punt
2	1:39	1:36	OWN 27	6	47	Field Goal
3	11:38	6:11	OWN 37	10	49	Field Goal
3	4:02	0:13	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
3	0:23	1:06	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
4	12:09	1:27	50	3	5	Punt
4	8:46	1:48	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
4	3:33	3:05	OWN 4	9	96	Touchdown

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	5:17	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
1	0:10	2:41	OWN 39	6	50	Field Goal
2	10:12	5:08	OWN 20	11	46	Missed FG
2	3:01	1:22	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	5:27	1:25	OWN 13	3	-6	Punt
3	3:49	3:26	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	14:17	2:08	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
4	10:42	1:56	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:58	3:25	OWN 34	5	18	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	4	22	Game

Game MVP: Marcus Allen, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	18	100	5.56	13	5
Sylvester Stamps	8	59	7.38	17	3
Larry Heater	3	4	1.33	3	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	24	121	5.04	17	5	1
George Rogers	4	16	4.00	5	0	0
Tony Clements	3	45	15.00	27	2	1
Andra Franklin	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Bill Ring	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	27	19	216	2/17	3	26	1	115.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	29	14	216	1/6	1	46	0	84.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	5	40	8.00	8	12	0
FB Stan Edwards	4	4	48	12.00	21	17	1
RB Tony Nathan	3	3	17	5.67	9	12	0
WR Mike Wilson	3	8	60	20.00	25	26	2
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Carl Roaches	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Nattiel	5	9	89	17.80	47	46	1
RB Marcus Allen	3	4	65	21.67	32	30	0
WR Mike Jones	2	3	21	10.50	1	12	0
WR Tim McGee	2	5	16	8.00	0	10	0
TE Mark Bavaro	1	2	11	11.00	6	11	0
WR Mike Sherrard	1	5	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Ed West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Kubiak	1	0	0	0
Ron Solt	0	1	0	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Erik Howard	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	4	195	48.8	38.8	59	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	221	44.2	39.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	0/1	0/1	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	22	11.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kevin Clark	3	94	31.3
Carl Roaches	1	25	25.0
Fred Bohannon	1	26	26.0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Hayes	4	63	15.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Todd Seabaugh	7	2	0.0	24	23
S Mike Davis	5	3	0.0	29	28
DE Bob Kohrs	5	2	0.0	21	19
S Michael Stewart	5	1	0.0	24	21
OLB Greg Gaines	4	1	0.0	12	12
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	2	0.0	23	26
CB Daryl Smith	3	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	0	0.0	12	3
DE Reggie White	2	2	0.0	27	25
CB Kevin Clark	2	0	0.0	13	9
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0.0	26	23
S Glenn Blackwood	1	0	1.0	14	15
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	1	0.0	21	24
S Fred Bohannon	1	1	0.0	6	3
QB Gary Kubiak	1	0	---	---	---
CB Preston Davis	1	0	0.0	10	10
DT Pete Koch	0	1	0.0	22	20

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	5	2	0.0	19	20
DE Keith Gary	5	0	0.0	20	21
OLB Carl Banks	4	3	0.0	24	27
ILB James Harrell	4	2	0.0	18	15
CB Van Jakes	4	1	0.0	19	19
DE Al Noga	3	0	1.0	6	8
OLB Jeff Davis	3	2	0.0	14	13
ILB Billy Ray Smith	3	2	0.0	16	18
CB Lionel Washington	3	1	0.0	21	20
DT Erik Howard	2	1	1.0	17	15
S Brett Maxie	2	2	0.0	23	24
S Patrick Hunter	2	2	0.0	12	12
OLB Gregg Carr	1	2	0.0	11	9
DT Rick Ackerman	1	1	0.0	18	19
CB Lester Hayes	1	0	0.0	24	22
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	0.0	11	15
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Robbie Jones	1	0	0.0	6	5
DE Gary Baldinger	1	0	0.0	15	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Glenn Blackwood	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	1	1	0	14
OLB Greg Gaines	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	2	1	25
CB Kevin Clark	0.0	0	1	0	9
CB Toi Cook	0.0	0	1	0	23
S Michael Stewart	0.0	0	1	0	21

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Erik Howard	1.0	0	0	15
DE Al Noga	1.0	0	0	8
OLB Jeff Davis	0.0	1	1	13
DE Keith Gary	0.0	0	1	21
DE Smiley Creswell	0.0	0	1	15
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daryl Smith	3	0	23
S Mike Davis	2	0	28
OLB Todd Seabaugh	2	0	23
S Michael Stewart	2	0	21
CB Toi Cook	1	2	23
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	24
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	3
CB Preston Davis	1	0	10
ILB Mark Dusbabek	1	0	26
CB Kevin Clark	0	1	9

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Van Jakes	3	0	0	19
OLB Carl Banks	3	0	0	27
S Bill Graham	2	0	0	20
CB Lionel Washington	2	0	0	20
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	0	12
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	1	18
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0	15
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	0	15
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0	11
OLB Robbie Jones	1	0	0	5
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0	9
S Brett Maxie	1	0	0	24
CB Lester Hayes	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	2	5	22	0	26
Bill Cherry	2	4	11	1	13
Steve August	2	4	15	0	19
Vince Stroth	2	3	18	0	15
Larry Tearry	1	4	22	1	17
Duval Love	1	4	12	0	12
Ron Solt	1	3	26	0	21
Stan Edwards	0	1	21	0	22
Don Maggs	0	1	19	0	22

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Hinton	3	5	1	31	0	29
Andra Franklin	3	4	0	20	0	12
Gerry Feehery	2	7	0	27	0	21
Joe Conwell	1	4	0	27	0	23
Mark Bavaro	1	3	0	25	0	24
Harry Gailbreath	1	2	0	23	0	20
Kevin Gogan	1	1	0	7	0	2
Mke Schad	0	2	0	26	1	28
Craig Wolfley	0	1	0	16	0	17
Gregg Rakoczy	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	2	19
Dextor Clinkscale	1	15
Greg Gaines	1	12

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Donaldson	4	18
Jeff Groth	1	13
Patrick Hunter	1	8
Bill Graham	1	2

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Cunningham	27	28	---	---	11	66
Mike Davis	---	---	29	28	3	60
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	21	24	15	60
Gary Kubiak	29	29	---	---	---	58
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	24	23	11	58
Lin Dawson	18	22	---	---	17	57
Daryl Smith	---	---	22	23	12	57
Reggie White	---	---	27	25	1	53
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	23	26	3	52
Ron Solt	26	21	---	---	4	51
Toi Cook	---	---	26	23	2	51
Milt McColl	---	---	24	18	6	48
Stan Edwards	21	22	---	---	5	48
Randy Dixon	22	26	---	---	---	48
Tony Nathan	18	21	---	---	8	47
Michael Stewart	---	---	24	21	2	47
Larry Tearry	22	17	---	---	4	43
Carl Monroe	17	15	---	---	11	43
Pete Koch	---	---	22	20	1	43
Kevin Clark	---	---	13	9	20	42
Bob Kohrs	---	---	21	19	1	41
Don Maggs	19	22	---	---	---	41
Vince Stroth	18	15	---	---	7	40
Bruce Clark	---	---	16	14	7	37
Steve August	15	19	---	---	2	36
Greg Gaines	---	---	12	12	12	36
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	14	15	4	33
Sylvester Stamps	8	6	---	---	19	33
Brad Shearer	---	---	13	12	6	31
Duval Love	12	12	---	---	7	31
Bill Cherry	11	13	---	---	7	31
Carl Roaches	7	4	---	---	16	27
Mike Wilson	13	14	---	---	---	27
Larry Heater	4	3	---	---	17	24
Preston Davis	---	---	10	10	---	20
Terry LeCount	10	8	---	---	---	18
Herbert Harris	1	2	---	---	14	17
Andrew Melontree	---	---	12	3	---	15
Fred Bohannon	---	---	6	3	2	11
John Anderson	---	---	4	2	1	7
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Rivera	1	0	---	---	1	2
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	33	30	---	---	---	63
Chris Hinton	31	29	---	---	1	61
Mke Schad	26	28	---	---	6	60
Lester Hayes	---	---	24	22	13	59
Mark Bavaro	25	24	---	---	5	54
Carl Banks	---	---	24	27	2	53
Joe Conwell	27	23	---	---	---	50
Brett Maxie	---	---	23	24	2	49
Marcus Allen	27	21	---	---	---	48
Gerry Feehery	27	21	---	---	---	48
Van Jakes	---	---	19	19	10	48
James Harrell	---	---	18	15	13	46
Ricky Nattiel	24	22	---	---	---	46
Gene Atkins	---	---	16	17	12	45
Andra Franklin	20	12	---	---	12	44
Keith Gary	---	---	20	21	3	44
Tim McGee	22	22	---	---	---	44
Lionel Washington	---	---	21	20	2	43
Harry Gailbreath	23	20	---	---	---	43
Mike Sherrard	17	16	---	---	9	42
Rick Ackerman	---	---	18	19	4	41
Bill Graham	---	---	19	20	2	41
Ed West	12	11	---	---	18	41
Craig Wolfley	16	17	---	---	7	40
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	9	11	18	38
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	16	18	2	36
Erik Howard	---	---	17	15	4	36
Bill Ring	5	6	---	---	22	33
Patrick Hunter	---	---	12	12	8	32
Mike Jones	8	8	---	---	15	31
Jeff Davis	---	---	14	13	2	29
Gary Baldinger	---	---	15	9	4	28
Smiley Creswell	---	---	11	15	---	26
Robbie Jones	---	---	6	5	15	26
Gregg Carr	---	---	11	9	3	23
Gregg Rakoczy	6	9	---	---	7	22
George Rogers	4	5	---	---	11	20
Jeff Groth	1	3	---	---	13	17
Kevin Gogan	7	2	---	---	7	16
Al Noga	---	---	6	8	2	16
Eric Moran	2	1	---	---	7	10
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Theo Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	79	7.2
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	11	58	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	19	116	6.1
Right	5	38	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	27	19	2	0	1	1	4	0	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	29	14	3	1	3	3	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	156	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	30	30.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	82	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	76	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	28	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	8	3	0	60	2	14
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	5	0	40	0	28
FB Stan Edwards	4	4	0	48	0	22
RB Tony Nathan	3	3	0	17	0	21
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	1	11	0	22
WR Carl Monroe	2	1	0	18	0	15
WR Terry LeCount	1	1	0	7	0	8
WR Carl Roaches	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	0	15	0	2

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel	9	5	0	89	1	22
WR Tim McGee	5	2	0	16	0	22
WR Mike Sherrard	5	1	2	14	0	16
RB Marcus Allen	4	3	0	65	2	21
WR Mike Jones	3	2	0	21	0	8
TE Mark Bavaro	2	1	1	11	0	24
TE Ed West	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	3	16	5.33	5.56

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	4	15	3.75	5.04
George Rogers	1	3	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	1	1	1	1.00	8.00

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	5	2	24	4.80	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	1	1.00	12.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	1	13	6.50	9.89
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Tim McGee	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	3	1
Sylvester Stamps	2	2

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	0
George Rogers	1	0
Tony Clements	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	5	2	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	3	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	2	2
WR Mike Jones	2	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0
WR Tim McGee	1	1	1
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (17,600)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (17,600)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)